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AT&T announces plan to expand fiber-optic networkFacing a future threat by Google Fiber, AT&T has announced its own strategy to dramatically expand its ultra-high speed internet...
Original post made on May. 28, 2016Last comment by bjd, on May 28, 2016 at 10:13 pm | 2 comments | 3281 Views
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Mountain View taxi company order to pay $175K in back wagesThe owner of a Silicon Valley taxi and limousine company has been ordered to pay $175,000 in back wages to dozens of drivers...
Original post made on May. 25, 2016Last comment by Why pay employees?, on May 28, 2016 at 11:07 am | 8 comments | 1934 Views
OTHER ISSUES
North Bayshore: Could housing incentives increase office space?In their quest to rapidly inject housing into the North Bayshore business park, Mountain View City Council members wavered...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by MV resident, on May 28, 2016 at 12:10 am | 5 comments | 8719 Views
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Voting begins in June 7 primaryNearly 550,000 ballots have been mailed to Santa Clara County residents who requested to vote by mail in the June 7 primary...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016Last comment by , on May 27, 2016 at 11:27 pm | 2 comments | 5969 Views
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Tuesday: Council to discuss housing incentives for North BayshoreLaying out their grand vision to rapidly transform the North Bayshore area, Mountain View City Council members on Tuesday...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016There are no comments yet. 4580 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Vintage war planes come to Moffett FieldThree WWII-era fighter and bomber aircraft will be available for up-close exploration May 21 through 29 at Moffett Federal...
Original post made on May. 25, 2010Last comment by Greg David, on May 27, 2016 at 5:27 pm | 6 comments | 9461 Views
ELECTIONS
Policy passed by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors allows requests for change of measure letterThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors passed a policy Tuesday that will help voters differentiate between local measures...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by Reader, on May 26, 2016 at 11:43 am | 1 comment | 4140 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Measure A to extend funding for county's parksSanta Clara County voters will decide whether they want to prolong a park preservation fund on the June 7 ballot. Read...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by Grip on Math, on May 26, 2016 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 4389 Views
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Kicking the tiresWith outside grants set to expire, the cost of the Bike Share self-service bicycle-rental program will have to be shouldered...
Original post made on May. 24, 2016Last comment by avid biker, on May 26, 2016 at 9:51 am | 23 comments | 8992 Views
ELECTIONS
Abe-Koga joins City Council racePerhaps only in local government could eight years seem like not enough time, but that's exactly how Margaret Abe-Koga describes...
Original post made on May. 19, 2016Last comment by SWAN song, on May 25, 2016 at 7:09 pm | 21 comments | 9206 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle school entrepreneurs compete at Crittenden's Startup WeekendSilicon Valley is immersed in a startup culture where innovative ideas, backed by investors, seem to sprout up every day....
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2015Last comment by MVWSD Parent, on May 25, 2016 at 11:22 am | 3 comments | 8848 Views
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No criminal charges in alleged MVHS sexual assaultMountain View police say that no arrests have been made following a sexual assault investigation at Mountain View High School...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016Last comment by MVLA Parent, on May 25, 2016 at 8:14 am | 11 comments | 9524 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Veenker for District 24 Assembly seatAs one might expect for an open legislative seat, the race to replace termed-out state Assemblyman Rich Gordon has attracted...
Original post made on May. 13, 2016Last comment by voter, on May 24, 2016 at 11:04 am | 12 comments | 4742 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District spends big to fix up school lunchesIt's a little hard to spot, but right next door to all the bustling construction going on at Crittenden Middle School is...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by CMSstudent, on May 24, 2016 at 9:34 am | 10 comments | 8131 Views
ELECTIONS
Our Home — Our Bay: Vote Yes on Measure AABy Pat Showalter and Gary Kremen San Francisco Bay is a part of all our lives — whether we live or work along the...
Original post made by Pat Showalter and Gary Kremen on May. 23, 2016There are no comments yet. 2401 Views
AROUND TOWN
House fire victim searching for missing dogA two-alarm fire tore through the garage of a Sylvan Park home last Friday, injuring a man who said he lost all of his belongings...
Original post made on May. 22, 2016Last comment by Charlene, on May 22, 2016 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 5951 Views
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The flight of the butterflyEleanor Laney remembers a time when it was easy to spot a butterfly fluttering by or perched on a flower. But for her and...
Original post made on May. 22, 2016Last comment by ward johnnson, on May 22, 2016 at 7:03 am | 1 comment | 5117 Views
ELECTIONS
Local Campaign Spending DisclosureIn the 2014 Mountain View City Council race, significant independent expenditures were made to influence the outcome of the...
Original post made by Lucas Ramirez on May. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 2244 Views
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Neighborhood profile: Rex Manor-Mountain ShadowsMountain View's Rex Manor-Mountain Shadows community is a potpourri of diversity in northern Santa Clara County. Bounded...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on May 20, 2016 at 11:04 pm | 1 comment | 6309 Views
ELECTIONS
Assembly candidate submits murky donor reportsDinged in the past for failing to report political contributions, Cupertino Mayor Barry Chang could be facing another set...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016Last comment by George Washington, on May 20, 2016 at 10:49 pm | 1 comment | 3543 Views
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