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The Voice sets $85K goal for Holiday Fund charitable giving driveThe Mountain View Voice Holiday Fund campaign to support local nonprofits that provide critical help to those in need is...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2021Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Nov 13, 2021 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 3849 Views
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More high-density condos proposed for Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhoodMountain View's fastest growing neighborhood may soon have another high-density housing project on the way, with a newly...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Nov 12, 2021 at 9:35 pm | 18 comments | 12483 Views
ELECTIONS
Chris Clark, Alex Nunez tapped to join Mountain View's planning commissionThe Mountain View City Council agreed Monday night to appoint former Councilman Chris Clark and community organizer Alex...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2021Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Nov 10, 2021 at 9:04 pm | 4 comments | 5332 Views
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Residents rally against housing project that would cut down more than 100 treesThe city of Mountain View faces a tough balancing act between building more housing and preserving mature trees, with an...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by Consuelo DeLaCruz, on Nov 8, 2021 at 11:22 am | 9 comments | 7194 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Second cannabis delivery business seeks to open up shop in Mountain ViewA cannabis delivery business is looking to open in an industrial area of Mountain View. If approved, it would be the second...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2021Last comment by PeaceLove, on Nov 8, 2021 at 11:13 am | 13 comments | 9793 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors approve $23M purchase of Crestview HotelSanta Clara County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $23.2 million to buy a Mountain View hotel and convert...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by Darren Phillips, on Nov 8, 2021 at 11:09 am | 5 comments | 8833 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bubb Elementary School closed for the day due to bomb, shooting threatPolice were searching Bubb's campus after the school's principal got an email Thursday morning claiming multiple bombs were...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2021Last comment by Ariel DeLaCruz, on Nov 6, 2021 at 12:18 pm | 2 comments | 8217 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Destructive activities' prompt Mountain View Whisman to add security cameras to school campusesThe Mountain View Whisman School District plans to install security cameras on its campuses next summer in hopes of preventing...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 3, 2021 at 4:59 pm | 1 comment | 5589 Views
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Mountain View noodle restaurant closed after fire broke out inside kitchenMountain View firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out inside a noodle restaurant Tuesday night, caused by an apparent...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2021Last comment by Peter, on Nov 3, 2021 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 8661 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Peer-led mental health program lets students know they're not aloneFrom setting up panels on suicide prevention to creating social media posts about resources for survivors of sexual violence,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2021Last comment by smorr, on Nov 1, 2021 at 3:35 pm | 1 comment | 5177 Views
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Mountain View hits pause on traffic upgrades amid uncertainty over post-COVID commutesA proposal to add extra turn lanes onto Shoreline Boulevard to relieve heavy traffic has been mothballed over concerns that...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2021Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Nov 1, 2021 at 9:33 am | 2 comments | 6232 Views
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El Camino Health announces plans for a 52-bed acute rehab hospital in SunnyvalePatients discharged from El Camino Hospital with serious impairments and rehabilitation needs will soon have a new place...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2021Last comment by Amyra Patel, on Oct 31, 2021 at 12:26 pm | 3 comments | 7592 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Much-needed park space is finally coming to Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhoodThe San Antonio area of Mountain View has been starved for green space for years, dominated instead by concrete, high-density...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2021Last comment by Joshua K., on Oct 31, 2021 at 12:24 pm | 3 comments | 14978 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Facebook changes its name to MetaFacebook's name change comes as the company focuses more on virtual reality, but also as it faces increasing public criticism...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2021Last comment by Tim, on Oct 29, 2021 at 3:04 pm | 1 comment | 3984 Views
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Air quality advisory issued through SaturdayWildfire smoke from Southern and Central California is expected to move into the Bay Area over the next couple of days, prompting...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2021Last comment by AmyGregory, on Oct 29, 2021 at 10:13 am | 1 comment | 2243 Views
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Air quality advisory issued through TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is extending an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by AmyGregory, on Oct 29, 2021 at 10:05 am | 2 comments | 2327 Views
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Spare the Air alert extended through SundayA triple threat of wildfire smoke, hot inland temperatures and vehicle exhaust has compelled air quality officials to extend...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2021Last comment by Frank Johnson, on Oct 29, 2021 at 9:58 am | 1 comment | 2918 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bay Area under third straight Spare the Air alertAir district officials extended a Spare the Air alert through Tuesday as wildfire smoke and haze linger in Bay Area skies. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021Last comment by Frank Johnson, on Oct 29, 2021 at 9:54 am | 2 comments | 3457 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Animal shelter workers to be charged in deaths of 7 pupsThree employees of Pets in Need, a no-kill animal shelter, have been cited and are being charged with animal cruelty and...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2021Last comment by Tim, on Oct 27, 2021 at 5:00 pm | 2 comments | 4199 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Prosecutors: Elizabeth Holmes used fake Pfizer endorsement of Theranos tech to get Walgreens dealProsecutors via testimony Friday backed up their claim that Elizabeth Holmes sent a forged report to Walgreens supposedly...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2021Last comment by Ok, on Oct 27, 2021 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 4039 Views
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