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BOOKS
It's one step 'Beyond'...Fifty years after the network-television debut of "Star Trek" comes "Star Trek Beyond," unlucky No. 13 for "Trek" at the...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2016Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 3, 2016 at 7:39 pm | 3 comments | 5524 Views
ELECTIONS
Rent stabilization measure: Situation demands a charter amendmentMayor Showalter and other City Council members have expressed dismay that the rent stabilization measure proposed by the...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm | 4 comments | 3462 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal tapped to lead CrittendenThe Mountain View Whisman School District announced that Angie Dillman, a former teacher and assistant middle school principal...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2016Last comment by Not so, on Aug 2, 2016 at 5:17 pm | 4 comments | 8697 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tesla acquires SolarCity for $2.6 billionTesla, Inc. has reached a deal to acquire solar-energy company, SolarCity Corp., the electric-car maker announced Monday,...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2016Last comment by Pump and Dump Long Con, on Aug 2, 2016 at 4:51 pm | 6 comments | 4769 Views
ELECTIONS
PSA: Robo-calls polling Rent controlCalls with caller ID of 800 888 4555 have called my home 3 times a day for about a week. Various "whose calling" sites...
Original post made by Joel Z on Jul. 31, 2016Last comment by Push Poll, on Aug 2, 2016 at 4:18 pm | 6 comments | 2018 Views
AROUND TOWN
Missing Palo Alto man last seen July 11 located safelyA missing Palo Alto man with a severe psychiatric disability has been located and is safe, an employee for his father, Dr....
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by Maher, on Aug 2, 2016 at 3:00 pm | 3 comments | 4755 Views
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Mountain View Gold Star Mom Demands Donald Trump Apologize“You don’t attack one Gold Star family, because if you do, you’re attacking a lot of us,” Karen Meredith, 62, of...
Original post made by parent on Aug. 1, 2016Last comment by Trump is awful, on Aug 1, 2016 at 11:08 pm | 4 comments | 2119 Views
AROUND TOWN
Concert traffic creates controversy in North BayshoreThe fact that rush-hour traffic around North Bayshore has long been regarded as a nightmare is not news, but the situation...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2016Last comment by Concerts, on Aug 1, 2016 at 2:16 pm | 34 comments | 10297 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rengstorff House curators lose curios in theftThe history group behind Mountain View's landmark Rengstorff House was dealt a severe blow this week after someone stole...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2016Last comment by trailer lockup, on Aug 1, 2016 at 12:23 pm | 2 comments | 7927 Views
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VTA throws support behind Castro underpassMountain View's rejected plan to build a $120 million underpass to tunnel Castro Street beneath the Caltrain tracks didn't...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2016Last comment by Sam Connell, on Aug 1, 2016 at 7:13 am | 18 comments | 8441 Views
AROUND TOWN
Makeshift RV camps spark concernLike many local households, the Reyes family is faced with dwindling options to continue living in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by chuck jagoda, on Aug 1, 2016 at 12:44 am | 37 comments | 21607 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Youth Inpatient Mental Health Care Now Available in Santa Clara CountyInpatient psychiatric care for youth is now available in Santa Clara County for the first time in over twenty years. San...
Original post made by Sarah1000 on Jul. 30, 2016Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Jul 30, 2016 at 10:48 pm | 1 comment | 2469 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three arrested in home invasion robberyThree people were arrested Wednesday in connection to an armed home-invasion robbery in Mountain View. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by Waldo, on Jul 29, 2016 at 5:37 pm | 2 comments | 8807 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Downtown cherry trees not very cheeryAt least 40 cherry trees planted along Mountain View's downtown medians are dying and will likely need to be removed in the...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2016Last comment by LYNDA MEYER, on Jul 29, 2016 at 8:50 am | 25 comments | 9484 Views
ELECTIONS
Letter to the editor<B>Voting advice Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/07/29/letter-to-the-editor posted Friday,...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by Re-elect None of them, on Jul 29, 2016 at 8:34 am | 1 comment | 3210 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino bus lanes nixed by council, againThe City Council spent two and half hours discussing a plan for dedicated bus rapid transit lanes on El Camino Real on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2012Last comment by Stop already, on Jul 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm | 38 comments | 38977 Views
AROUND TOWN
Polls by landlord group influenced council's rent control measureMountain View City Council members gave plenty of reasons for why they decided to draft a hasty rent-control ballot measure...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2016Last comment by voting FOR rent control, on Jul 28, 2016 at 10:58 am | 36 comments | 10468 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fourth consecutive Spare the Air alert issued for ThursdayA Spare the Air alert has been issued for the Bay Area for Thursday because smog is forecast to be at unhealthy levels, regional...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2016There are no comments yet. 4558 Views
AROUND TOWN
Down to the grainThe bread and pastries at Manresa Bread's new location in downtown Los Altos are not your average baked goods. They're ingredient-driven,...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2016There are no comments yet. 5078 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain swaps out old cars for larger ones to avoid overcrowdingStarting Tuesday, Caltrain will be replacing some of its trains with larger trains capable of accommodating more passengers,...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2016There are no comments yet. 6039 Views
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