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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids get a summer lunch breakChildren at Rengstorff Park took a break from some summer fun to grab a free lunch last Friday. The meals are handed out...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by Parcel Tax, on Jul 11, 2017 at 4:45 pm | 3 comments | 4977 Views
RESTAURANTS
Restaurant review: So much food, so little flavorSajj Mediterranean in Mountain View feels more like a fueling station than a restaurant. With two food trucks, five restaurant...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by , on Jul 11, 2017 at 12:45 pm | 1 comment | 6928 Views
ELECTIONS
City budget holds big payday for employeesThe big theme of Mountain View's $125 million budget is the city is due to get a huge windfall -- and officials have already...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Steve, on Jul 10, 2017 at 4:34 pm | 17 comments | 6303 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Facebook unveils plans for giant new development in Menlo ParkFacebook, which hit 2 billion users June 27, has announced plans for a major new office, residential and retail development...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2017Last comment by Mtn View resident, on Jul 10, 2017 at 3:11 pm | 3 comments | 11821 Views
ELECTIONS
Council balks at bulky Avalon Bay projectIn a study session at the April 18 meeting, the City Council reviewed plans to squeeze nearly 350 new apartments into a site...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Jul 10, 2017 at 8:50 am | 25 comments | 8636 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Far fewer girls enrolled in advanced mathMountain View Whisman School District officials are taking a closer look at what could be causing fewer girls to sign up...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 8, 2017 at 12:15 pm | 26 comments | 7505 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cautious high school district holds on to reservesDespite talk of launching expensive new programs and spending down reserves earlier this year, the Mountain View-Los Altos...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2017Last comment by Good Perspective, on Jul 8, 2017 at 8:27 am | 1 comment | 4352 Views
ELECTIONS
Brock Turner judge responds to recallAaron Persky, the Santa Clara County judge who is facing a recall after his controversial sentencing of former Stanford University...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Jul 7, 2017 at 3:35 pm | 12 comments | 2939 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Start-up Quixey closes its Mountain View officeDespite ample investment money, the downtown Mountain View start-up Quixey is reportedly closing its doors. In recent days...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2017Last comment by Shoreline, on Jul 6, 2017 at 7:59 pm | 13 comments | 20193 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two-alarm fire destroys MV townhouse this morningAn electric coffee-roaster may have sparked a two-alarm structure fire in Mountain View on Wednesday morning that ended up...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by SukwinderDixit, on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:17 pm | 2 comments | 6493 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos acupuncturist charged with insurance fraudA Los Altos acupuncturist has been charged with fraudulently billing insurance companies for treatments that he never gave,...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2017There are no comments yet. 5060 Views
AROUND TOWN
Wildfire near Shoreline Park under investigationFirefighters raced to Mountain View's baylands on Sunday afternoon to put out a grass fire that was quickly spreading in...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2017Last comment by Culprit, on Jul 4, 2017 at 9:22 am | 2 comments | 5014 Views
AROUND TOWN
Equipment failure blamed for MV power outageAn equipment failure caused a power outage Sunday evening for 3,185 PG&E electric customers in the Mountain View area, PG&E...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2017Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jul 3, 2017 at 12:10 am | 1 comment | 4552 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Modular homes coming to Mountain View?It might be a glimpse of the future of Bay Area housing -- rows and rows of pre-built, easily assembled homes, each perhaps...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2017Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:04 pm | 9 comments | 8258 Views
AROUND TOWN
Motorcyclist evading police dies in crashA man driving a stolen motorcycle died after the motorcycle hit a tree in Mountain View early Saturday morning, a police...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 6080 Views
AROUND TOWN
Brock Turner judge responds to recallAaron Persky, the Santa Clara County judge who is facing a recall after his controversial sentencing of former Stanford University...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 4584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More deficit spending for MV Whisman school districtIn an effort to spend down bloated reserves and help the students who need it most, the Mountain View Whisman School District's...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Jul 2, 2017 at 1:38 pm | 7 comments | 5730 Views
ELECTIONS
Calls for North Bayshore housing cap sparks concernAre Mountain View leaders scaling back their ambitious roadmap for housing in North Bayshore? Plenty of public speakers...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Laura H, on Jul 1, 2017 at 11:15 am | 25 comments | 7197 Views
AROUND TOWN
Suspect in 2008 MV slayings arrested in SacramentoA man previously linked to a 2008 double-homicide in Mountain View was arrested in Sacramento County this week for allegedly...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by d man, on Jun 30, 2017 at 3:15 pm | 4 comments | 4862 Views
AROUND TOWN
High school district seeks vacant city landFaced with little room for enrollment growth, Mountain View-Los Altos High School District officials say a vacant city-owned...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2017Last comment by @Golden City, on Jun 30, 2017 at 11:12 am | 7 comments | 5972 Views
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