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OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested over limo paymentPolice arrested a Southern California man last week after he allegedly refused to pay a limousine fare worth hundreds of...
Original post made on May. 26, 2017There are no comments yet. 4527 Views
MOVIES
Man indicted for cyberattack on Voice website appears in courtA San Francisco man accused of a cyberattack on MV-Voice.com and other websites owned by Embarcadero Media appeared in federal...
Original post made on May. 25, 2017Last comment by Sue Dremann, on May 25, 2017 at 4:13 pm | 3 comments | 6141 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voice wins Online General Excellence at statewide journalism contestThe Mountain View Voice won the Online General Excellence award at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by Romulan, on May 24, 2017 at 8:00 pm | 11 comments | 5277 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rent committee to take up first-ever price limitsMountain View's new Rental Housing Committee is poised on Monday to set the city's first-ever cap on rent increases, as well...
Original post made on May. 19, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on May 23, 2017 at 4:50 pm | 22 comments | 4723 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kitchen fire at Google I/O injures sixThe second day of Google's I/O conference was brought to a halt just before 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke...
Original post made on May. 19, 2017Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on May 23, 2017 at 4:08 pm | 3 comments | 6651 Views
AROUND TOWN
City's crime rate dips down in 2016It's almost all sunshine and good news in the Mountain View Police Department's annual crime tally for 2016. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 23, 2017Last comment by @2016?, on May 23, 2017 at 2:49 pm | 3 comments | 4640 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spare the Air Alert Monday in the Bay AreaA Spare the Air alert for smog in the San Francisco Bay Area has been issued for Monday, officials with the Bay Area Air...
Original post made on May. 22, 2017Last comment by Robyn, on May 22, 2017 at 4:03 pm | 1 comment | 3153 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Still no verdict on school boundary changesAfter another six-hour meeting over the weekend, Mountain View Whisman School District's boundary committee will be heading...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by old observer, on May 22, 2017 at 2:21 pm | 6 comments | 6196 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council votes to make Mountain View a human rights citySpurred by a wave of intolerance in the national political discourse, local leaders last week signed up Mountain View as...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2016Last comment by Jared Martin, on May 22, 2017 at 9:34 am | 23 comments | 16635 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino Hospital's board is set to expandDespite public opposition, the El Camino Healthcare District's board of directors agreed Monday night to expand the nonprofit...
Original post made on May. 18, 2017Last comment by Pause & Consider, on May 21, 2017 at 11:00 am | 10 comments | 7779 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees OK big pay raises for teachersTwo of Mountain View's local school districts agreed last week to put some of the Bay Area's economic prosperity in the hands...
Original post made on May. 11, 2017Last comment by MVWSD Teacher, on May 21, 2017 at 12:29 am | 10 comments | 8722 Views
RESTAURANTS
From Naples with loveIt was the authentic Neapolitan pizza I went for, but it was the spaghetti carbonara ($16) that I loved and dreamed about...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by Max Hauser, on May 20, 2017 at 3:42 pm | 1 comment | 3727 Views
OTHER ISSUES
VA Palo Alto sued for veteran's 'wrongful death'The family of a 72-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has filed a lawsuit in this week against VA Palo Alto Health Care System,...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by Bill D, on May 20, 2017 at 2:08 pm | 1 comment | 6044 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hangar One restoration to take until 2025Google's pledge to restore and reskin Moffett Field's iconic Hangar One is going to take longer than originally anticipated....
Original post made on May. 19, 2017Last comment by resident, on May 19, 2017 at 11:52 pm | 2 comments | 2854 Views
AROUND TOWN
North Bayshore a boomtown for cheaper housing — if it gets builtWith the potential to more than double the city's affordable housing stock, Mountain View's goal to transform North Bayshore...
Original post made on May. 19, 2017Last comment by a MV resident, on May 19, 2017 at 10:49 pm | 1 comment | 2798 Views
OTHER ISSUES
More enforcement of Bay Area commuter benefits program on its wayEnforcement of the Bay Area's commuter benefits program is being stepped up and unregistered employers may be fined and face...
Original post made on May. 18, 2017Last comment by Robyn, on May 19, 2017 at 3:16 pm | 2 comments | 5211 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: School district's open process raises hopeOne of the Mountain View Whisman School District's top priorities, as reflected by district leaders and the district's five-year...
Original post made on May. 19, 2017Last comment by Observer, on May 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm | 1 comment | 2820 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local teens win Schola Cantorum poetry contestThe Schola Cantorum choir held its second poetry contest for local high school students. They received over 90 submissions...
Original post made on May. 18, 2017Last comment by a sonnet, on May 19, 2017 at 9:59 am | 5 comments | 5512 Views
AROUND TOWN
New rent control committee gets an earfulAt its first meeting, Mountain View's new Rental Housing Committee dipped its toes into a torrent of controversy surrounding...
Original post made on May. 11, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on May 19, 2017 at 9:45 am | 65 comments | 16553 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google veers from city's North Bayshore visionA review of the city's North Bayshore precise plan on Tuesday, Nov. 29, left some council members wondering if they were...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2016Last comment by @the_dummisher, on May 18, 2017 at 10:51 pm | 26 comments | 16315 Views
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