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Sales of e-cigarettes banned in unincorporated Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in the unincorporated parts...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Typical County action, on Nov 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 1606 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State attorney general sues Facebook over privacy violations probeCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra went to court in San Francisco Wednesday in a bid to force Facebook Inc. to provide...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Humble observer, on Nov 7, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 1374 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District enrollment drops as charter school expandsLos Altos School District's enrollment has declined for the fifth year in a row, driving down the district's total enrollment...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Pathological privileged, on Nov 7, 2019 at 8:22 am | 12 comments | 2956 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late for the bell no more: School districts seek to delay start timesStudents in Mountain View's public schools could be getting an extra half-hour of shut-eye each morning, as school districts...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by kehlar, on Nov 6, 2019 at 4:04 pm | 5 comments | 2531 Views
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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 Alternatives, on Nov 6, 2019 at 12:52 am | 8 comments | 426 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Smoke from Ranch Fire drifts into Bay AreaAn air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended through Wednesday. Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 1324 Views
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Pay raises for city manager, city clerkThe Mountain View City Council approved pay raises for City Manager Dan Rich and City Clerk Lisa Natusch. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Nov 5, 2019 at 9:22 pm | 6 comments | 1481 Views
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Mountain View looks to an e-scooters future as bike share programs languishThe City Council on Tuesday night endorsed the idea of a pilot program that would allow scooter share companies to bring...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Nothing but problems in other cities, on Nov 5, 2019 at 5:04 am | 25 comments | 4278 Views
ELECTIONS
'Two sides of the same coin': Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school disciplineA new Stanford University study has documented a direct link between unequal rates of achievement and unequal rates of discipline...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Cfrink, on Nov 5, 2019 at 1:17 am | 8 comments | 2168 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County supervisors vote to expand school mental health programs for troubled kidsSanta Clara County's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to find new ways to link children and teens with mental health...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Nov 4, 2019 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments | 1828 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No Halloween for Vargas ElementaryGhouls, witches, zombies and sundry spooky frights won't be making an appearance at the new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by mvrenter, on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 22 comments | 5002 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View police investigating string of 20 smash-and-grab vehicle burglariesResidents along Ferguson Drive in the Whisman Station neighborhood woke up to broken glass and smashed car windows Tuesday...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Frank Richards, on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:17 pm | 12 comments | 4411 Views
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El Camino completes new $96M mental health care facilityHospital leaders, politicians and community members celebrated the completion of El Camino Hospital's state-of-the-art mental...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by @ Lewis , on Nov 2, 2019 at 8:36 pm | 6 comments | 2215 Views
ELECTIONS
Stanford abruptly withdraws application for campus expansionStanford University abruptly abandoned on Friday its contentious plan to expand its campus by 3.5 million square feet, citing...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Jake, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:39 pm | 1 comment | 1867 Views
SPORTS
Oakland man threatens lawsuit over Shoreline Park injuryAn Oakland resident is threatening to sue the city of Mountain View for upward of $1 million after he reportedly broke his...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Proud Taxpayer , on Nov 1, 2019 at 3:03 pm | 12 comments | 2388 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County: Cold weather shelters open this weekSanta Clara County on Monday opened warming centers and overnight shelters due to inclement weather throughout the county...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 31, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 2 comments | 1396 Views
ELECTIONS
Landlord defends home invasion eviction attemptA Mountain View landlord who was arrested on suspicion of coordinating a brazen burglary against a family staying at an apartment...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Ed, on Oct 29, 2019 at 10:18 pm | 2 comments | 595 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Gov. Newsom rolls out state website with natural disaster, power shutoff infoGov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the launch of a new website at response.ca.gov that gathers information on a variety...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Sal, on Oct 29, 2019 at 3:35 pm | 2 comments | 1388 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County DA declines to prosecute Mountain View man arrested in motel rape caseThe Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, citing a lack of evidence, declined to press criminal charges against...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Oct 28, 2019 at 8:25 pm | 4 comments | 4500 Views
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City weighs school fees on new housing projectsThe Mountain View City Council last Tuesday night grappled with a difficult balancing act between encouraging more housing...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2019Last comment by School problem, on Oct 28, 2019 at 6:36 am | 13 comments | 2287 Views
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