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OTHER ISSUES
Trump cuts spell trouble for local housingCalling an affordable-housing project a "miracle" sounds trite, but the term now seems apt for a new 67-unit apartment project...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2017Last comment by Bernie, on Mar 23, 2017 at 5:38 pm | 6 comments | 6967 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Reinforcements join fight over rent controlBoth sides in the courtroom battle over Mountain View's Measure V rent-control law could be getting some extra muscle. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 23, 2017 at 2:41 pm | 21 comments | 9022 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Zimbabwe charity race and fair turns 18The 18th annual Run For Zimbabwe will be hosted at St. Joseph school, 1120 Miramonte Ave. in Mountain View, on Sunday, Mar....
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2017Last comment by RPCV, on Mar 23, 2017 at 11:39 am | 2 comments | 7022 Views
ELECTIONS
Recall election of Brock Turner judge postponedThe group working to unseat Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky for alleged judicial bias has decided to delay placing...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by robyn, on Mar 23, 2017 at 6:43 am | 5 comments | 6857 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bystanders stop phone theft suspectA transient woman who allegedly robbed someone of their phone last week was arrested after bystanders chased down the suspect...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by AC, on Mar 22, 2017 at 5:09 pm | 1 comment | 5251 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district's champion of minority students set to retireAfter almost half a century working in Mountain View's education system, Associate Superintendent Brigitte Sarraf announced...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2017Last comment by Contrast, on Mar 21, 2017 at 1:12 pm | 2 comments | 7047 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eight new rental-committee candidates applyMountain View City Council members now have a stack of new candidates for the city's Rental Housing Committee to choose from,...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2017Last comment by Ah Agahst, on Mar 20, 2017 at 5:38 pm | 4 comments | 8359 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More fireworks in the Mountain View Whisman boardroomThings got ugly at the Mountain View Whisman School District's board meeting, when a tense argument between trustee Steve...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by Abigail, on Mar 20, 2017 at 5:06 pm | 17 comments | 6975 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Three storms to bring rain, cool temperatures this weekThree storm systems moving over the Bay Area will bring rain and cooler temperatures this week to much of the region, according...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2017Last comment by timetrip, on Mar 20, 2017 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 4455 Views
AROUND TOWN
Five suspects nabbed after downtown Palo Alto hit-and-runA manhunt for suspects in a downtown Palo Alto hit-and-run concluded early Friday evening at a Waverley Street shed, where...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2017Last comment by resident, on Mar 19, 2017 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 4867 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former assemblyman wants to reform Prop 13The common good has long been former Assemblyman Rich Gordon's aim, whether in his efforts with troubled youth, with an unfair...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2017Last comment by Prop13stuff, on Mar 19, 2017 at 10:26 am | 66 comments | 10393 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gang sweep leads to 15 arrestsFifteen people were arrested across Santa Clara County last week as part of a gang task force co-sponsored by the Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2017Last comment by AntiTroll, on Mar 19, 2017 at 8:29 am | 8 comments | 9423 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Officer injured when suspect hits police carA burglary suspect crashed into a police car Thursday night after he attempted to evade arrest at an In-N-Out Burger parking...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by AK, on Mar 17, 2017 at 10:31 pm | 14 comments | 6545 Views
AROUND TOWN
Auto burglary suspect crashes into police carA burglary suspect crashed into a Mountain View police car while trying to escape arrest on Thursday night. Read the...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Reader, on Mar 17, 2017 at 1:12 pm | 2 comments | 4080 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: The math doesn't add up with failed programShould the Mountain View Whisman School District have abandoned its pilot math program for sixth-graders midway through the...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 16, 2017 at 11:44 am | 3 comments | 4916 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hundreds turn out for tech rally against federal policiesHundreds of Silicon Valley workers and supporters rallied against the Trump administration's policies on immigrants, health...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Mar 16, 2017 at 9:42 am | 4 comments | 5284 Views
OTHER ISSUES
No one behind the wheel ... or in the carFor nearly three years, Mountain View residents have become accustomed to seeing self-driving cars zipping around town, but...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2017Last comment by Darin, on Mar 15, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 10 comments | 8864 Views
RESTAURANTS
Local restaurateurs battle labor challengesLongtime owners who have run restaurants on the Midpeninsula for decades say they've never seen labor costs become so acute,...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2017Last comment by Karma, on Mar 15, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 10 comments | 9266 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California joins 5 states opposing travel banCalifornia on Monday joined Washington state and four other states in challenging President Donald Trump's revised ban restricting...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2017Last comment by Hope, on Mar 15, 2017 at 10:02 am | 10 comments | 4838 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino apartments win council approvalWhile a 204-unit apartment project off El Camino Real won unanimous support from the Mountain View City Council last week,...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Mar 15, 2017 at 2:10 am | 7 comments | 6739 Views
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