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'Miscalculations' blamed for school district's massive budget errorsMountain View Whisman School District officials in March warned that the district was heading into deficit spending over...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Nora S., 4 hours ago | 16 comments | 300 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
For at-risk kids, mentors fan the sparkSpark, a Bay Area nonprofit that pairs working professionals with low-income middle school students of color, allow students...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2018Last comment by Ben Stewart, 9 hours ago | 1 comment | 586 Views
AROUND TOWN
LASD shrinks despite concerns over growthFor years, Los Altos School District officials have been aggressively searching for money and land to build a new school...
Original post made on May. 22, 2018Last comment by @Teacher, 9 hours ago | 28 comments | 3737 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council opts to replace apartments with rowhousesAn older cluster of apartments in Mountain View's North Whisman neighborhood will be torn down to build an equivalent number...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Fact check..., 11 hours ago | 26 comments | 3000 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden principal resigns suddenlyCrittenden Middle School Principal Angie Dillman announced her resignation Thursday afternoon, leaving the Mountain View...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by More Incompetence, 19 hours ago | 18 comments | 2762 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City rejects bid to remove downtown redwoodsA developer's plans for a large house on Sierra Avenue were defeated after dozens of Old Mountain View residents rallied...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Common sense, 20 hours ago | 27 comments | 2209 Views
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Bay Area: protests over family separation policy set for ThursdaySeveral events are being held in the Bay Area today in conjunction with a nationwide protest against the Trump Administration's...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by @second resident, on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:31 pm | 16 comments | 1660 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council adopts rules to oust committee membersThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday approved new rules for reprimanding or removing appointed committee members, including...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Lan, on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:08 pm | 6 comments | 1196 Views
ELECTIONS
To help teachers, don't change Measure VAs a long-term resident of Mountain View and a teacher for 45 years, I have grave concerns about the current housing/rental...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 12:59 pm | 5 comments | 171 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council pushes back on hefty cost of affordable housingA proposed affordable housing project at 950 W. El Camino Real hit a snag last week after Mountain View City Council members...
Original post made on May. 30, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:06 am | 55 comments | 3652 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City's growth wins praise from housing advocatesThe annual Affordable Housing Week organized by the nonprofit SV@Home was less crisis and more celebration this year -- and...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:04 am | 16 comments | 1626 Views
ELECTIONS
Council opts to replace apartments with rowhousesAn older cluster of apartments in Mountain View's North Whisman neighborhood will be torn down to build an equivalent number...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 16, 2018 at 6:03 am | 2 comments | 104 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to limit transfersSchool board members tentatively agreed to restrict the free-flow of students between schools in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jun 15, 2018 at 6:07 pm | 39 comments | 2404 Views
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Switching gears, LASD seeks to condemn Federal Realty siteLos Altos School District officials announced last week that they plan to use eminent domain to acquire land located on the...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by @Elena, on Jun 15, 2018 at 3:42 pm | 47 comments | 5926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal selected for future Whisman schoolMountain View Whisman School District officials have announced that Michael Jones, a former administrator in North Carolina...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2018Last comment by More Incompetence, on Jun 15, 2018 at 2:26 pm | 9 comments | 772 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District receives grant funding for electric vehicle chargersSeveral Bay Area locations will install more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargers after the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 15, 2018 at 12:41 pm | 4 comments | 885 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: June 8, 2018This week, letters to the editor about Measure V. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/06/13/letters-to-the-editor-june-8-2018...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Fraudulent landlord petition, on Jun 15, 2018 at 12:40 am | 1 comment | 894 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View voters lean left in primaryMountain View voters showed their progressive colors in the June 5 primary election, showing greater support for Democratic...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2018Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jun 14, 2018 at 10:48 am | 22 comments | 3035 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Overnight closure scheduled on U.S. Highway 101To allow construction work on a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across U.S. Highway 101 in East Palo Alto, Caltrans will close...
Original post made on May. 9, 2018Last comment by Jay, on Jun 14, 2018 at 5:11 am | 3 comments | 2319 Views
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Tesla to dismiss 9 percent of its workforceTesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tuesday morning on his Twitter account that the company plans to cut 9 percent of its salaried...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2018Last comment by Brad, on Jun 13, 2018 at 5:44 pm | 4 comments | 1497 Views
Fine-dining Korean restaurant to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 11 comments | 5,383 views
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 857 views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 676 views
