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Update: City Council candidate forumsOctober will be a busy month for City Council candidate forums, including a new one this election year organized by Peninsula...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2014Last comment by Lilly, on Sep 25, 2014 at 6:32 pm | 3 comments | 4843 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bicyclist seeks damages after collision with police carThe city of Mountain View has rejected a claim filed by a bicyclist seeking damages after he was allegedly struck by a police...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by Robert, on Sep 25, 2014 at 4:44 pm | 35 comments | 8478 Views
ELECTIONS
North Bayshore Precise Plan SurveySince housing is the hottest issue on the agenda this year in Mountain View, I thought it would be a great idea to post a...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Sep. 24, 2014Last comment by Jim Neal, on Sep 25, 2014 at 10:16 am | 2 comments | 2442 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rain showers predicted in Bay Area tonight, tomorrow morningThe Bay Area can expect to see its greatest rainfall since April when showers pass through the region today and Thursday,...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2014There are no comments yet. 5481 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the Editor<B>Opposed to Measure N Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2014/09/05/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2014Last comment by Whoever, on Sep 24, 2014 at 10:58 pm | 16 comments | 4434 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New features for Town SquareWe are in the process of making a few changes to how Town Square operates. Some of the changes are new editing tools...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Sep. 22, 2014Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Sep 24, 2014 at 10:31 pm | 14 comments | 12916 Views
ELECTIONS
El Camino Precise Plan SurveyTomorrow night, the City Council will be conducting a Study Session for the El Camino Precise Plan. I am collecting feedback...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Sep. 22, 2014Last comment by Jim Neal, on Sep 24, 2014 at 11:30 am | 4 comments | 2477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Springer families save energy to fund schoolWhy have a bake sale when you can turn off the lights and adjust the thermostat? A Bay Area tech company has partnered up...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2014Last comment by Matthew Levene, on Sep 24, 2014 at 10:28 am | 2 comments | 5465 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Silicon Valley Community Foundation to get $7.5M grantSilicon Valley Community Foundation in Mountain View will receive $7.5 million from the federal Social Innovation Fund to...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2014Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Sep 23, 2014 at 5:39 pm | 4 comments | 5640 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two sides of North Bayshore housing debateThe three main reasons people give for wanting to build housing in North Bayshore are to reduce the Green House Gas (GHG)...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by North Bayshore Friend, on Sep 23, 2014 at 3:24 pm | 17 comments | 4260 Views
OTHER ISSUES
MV police seek military gearPolice in Ferguson, Missouri, last month were criticized for being armed to the teeth when responding to protests and riots....
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by MRAPs now!, on Sep 22, 2014 at 8:59 pm | 11 comments | 7928 Views
ELECTIONS
Candidate Forum LinksHere is the link to watch the candidate forum at Microsoft on August 27th as well as the forum on September 2nd. KMVT...
Original post made by KMVT 15 on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Questionable Coverage, on Sep 22, 2014 at 11:11 am | 1 comment | 2480 Views
ELECTIONS
Parents rally around teacher pay issueParents rallied behind Mountain View Whisman School District teachers last night at an informal meeting to discuss the recent,...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 21, 2014 at 5:25 pm | 5 comments | 6166 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crime briefs: Walmart arrests, cocaine sales and laptop theftThree are arrested outside Walmart, concert-goers arrested on cocaine possession charges and detectives track down suspects...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by USA, on Sep 21, 2014 at 4:53 pm | 1 comment | 6719 Views
ELECTIONS
Contested race for elementary school districtUp until the last minute, it looked like an uncontested race for the Mountain View Whisman School District. But on Aug. 8...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by now I see a little, on Sep 21, 2014 at 4:29 pm | 29 comments | 9036 Views
AROUND TOWN
City to impose fines on water-wastersDrought restrictions on water use got serious Tuesday night as the City Council voted to declare a "stage two" water use...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2014Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 21, 2014 at 4:16 pm | 18 comments | 8089 Views
SPORTS
New MVHS football coach pushes Spartans to 'next level'Mountain View High School's new football coach, Toure Carter, is driving students hard on the gridiron, so they might achieve...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2011Last comment by Scott, on Sep 20, 2014 at 10:00 am | 7 comments | 22293 Views
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Council stays the course with office-heavy North Bayshore planOn Tuesday, City Council members forged ahead with a North Bayshore precise plan that would allow Google and LinkedIn to...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2014Last comment by Another Observer, on Sep 19, 2014 at 5:39 pm | 39 comments | 7627 Views
RESTAURANTS
Where pizza calls, lasagna answersMy mother never made lasagna. We ate spaghetti Bolognese every Thursday, although we just called it noodles with meat sauce....
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2014Last comment by Lina, on Sep 19, 2014 at 5:23 pm | 4 comments | 7498 Views
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Nine City Council candidates on ballot in November electionThe filing period for City Council candidates in the November election is closed, leaving a field of nine candidates running...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Sep 19, 2014 at 3:13 pm | 31 comments | 10761 Views
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