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Woman robbed at gunpointA 65-year-old San Mateo woman was robbed at gunpoint in Mountain View last week after the suspect took her cellphone and...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by Liz, on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:39 pm | 4 comments | 5518 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement gap widens in high schoolsWhen the results of the state's new standardized tests rolled out last month, the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:21 pm | 1 comment | 4283 Views
AROUND TOWN
A kinder, gentler PG&E approach to tree removalOfficials with PG&E plan to begin a new round of outreach to Mountain View homeowners as they seek to clear trees and other...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by SRB, on Oct 21, 2015 at 7:56 am | 4 comments | 6588 Views
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Local entrepreneur is Chamber's new CEOThe Mountain View Chamber of Commerce has found its new president and CEO in Tony Siress, a business executive who has started...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2015Last comment by M, on Oct 21, 2015 at 7:17 am | 2 comments | 7234 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Uncertainty ahead for new Slater ElementaryThe Mountain View Whisman School District has design plans for a new Slater Elementary School, but finding funds to build...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2015Last comment by Me, on Oct 20, 2015 at 9:31 pm | 36 comments | 9474 Views
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Mountain View bike advocates win top honorsWhen it comes to creating a bike-friendly city, you might say that Mountain View is pedaling to the head of the peloton....
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2015Last comment by Minority rules, on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:33 pm | 12 comments | 7196 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Small quake shakes Bay AreaA preliminary 3.1 magnitude earthquake centered about a mile from San Ramon shook the Bay Area this afternoon, according...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2015Last comment by Curt, on Oct 19, 2015 at 4:06 pm | 2 comments | 4335 Views
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Council faces tough decisions on rent control requestsPressure is mounting to address Mountain View's rising rents, with city officials facing a delicate balancing act as they...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2015Last comment by Small Property Owner, on Oct 19, 2015 at 3:52 pm | 70 comments | 12274 Views
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Water polo player from MV diesA water polo player died over the weekend just days after he was unable to come out of a pool while practicing with his teammates...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2015Last comment by 3PAC, on Oct 19, 2015 at 2:42 pm | 1 comment | 6156 Views
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Home fix-up sets off legal quagmireDid Mountain View city staff nearly stumble into a civil lawsuit by offering some friendly advice? Did a longstanding Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by long time resident, on Oct 19, 2015 at 2:31 pm | 5 comments | 4480 Views
ELECTIONS
City on the spot to discuss rental crisisWith no easy answers on the table, the Mountain View City Council will discuss on Monday how to respond to a hot rental market...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by find better solutions, on Oct 19, 2015 at 2:05 pm | 16 comments | 8422 Views
ELECTIONS
A solution or a fantasy? Maybe a cop-outThe only encouraging thing about Councilman Mike Kasperzak's proposal to create a "fair rental-practices program" to address...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by youthful steve, on Oct 19, 2015 at 10:50 am | 2 comments | 3402 Views
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Mastering the music businessStanford graduate student Audrey Proulx is using her education in computer science to support her dream of becoming a pop-star. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2015Last comment by Janice, on Oct 18, 2015 at 12:48 pm | 1 comment | 2165 Views
OTHER ISSUES
It is time to test chloramineAmid the recent turmoil over dangerous chemicals in our food and toys, it's amazing to observe the federal government's somewhat...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2007Last comment by David, on Oct 16, 2015 at 9:05 pm | 25 comments | 16939 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rent WatchJust like home sales, I want to make space for a bidding war on my rental property, so I can get as much as possible in rental...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2015Last comment by James Thurber, on Oct 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm | 1 comment | 4340 Views
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Civil rights group drops complaint against MVLATwo groups claiming that the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District had a discriminatory math placement policy have...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2015Last comment by Interested Observer , on Oct 16, 2015 at 1:07 am | 4 comments | 7621 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement gap widens in high schoolsWhen the results of the state's new standardized tests rolled out last month, the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2015There are no comments yet. 5684 Views
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Man arrested for fireworks possessionPolice arrested a 20-year-old Mountain View man last week after he was pulled over and allegedly found to have a firework,...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by ellespeth, on Oct 15, 2015 at 12:54 am | 5 comments | 5446 Views
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Water conservation beats the summer heatDuring the hot summer months, water usage is generally higher, but new data from the Santa Clara Valley Water District shows...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by @Matt, on Oct 14, 2015 at 5:27 pm | 11 comments | 5330 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hearing a call for helpOn a visit to Jordan earlier this year, Dr. Jane Baxter, owner of the Los Altos auditory clinic Pacific Hearing Center, found...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2015Last comment by @Rengstorff Park, on Oct 14, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 5 comments | 6280 Views
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