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ELECTIONS
Tax measure would hold the line for school fundingStarting this week, Mountain View Whisman School District residents will get to decide whether to continue boosting local...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Ben, on May 1, 2017 at 8:04 pm | 27 comments | 5803 Views
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RBA's farewell show anything but blueEd Cirimele played at the pre-show jam session before the final concert on held by the Redwood Bluegrass Association on April...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2017Last comment by LovedRBA, on Apr 30, 2017 at 3:25 pm | 8 comments | 5022 Views
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Liquor store altercation leads to arrestPolice arrested a transient man over the weekend after he allegedly tried to leave a liquor store without paying and punched...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2017Last comment by Joe, on Apr 30, 2017 at 10:29 am | 1 comment | 4042 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>Seven reasons to support Measure B Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2017/04/28/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Postmark ballot by May 2, on Apr 30, 2017 at 9:22 am | 3 comments | 3073 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Los Altos pair ID'd as freeway crash victimsTwo people who died in a crash on Interstate Highway 280 in Menlo Park on Wednesday afternoon have been identified by the...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Violet, on Apr 30, 2017 at 12:56 am | 4 comments | 10141 Views
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Decision time for city's future goalsOn a mission to choose the city's big goals for the next two years, the Mountain City Council last week took a messy priority...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Transportation, on Apr 28, 2017 at 3:26 pm | 1 comment | 3775 Views
ELECTIONS
Hard choices await City Council in goal-setting sessionIn one of their most consequential meetings of 2017, elected leaders next week will lay out their grand strategy for Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2017Last comment by resident, on Apr 28, 2017 at 8:37 am | 10 comments | 5084 Views
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Man arrested after scuffle with security robotA Mountain View resident was arrested last week after he had allegedly knocked over a 300-pound security robot stationed...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2017Last comment by Marc Roddin, on Apr 27, 2017 at 4:53 pm | 10 comments | 8569 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two nonprofits assisting students from lower-income families announce mergerPeninsula Bridge, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit, announced April 26 that the organization will merge with Building Futures...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2017Last comment by former non-profit director, on Apr 27, 2017 at 8:52 am | 1 comment | 4496 Views
ELECTIONS
Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking sanctuary executive orderA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in a pair of lawsuits filed by the city of San Francisco and Santa Clara...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2017Last comment by Otto_Maddox, on Apr 26, 2017 at 4:40 pm | 6 comments | 4176 Views
OTHER ISSUES
SF, Peninsula officials urge feds to OK Caltrain fundsSan Francisco and Peninsula elected officials on Monday called on the Trump administration to approve federal funding for...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2017Last comment by Steve Ly, on Apr 26, 2017 at 12:08 pm | 3 comments | 4801 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Last-minute change to rental committeeAfter months of evaluating candidates, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday formally appointed members to its Rental...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2017Last comment by John, on Apr 26, 2017 at 8:07 am | 4 comments | 6286 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Review: 'Gravity'Life is one hell of a ride, as George Clooney's character puts it. So is "Gravity." -P.C. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/10/04/review-gravity...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2017There are no comments yet. 36079 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google's new dome-home wins city approvalAfter nearly 10 years of planning, Google's vision to create a premier headquarters in Mountain View's North Bayshore will...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2017Last comment by Chadwick, on Apr 26, 2017 at 12:20 am | 15 comments | 48308 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Facts on hot-button Bay Area issues added to MTC websiteFactual information about hot-button Bay Area topics such as housing affordability, poverty rates and life expectancy is...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2017Last comment by OldMV, on Apr 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm | 4 comments | 3862 Views
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School district to offer low-cost preschoolCalling it a blessing for Mountain View families, Mountain View Whisman School District board members gave resounding praise...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2017Last comment by Been there, on Apr 25, 2017 at 4:03 pm | 8 comments | 8682 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Eshoo goes after Trump on tax-return secrecyPresident Donald Trump's tax returns and his refusal to release them was topic No. 1 for Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, who...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2017Last comment by Trollbots, Anyone?, on Apr 25, 2017 at 4:03 pm | 5 comments | 5531 Views
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Filling the housing market's holeMountain View's roll-out of new housing has a gaping hole. New residential development is essentially nonexistent for moderate-income...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2017Last comment by RMV, on Apr 25, 2017 at 3:55 pm | 92 comments | 9985 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Chemical industry targets Mountain View TCE cleanupPresident Donald Trump's promise to bring back jobs by axing regulations is targeting environmental protections on Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2017Last comment by Wondering , on Apr 25, 2017 at 2:45 pm | 15 comments | 8733 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Judge defers ruling on Trump sanctuary city orderLawyers for Santa Clara County and the city of San Francisco asked a federal judge last Friday to block an executive order...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Apr 25, 2017 at 2:35 pm | 4 comments | 2965 Views
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