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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stuck with a half-million-dollar billThe Mountain View Whisman School District had what seemed to be a slam-dunk plan to improve student performance: a tech-savvy...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2017Last comment by @ Gary, on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm | 80 comments | 17545 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Former SF Supervisor tapped for Santa Clara County postFormer San Francisco Supervisor David Campos has been appointed to a position in Santa Clara County's government, county...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2017Last comment by Bob, on Mar 13, 2017 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 5410 Views
AROUND TOWN
City reopens applications to rent control committeeDespite having a surplus of candidates, Mountain View is going to be launching a second round of applications for the new...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Mar 13, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 11 comments | 5972 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More juvenile victims of stalking suspect soughtA Cupertino man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stalking underage girls in the South Bay, as well as the Los Angeles...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2017Last comment by Christian Smith, on Mar 12, 2017 at 11:14 pm | 5 comments | 4960 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High schools grapple with lower test scoresBy most measures, student performance in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is on the upswing. More teens than...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2017Last comment by Tom, on Mar 12, 2017 at 5:21 pm | 1 comment | 3153 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spring farm tours at Deer HollowThe city of Mountain View is hosting tours at the Deer Hollow Farm to raise money in support of its farm animals and education...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2017Last comment by science teacher / parent, on Mar 11, 2017 at 11:16 am | 1 comment | 5593 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Robotics club thrives at Mountain View HighEvery Friday night when the clock strikes 7 p.m., dozens of students flood in to Mountain View High School to get back to...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by Spartan Booster, on Mar 10, 2017 at 11:10 pm | 2 comments | 8095 Views
AROUND TOWN
How EPA cuts could impact Mountain ViewThings are looking pretty grim these days for the Environmental Protection Agency, the nation's top health-and-habitat watchdog...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by the donald, on Mar 10, 2017 at 11:55 am | 3 comments | 5677 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Broken arm leads to $1 million suit against cityThe City Council and city officials have decided to reject a $1 million claim against the city brought by a woman whose arm...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2010Last comment by MarkT, on Mar 10, 2017 at 5:09 am | 11 comments | 6086 Views
RESTAURANTS
Taking names on Women's DayInspirational women got a colorful, if fleeting, tribute in downtown Mountain View today, as passersby were invited to write...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2017Last comment by BenjaminShaw123, on Mar 10, 2017 at 2:26 am | 2 comments | 6393 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Math program's flaws hidden from school board, publicFor Mountain View Whisman School District's elected board members, the cascade of problems that flowed from the ill-fated...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2017Last comment by Thank Parents, on Mar 8, 2017 at 3:44 pm | 54 comments | 17109 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tonight: Decision time for Google's futuristic campusIn what is likely to be its final review, the Mountain View City Council tonight will consider giving the go-ahead for the...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by Sean, on Mar 8, 2017 at 1:47 pm | 6 comments | 14783 Views
AROUND TOWN
County officials call on women to strike for equality on WednesdaySanta Clara County officials dressed in red this morning called on women and their allies to take the day off on Wednesday,...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by psr, on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:01 pm | 22 comments | 4850 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CDC releases final youth suicide reportThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Friday a much-anticipated final report on its investigation...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by Meh to the panic, on Mar 8, 2017 at 8:55 am | 5 comments | 8694 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two MV residents arrested in drug bustPolice arrested two Mountain View residents last week after a search of their home turned up methamphetamine and a loaded...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by Los AltoserX, on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:45 am | 8 comments | 12418 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"We must keep our community safe and welcoming to all" by Lev ZeigerMVWSD Third Grader Lev Zeiger wrote this opinion piece for last Friday's printed paper and its wisdom deserves to be shared...
Original post made by Christopher Chiang on Feb. 27, 2017Last comment by Jim Neal, on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:04 pm | 25 comments | 2860 Views
AROUND TOWN
Clearing up the hazy rules surrounding dronesAbout 1,000 people with an interest in unmanned aircraft are flocking to the NASA Ames Research Center this week with the...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2015Last comment by @the_punnisher, on Mar 7, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 29 comments | 11849 Views
ELECTIONS
New mayor pledges civility and courtesy in 2017On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the City Council unanimously chose Ken Rosenberg to be Mountain View's mayor for 2017, a role that takes...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2017Last comment by Popular Votr, on Mar 7, 2017 at 12:51 pm | 55 comments | 11381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Silicon Valley's rainmaker charity turns 10What do a rural arts center in Kyrgyzstan, a climate-change think tank in metropolitan Chicago and a science banquet held...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2017Last comment by Mountain View Mom, on Mar 7, 2017 at 11:15 am | 2 comments | 3846 Views
AROUND TOWN
UPDATE: Dump truck hits U.S. Highway 101 overpassUPDATE: All lanes of U.S. Highway 101 should reopen by 7 p.m. Friday, but on the Embarcadero Road overpass, the righthand,...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by musical, on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:11 am | 2 comments | 5043 Views
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