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RESTAURANTS
Your food is here. It's from a restaurant that doesn't exist.Virtual restaurants, which live on mobile delivery apps and operate out of the kitchens of brick-and-mortar restaurants,...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by We are the car-less generation, on Nov 15, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 2 comments | 4126 Views
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Burglary suspects try to evade arrest, crash car outside Mountain View police departmentThree men suspected of burglarizing cars in Mountain View tried to evade arrest in a Mercedes on Wednesday night, but ended...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Dr. Jbm Ssentongo, on Nov 15, 2019 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 3031 Views
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Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by sherber, on Nov 13, 2019 at 9:40 pm | 2 comments | 1117 Views
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Shenandoah military housing site eyed for school, affordable housingMountain View's city leaders are beginning to lay the groundwork for transforming 17 acres of federally owned land into a...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Ok, on Nov 13, 2019 at 5:52 pm | 10 comments | 4458 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Body found in parked car is missing tech CEO last seen in Palo AltoA Utah woman reported missing since Oct. 7, when she was last seen in Palo Alto, and found dead in San Jose late last week...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Lexi, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:05 pm | 2 comments | 2145 Views
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Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by ZeroZero Win, on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:22 am | 9 comments | 1876 Views
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Mountain View City Council backs natural gas ban for all new homesThe Mountain View City Council took a strong stance in battling climate change, unanimously approving new building codes...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by @Gary W, on Nov 12, 2019 at 1:56 pm | 77 comments | 12606 Views
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Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undoneThe largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by BDBD, on Nov 12, 2019 at 1:15 pm | 4 comments | 5265 Views
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Guest opinion: Making basic human needs a realityIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Michelle Novak calls on tech companies like Google to help come up with solutions...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by member, on Nov 12, 2019 at 9:31 am | 6 comments | 2147 Views
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Letters to the editor: Rent control, test scores, El Camino improvementsLetters to the editor in the Oct. 25 issue about Measure V, El Camino improvements and standardized test scores. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Judi, on Nov 12, 2019 at 8:16 am | 6 comments | 1646 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: In the driver's seatWith more cars clogging already jammed roadways and more companies testing self-driving technology, it's essential that Caltrans...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Nov 12, 2019 at 3:07 am | 2 comments | 1486 Views
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A different kind of condo complexIf you didn't know what you were looking at, the Mountain View Cohousing Community appears to be like any other apartment...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2019Last comment by OMV Neighbor, on Nov 10, 2019 at 11:58 pm | 4 comments | 2669 Views
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City unveils wishful vision for North Bayshore gateway siteThe city of Mountain View is drafting plans for a vibrant, dense hub for the "gateway" into North Bayshore, designed to attract...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by That MV Guy, on Nov 10, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 5 comments | 3209 Views
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Spare the Air alerts called for Saturday and Sunday, wood burning bannedA high-pressure system trapping smoke over the Bay Area spurred the air district to issue the winter season's first Spare...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by resident, on Nov 10, 2019 at 11:46 am | 1 comment | 1180 Views
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Mountain View lays out $81 million plan for El Camino RealA new streetscape plan lays out $81 million in future improvements for El Camino Real with much of that funding expected...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2019Last comment by Sane Biker, on Nov 9, 2019 at 4:18 pm | 18 comments | 8396 Views
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If you haven't turned 70 yet, don't retireA Stanford University study on the financial benefits of delaying retirement until age 70 found that seniors can gain a significant...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Nov 9, 2019 at 8:26 am | 11 comments | 2500 Views
ELECTIONS
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Stanford like Google, on Nov 8, 2019 at 5:57 pm | 1 comment | 1524 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district drops plans to relocate Freestyle AcademyThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is giving up on plans to move Freestyle Academy, a cutting-edge art and...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Putting Children First, on Nov 8, 2019 at 12:28 pm | 2 comments | 2189 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No more offices without new homesThe Mountain View City Council voted Tuesday night to approve the East Whisman Precise Plan, a comprehensive strategy to...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Former MV resident, on Nov 8, 2019 at 8:40 am | 23 comments | 12052 Views
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Man arrested in connection to Mountain View Kohl's theft found with stolen police gearA San Francisco man was arrested outside of the Kohl's in Mountain View on Friday last week after he was found with a U-Haul...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Nov 7, 2019 at 5:19 pm | 2 comments | 2579 Views
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The holidays are here!
From live music to a visit with Santa, here's a look at some local holiday activities to help you get into the spirit of the season.
