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Bullis scraps plans to open new Mountain View charter school this fallBullis Mountain View officials announced Thursday that they will not open a new charter school in Mountain View this fall,...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by SRB, 1 hour ago | 42 comments | 3579 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With kids falling behind, school district to revamp Dual Immersion programDespite Mistral Elementary's promise of dual literacy, some of its most vulnerable students are struggling to learn English...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by An Interested Observer , 7 hours ago | 14 comments | 1478 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council votes to ban parking RVs, trailers on streetsMountain View city officials will begin preparing a citywide ban on large vehicles, in an effort to eventually remove the...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by mv dweller, 9 hours ago | 78 comments | 7861 Views
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Guest opinion: A time of changeIn a guest opinion, Lord's Grace Christian Church pastor and Move Mountain View president Brian Leong writes about the local...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by An RV Lot In My Neighborhood, 12 hours ago | 6 comments | 967 Views
ELECTIONS
Mayor's misfire email suggests she wants to thwart housing plansA message sent out accidentally by Mayor Lisa Matichak is being seized on as proof she is trying to undermine housing development...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by SRB, 14 hours ago | 133 comments | 9897 Views
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Milk Pail Market to closeAfter 45 years in Mountain View, the popular Milk Pail Market will be closing its doors permanently. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by MVtaxpayer, 14 hours ago | 29 comments | 10930 Views
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Crime brief: Palo Alto man suspected of car burglary arrestedA 47-year-old Palo Alto man was arrested Monday after he was allegedly seen checking door handles on vehicles in the San...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 725 Views
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Former president of Peru arrested in West Menlo ParkA former president of Peru, who now lives in Los Altos, was arrested Sunday in unincorporated Menlo Park on suspicion of...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Holy Toledo!, on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:23 am | 8 comments | 2329 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Union's ballot measure would force voter approval of El Camino Hospital expansionsHealth care union members filed a ballot initiative Monday that would force El Camino Hospital officials to ask for voter...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by FormerSurgicalPatient, on Mar 20, 2019 at 6:12 pm | 2 comments | 1085 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two students continue lawsuit over college admissions scandalTwo students have dropped out of a federal lawsuit filed over the college admissions cheating scandal but two others are...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Ron MV, on Mar 20, 2019 at 3:58 pm | 4 comments | 1087 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis MV to accept old Stevenson siteBattles over facilities may be commonplace between school districts and charter schools across California, but the Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982June, on Mar 19, 2019 at 2:22 pm | 23 comments | 4549 Views
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City joins fight against federal immigration clampdownThe city of Mountain View is supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming proposed changes to federal immigration...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2019Last comment by Rodger, on Mar 18, 2019 at 7:10 pm | 8 comments | 2424 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pressure over college admissions 'out of control'A multimillion-dollar college admissions bribery scandal that involved both local parents and hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by mom, on Mar 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 8 comments | 1701 Views
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County calls on Stanford to ramp up staff housingSanta Clara County may require Stanford University to nearly quadruple the number of housing units it has to produce for...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Mar 17, 2019 at 8:46 pm | 1 comment | 2316 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Driver hurt in fiery collisionSix emergency-response units were called out to rescue a driver whose car rolled over on Central Expressway in Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2019Last comment by Dan Wright, on Mar 17, 2019 at 9:28 am | 2 comments | 6188 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Charter school lottery delayed as disagreements festerOfficials from a new charter school and the Mountain View Whisman School District locked horns at a school board meeting...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Mar 16, 2019 at 6:06 pm | 52 comments | 3360 Views
OTHER ISSUES
School board: Google needs to do moreMountain View Whisman school board members were underwhelmed last week by Google's latest offer for a future school in North...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Mar 16, 2019 at 5:20 pm | 12 comments | 377 Views
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A neighborhood association on wheelsLacking a safety net, nearly half of Americans are estimated to be one crisis away from the poorhouse. They could be pushed...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Mar 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 2727 Views
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Students walk out to protest inaction on climate changeClose to 100 Los Altos High School students took to the streets Friday to protest the Trump Administration and federal legislators...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by William Hitchens, on Mar 15, 2019 at 3:49 pm | 11 comments | 1694 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Common-sense policy Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/03/08/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Not Funny, on Mar 14, 2019 at 4:39 pm | 3 comments | 236 Views
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