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OTHER ISSUES
Housing dealt setback in North Bayshore decisionThrough last year's election and a string of subsequent policy decisions, Mountain View officials signaled they wanted to...
Original post made on May. 15, 2015Last comment by hoffmanj@gmail.com, on May 19, 2015 at 11:30 am | 10 comments | 6716 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four MV schools honored with CA Gold Ribbon awardsBoth of Mountain View's middle schools and two of its high schools have been selected this month as California Gold Ribbon...
Original post made on May. 15, 2015Last comment by forced out, on May 19, 2015 at 5:50 am | 5 comments | 6603 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Pod Cars have new champion in Silicon ValleyMountain View may be alien territory for the Pod People, but the Pod Car? Maybe not. At Tuesday's City Council meeting, there...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2013Last comment by Michael, on May 19, 2015 at 12:39 am | 29 comments | 20666 Views
ELECTIONS
Toxic vapors found in NASA Ames buildingsThe Department of Defense has found toxic vapors in several buildings at Moffett Federal Airfield, buildings that are in...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2013Last comment by Anonymous, on May 18, 2015 at 3:24 am | 12 comments | 10158 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hate the ECR Decision? Please sign the online petitionhttps://www.change.org/p/mountain-view-city-council-keep-el-camino-real-in-mountain-view If you are like most here who...
Original post made by Make them listen on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by we need some sunlight, on May 17, 2015 at 8:30 pm | 39 comments | 3193 Views
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Flags needed for ped crossing Grant @ Cuesta parkThere is a cross walk on Grant road that leads from Cuesta Park to Sleeper Ave that is a fatality waiting to happen. What...
Original post made by Don\'t Want to be killed by a car on May. 15, 2015Last comment by Chris Hildebrand, on May 16, 2015 at 9:53 am | 2 comments | 2068 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Private Screening of 'Particle Fever' with Producer Q & A to benefit local schoolJune 3, 2015 from 7 to 10 pm Bluelight Cinema, Cupertino Enjoy the rare opportunity to attend a private screening of...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on May. 16, 2015Last comment by , on May 16, 2015 at 12:55 am | 1 comment | 2925 Views
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Pedestrian threatened, PA man arrestedA Palo Alto man was arrested in Mountain View near the Safeway on San Antonio road last week after he threatened to harm...
Original post made on May. 14, 2015Last comment by Steve, on May 15, 2015 at 7:42 pm | 3 comments | 4906 Views
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Bike to Work Day kicks into high gearHundreds of Mountain View workers will keep the car home and instead hop on their bikes this Thursday for the annual Bike...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015Last comment by Rolling Silently, on May 15, 2015 at 12:53 pm | 17 comments | 5473 Views
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Four suspects arrested after cop hit by carFour suspects are in custody after a suspected financial fraud incident at an AT&T store in Mountain View in which two of...
Original post made on May. 14, 2015Last comment by Jes saying to Jes Sayin, on May 15, 2015 at 6:04 am | 10 comments | 6198 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD hosts broad outreach sessionsThe Los Altos School District is seeking broad public input for how to handle growing enrollment with $150 million in bond...
Original post made on May. 15, 2015Last comment by Psul, on May 15, 2015 at 5:56 am | 1 comment | 5510 Views
ELECTIONS
El Camino bus plan faces backlashTuesday's meeting on Mountain View's annual budget was overshadowed by a crowd of public speakers wanting to talk about the...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 14, 2015 at 6:05 pm | 128 comments | 15190 Views
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City to ID hazardous 'soft-story' buildingsThe city of Mountain View is set to follow the example of San Francisco and Berkeley after staff last week proposed taking...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on May 14, 2015 at 3:59 pm | 6 comments | 8322 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council extends paid parking pilot program that lost over $100,000In all the furor over the BRT lanes, the fact that last week, the Council also extended the controversial paid parking program...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Apr. 29, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on May 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm | 5 comments | 2266 Views
ELECTIONS
Flipping a U-turn, MV leaders endorse dedicated bus lanesDespite numerous misgivings, Mountain View city leaders on Tuesday threw their support behind a controversial Santa Clara...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm | 460 comments | 28469 Views
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Too many office development proposals?Mountain View's real estate boom has hit a new threshhold: city planning director Randy Tsuda told the City Council that...
Original post made on May. 29, 2014Last comment by Rent Control, on May 13, 2015 at 5:58 pm | 38 comments | 12736 Views
BOOKS
Books: The horrifying, and wonderful, complexities of parenthoodChara Burnett and Helen Waters are close friends, professionals, Palo Alto mothers and authors of the new book, "If Only...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by Uh-Huh, on May 13, 2015 at 5:10 pm | 2 comments | 5423 Views
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Showers, thunderstorms in forecast for ThursdayRain is expected to arrive in the Bay Area as early as this evening and continue through much of Thursday, National Weather...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by vkmo, on May 13, 2015 at 4:25 pm | 4 comments | 4584 Views
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Voice wins in statewide journalism competitionThe Mountain View Voice was honored at a statewide journalism competition on Saturday, winning first place for the best news...
Original post made on May. 9, 2015Last comment by Maher, on May 13, 2015 at 12:50 pm | 11 comments | 2698 Views
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VTA Campaigns for Sales Tax Vote with Public FundsVTA, our every present Happy Pig (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JwbGCjsKnwY/Ud8cBwyG4kI/AAAAAAAAANQ/4MBj7--jyvg/s320/happy-pig.jpg)...
Original post made by Suport for Action on May. 8, 2015Last comment by Steve Ly, on May 13, 2015 at 9:09 am | 3 comments | 2246 Views
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