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ELECTIONS
Facebook cuts deal for free worker mealsAs Facebook launches a massive new office campus in Mountain View, the tech giant will be allowed to keep one of its most...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Money always wins, 1 hour ago | 10 comments | 8304 Views
ELECTIONS
High school stadium lights get go-aheadMountain View-Los Altos High School District board members unanimously agreed Tuesday night to move forward on a plan to...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by It'll be fine, 3 hours ago | 15 comments | 357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent urged charter school to slow downSuperintendent Ayinde Rudolph's request that Bullis Charter School to put the brakes on plans to open a new campus in the...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2018Last comment by Minnie Mouse, 6 hours ago | 31 comments | 3425 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council goes big on housing for Terra BellaMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night that the industrial Terra Bella region of Mountain View is ripe for...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Living, 9 hours ago | 11 comments | 3864 Views
ELECTIONS
Late contributions boost City Council campaignsCampaign donations are pouring in for John Inks in his bid for a third term on the Mountain View City Council. Just days...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, 12 hours ago | 4 comments | 201 Views
AROUND TOWN
Measure to curb rent control headed for 2020 ballotA voter measure to nullify most provisions of Mountain View's rent control program is headed for the 2020 ballot. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by ekim esor, 12 hours ago | 21 comments | 2096 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ways to help victims of the Camp FireSeveral Midpeninsula organizations are collecting goods and organizing volunteers to help those affected by the still out-of-control...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by Sarah, 13 hours ago | 3 comments | 1487 Views
AROUND TOWN
A waste bucket cracks open a foul problemLast month, a byproduct of Mountain View's most vexing problem plopped right in front of a Shoreline West house. It was a...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Grumpy Minority, 13 hours ago | 19 comments | 208 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis seeks space at Mountain View schoolsBullis Charter School officials have formally asked for a stand-alone campus at one of the Mountain View Whisman School District's...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by Miney Corr, 14 hours ago | 52 comments | 3534 Views
OTHER ISSUES
VTA offers free rides FridayThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is offering free rides today on all bus and light rail service due to the...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by William Hitchens, 15 hours ago | 3 comments | 597 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hot-button project delayed by developerMountain View officials are postponing plans to raze 20 rent-controlled apartments to make room for 15 new row houses. The...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Doug Pearson, 16 hours ago | 7 comments | 979 Views
AROUND TOWN
Weekend car burglary spree outside Century 16Mountain View police detectives are investigating a smash-and-grab spree outside of the Century Cinema 16 movie theaters...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Confused, 16 hours ago | 21 comments | 6248 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charter school advocates accuse district of 'scare tactics'Representatives from the California Charter School Association (CCSA) are urging Mountain View Whisman School District officials...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Nov 16, 2018 at 12:36 am | 44 comments | 4320 Views
ELECTIONS
Google moves to next stage of campus plansMoving into the next phase of its showpiece campus plans, Google officials submitted new architecture designs in recent days...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2018Last comment by Tax Payer, on Nov 15, 2018 at 11:09 pm | 12 comments | 5726 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Lingering smoke forces school closuresMuch of the Bay Area remained under a haze of smoke Thursday, with unhealthy air conditions that prompted Foothill College...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Jim Neal, on Nov 15, 2018 at 10:15 pm | 3 comments | 4124 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Conley, Wheeler poised to win MV Whisman school board raceLongtime school board member Ellen Wheeler and challenger Devon Conley are expected to take the two seats up for election...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Hopeful, on Nov 15, 2018 at 8:12 pm | 5 comments | 2215 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View firefighters battling Camp FireMany firefighters from the Bay Area and elsewhere have responded to the destructive Camp Fire that continues to burn in Butte...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Bill, on Nov 14, 2018 at 1:06 pm | 3 comments | 3552 Views
ELECTIONS
Showalter pulls ahead for third seat on City CouncilWith votes still being tabulated, the winners in the Mountain View City Council race appear to be shifting. As of Tuesday...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by Grumpy Minority, on Nov 13, 2018 at 7:58 pm | 18 comments | 4045 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High schools seek pros for advice on science and tech educationThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is calling on pros from local industries to weigh in on how to best tailor...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by MathBasics, on Nov 13, 2018 at 11:01 am | 4 comments | 2453 Views
ELECTIONS
Kamei coasts to win; other candidates duke it outIt looks like a shake-up is coming to the Mountain View City Council with Planning Commissioner Ellen Kamei taking the lead...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Angel, on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:04 am | 69 comments | 11253 Views
Trials of My Grandmother
By Aldis Petriceks | 3 comments | 1,292 views
Lakes and Larders (part 2)
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,028 views
Salt & Straw Palo Alto to open Nov. 23
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 869 views
