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Tenant attorneys seek clarity on rent-control kickoffCould Mountain View's landlords soon be on the hook to pay back a small fortune in overcharged rents? Read the full story...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by george drysdale, on Jul 21, 2017 at 10:45 am | 2 comments | 4205 Views
MOVIES
Suspected mail thief arrested in MVPolice arrested a Santa Clara man last week after he was pulled over and allegedly found to be in possession of mail and...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by @anke, on Jul 21, 2017 at 7:26 am | 9 comments | 5072 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A graveyard of Google bikesIt's just one of the many perks of working at Google — employees can take their pick from about 1,000 brightly colored...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Bonnie Malouf, on Jul 19, 2017 at 6:42 pm | 2 comments | 3073 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police seek armed robbersMountain View police are asking for the public's help in finding two men who robbed a business with a handgun and made off...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017There are no comments yet. 4628 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Health care district board seeks new memberWith a vacant seat on its board of directors since the end of last month, the El Camino Healthcare District is accepting...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by , on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:59 pm | 1 comment | 5307 Views
ELECTIONS
New census shows Mountain View homeless population growingCall it Exhibit A of Silicon Valley's worsening housing crisis – a new Santa Clara County homeless census has found a spike...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Clarification, on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:45 pm | 37 comments | 15573 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Brouhaha continues over city's business licensesMountain View's ongoing dragnet targeting unlicensed businesses operating in the city may be creating more problems than...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by a MV Resident, on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:44 pm | 18 comments | 9639 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View joins climate-change coalitionIn response to the recent Trump administration decision to pull out of the international Paris Agreement to combat climate...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2017Last comment by Al Gore, on Jul 18, 2017 at 8:36 am | 12 comments | 5191 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View council balks at developer's proposed 'public benefits'The insatiable need for more housing was enough to win approvals for a 211-unit apartment project that will go up along Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Jul 17, 2017 at 6:12 pm | 36 comments | 8032 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two arrested after hours-long standoff with police, SWAT teamMountain View police arrested two people involved in a domestic dispute early Sunday morning after both allegedly refused...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Jul 17, 2017 at 4:32 pm | 11 comments | 5315 Views
BOOKS
Award-winning Stanford math professor diesStanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Farhad, on Jul 16, 2017 at 10:47 pm | 1 comment | 4368 Views
ELECTIONS
Supervisor Simitian to hold 'sidewalk office hours'Community members can stop by their local farmers' markets this weekend to talk about issues of interest and concern with...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by ChangeMenloWaypoint, on Jul 16, 2017 at 12:25 pm | 6 comments | 3971 Views
OTHER ISSUES
More mobile health services coming to Mountain ViewResponding to rising levels of homelessness and poor access to health care among the North County's neediest residents, the...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Jul 15, 2017 at 9:36 am | 6 comments | 6874 Views
AROUND TOWN
Relocation plan for MV Planned Parenthood in the worksSanta Clara County officials are negotiating a deal to keep Planned Parenthood's only North County clinic here in Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by fixiegirl, on Jul 15, 2017 at 8:19 am | 3 comments | 5273 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: Health care proposal cruel and indefensibleThe public must continue to oppose, loudly and forcefully, the Republicans' proposals to replace the current Affordable Care...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Observer, on Jul 15, 2017 at 5:30 am | 3 comments | 7437 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Judge mulling over sanctuary city order suitsA federal judge said Wednesday that he is likely to keep in place a preliminary injunction issued in a pair of lawsuits filed...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by @Alan, on Jul 14, 2017 at 2:04 pm | 3 comments | 3676 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police seeking man for indecent exposurePolice are asking for the public's help finding a man who reportedly exposed himself to a jogger on Sunday morning in the...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by AC, on Jul 13, 2017 at 2:56 pm | 8 comments | 4334 Views
ELECTIONS
Rental committee set to decide on landlords' profits tonightMountain View's Rental Housing Committee on Monday night is set to decide on "fair rate of return" standards for thousands...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by @Berkeley grad, on Jul 13, 2017 at 1:13 am | 30 comments | 5198 Views
RESTAURANTS
Group seeking to recall Brock Turner judge to petition for 2018 ballotA group seeking to oust Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced a convicted sexual assailant...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017There are no comments yet. 2801 Views
AROUND TOWN
Union City woman arrested on vehicle theft, drug chargesPolice arrested a 27-year-old Union City woman in Mountain View last week after she was reportedly caught driving a vehicle...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Steve, on Jul 11, 2017 at 6:41 pm | 2 comments | 6783 Views
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