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City mediation program startsA new, beefed-up mediation program meant to help alleviate the Mountain View's rental crisis will take full effect starting...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Your Back Again!, on Jun 10, 2016 at 7:15 am | 11 comments | 6196 Views
AROUND TOWN
Driver injured in crash into buildingThe driver of a delivery truck was taken to a nearby hospital this morning after he reportedly crashed his vehicle into a...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 8, 2016 at 10:07 pm | 1 comment | 5072 Views
AROUND TOWN
Election results: Voters approve measures A, AAThe Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and the California Secretary of State are reporting the following ongoing results...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Greg David, on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:13 pm | 11 comments | 6398 Views
ELECTIONS
Election results: Local measures and racesThe Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and the California Secretary of State are reporting the following ongoing results...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by new Veneer convert, on Jun 8, 2016 at 3:54 pm | 2 comments | 5433 Views
AROUND TOWN
VTA board OK new sales tax measureThe Valley Transportation Authority board of directors gave the green light on Thursday evening to put a long-planned sales-tax...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:59 pm | 20 comments | 7020 Views
AROUND TOWN
BookBuyers' new Gilroy homeAfter being priced out of town, Mountain View's much-loved used bookstore, BookBuyers, is going down a similar path to many...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by Bill Hough, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:55 pm | 6 comments | 11463 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district's new committees met in secrecyAnyone interested in how the Mountain View Whisman School District might change school boundaries or improve teaching methods...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by MVWSD parent, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:51 pm | 20 comments | 6839 Views
AROUND TOWN
Diving into ocean explorationThe Exploration Vessel (EV) Nautilus has been pacing up and down the waters of the Pacific Northwest for the past month,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by ex-Hooli person, on Jun 8, 2016 at 1:54 am | 1 comment | 6073 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Vicki Veenker for AssemblyWhile the eight California Assembly District 24 candidates would each bring unique qualities and experience to the job, we...
Original post made on May. 16, 2016Last comment by No skill, on Jun 7, 2016 at 9:40 pm | 6 comments | 7744 Views
AROUND TOWN
Suspect who stole $1,000 in gift cards soughtPolice are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who fraudulently purchased $1,000 in gift cards from three local...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by ORR, on Jun 7, 2016 at 9:35 pm | 2 comments | 4739 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs funding for Bike ShareThe Mountain View City Council approved spending $160,000 as a subsidy for the city's Bike Share service, despite acknowledgment...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016Last comment by Darin, on Jun 7, 2016 at 2:50 pm | 38 comments | 6937 Views
ELECTIONS
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. 3, 2016Last comment by Cheap Land, on Jun 7, 2016 at 2:32 pm | 29 comments | 4788 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nelson walks out as school board votes to censure himThough he walked out of last night's meeting before all four of his colleagues voted to censure him, it was clear that Steven...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Old timer , on Jun 7, 2016 at 1:50 pm | 13 comments | 17970 Views
ELECTIONS
Labor groups boost Berman, Veenker in state Assembly bidsWith the primary election fast approaching, Palo Alto Councilman Marc Berman and patent attorney Vicky Veenker are getting...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2016Last comment by Me, on Jun 7, 2016 at 12:39 pm | 11 comments | 3146 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs stricter campaign finance rulesThe Mountain View City Council approved a slate of new campaign-finance rules meant to clamp down on shadowy groups seeking...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jun 6, 2016 at 2:33 pm | 12 comments | 5539 Views
AROUND TOWN
One injured in bicyclist hit-and-runPolice tracked down and arrested a hit-and-run suspect over the weekend after he allegedly struck a bicyclist on Rengstorff...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2016Last comment by parent, on Jun 6, 2016 at 11:54 am | 3 comments | 4821 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former school board member to lead Monta LomaTeacher and former Mountain View Whisman school board member Gloria Higgins will be the new principal of Monta Loma. Higgins,...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2016Last comment by J, on Jun 5, 2016 at 7:17 pm | 8 comments | 6462 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Uncertainty ahead for MV Whisman budgetDozens of teachers working in Mountain View Whisman School District poured into the May 19 school board meeting to show solidarity...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:11 pm | 10 comments | 6365 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Voices Silenced by 'The Voice'?There had been lively discussion following the publication of this article ( see link below) - 54 comments in four days -...
Original post made by Inquiring Minds on Jun. 1, 2016Last comment by George, on Jun 4, 2016 at 11:33 am | 30 comments | 2968 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. 3, 2016Last comment by Waste of time , on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:26 am | 2 comments | 3712 Views
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