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Police investigating armed robbery outside SafewayPolice are investigating reports of an armed robbery in a Safeway parking lot last week after the two victims told police...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by Sophie mutter, on Jun 27, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 12 comments | 3354 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to limit transfersSchool board members tentatively agreed to restrict the free-flow of students between schools in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jun 27, 2018 at 3:47 pm | 52 comments | 3146 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: June 22, 2018This week, letters to the editor about Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary, Measure V and the June 5 election. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jun 26, 2018 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 1895 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Alison Hicks joins council raceLongtime resident Alison Hicks is throwing her hat into the ring, becoming the latest candidate to join the race for City...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Ralph, on Jun 26, 2018 at 7:45 am | 35 comments | 2928 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Report finds 5K MV homes at risk of collapse in an earthquakeMore than one out of every seven homes in Mountain View may be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake, a nearly five-fold...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2018Last comment by Wayne, on Jun 25, 2018 at 3:10 pm | 15 comments | 4304 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Menlo Park family helps raise more than $16 million to reunite immigrant familiesAfter seeing a striking photo of a 2-year-old child crying after being separated from her family by border patrol agents,...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by @Cuernavaca, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:58 pm | 14 comments | 3005 Views
AROUND TOWN
New rental bike services launch in MVStarting Tuesday, hundreds of new "smart bikes" are being rolled out in Mountain View for anyone to rent out. Read the...
Original post made on May. 8, 2018Last comment by Abandonded Lime bike, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:20 pm | 22 comments | 5015 Views
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School coin drive raises $40,000 for playgroundLocal school kids have collected a small fortune in small change to help pay for a new playground. A student coin drive at...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by ML Kyle, on Jun 25, 2018 at 11:25 am | 5 comments | 1588 Views
ELECTIONS
'Miscalculations' blamed for school district's massive budget errorsMountain View Whisman School District officials in March warned that the district was heading into deficit spending over...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Can't even count?, on Jun 25, 2018 at 4:46 am | 22 comments | 1025 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: To help teachers, don't change Measure VIn an op-ed, teacher Bonnie Malouf writes about her concerns over the current housing/rental market and how it impacts schools. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 24, 2018 at 8:03 pm | 36 comments | 1301 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to MVAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Public Money, on Jun 24, 2018 at 1:58 pm | 4 comments | 257 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home salesA complete listing of home sales on the Midpeninsula. Read the full story here https://mv-voice.com/news/2018/06/14/home-sales...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jun 23, 2018 at 8:05 pm | 3 comments | 462 Views
ELECTIONS
Inks joins council race, seeking third termAnother veteran of Mountain View politics is throwing his hat into the ring. John Inks, who left the council in 2016 after...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 23, 2018 at 7:59 pm | 29 comments | 2426 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV man identified in fatal motorcycle crashA motorcyclist who was killed in a Tuesday night collision on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale has been identified as a Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by SUNNYVALE, on Jun 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm | 5 comments | 5150 Views
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Sports bar ordered to remove outdoor patioFollowing a string of noise complaints, Mountain View officials are clamping down on O'Malley's Sports Bar, ordering the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2018Last comment by Uh, yah., on Jun 22, 2018 at 2:54 pm | 16 comments | 6152 Views
ELECTIONS
Recall chair seeks attorneys fees from judgeThe chair of the successful effort to unseat Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky is asking him to pay $112,456...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Ralph, on Jun 22, 2018 at 5:25 am | 17 comments | 1787 Views
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City approves rosy budget for new yearPointing to a healthy outlook, Mountain View leaders on Tuesday passed their city budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by Bill, on Jun 21, 2018 at 3:19 pm | 1 comment | 1423 Views
AROUND TOWN
Switching gears, LASD seeks to condemn Federal Realty siteLos Altos School District officials announced last week that they plan to use eminent domain to acquire land located on the...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Acronym Explainer, on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 53 comments | 7372 Views
AROUND TOWN
County pitches in for safe parkingMountain View's push to create a safe parking program for people living out of their vehicles is getting some major help...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Bill H, on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:13 pm | 5 comments | 1376 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principal selected for future Whisman schoolMountain View Whisman School District officials have announced that Michael Jones, a former administrator in North Carolina...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2018Last comment by Smelly, on Jun 19, 2018 at 6:34 pm | 10 comments | 966 Views
Flights to replace Shiva's in Mountain View
By Elena Kadvany | 7 comments | 4,174 views
Thought and Matter: A Young Man's Search for Interest and Meaning
By Aldis Petriceks | 5 comments | 1,404 views
Couples: When You’re Frustrated with Your Teen
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 749 views
