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Mountain View officer shot, wounded during downtown traffic stopA Mountain View police officer was shot and wounded early Saturday morning during a traffic stop, prompting a manhunt for...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2022Last comment by Ray Morneau, on Jul 20, 2022 at 11:36 am | 6 comments | 24804 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New state task force sets out to combat declining student enrollment ratesA task force that will help combat declining student enrollment rates throughout California was announced Thursday by Tony...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 3485 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View police chief: Wounded officer is recovering at home, suspect is in custodyThe suspect in the shooting of a Mountain View police officer early Saturday morning was arrested in Union City shortly before...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2022Last comment by Donna Hughs, on Jul 17, 2022 at 10:50 pm | 1 comment | 6958 Views
ELECTIONS
The final primary election results are in for Santa Clara CountyTwo candidates are heading to a runoff this fall in the sheriff's race, the incumbent district attorney has won another term...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 16, 2022 at 2:41 pm | 3 comments | 2940 Views
AROUND TOWN
What were we all breathing? Local air quality reached 'hazardous' levels in July 4 fireworks hot spotsBay Area air quality from thousands of fireworks explosions on and around July 4 reached dangerously unhealthful levels in...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 16, 2022 at 2:26 pm | 3 comments | 2691 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Officials identify Mountain View child who drowned, community rallies to support the familyThe investigation is ongoing into the drowning death last week of a 9-year-old Mountain View boy, who officials have identified...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2022Last comment by BDBD, on Jul 15, 2022 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 6221 Views
ELECTIONS
Vice Mayor Alison Hicks to seek a second termAs the end of her first term draws near, Mountain View Vice Mayor Alison Hicks announced Tuesday that she’s running for...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2022Last comment by Nora S., on Jul 14, 2022 at 11:17 pm | 9 comments | 5091 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rep. Anna Eshoo secures funding for 15 local projects. Here's what's coming to Mountain ViewAffordable housing and pedestrian safety improvements are among the projects in Mountain View that will receive funding from...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2022Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 14, 2022 at 10:50 pm | 4 comments | 7250 Views
OTHER ISSUES
With an eye on town's emissions, Los Altos Hills resident spurs county firefighters to switch to renewable diesel fuelIt started when Los Altos Hills resident Anand Ranganathan proposed a simple way to reduce his town’s greenhouse gas emissions....
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2022Last comment by chris aoki, on Jul 14, 2022 at 5:10 pm | 1 comment | 4159 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Victim's family reacts to arrest in Mountain View cold-case murderThirty years after 25-year-old Laurie Houts was strangled to death in Mountain View, a Bay Area tech CEO has now been charged...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2022Last comment by PK, on Jul 13, 2022 at 2:00 am | 1 comment | 16198 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man arrested for hate crime in Mountain View after punching another man in the faceA 59-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hate crime inside a Mountain View business on Sunday afternoon after...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2022Last comment by Another MV Resident, on Jul 12, 2022 at 6:33 pm | 2 comments | 4011 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Nine-year-old boy dies after drowning in a Mountain View apartment poolMountain View police are investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment complex pool on Wednesday,...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2022Last comment by biking parent, on Jul 7, 2022 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 7465 Views
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Oversized vehicles in Mountain View won't be ticketed, towed through end of AugustThe City of Mountain View announced Thursday that it will not ticket or tow oversized vehicles that fail to comply with the...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Jul 6, 2022 at 6:26 pm | 16 comments | 4704 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: What Mountain View residents can do amid another severe droughtRight now water conservation is vitally important. Not only are we in the third consecutive year of a drought, but we are...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 6, 2022 at 2:41 pm | 7 comments | 3915 Views
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Mariposa Club Apartments accepting waitlist applications for affordable unitsMariposa Club Apartments, an affordable rental housing project located in Mountain View, is currently accepting waiting list...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2022Last comment by scccommenter, on Jul 6, 2022 at 1:55 pm | 4 comments | 4299 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Great America to eventually close after developer buys landThe owners of the land that's home to California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara has been sold and the park...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:31 am | 1 comment | 3327 Views
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Residents elated over plan for new city park in Old Mountain View neighborhoodOld Mountain View residents will get their neighborhood’s first new park in years, thanks to an agreement between the city...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:27 am | 18 comments | 10140 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman takes an 'extremely conservative' approach to its budget, planning three years of deficit spendingThe Mountain View Whisman School District is planning for three years of deficit-spending in its budget, but officials hope...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 3, 2022 at 2:06 pm | 2 comments | 3542 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View City Council declares stage 2 water emergency, announces restrictionsThe city of Mountain View declared a stage 2 water emergency Tuesday, restricting outdoor irrigation for residents to two...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 3, 2022 at 1:43 pm | 3 comments | 4594 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View City Council votes to remove exemptions from mobile home rent control ordinanceMobile home park owners in Mountain View will no longer have the opportunity to create their own MOUs with their residents...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2022Last comment by scccommenter, on Jun 30, 2022 at 10:11 pm | 5 comments | 7302 Views
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