AROUND TOWN
Acrimonious meeting reveals traffic woes
Following two collisions that killed pedestrians on California Street this year, the Shoreline West Association of Neighbors held an unusual meeting on street safety Monday n... |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 9:25 am by Safe Driver, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
City-wide ban on plastic bags is back on the table
The City Council could approve a ban on disposable plastic shopping bags in October -- earlier than anyone expected -- thanks to an agreement with San Mateo County.
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 10:36 am by curious, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City could shut down Hacker Dojo
City officials say that the popular classroom and open office space for computer programmers, Hacker Dojo, may be red-tagged and shut down on Jan. 31 if the non-profit does no... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 1:09 am by Chance, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council to vote on Google recreation facility on burrowing owl habitat
This Tuesday the City Council will vote up or down on a 6.5-acre recreation facility that's got nearly every activity a Google employee could want. The rub is that it sits on ... |
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on Oct 11, 2010 at 9:24 am by Peter, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City retirees collect pensions, return to work
The cost of city employee pensions has long been a subject of controversy, and that debate was given new life recently after three city department heads retired last month ... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:06 am by jimmy, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Ghysels confirms relationship with principal
Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Maurice Ghysels has acknowledged that he is in a relationship with a district principal, Carmen Mizell.
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on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm by Juana, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chick-Fil-A appeal set for City Council vote
The approval of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant with a drive-through in Mountain View could be reversed on Oct. 16 if the City Council agrees with appeals filed against the administr... |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 7:01 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council approves controversial WiMAX tower atop church
The City Council on Tuesday approved a wireless data tower atop First Presbyterian Church, despite claims from neighbors that it is illegal under the city's zoning code.
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on Jan 21, 2011 at 1:41 pm by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pot club forced from MV reopens in Sunnyvale
After being forced out of Mountain View under the city's temporary ban on Medical marijuana dispensaries, Buddy's Cannabis Patient Collective has reopened in Sunnyvale -- desp... |
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on Jul 19, 2010 at 1:19 pm by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tonight: OMVNA election heats up over Minton's project
Because of a controversial apartment development proposal, the normally quiet elections for the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association steering committee have become tense... |
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on Dec 21, 2009 at 11:07 am by @Special Agent Cert, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
MV's Vargas: America's most famous undocumented immigrant
Following his startling personal story in The New York Times magazine, Mountain View's Pulitzer Prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas has apparently pulled off the impossible over ... |
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on Jul 23, 2011 at 4:15 pm by The Eye, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View schools show improvement in standardized tests
Local elementary, middle and high schools showed an overall improvement on state standardized test scores last year, according to education officials.
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm by frustrated, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Deported felon re-arrested at Rengstorff Park
Police say they have called Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding a previously deported felon and gang member after he was stopped Sunday evening leaving Rengstorff Pa... |
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on Apr 26, 2009 at 9:59 am by Tex, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tuesday: Plastic bag ban meeting at City Hall
The city will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. this evening to gather comments on a proposal to ban plastic bags in Mountain View's retail stores.
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 8:52 pm by dc, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supporters of Measure G greatly outspending opponents
Supporters of Measure G have raised far more than opponents of the $198 million school bond set to go to a vote in the June 5 election -- by about 60 to one. While the pro-Mea... |
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on Jun 11, 2012 at 10:09 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School bond measure near approval
The Mountain View Whisman School District board appears poised to move forward on a $198 million bond measure to pay for safety and facilities improvements at local elementary... |
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on May 13, 2012 at 4:22 pm by MV 1980, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No end to schools' battle over space
Another court ruling has been handed down in the years-long battle over classroom space between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District. Yet, neither the chart... |
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 5:49 pm by Ron Haley, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Lieber's campaign to focus on Prop. 13, budget
Former Mountain View mayor and state Assembly member Sally Lieber is known for being a Democrat further to the left than most in Sacramento, but she still has a desire to cut ... |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 10:46 pm by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council bans marijuana dispensaries
City Council members backed away from approving an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Mountain View on Tuesday and decided instead to ban them indefinitely. ... |
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on Mar 11, 2011 at 5:51 pm by MJ, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Judge overturns gay marriage ban
A federal judge in San Francisco today [Web Link overturned Proposition 8], California's ban on same-sex marriage. ... |
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on Aug 12, 2010 at 9:55 am by Alex M, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City gets first glimpse of $100,000 HSR images
Thanks to some expensive new drawings, visualizing what high speed rail will look like in Mountain View just got easier. A $100,000 contract approved by the City Council on Ma... |
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on May 19, 2010 at 5:34 pm by Jay Tulock, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Amid complaints, Google promises WiFi upgrades
While Google says it is committed to improving its network of light-pole mounted WiFi nodes in Mountain View, some users say they are tired of how unreliable the free service ... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 1:49 pm by Merry Benezra, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bag ban gets council's OK
The days of getting plastic grocery bags in Mountain View are numbered. City Council members voted on Tuesday to ban the distribution of most plastic bags in Mountain View sta... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:42 am by gcoladon, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pedestrian killed crossing California Street
A man visiting from Springfield, Ill. was struck and killed by a vehicle near the intersection of California Street and Pettis Avenue late Saturday night, a Mountain View poli... |
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 6:58 pm by Adrienne, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council struggles with its position on high-speed rail
Council members were clearly concerned Tuesday about the message they are sending as they discussed making official comments to the California High Speed Rail Authority.
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on Jul 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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