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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lawsuit: Theuerkauf teacher says she was fired after reporting sexual harassmentA former Theuerkauf Elementary School teacher filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired in retaliation for reporting a hostile...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Mtn View Mama, 1 hour ago | 11 comments | 2061 Views
AROUND TOWN
School district ready to revoke Bullis Mountain View's charterEfforts to open a new charter school in Mountain View are expected to end unceremoniously next month, as school district...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, 8 hours ago | 12 comments | 969 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: Time for City Council to show it's serious about housingIt's abundantly clear there's a housing crisis in Mountain View and the Bay Area at large. What isn't clear is what the Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, 13 hours ago | 11 comments | 1283 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Los Altos man pleads no contest to stalking, threatening womanA Los Altos man accused of stalking and threatening a woman over the course of 12 years pleaded no contest to two felonies...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by Uhg, 15 hours ago | 4 comments | 1104 Views
AROUND TOWN
E-scooters could be coming to MVLove them or hate them, e-scooters could soon be wheeling into Mountain View. At a May 13 meeting, a City Council subcommittee...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Please no, 15 hours ago | 18 comments | 2127 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: three bikes stolen in townhouse burglaryPolice are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly entered a townhouse complex in Mountain View and stole three expensive...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by MV Resident , on May 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments | 1050 Views
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Ro Khanna makes economic case for Green New DealA rising star in the Democratic Party's progressive faction, South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna spoke on Saturday to promote the Green...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Not again, on May 20, 2019 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 738 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district ready to revoke Bullis Mountain View's charterEfforts to open a new charter school in Mountain View are expected to end unceremoniously next month, as school district...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 20, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 12 comments | 928 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Audience participationWearing a broad smile, Charlotte listens to librarian Renee Ting singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" at the Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by , on May 20, 2019 at 8:20 am | 1 comment | 998 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: Burglars strike four cars at Mountain View Icon movie theaterFour vehicles were burglarized Tuesday evening outside of the Icon Movie Theatre in the San Antonio Shopping Center, according...
Original post made on May. 6, 2019Last comment by a MV resident, on May 20, 2019 at 7:17 am | 4 comments | 3476 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter OKs two-year facilities agreement with LASD, averting standoffThe Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School announced a two-year facilities agreement, buying more time to hammer...
Original post made on May. 12, 2019Last comment by @MartyK, on May 18, 2019 at 1:01 pm | 19 comments | 2245 Views
AROUND TOWN
The high price of affordable housingIn some ways, it was a perfect deal, but a 71-unit affordable housing project still faced a skeptical audience at a Mountain...
Original post made on May. 2, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 17, 2019 at 8:40 pm | 20 comments | 3405 Views
AROUND TOWN
Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 17, 2019 at 8:00 pm | 10 comments | 2607 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Major upgrades transform downtown church into hub of homeless servicesEight years ago, Hope's Corner began providing meals for dozens of homeless and needy residents on Saturday mornings. Now...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on May 17, 2019 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 2064 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council boosts housing loans for city staffersFor more than a decade, Mountain View has offered loans to help its rank-and-file workers pay for buying a home, but the...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Pat on the Stevens Creek Trail, on May 17, 2019 at 6:14 pm | 1 comment | 1507 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Ed, on May 17, 2019 at 6:08 am | 1 comment | 1926 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>Marijuana sales Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/05/17/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Gary, on May 17, 2019 at 1:14 am | 1 comment | 137 Views
ELECTIONS
Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by , on May 17, 2019 at 12:46 am | 1 comment | 1314 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View leases land for safe parking, affordable housingCity of Mountain View officials on Tuesday signed a deal to lease and eventually buy an unused property from the Valley Transportation...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by For your dogs to poop in..., on May 16, 2019 at 9:46 pm | 12 comments | 3053 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrain's proposed four-track station could be built in Mountain ViewCaltrain's plan to expand its system could require the agency to construct a four-track segment in Palo Alto -- a proposal...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Doug Pearson, on May 16, 2019 at 7:51 pm | 5 comments | 2115 Views
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Best of Mountain View ballot is here
It's time to decide what local business is worthy of the title "Best Of Mountain View" — and you get to decide! Cast your ballot online. Voting ends May 27th. Stay tuned for the results in the July 19th issue of the Mountain View Voice.
