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Scores of protestors gather at 'Bans Off Our Bodies' protest in downtown Mountain ViewProtestors gathered in downtown Mountain View Saturday to voice their support for abortion rights as part of a nationwide...
Original post made on May. 16, 2022Last comment by Neighbor, 14 hours ago | 4 comments | 2473 Views
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Mountain View approves controversial infill apartments despite concerns over trees, air qualityIt was a tough series of trade-offs involving trees, parking and environmental health, but the Mountain View City Council...
Original post made on May. 11, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, 17 hours ago | 24 comments | 13685 Views
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Mountain View looks to replace safe parking site with high-density affordable housingA former Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) parking lot currently serving homeless residents in Mountain View could soon...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by LongResident, 20 hours ago | 12 comments | 3309 Views
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Two injured when teen accidentally discharges firearm in parked vehicleTwo teenagers were injured early Thursday morning when one of them accidentally discharged a firearm while he was in his...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by , on May 13, 2022 at 3:49 pm | 1 comment | 1109 Views
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With more enforcement power than ever, state relies on activists to enforce the 'duplex law'Senate Bill 9 was expected to herald the end of single-family zoning. But four months in, little has changed. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 3, 2022Last comment by Momandpoplandlord, on May 13, 2022 at 3:14 pm | 10 comments | 2534 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Our election recommendationsThe editorial board offers its recommendations in the races for Congressional District 16 and Santa Clara County sheriff,...
Original post made on May. 12, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on May 13, 2022 at 10:12 am | 9 comments | 2307 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19%Ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, Californians used substantially more water after a record-dry three months gripped...
Original post made on May. 12, 2022Last comment by AB, on May 12, 2022 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 695 Views
ELECTIONS
Congresswomen, speaking in Mountain View, say overturning Roe v. Wade threatens democracyReps. Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren declared that the U.S. Supreme Court going against public opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade...
Original post made on May. 9, 2022Last comment by Cordelia, on May 11, 2022 at 10:52 pm | 5 comments | 1935 Views
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Mountain View's planning commission backs seven-story office project at San Antonio Center following big revisionsThe third redevelopment phase of Mountain View's San Antonio shopping center is nearing the finish line, after the city's...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2022Last comment by Andrew G., on May 10, 2022 at 3:30 pm | 24 comments | 4452 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police investigating antisemitic graffiti at an elementary school as a hate crimeThe Mountain View Police Department is investigating antisemitic graffiti discovered at Landels Elementary School this week...
Original post made on May. 10, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 10, 2022 at 8:59 am | 1 comment | 2338 Views
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With thefts up almost 300% nationally, three county auto businesses partner with Los Altos police to help thwart catalytic converter thievesThree automotive businesses in Santa Clara County have partnered with the Los Altos Police Department in an effort to reduce...
Original post made on May. 9, 2022Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on May 9, 2022 at 9:55 pm | 3 comments | 2432 Views
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SF's DA says he's 'ready, willing and able' to file more lawsuits against lawyers in 'drive-by' ADA lawsuitsSan Francisco's district attorney said the "historic" lawsuit that his office filed against a San Diego law firm for allegedly...
Original post made on May. 9, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on May 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm | 1 comment | 1658 Views
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Intuit agrees to pay $141M for upselling TurboTax services to low-income taxpayersSanta Clara County Counsel James Williams and state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $141 million nationwide settlement...
Original post made on May. 5, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on May 8, 2022 at 5:26 pm | 3 comments | 1069 Views
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Bevri's quest to spread Georgian cuisine is only beginningBevri owner Pavel Sirotin says there's still plenty of work to do in spreading Georgian cuisine across the Bay Area, an effort...
Original post made on May. 7, 2022Last comment by Brian, on May 7, 2022 at 10:54 pm | 1 comment | 1078 Views
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Federal judge finds ADA plaintiff's testimony 'not credible,' dismisses suit against Peninsula restaurantA federal judge has found that a disabled plaintiff's testimony was "not credible" and dismissed his suit under the Americans...
Original post made on May. 6, 2022Last comment by , on May 6, 2022 at 9:48 pm | 1 comment | 3270 Views
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Restoration work finally underway at Mountain View's iconic Hangar OneFor more than a decade, Hangar One has sat, stripped down to its skeletal frame, unused and exposed to the elements. But...
Original post made on May. 5, 2022Last comment by Ray, on May 6, 2022 at 5:48 am | 2 comments | 6763 Views
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Developer seeks to replace Mountain View auto repair shop with housingThe home of the former Motor Car Tune Up off of Moffett Boulevard could soon transform into four-story housing, under a new...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on May 5, 2022 at 11:32 pm | 21 comments | 7379 Views
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Living in a pod? New concept in affordable shared housing emerges in Palo AltoIts name has the cachet of a trendy Brooklyn home, but Brownstone Shared Housing has brought a new housing concept that is...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022Last comment by Eva, on May 5, 2022 at 10:03 pm | 2 comments | 2733 Views
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'Shocking and appalling': Bay Area leaders gearing up to protect access to legal abortions in CaliforniaLocal politicians are grappling with the possibility of a reversal on federal abortion rights in light of a leaked Supreme...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 1067 Views
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Thousands of Stanford and Packard nurses vote to authorize strikeA whopping 93% of voting members of a nurses union on Thursday authorized their leaders to call a strike against Stanford...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 1496 Views
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