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Is Shoreline Amphitheater An Attractive Nuisance?A review of the city’s permitting process may be in order. While censoring event content is not appropriate, each type...
Original post made by Frank Z on Aug. 23, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Aug 23, 2014 at 12:25 pm | 1 comment | 2414 Views
ELECTIONS
Candidates see housing crisis solutions in North BayshoreIf their support for a new residential neighborhood north of Highway 101 is any indication, Mountain View's City Council...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2014Last comment by sanantonio-phase2-MV, on Aug 22, 2014 at 9:31 pm | 86 comments | 22038 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV police arrest three burglary suspectsThree people, including two minors, were arrested Wednesday in Mountain View after undercover police officers allegedly found...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2014Last comment by Tom, on Aug 22, 2014 at 4:33 pm | 9 comments | 8288 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council race: Mercedes Salem says she'll represent rentersConcern for Mountain View's middle class families struggling to pay increasing rents has inspired Mountain View resident...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2014Last comment by MVResident67, on Aug 22, 2014 at 8:53 am | 28 comments | 10428 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Leaf blowing at 5:45 AM?!Live next to Rengstorff Park and woke up at 5:45 AM this morning to a guy walking around in near darkness at Rengstorff Park...
Original post made by James on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by PH, on Aug 21, 2014 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 2314 Views
SPORTS
Nova Fusion 14A Girls Fastpitch Softball Tryouts this Sun 8/24Having just completed a successful 14A Summer Season, the Nova Fusion competitive girls softball team is holding Tryouts...
Original post made by LibbyOK on Aug. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 3807 Views
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Spike in thefts, burglaries across townDispersed incidents of car, store and home burglaries hit Mountain View early last week, as suspects broke windows and made...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2014Last comment by MyOpinion, on Aug 21, 2014 at 10:21 am | 8 comments | 8039 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents shocked at after-school care rate hikeMaria Schexnayder didn't think much of it when the YMCA delayed registration for after-school daycare by a few weeks. When...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by debbie, on Aug 21, 2014 at 9:59 am | 18 comments | 15370 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's back to school for Mountain ViewIt was an emotional moment for kindergarten parents at Monta Loma Elementary when the 8:30 bell rang and their kids filtered...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by MVDad, on Aug 19, 2014 at 10:29 pm | 2 comments | 7589 Views
ELECTIONS
LASD sees problems with new Bullis requestsAn open letter from the president of the Los Altos School District's board of trustees to the chair of Bullis Charter School...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2014Last comment by No More Hypocrisy, on Aug 19, 2014 at 8:13 am | 13 comments | 4793 Views
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Power quickly restored after outage in Mountain ViewA brief power outage in Mountain View this morning left thousands of PG&E customers without power, including the Mountain...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Aug 18, 2014 at 9:56 pm | 2 comments | 6277 Views
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City plans yearly shredding eventMountain View residents once again will get a chance to safely dispose of old tax returns, bank statements and medical records...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2009Last comment by vet, on Aug 18, 2014 at 5:13 pm | 18 comments | 7236 Views
ELECTIONS
P.E. issue pulls in candidatesThe outpouring of parent support last May for a ninth-grade P.E. exemption may have a lingering effect going into the November...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Susan, on Aug 18, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 1 comment | 7225 Views
AROUND TOWN
VTA board votes to close Evelyn light rail stationThe Valley Transportation Association will be closing Mountain View's Evelyn Avenue light rail station early next year. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2014Last comment by OMV Resident, on Aug 18, 2014 at 9:44 am | 12 comments | 13353 Views
ELECTIONS
Challenger in water district race far outspends incumbentThe first campaign finance report of the year was due last week, and there's a sharp divide between the two candidate running...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2014Last comment by Jack, on Aug 17, 2014 at 10:34 pm | 1 comment | 5725 Views
AROUND TOWN
Five county residents infected with West Nile virusFive residents of Santa Clara County have been infected with the West Nile virus, including two who developed the severe...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2014Last comment by Dumbing Down, on Aug 17, 2014 at 12:33 pm | 3 comments | 5804 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD bond measure on the horizonFaced with growing enrollment, packed campuses and difficult shared-space agreements with Bullis Charter School, the Los...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2014Last comment by WHO GETS THE MONEY?, on Aug 17, 2014 at 11:27 am | 102 comments | 10799 Views
AROUND TOWN
Lots left to do in massive toxic cleanupA watchdog group has offered ways to improve the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to clean up and monitor the toxics...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2014There are no comments yet. 6245 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: 'Host family' plan is sound public policy, with a heart"A lot of people are pro life -- this is a pro-life issue." That's how St. Joseph Church parishioner Sylvia Villasenor framed...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2014Last comment by Dennis, on Aug 15, 2014 at 4:45 pm | 3 comments | 5564 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 last Friday...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2014Last comment by CSEA Member, on Aug 15, 2014 at 4:41 pm | 1 comment | 10298 Views
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