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OTHER ISSUES
Wanted: More applicants for rent-control boardThe Mountain View City Council picked six top candidates for a committee to oversee the city's new rent-control law. But...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 28, 2017 at 3:32 pm | 14 comments | 6696 Views
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Man arrested after one person stabbedA Palo Alto man was arrested Monday night in connection to a stabbing in Mountain View that wounded one person, according...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017There are no comments yet. 8267 Views
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Jewish Community Center reopens following threatening phone callThe Oshman Family JCC campus was closed for about two hours this evening after staff at the facility received a threatening...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by Alan L., on Feb 28, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 4 comments | 5679 Views
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Fear spreads as feds plan to expand deportationsPledges by Mountain View and other Bay Area cities to stand by their immigrant communities could soon be tested under a sweeping...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by JustAnotherCitizen, on Feb 27, 2017 at 12:57 pm | 11 comments | 6871 Views
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Water district plans to use Waverly Park homes for homelessHomeless encampments are a common sight along Stevens Creek in Mountain View. In the southern end of the city near Waverly...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2016Last comment by G.Ocho, on Feb 27, 2017 at 8:08 am | 42 comments | 13271 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Meeting welcome, but questions remain unansweredThanks to a tip from a neighbor, I attended the Nov. 22 meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by NIMBY, on Feb 26, 2017 at 8:25 pm | 21 comments | 3818 Views
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Council agrees, employees are overpaidA recent Civil Grand Jury report that slams local cities for overcompensating their employees was largely met with agreement...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2010Last comment by Gary, on Feb 26, 2017 at 11:08 am | 42 comments | 11899 Views
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County seeks injunction on executive order cutting funds for 'sanctuary jurisdictions'Santa Clara County asked a federal court Thursday to grant a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking an executive order...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2017Last comment by @dude, on Feb 26, 2017 at 9:16 am | 32 comments | 4801 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Third Graham student in three weeks hit by carAfter three children were struck by cars while crossing Castro Street near Graham Middle School, community safety officials...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2012Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Feb 25, 2017 at 3:58 pm | 7 comments | 5037 Views
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All-girls hackathon encourages careers in techAnika Bagga, a junior at Cupertino High School, attended several hackathon coding competitions during her high school career....
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 25, 2017 at 11:11 am | 4 comments | 11144 Views
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Oscar-nominated animated shorts 2016The slate of the five animated short films nominated at this year’s Academy Awards unfortunately leaves something to be...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Feb 24, 2017 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 7550 Views
OTHER ISSUES
East Whisman could become dense mix of housing, officesThe Mountain View City Council gave the go-ahead Tuesday to initial plans to develop the East Whisman area into a dense,...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2017Last comment by MV Resident, on Feb 24, 2017 at 7:32 pm | 18 comments | 10081 Views
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Community brief<B>Community-choice energy Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/print/story/2017/02/24/community-brief posted Friday,...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Max Hauser, on Feb 24, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 2 comments | 3251 Views
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How fast is too fast on Stevens Creek?Stevens Creek Trail has turned into a wildly popular travel route for Mountain View residents, serving as both a recreational...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2017Last comment by People Person, on Feb 24, 2017 at 1:43 pm | 32 comments | 8324 Views
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Cities unite for Midpeninsula bike routeIn its most recent survey, the League of American Bicyclists gave accolades to almost every Midpeninsula city, singling them...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2017Last comment by Brian Jones, on Feb 23, 2017 at 8:01 pm | 4 comments | 8095 Views
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Report: More people leaving Silicon ValleyThe 2017 Silicon Valley Index shows that the area's economy, despite a slight slowdown from 2015, continues to chug along...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by @the_punnisher, on Feb 23, 2017 at 6:48 pm | 21 comments | 19124 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district cuts list of new boundary plansThe Mountain View Whisman School District inched its way toward a consensus on new school enrollment boundaries, following...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 23, 2017 at 2:01 pm | 4 comments | 9416 Views
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Court dates set for Measure V hearingAs expected, the California Apartment Association last week filed papers seeking a preliminary injunction against Measure...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 23, 2017 at 12:35 pm | 14 comments | 6950 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Forecast: Rainstorm dissipating, cooler weather aheadThe Bay Area is about to get a break from the heavy rains that battered the region Monday and caused major flooding in some...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by Me, on Feb 23, 2017 at 3:36 am | 2 comments | 3905 Views
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County urges Supreme Court to rule on certain protections for detained immigrantsTwenty U.S. cities and counties led by Santa Clara County have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that immigrants held...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2017Last comment by Nikki, on Feb 22, 2017 at 1:11 pm | 10 comments | 4329 Views
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