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Peninsula cities call for new Bus Rapid Transit optionsA proposal to create bus-only lanes on El Camino Real between Palo Alto and San Jose has hit a political speed bump, with...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2015Last comment by Steve Ly, on Oct 29, 2015 at 8:22 am | 12 comments | 4603 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View to boost minimum wage to $15It's official: Mountain View will boost its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the start of 2018 - regardless of whether other...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2015Last comment by MV1963, on Oct 28, 2015 at 5:52 pm | 9 comments | 7707 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google pitches in for school fundraiserThe Mountain View Educational Foundation is looking to kick school fundraising into high gear this fall. Google announced...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2015Last comment by @ eric, on Oct 28, 2015 at 4:43 pm | 22 comments | 8631 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: Indecent exposure at Fresh & EasyRead the full story here http://mv-voice.com/news/2015/10/28/crime-brief-indecent-exposure-at-fresh--easy posted Wednesday,...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2015Last comment by Revolving Door, on Oct 28, 2015 at 1:27 pm | 2 comments | 5254 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cuts likely as school construction costs soarMountain View Whisman School District officials are past the point of cutting whistles and bells to stay within budget for...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by Patrick Neschleba, on Oct 28, 2015 at 11:29 am | 20 comments | 8500 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Immigrant House goes for historic recognitionFans of the century-old Immigrant House later this week will urge the Mountain View City Council to grant formal historic...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2015Last comment by kathy, on Oct 27, 2015 at 2:37 pm | 3 comments | 5598 Views
RESTAURANTS
Tastes like the real thingLocated at 2464 W. El Camino Real, two-year-old Veggie Garden serves affordable vegan Chinese food in a clean, modern setting....
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2015Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 27, 2015 at 9:56 am | 3 comments | 4423 Views
ELECTIONS
Council shies away from rent capsFollowing weeks of public outcry on rising rents, Mountain View leaders gave a clear signal Monday they would not consider...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by To Gary, on Oct 26, 2015 at 10:44 pm | 5 comments | 3321 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV won't join suit against Hwy. 85 express lanesA coalition of South Bay cities is taking the Valley Transportation Authority to court over a controversial plan to expand...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2015Last comment by alex, on Oct 26, 2015 at 9:22 pm | 21 comments | 8997 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dangerous city streets could get squeezedIn a meeting centered on traffic, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday night signaled support for a series of road-safety...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by screw the majority, on Oct 26, 2015 at 12:50 pm | 79 comments | 10511 Views
ELECTIONS
Council shies away from rent regulationFollowing weeks of public outcry on rising rents, Mountain View leaders gave a clear signal Monday they would not consider...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2015Last comment by LoveMV, on Oct 26, 2015 at 1:09 am | 55 comments | 12288 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the Editor<B>Speed humps on residential streets Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2015/10/23/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2015Last comment by @ speed bumps, on Oct 25, 2015 at 8:06 pm | 2 comments | 3050 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rep. Anna Eshoo to send airplane-noise survey to Federal Aviation AdministrationActing on numerous complaints by her constituents regarding an increase in aircraft noise, Rep. Anna Eshoo has assembled...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2015Last comment by I smell sadness, on Oct 25, 2015 at 8:22 am | 9 comments | 6283 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Region's gridlock a predictable messMy wife and I just returned from six months of living in Berlin, Germany. Berlin has a comprehensive system of fast and efficient...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by CW, on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:37 pm | 11 comments | 3568 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Going to high school? There's an app for thatMountain View High School is celebrating its fourth annual STEM Week, giving students a closer look at what it might be like...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2015Last comment by Sarah1000, on Oct 24, 2015 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments | 5286 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sunday morning SFO Air traffic over Mountain ViewI keep hearing jets over my neighborhood. I tracked them on the Flightracker app. All of them had already flown over SFO...
Original post made by Local on Oct. 18, 2015Last comment by TT, on Oct 24, 2015 at 12:13 am | 8 comments | 2382 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grand opera on an intimate scaleSixty years after it was founded, Palo Alto's West Bay Opera continues to thrive, attracting major international talent and...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by Rick, on Oct 23, 2015 at 8:48 pm | 1 comment | 5078 Views
BOOKS
Study: the downside of too much homeworkA survey of more than 4,000 students from ten high-performing high schools showed that excessive homework produces unhealthy...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015There are no comments yet. 8398 Views
ELECTIONS
Minimum wage hike is the right thing to doAs a citizen of Mountain View, I strongly support raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2018, and I believe that a...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by Let em eat cake!, on Oct 23, 2015 at 1:23 am | 2 comments | 3405 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County supervisors approve ordinance against road rage on county roadsThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance today allowing motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2015Last comment by Liz, on Oct 22, 2015 at 9:10 pm | 10 comments | 4684 Views
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