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Mountain View autonomous flight company files lawsuit, claims competitor stole its designA legal battle is brewing between two local companies vying to create flying autonomous air-taxis, with one alleging that...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by catrov, on Apr 11, 2021 at 11:08 am | 4 comments | 5511 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Vaccine passports in California? Answers to your questionsCalifornia has no plans to administer a passport. But the state is sending mixed messages to businesses about the need to...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Sam, on Apr 10, 2021 at 9:20 am | 4 comments | 1425 Views
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Castro Street could stay closed to traffic after the COVID-19 pandemicMountain View's experimental closure of Castro Street during the pandemic has temporarily transformed the city's downtown...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Polomom, on Apr 8, 2021 at 11:27 am | 22 comments | 4829 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City gets an earful over plans to turn Crestview Hotel into homeless housingPlans to convert a Mountain View hotel into housing for the homeless were met Tuesday with heavy skepticism and concerns...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2021Last comment by Jimmy, on Apr 6, 2021 at 7:39 pm | 36 comments | 10266 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: California needs an equitable strategy for transitioning to all-electric buildingsIn an op-ed first published by CalMatters, Ethan Elkind and Ted Lamm argue why state leaders should develop a strategy for...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2021Last comment by bluesjr, on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:23 pm | 3 comments | 1559 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: Rise in youth suicide needs joint effort from educators, health providersIn an op-ed, the California School-Based Health Alliance executive director advocates for the passage of AB 563, introduced...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Apr 6, 2021 at 5:18 pm | 3 comments | 1524 Views
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Concord man arrested in connection to machete assault in Mountain ViewPolice arrested a Concord man last week after he allegedly attacked a resident with a machete near Rengstorff Park in the...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2021Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Apr 5, 2021 at 5:15 pm | 2 comments | 2450 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Her worst fear comes true: Daughter loses both parents to COVID-19Christine Walker had just said her final farewell to her father on Dec. 26, when three weeks later, she found herself saying...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2021Last comment by cancerfoe, on Apr 5, 2021 at 3:42 pm | 1 comment | 1722 Views
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Theft of rubber duck statue in Mountain View leads to to arrestsThree people suspected in the theft of a rubber duck statue from a front yard last month were arrested Thursday, Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2021Last comment by Ron MV, on Apr 5, 2021 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 2272 Views
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Hate incidents in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County jump dramaticallyWhile there are far fewer known hate crimes, the number of incidents is likely in the hundreds or thousands in the county,...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2021Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Apr 2, 2021 at 4:52 pm | 2 comments | 2990 Views
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Neighbors divided over Mountain View's bid to convert hotel to homeless housingIt wasn't long after the city of Mountain View announced its intent to convert a hotel into homeless housing that the petitions...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021Last comment by Jesse H, on Apr 1, 2021 at 11:27 pm | 6 comments | 5524 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County launches program to help victims who are strangled in domestic violence attacksSome of the most violent and lethal attacks in domestic violence cases often go unnoticed and unreported, putting the health...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 1, 2021 at 11:20 am | 1 comment | 3092 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Vaccine appointments may be backed up for several weeksCalifornians frustrated by the never-ending hunt for COVID-19 vaccine appointments may have to wait several weeks until appointments...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2021Last comment by Nora S., on Apr 1, 2021 at 10:30 am | 1 comment | 2418 Views
ELECTIONS
Siblings plead guilty to stealing $4M in laptops from Stanford UniversityAn ex-Stanford worker and her brother have pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to thefts of more than 800 Apple MacBooks....
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2021Last comment by Frank Johnson, on Apr 1, 2021 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 2900 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Desk spacing arguments rage as big school districts plan April reopeningWhile most of California's largest school districts plan on having in-person instruction in April, there's still widespread...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2021Last comment by Frank Johnson, on Apr 1, 2021 at 6:24 am | 1 comment | 2625 Views
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Mountain View City Council looks to convert hotel into homeless housingA Mountain View hotel could soon be home to dozens of homeless residents and recently displaced tenants, after council members...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2021Last comment by Xiaoyi, on Mar 31, 2021 at 10:45 pm | 25 comments | 12422 Views
OTHER ISSUES
More scrutiny but no charges for Palo Alto officer after his dog attacks Mountain View manThe recently released video of a Palo Alto police dog attacking a Mountain View resident who was sleeping in a backyard shed...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2021Last comment by MyOpinion, on Mar 31, 2021 at 3:25 pm | 3 comments | 3971 Views
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Editorial: The things we've carriedWhile we are all eager to move past the pandemic, we should recognize that there are some aspects of life from the past year...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2021Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Mar 29, 2021 at 5:01 pm | 1 comment | 2611 Views
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Mountain View's annual 'state of the city' calls for optimism as COVID-19 case counts declineMountain View city officials are taking a cheery approach to an upcoming State of the City event this week, calling the future...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 29, 2021 at 3:29 pm | 2 comments | 4076 Views
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Santa Clara County advocates celebrate win for immigrantsSanta Clara County scored a substantial legal victory this month when the U.S. Department of Justice dropped an appeal on...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 29, 2021 at 3:20 pm | 1 comment | 3169 Views
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