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School district shifts gears on paying off new school constructionMountain View Whisman School District officials are switching up how to pay off millions of dollars in construction debt,...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Old Enough to Know Better, on Sep 11, 2019 at 8:57 am | 14 comments | 3387 Views
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City reconsiders Google land purchaseMountain View leaders are considering renegotiating a $28 million deal to purchase a North Bayshore office property from...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 11, 2019 at 8:15 am | 17 comments | 13471 Views
ELECTIONS
When a neighborhood's days are numberedWith each passing day, the apartments at 2310 Rock St. increasingly resemble a ghost town. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/09/06/when-a-neighbor...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 9, 2019 at 11:34 am | 22 comments | 683 Views
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Ukulele lessons, no strings attached at Mountain View LibraryNewbies and regulars converge at free monthly event to play and sing together at the Mountain View Public Library. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Fair, on Sep 9, 2019 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 4709 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View council swiftly approves drone policy for city staff useThe Mountain View City Council was quick to embrace a new policy Tuesday allowing city employees to use drones, saying the...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by V. Putin, on Sep 8, 2019 at 11:48 am | 5 comments | 2379 Views
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Los Altos father, daughter among dead in Southern California dive boat fireTwo Los Altos residents, a Mountain View High School graduate and her father, are among those who died in a boat fire early...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by neighbor, on Sep 7, 2019 at 5:17 pm | 6 comments | 6268 Views
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Mountain View relaunches cannabis business applications after major changesMountain View is accepting applications to open up to three cannabis businesses in the city, resuscitating a permitting process...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by OK, on Sep 7, 2019 at 6:52 am | 15 comments | 4082 Views
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Foothill College students enrolling this fall offered free books, tuitionCurrently gearing up for the fall quarter, Foothill College has expanded its Foothill College Promise program to offer a...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by ZeroZeroZeroZero, on Sep 6, 2019 at 3:34 pm | 4 comments | 2450 Views
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Local teens organize to combat climate changeLast year, she was a solitary teen protesting on the steps of Sweden's Parliament House, but now Greta Thunberg is inspiring...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by Steve Ly, on Sep 6, 2019 at 7:49 am | 7 comments | 664 Views
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School board approves 14% pay raise for superintendentMountain View Whisman school board members voted unanimously last week to give Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph a 14% raise. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Sep 5, 2019 at 3:53 pm | 32 comments | 3506 Views
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Mountain View man arrested following downtown robbery with a knifePolice arrested a 35-year-old Mountain View man early Monday morning after he allegedly held a downtown restaurant employee...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Why?, on Sep 5, 2019 at 2:43 pm | 2 comments | 3699 Views
OTHER ISSUES
San Jose police arrest 10 residents for burglaries in a dozen citiesSan Jose police this week arrested 10 San Jose residents in connection with commercial burglaries in more than a dozen Bay...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2019Last comment by Diana O, on Sep 5, 2019 at 6:25 am | 5 comments | 1661 Views
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Anonymous no longer, Emily Doe reclaims her identity in new memoirThe young woman who was sexually assaulted by former Stanford University student Brock Turner has remained anonymous for...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on Sep 4, 2019 at 11:08 pm | 13 comments | 2357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill that would provide overnight parking for homeless community college students pushed to next legislative sessionThe author of legislation that would require California community colleges to open their parking lots overnight to homeless...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Sep 4, 2019 at 3:09 pm | 2 comments | 2043 Views
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Mountain View committee to weigh safe parking rules for RVsThe city of Mountain View may see some headway on its rollout of a safe parking program this Wednesday, Sept. 4, when the...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Marcin Romaszewicz, on Sep 4, 2019 at 1:18 pm | 7 comments | 7814 Views
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Crime briefs: Trespassing at McKelvey field; dust-up at restaurantIn recent crime reports, a man hurled a glass at customer at Los Charros then fled police and a trespasser made his way onto...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by Don't look away, on Sep 4, 2019 at 6:26 am | 4 comments | 2244 Views
ELECTIONS
Local teens organize to combat climate changeLast year, she was a solitary teen protesting on the steps of Sweden's Parliament House, but now Greta Thunberg is inspiring...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2019Last comment by MogensLauritzen, on Sep 3, 2019 at 12:58 pm | 13 comments | 3052 Views
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David Crosby: Lucky, 'legit' and a musical mentor"I don't know how come I'm so lucky," musical icon David Crosby said. "But boy, there isn't any question that I am." Read...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Bossman, on Sep 2, 2019 at 5:53 pm | 1 comment | 1302 Views
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Online program helps East Palo Alto mayor fulfill dream of earning a bachelor's degreeEast Palo Alto Mayor Lisa Gauthier can officially add college graduate to her list of accomplishments after achieving her...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Eve Sutton, on Sep 2, 2019 at 12:03 am | 1 comment | 1597 Views
SPORTS
Young chess player sets new strategy: 'faith in myself'When 12-year-old Mountain View resident Ruiyang Yan narrowly qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior Chess Championship, she...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Fei Ni, on Aug 31, 2019 at 1:50 pm | 2 comments | 2336 Views
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