ELECTIONS New law requires carbon monoxide detectors Local fire officials are spreading the word about a new California law requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be placed in single-family homes.
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ELECTIONS Lieber begins state Senate campaign Mountain View's Sally Lieber, former mayor and state Assembly member, has launched her 2012 state Senate campaign within a newly proposed district that will take her precinct ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2011 at 10:41 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 21, 2011 at 8:39 pm.
ELECTIONS New voter districts drawn by citizens' group The first draft of new voting-district maps that will change legislative boundaries were released by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday, June 10.
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ELECTIONS LASD parcel tax passing narrowly As the polls closed May 3, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, had the votes to pass and its proponents were optimistic. However, at least one op... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 4, 2011 at 2:24 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2011 at 4:19 pm.
ELECTIONS Gov. Brown proposes spending cuts, continuing tax hikes Gov. Jerry Brown said today that he is proposing to close the state's $25.4 billion budget gap by cutting spending by $12.5 billion and extending temporary tax increases t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 10, 2011 at 3:19 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm.
ELECTIONS Headhunter hired to find next city manager Efforts to find a new city manager got a head start Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council picked a headhunting firm to help in the search.
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ELECTIONS Woman robbed after walking in on burglary A 27-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint after she came home to a burglar in her home shortly before 9 p.m on Thursday.
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ELECTIONS Three MV council members eyeing Kniss' seat A trio of Mountain View City Council members -- Margaret Abe-Koga, Laura Macias and Mike Kasperzak -- said this week that they are considering a run to replace county supervis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Nov 17, 2010 at 1:54 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm.
ELECTIONS Schmidt wins new District 7 seat on water board The newly created seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District's board of directors will be filled by Brian Schmidt, a 43-year-old environmental lawyer from Mountain View.
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ELECTIONS City says yes to phone tax expansion The city's general fund is in slightly better shape with the passage of measure T on Tuesday, perhaps bucking a trend of no new taxes in this election.
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ELECTIONS Incumbents win council race Margaret Abe-Koga, Jac Siegel and Ronit Bryant have won re-election to the City Council, batting back a trio of newcomers and accusations that they were not doing enough to b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Nov 3, 2010 at 9:07 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2010 at 9:14 pm.
ELECTIONS Community college parcel tax falling short With 54 of 271 precincts reporting, it appears that a majority of Peninsula voters are in favor of a proposed parcel tax that proponents say will bring much needed money to th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Nov 2, 2010 at 11:45 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 4, 2010 at 3:18 pm.
ELECTIONS Absentee ballots 'smudge' snafu needs erasers Hundreds of thousands of Santa Clara County mail-in ballots must have an ink smudge hand erased before they can be counted, in a major mail-in ballot snafu. The glitch could a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Nov 2, 2010 at 1:50 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2010 at 12:04 pm.
ELECTIONS Editorial endorsement: Phone tax upgrade justified In Mountain View, home of Google and numerous high-tech firms, voters should easily understand the city's effort to broaden its phone tax to cover VOIP and other modern techno... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm.
ELECTIONS Foothill-De Anza service union urges no on parcel tax The local community college district's service workers union is urging voters to reject Measure E, the parcel tax that proponents say would raise much needed money for Foothil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm.
ELECTIONS Why you should vote yes on E It's no secret that succeeding in the Silicon Valley economy requires a top-notch education. The best and the brightest from all over the world come here to work and our resid... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:42 pm.
ELECTIONS Six vie for three City Council seats Three newcomers have decided to challenge three incumbents for their seats in the Nov. 2 election, hoping to change the city as a council member or to at least question the re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 14, 2010 at 8:55 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2010 at 6:28 pm.
ELECTIONS Council incumbents battle newcomers in Chamber debate Three City Council incumbents defended their records against three challengers in a debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Monday night The candidates tackled the topics of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 30, 2010 at 3:42 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm.
ELECTIONS High-speed rail chalks up legal win Even as news spread of a fresh lawsuit against high-speed rail, the beleaguered rail authority announced the dismissal of a different suit filed in April by Menlo Park residen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 23, 2010 at 2:50 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 29, 2010 at 1:43 pm.
ELECTIONS Pear parcel blocks path plans After seeing some drawings of a parkway running through his family's property, former Council member Matt Pear spoke up to oppose the idea in Tuesday's City Council meeting.
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ELECTIONS Google wunderkind running for council At 20 years old Aaron Jabbari is as young as City Council candidates come. But according to Jabbari's resume, taking on a challenge is not unusual for him.
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ELECTIONS Council campaign on a shoestring A city policy encourages City Council candidates to spend less than $20,000 on their election campaigns, but candidate Greg David intends to spend well below that.
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ELECTIONS Rail Authority drops tunnel, viaduct options Forget about aerial tracks or tunnels. If high-speed trains are to run through Mountain View, the tracks will be either at-grade or in a trench, the California High Speed Rail... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 14, 2010 at 10:30 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2010 at 10:30 am.
ELECTIONS Google wunderkind running for City Council At 20 years old Aaron Jabbari is as young as City Council candidates come. But according to Jabbari's resume, taking on a challenge is not unusual for him.
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ELECTIONS No contest for MV Whisman school board incumbents Both incumbents up for election to the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees will run uncontested this November.
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