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OTHER ISSUES
Water board OKs $5M contract with controversial firmThe Santa Clara Valley Water District is moving forward on an ambitious $950 million program to provide billions of gallons...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by Water Board Contract Mentality, on Feb 18, 2016 at 11:56 pm | 13 comments | 6902 Views
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City eyes new ideas for North Bayshore housingA long-term vision to introduce a residential community into the North Bayshore office park gained new focus as city officials...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by reside, on Feb 18, 2016 at 9:00 pm | 23 comments | 9018 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Making Mountain View schools a little greenerThe Mountain View Whisman School District's school board got a glimpse last week of what it would be like to bring green...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by Community Member, on Feb 18, 2016 at 5:55 pm | 3 comments | 4849 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Update: Home for mentally ill closed for health, safety violations(==B An expanded version of an earlier story==) San Antonio Manor, a Mountain View care home for the mentally ill, was ordered...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Feb 18, 2016 at 5:23 pm | 3 comments | 6042 Views
ELECTIONS
Josh Becker joins crowded Assembly raceVenture capitalist Josh Becker, who in 2010 challenged Rich Gordon for a seat in the state Assembly, has joined the crowd...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Feb 18, 2016 at 5:19 pm | 3 comments | 6167 Views
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President Obama asks Congress for $125M for Caltrain electrificationPresident Barack Obama has asked Congress for $125 million in the fiscal 2017 budget for the electrification of Caltrain,...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by ElectrifyCaltrainButScrapHSR, on Feb 18, 2016 at 12:47 pm | 17 comments | 5565 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Today: Rain, possible thunder storms expected throughout Bay AreaBay Area residents are about to get a break from the warm and dry weather that has plagued the region since last week: Rain...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2016Last comment by The statement, on Feb 18, 2016 at 9:06 am | 2 comments | 3844 Views
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MV approves ceding properties to Los AltosTo hear Stephen Friedman describe it, his neighborhood of Jardin Drive is like Mountain View's version of the Bermuda Triangle....
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by Gary , on Feb 18, 2016 at 3:55 am | 11 comments | 7827 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher salary debate heats upThe Mountain View Whisman School District is roughly a month away from negotiations with its teacher union on salaries, and...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2016Last comment by Teacher, on Feb 17, 2016 at 1:00 am | 30 comments | 10307 Views
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Man sought in gun-brandishing road-rage incidentPalo Alto police are seeking a man allegedly who brandished a handgun at a woman during a road-rage incident on Thursday,...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by LiberalGuns, on Feb 16, 2016 at 11:51 pm | 21 comments | 7017 Views
RESTAURANTS
Food truck 101Instrucktional, a new, perhaps one-of-a-kind program from Bay Area food-truck giant Off the Grid, puts participants through...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by I know what you meant though, on Feb 16, 2016 at 4:30 pm | 2 comments | 6614 Views
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Crime Briefs<B>Caltrain tows 40 cars in MV parking lot Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/02/12/crime-briefs...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2016Last comment by Free Parking, on Feb 16, 2016 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 3579 Views
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Speedier schedule for free shuttlesIn the coming days Mountain View's free community shuttle system will be undergoing some minor tweaks that are expected to...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by DC, on Feb 14, 2016 at 3:48 pm | 7 comments | 5321 Views
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Robotics season kicks into high gearAutomated vehicles are all the rage in Silicon Valley, as Google and other prominent tech companies work on developing self-driving...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2016Last comment by the_punnisher, on Feb 12, 2016 at 7:19 pm | 6 comments | 7258 Views
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Do self-driving cars need a licensed driver?If there's one priority for self-driving cars upon which everyone can agree, it's safety. Google and other manufacturers...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by Uh, I've seen these "Licensed drivers", on Feb 12, 2016 at 4:48 pm | 25 comments | 11486 Views
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Silicon Valley's year: 'amazing' but with 'perils'Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual economic study found that 2015 was a year of record-breaking growth and prosperity,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by Resident, on Feb 11, 2016 at 2:28 pm | 1 comment | 4449 Views
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Mountain View goes to WashingtonSeeking federal aid for an assortment of local issues, Mountain View City Council members brainstormed priorities as they...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by Brad, on Feb 11, 2016 at 6:23 am | 5 comments | 2385 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New take on creekside encampmentsSanta Clara Valley Water District board members agreed to sign onto a county-wide effort to reduce homelessness in Santa...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2016Last comment by Rick, on Feb 10, 2016 at 2:28 pm | 6 comments | 7062 Views
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Drought persists, despite state's big snowpackAlthough the amount of rain and snow in California this year has reached higher levels than last year, the state's drought...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2016Last comment by Less Industrial Waste Needed, on Feb 10, 2016 at 10:33 am | 8 comments | 4349 Views
ELECTIONS
Cities join forces to back transportation-funding planWith Santa Clara County cruising toward a November transportation tax measure, Palo Alto and eight other cities in the north...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on Feb 10, 2016 at 10:03 am | 17 comments | 6111 Views
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