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East Bay men arrested following chaotic robbery attemptMountain View police arrested two men on Google's campus Tuesday afternoon after a bizarre robbery attempt where the suspects...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2017Last comment by Waldo, on Aug 18, 2017 at 11:01 pm | 3 comments | 3101 Views
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Guest opinion: Rental committee member clarifies meeting actionsI would like to clarify some of the issues raised in your recent article, "Rent committee pursues landlord-friendly policy"(<I>Voice</I></B>,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by Shame, on Aug 17, 2017 at 3:54 pm | 17 comments | 775 Views
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Dueling rallies at Google this weekendThe deadly clashes between alt-right demonstrators and counter-protesters in Charlotteville, Virginia have shaken the nation,...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Aug 16, 2017 at 5:30 pm | 19 comments | 8801 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Vote tonight on new health care district board memberThe El Camino Healthcare District's board of directors is scheduled tonight to consider appointing one of 13 applicants to...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2017Last comment by Jaz, on Aug 16, 2017 at 3:41 pm | 1 comment | 1604 Views
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Rent control rumored to be driving apartment salesMountain View's rent-control program has already survived political and legal trials — but what about the business...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by @YIMBY, on Aug 16, 2017 at 11:35 am | 13 comments | 1018 Views
BOOKS
Actor John Heard died of natural causesActor John Heard, whose body was found in a Palo Alto hotel room in July, died of natural causes, the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2017There are no comments yet. 1283 Views
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Vigil against hate attracts hundredsSeveral hundred people marched in a candlelight procession in Mountain View on Sunday night in solidarity against white supremacist...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by Steve Old Town, on Aug 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm | 13 comments | 2850 Views
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Where are all the Google cars (Waymo)?We had out of town guests staying with us and they wanted to see all the Silicon Valley sights. On a couple of occasions...
Original post made by PA Resident on Aug. 12, 2017Last comment by Darin, on Aug 15, 2017 at 2:54 pm | 5 comments | 234 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dust still settling as MV kids return to schoolDozens of kindergarteners from all over Mountain View filed into brand new portable classrooms at Stevenson Elementary on...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by Sue, on Aug 15, 2017 at 10:11 am | 3 comments | 4518 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrain fares to increase in OctoberCaltrain fares are going up, with adult fares increasing 25 cents as of Oct. 1, to provide revenue to cover the cost of operating...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by Fare Evasion, on Aug 14, 2017 at 2:37 pm | 10 comments | 2372 Views
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Vigils today respond to Charlottesville violenceResidents and local groups are holding vigils on Sunday after the violence by extremist right-wing groups in Charlottesville,...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2017Last comment by nicole, on Aug 14, 2017 at 12:22 pm | 14 comments | 2312 Views
ELECTIONS
Independent groups pump cash into Assembly campaignWith the crowded race to succeed Assemblyman Rich Gordon in the 24th District heading into the final stretch, independent...
Original post made on May. 23, 2016Last comment by Has Berman accomplished anything?, on Aug 14, 2017 at 8:19 am | 20 comments | 3513 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City signals concern over Army's Orion Park plansSure, it may be a Superfund site, but the former military housing compound known as Orion Park is still a lucrative piece...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by citizen of USA, on Aug 14, 2017 at 7:33 am | 12 comments | 2788 Views
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Free summer lunch program reaches more hungry childrenIn just two years, the Mountain View Whisman School District has quadrupled the number of meals served to hungry kids during...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2017 at 7:19 am | 7 comments | 3168 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local motorcycling figure Kari Prager diesKari Prager, longtime owner of the California BMW and Triumph motorcycle dealership in Mountain View, passed away at his...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by Mark Andreasen, on Aug 12, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 32 comments | 26822 Views
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Crime briefs: Bicyclist stopped; construction tools swipedThis week in police reports, two storage lockers were burglarized and police arrested a bicyclist after allegedly finding...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by resident, on Aug 11, 2017 at 12:12 pm | 1 comment | 1909 Views
OTHER ISSUES
FAA report looks to change noisy SFO-arrivals pathA new flight path that would reduce noise over Palo Alto and surrounding cities is being developed by the Federal Aviation...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2017Last comment by A320Whistle, on Aug 11, 2017 at 11:36 am | 8 comments | 3253 Views
ELECTIONS
Georgia hospital executive hired to lead El Camino HospitalEl Camino Hospital's board of directors agreed Wednesday night to hire Dan Woods as the hospital's next president and CEO. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2017Last comment by Melinda, on Aug 11, 2017 at 2:44 am | 3 comments | 5573 Views
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Debate over rent control's start date heading to courtMountain View's new rent-control measure is headed back to the courtroom. Earlier this week, the city's Rental Housing Committee...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Aug 10, 2017 at 7:57 pm | 26 comments | 3043 Views
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Waldorf School of the Peninsula to Raffle a 2017 Tesla Model XWaldorf School of the Peninsula is honored to announce the Eric Lee Brandenburg Memorial Raffle. The grand prize is a...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Aug. 10, 2017There are no comments yet. 152 Views
QBB opens in Mountain View
By Elena Kadvany | 10 comments | 3,177 views
Legacy
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 963 views
Become a Master Gardener - Deadline Sept 21
By Laura Stec | 2 comments | 943 views
Top restaurants to check out
Mountain View Voice readers have officially decided. See which local restaurants and businesses can now claim the title — Best Of Mountain View 2017.
