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MOVIES
Star Trek Club Meeting This SundayHailing on all frequencies! This is a reminder that the Star Trek Club will meet at the Los Altos Library on November...
Original post made by Star Trek Club on Nov. 12, 2016Last comment by starguy, on Nov 12, 2016 at 2:54 pm | 1 comment | 2825 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime briefs<B>Shooting in Los Altos Hills Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/10/21/crime--briefs posted...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 3273 Views
AROUND TOWN
TCE joins list of known carcinogensThe prevalent groundwater toxin in Mountain View's northern region received new recognition as a health hazard by federal...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Nov 11, 2016 at 1:49 pm | 4 comments | 5120 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Khan Academy's experimental school is thrivingEarlier this year, 12-year-old Ana Zeiger did what many middle school-aged students fantasize about: she stopped attending...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2016Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Nov 11, 2016 at 11:01 am | 19 comments | 18282 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Abandoned dog finds home with police dispatcherAn abandoned dog found a permanent home Saturday after being found only hours earlier in a Mountain View park, police said....
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2016Last comment by adopt the abandoned, on Nov 11, 2016 at 9:35 am | 10 comments | 5316 Views
ELECTIONS
Change.Org Petition to Electoral College - Make Hillary Clinton President on December 19Change.Org Petition to Electoral College - Make Hillary Clinton President on December 19 LINK: https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hil...
Original post made by Thomas Paine on Nov. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 2311 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure B wins by a large margin; Measure A squeaks byTwo big-money Santa Clara County tax measures intended to address the county's transportation and housing needs have been...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Nov 10, 2016 at 3:37 pm | 6 comments | 6890 Views
AROUND TOWN
Nurses agree to new hospital contractAfter protracted and difficult negotiations that stretched for more than seven months, nurses at El Camino Hospital agreed...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by Maher, on Nov 10, 2016 at 2:38 pm | 2 comments | 5519 Views
ELECTIONS
Wilson, Blakely and Gutierrez lead in school board raceWith all 33 precincts reporting, incumbent Jose Gutierrez and candidates Tamara Wilson and Laura Blakely appear to be the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by Stevenson parent , on Nov 9, 2016 at 11:50 pm | 4 comments | 5732 Views
AROUND TOWN
New hotel approved for North BayshoreA proposal for the North Bayshore neighborhood's first hotel was unanimously approved by the Mountain View City Council....
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by FormerResident, on Nov 9, 2016 at 6:25 pm | 2 comments | 7935 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest Opinion: Renters deserve some protectionsI'm one of the fortunate minority in the city: I own my house. My wife and I moved to Mountain View in 1998 and in the interim...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2016Last comment by Get Ready! Can You Say the next President is, on Nov 8, 2016 at 8:22 pm | 68 comments | 7592 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Rent stabilization is still rent controlMountain View voters will be asked in the upcoming election to consider two rent control measures, V and W. Both measures...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2016Last comment by Mike_, on Nov 8, 2016 at 7:08 pm | 58 comments | 7171 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain to survey riders on bike parkingCaltrain passengers can give their opinion on bike parking issues at the transit agency's stations via an online survey that...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by resident, on Nov 8, 2016 at 6:16 pm | 2 comments | 4060 Views
ELECTIONS
Burnt toast forces voters from county buildingHundreds of people, including residents trying to vote, were briefly evacuated from a Santa Clara County building in San...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by ProudAmerican, on Nov 8, 2016 at 5:25 pm | 1 comment | 4578 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested at Little Caesar's Pizza, againFor the second time in two weeks, a 25-year-old transient man has been arrested at Little Caesar's Pizza in Mountain View,...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2016Last comment by mountainview_local, on Nov 8, 2016 at 6:57 am | 10 comments | 8656 Views
ELECTIONS
Rent control opponents raise $1.2M to defeat Bay Area measuresIt looks like no expense is being spared to defeat ballot initiatives restricting apartment rents in Mountain View and four...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2016Last comment by The Donald, on Nov 7, 2016 at 9:05 pm | 85 comments | 11465 Views
ELECTIONS
*****Voting Information for Measure V*****So Much information is being withheld from the public. It is so important for the public to know and understand that Measure...
Original post made by Mike_ on Oct. 22, 2016Last comment by Mike_, on Nov 7, 2016 at 8:57 pm | 47 comments | 3058 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ahead of rent-control vote, eviction spree hits tenantsFor Elized Ramirez, this is a time of uncertainty, when her longstanding financial planning has been thrown into limbo. In...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2016Last comment by Mike_, on Nov 7, 2016 at 8:53 pm | 58 comments | 14001 Views
ELECTIONS
Assembly race splits Democratic establishmentUnlike in recent years, where the district's anointed Democrat rolled to a comfortable Election Day victory, this year's...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2016Last comment by Liz Lynx, on Nov 7, 2016 at 7:44 pm | 10 comments | 6303 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial endorsement: Mountain View City CouncilThe ==I Voice== endorses incumbents John McAlister and Chris Clark, and challengers Lisa Matichak and Lucas Ramirez. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2016Last comment by Monta Loma, on Nov 7, 2016 at 6:46 pm | 25 comments | 10257 Views
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