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OTHER ISSUES
Can't help falling in love with ElvisOn the heels of his televised audition on NBC's "America's Got Talent" this spring, Mountain View mailman Charles Dupree...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2017Last comment by MerlinTuh, on Apr 9, 2017 at 11:36 pm | 5 comments | 4212 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fitting a new Whisman school into the budgetTime is money for school districts looking to build new classrooms and upgrade infrastructure, as construction costs in the...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by dk, on Apr 9, 2017 at 9:31 pm | 11 comments | 9496 Views
AROUND TOWN
Support for new housing in Bay Area risesOlder voters who have lived in the Bay Area the longest and own their own home are less likely to want new housing built...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Apr 9, 2017 at 8:23 pm | 20 comments | 4711 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grocery checkout resembles a breadlineLike waiting at the DMV or heading to the courthouse for jury duty, almost everyone can relate to certain unavoidable hassles...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2017Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 9, 2017 at 1:34 pm | 35 comments | 11398 Views
ELECTIONS
Final five picked for MV rent control committeeAfter months of screening candidates, Mountain View City Council members have finally landed on their picks for the city's...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2017Last comment by Bravo, on Apr 9, 2017 at 12:50 pm | 2 comments | 6599 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial endorsement: Vote yes on Measure BVoters in the Mountain View Whisman School District should be receiving ballots this week to decide whether district property...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Apr 7, 2017 at 9:19 pm | 3 comments | 3705 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big donations kick off Measure B campaignThe campaign to pass the Mountain View Whisman School District's new parcel tax got off to a quick start last month, with...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2017Last comment by @ Steven Nelson , on Apr 7, 2017 at 4:06 pm | 51 comments | 8226 Views
ELECTIONS
Today: First of three meetings on high-speed-rail projectThe California High-Speed Rail Authority will hold three community meetings between April 5 and 13 on the proposed San Francisco-to-San...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by Just think, all the billions, on Apr 7, 2017 at 3:55 pm | 9 comments | 5362 Views
ELECTIONS
Judge OKs roll-out of rent control in Mountain ViewIn a move with huge ramifications for Mountain View, a Santa Clara County judge on Wednesday declined an injunction request...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 7, 2017 at 2:57 pm | 40 comments | 26274 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No room in popular MV Whisman schools ... againHundreds of Mountain View families have grabbed a ticket and staked out a place in line, hoping for a spot in one of the...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2017Last comment by @Just trying to learn what the facts are, on Apr 6, 2017 at 3:10 pm | 144 comments | 16657 Views
OTHER ISSUES
April is Distracted Driving Awareness monthThis month is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Reckless and distracted driving is the number one killer of U.S. teens,...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Apr 6, 2017 at 9:57 am | 2 comments | 4083 Views
SPORTS
Five-story apartment project gets icy receptionA massive 240-unit apartment project planned for the Shoreline West neighborhood has become the latest flash point in Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2017Last comment by marknn, on Apr 6, 2017 at 12:12 am | 81 comments | 17628 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police searching for missing baby taken by fatherPolice are seeking the public's help in locating a missing baby who was taken by her father Tuesday in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by bonkers, on Apr 5, 2017 at 10:42 pm | 11 comments | 6853 Views
ELECTIONS
No decision yet in Measure V lawsuitAfter hearing arguments from both sides Tuesday morning, Superior Court Judge William Elfving indicated he wouldn't issue...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 5, 2017 at 4:57 pm | 22 comments | 7079 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crab season gets cookingAfter last year's unprecedented shutdown of the Bay Area Dungeness crab season due to a toxic algae bloom, fishermen, chefs...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by Randybeefe, on Apr 5, 2017 at 4:03 am | 1 comment | 4750 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crowd chases indecent exposure suspectA Redwood City man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in the parking lot of an Orchard...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2017Last comment by Alexandra, on Apr 4, 2017 at 3:17 pm | 4 comments | 7986 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Earth Day - April 22 climate change documentary: "Before the Flood"Earth Day (April 22) screening of the acclaimed National Geographic/Leonardo di Caprio documentary Before the Flood on the...
Original post made by Judy Adams on Apr. 4, 2017Last comment by , on Apr 4, 2017 at 3:11 pm | 1 comment | 2397 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Few opt to build companion unitsA new state mandate would drastically alter Mountain View's rules for companion units, in some cases allowing homeowners...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2017Last comment by sprinkler nerd, on Apr 4, 2017 at 12:30 pm | 25 comments | 9353 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Jose man arrested on false imprisonment chargesPolice arrested a San Jose man after he allegedly tried to keep a woman from leaving a hotel room. Read the full story...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2017There are no comments yet. 5527 Views
ELECTIONS
German school expansion plans in jeopardyThe former site of Whisman Elementary has turned into a thriving center of multicultural education over the years, after...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017Last comment by John, on Apr 2, 2017 at 8:10 pm | 6 comments | 6988 Views
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