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Construction boom brings problems for city's projectsWith construction cranes and work crews ubiquitous across town, Mountain View is experiencing a surging development market...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2016Last comment by Ridiculous, on Jun 19, 2016 at 8:43 am | 5 comments | 5820 Views
AROUND TOWN
City sinks paid-parking due to dismal numbersThe city is pulling the plug on a paid-parking program meant to help control the downtown lots during 49ers football games...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2016Last comment by Keep MV Vibrant, on Jun 18, 2016 at 8:34 am | 8 comments | 4901 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County commits $600K to youth mental-health centerThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Tuesday $600,000 over three years to support two "critical"...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2016Last comment by John, on Jun 17, 2016 at 3:26 pm | 6 comments | 5604 Views
ELECTIONS
Tenants' group to submit signatures for rent-cap measureMembers of the Mountain View Tenants Coalition are reporting this week they have collected more than 7,100 signatures, far...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by Joe, on Jun 16, 2016 at 8:40 pm | 28 comments | 6311 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City lifts emergency drought rulesWith 2016 proving a wetter year, the Mountain View City Council voted on Tuesday to relax some of the local restrictions...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2016Last comment by Thomas Paine, on Jun 16, 2016 at 4:47 pm | 5 comments | 6477 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residential Parking Permit Proposal needs your input now!Please check the city council calendar. The good news...(for the influential) the city will soon approve local single family...
Original post made by Residential Parking Permit Opponent on Jun. 16, 2016There are no comments yet. 1633 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district could use general fund money for constructionIn an ongoing effort to balance a volatile construction budget, administrators at the Mountain View Whisman School District...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2016Last comment by ST parent, on Jun 16, 2016 at 9:36 am | 32 comments | 8793 Views
ELECTIONS
Early results: Berman leads the field in Assembly racePalo Alto Councilman Marc Berman is leading the pack in the race to succeed Rich Gordon in the 24th Assembly District, while...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by George Washington, on Jun 15, 2016 at 11:42 pm | 5 comments | 7705 Views
OTHER ISSUES
DA disqualifies Judge Persky from new sex-assault caseThe embattled judge who presided over the trial of former Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner was disqualified...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2016Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Jun 15, 2016 at 8:40 pm | 7 comments | 4710 Views
SPORTS
KLD Soccer....Where Goals Become Reality!! Celebrates 10 Years!The Kick, Lead, and Dream (KLD) initiative was founded in 2007 to create a fun environment where motivated high school students...
Original post made by Jackie Wolverton on Jun. 4, 2016Last comment by Belle, on Jun 15, 2016 at 8:29 pm | 1 comment | 2558 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Brock Turner juror to judge: 'Shame on you'"Absolutely shocked and appalled" -- that's the reaction of a juror in the Brock Turner sexual-assault case to the sentence...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2016There are no comments yet. 5506 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A magic bullet for the housing crisis?Lacking the thousands of homes needed for the growing local workforce, Mountain View officials are calling on an unlikely...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2016Last comment by ivg, on Jun 13, 2016 at 10:09 pm | 19 comments | 7734 Views
AROUND TOWN
Linkedin plans??http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26b-in-cash-makes-big-move-into-enterprise-social-media/ Should...
Original post made by Chris H. on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by resident, on Jun 13, 2016 at 8:56 am | 1 comment | 1892 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD parcel tax raises questions over charter school equityOver the next two months, the Los Altos School District will be hammering out details for a parcel tax renewal slated to...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by Issues with Facts, on Jun 13, 2016 at 12:02 am | 26 comments | 6962 Views
AROUND TOWN
Housiing Crisis and unfettered parking permits downtownI thought Mountain View couldn't move backwards to a time when non-permitted companion units were built on undersized lots,...
Original post made by Seriously? on Jun. 12, 2016There are no comments yet. 1926 Views
ELECTIONS
Los Altos grads are anything but ordinaryGraduating senior Keith Bohrer took center stage at the Los Altos High School to welcome friends and family, introduce the...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2016Last comment by VTA jobs, on Jun 12, 2016 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 7100 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Resiliency shines at Alta VistaSayra Barrera-Guzman, a graduating senior at Alta Vista High School, had just started her freshman year at Los Altos High...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2016Last comment by Dawn, on Jun 11, 2016 at 4:38 pm | 3 comments | 7024 Views
OTHER ISSUES
KLIV 1590 news radio has goneLocal news radio station has gone and changed to Country Gold with taped DJs. Such a shame....
Original post made by Listener on Jun. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 2308 Views
ELECTIONS
Berman, Veenker lead the pack in Assembly racePalo Alto Councilman Marc Berman cruised to a first-place finish in the race to succeed Rich Gordon in the 24th Assembly...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2016Last comment by George Washington, on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:53 pm | 2 comments | 3440 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Backlash over city's business license crack-downAmazon, the online retail giant, sells truckloads of goods every day in Mountain View, yet the company apparently doesn't...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2016Last comment by moreoversight, on Jun 10, 2016 at 2:55 pm | 17 comments | 11149 Views
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