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SCHOOLS & KIDS
City of Mountain View, school districts sign short term agreement to share Shoreline property tax moneyThe city of Mountain View and local school districts came to a short-term agreement on Tuesday over how much money local...
Original post made on May. 31, 2023Last comment by gcoladon, 6 hours ago | 1 comment | 1189 Views
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Mountain View is expecting major growth. How will local schools handle all the new students who move in?Mountain View is readying for hundreds of new homes to come online in the next decade. What remains an open question is how...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2023Last comment by LongResident, 11 hours ago | 34 comments | 8474 Views
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Developer advances plan for condo project on San Antonio RoadAfter receiving encouraging feedback last year, a developer is pushing ahead with 76-condominium project on a portion of...
Original post made on May. 30, 2023Last comment by LongResident, 11 hours ago | 2 comments | 2587 Views
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Mountain View City Council supports outdoor dining changes, including expanded opportunities for live music on Castro StreetAs Mountain View prepares to transform Castro Street into a permanent pedestrian mall in the coming years, the city is beginning...
Original post made on May. 10, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, 12 hours ago | 5 comments | 3778 Views
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Mountain View becomes one of two Santa Clara County cities with a compliant housing elementThe city of Mountain View announced Friday that its housing element, a state-mandated plan for accommodate over 11,000 new...
Original post made on May. 30, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on May 30, 2023 at 3:28 pm | 2 comments | 5068 Views
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Stanford University panel examines what it means to be Asian in AmericaAn expert panel on May 16 examined the challenges facing Asian Americans, gaps in medical research, the disparities that...
Original post made on May. 29, 2023There are no comments yet. 1135 Views
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See how Mountain View’s RV hotspots have shifted since the city began enforcing its oversized vehicle rulesWhen Mountain View began officially enforcing its RV parking restrictions last October, the vehicle dwelling community felt...
Original post made on May. 26, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on May 27, 2023 at 2:55 pm | 4 comments | 9589 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman considers changing school boundaries in response to housing growthAs more housing gets built locally, the Mountain View Whisman School District is considering redrawing school attendance...
Original post made on May. 22, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on May 27, 2023 at 1:51 pm | 22 comments | 6348 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Lee Lambert announced as Foothill-De Anza's next chancellorLambert will replace Judy Miner, who has led the district for eight years and plans to retire on Sept. 5. The plan is for...
Original post made on May. 25, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 27, 2023 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 1108 Views
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Real estate activity this week: See which homes sold for $22.2M, $16M and $11.5M along the PeninsulaWant to know what's happening in the local real estate market? Take a look at our interactive charts showing home sales activity...
Original post made on May. 26, 2023Last comment by Neighbor, on May 26, 2023 at 11:09 pm | 1 comment | 1767 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves four-story office project on Bernardo AvenueA four-story office development on North Bernardo Avenue received unanimous support from the Mountain View City Council on...
Original post made on May. 25, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 26, 2023 at 4:31 pm | 3 comments | 2913 Views
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Voice honored in statewide journalism awards for news coverageThe Mountain View Voice picked up four awards for its news coverage on topics ranging from mental health to composting, according...
Original post made on May. 26, 2023Last comment by sarahdox, on May 26, 2023 at 4:20 pm | 1 comment | 910 Views
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Man gets 7 years for defrauding prospective homeowners in Santa Clara CountyA man convicted of defrauding more than two dozen families of their savings and homes has been sentenced to seven years...
Original post made on May. 26, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 26, 2023 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 1361 Views
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Mountain View lifts most water conservation measures, rescinding drought emergency in place since last yearThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday lifted restrictive water conservation measures in effect for nearly a year. Read...
Original post made on May. 26, 2023Last comment by SalsaMusic, on May 26, 2023 at 3:41 pm | 1 comment | 1310 Views
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Peninsula home sales drop by nearly half in April compared to last yearIncreased mortgage rates combined with an inventory shortage caused a significant drop in home sales statewide and along...
Original post made on May. 25, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on May 25, 2023 at 11:02 pm | 1 comment | 609 Views
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Mountain View City Council supports request for bonus office density despite concerns about jobs-housing imbalanceThe Mountain View City Council approved a request for bonus density from an office developer in North Bayshore, despite some...
Original post made on May. 25, 2023Last comment by Seth Neumann, on May 25, 2023 at 9:46 pm | 1 comment | 1850 Views
RESTAURANTS
Settlement clears way for José Andrés restaurant to cook with gas in Palo AltoFaced with a threat of a lawsuit, city administrators have reversed their earlier decision and will now allow the new restaurant...
Original post made on May. 18, 2023Last comment by Peter Davis, on May 21, 2023 at 11:18 pm | 2 comments | 807 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Under threat? Concerns swirl about student journalism's future at Mountain View High after teacher is abruptly reassignedAbrupt changes to Mountain View High School's journalism program have some students and community members questioning whether...
Original post made on May. 15, 2023Last comment by Mateo, on May 21, 2023 at 11:55 am | 6 comments | 8862 Views
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El Camino Healthcare District board raises concerns over restrictive new media policy under considerationThe El Camino Healthcare District board held off on voting on a new media policy, proposed by the hospital's marketing department,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2023Last comment by Nora S., on May 20, 2023 at 11:59 pm | 5 comments | 1970 Views
ELECTIONS
California has tried to cut the cost of insulin for years. Why it might finally succeedTo fight the skyrocketing cost of insulin, California is using multiple tactics, including making its own generic versions. Read...
Original post made on May. 20, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 20, 2023 at 2:55 pm | 2 comments | 3075 Views
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