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Guest opinion: A time of changeIn a guest opinion, Lord's Grace Christian Church pastor and Move Mountain View president Brian Leong writes about the local...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by An RV Lot In My Neighborhood, on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:50 pm | 6 comments | 1597 Views
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Crime brief: Palo Alto man suspected of car burglary arrestedA 47-year-old Palo Alto man was arrested Monday after he was allegedly seen checking door handles on vehicles in the San...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Mar 21, 2019 at 5:51 pm | 1 comment | 1481 Views
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Former president of Peru arrested in West Menlo ParkA former president of Peru, who now lives in Los Altos, was arrested Sunday in unincorporated Menlo Park on suspicion of...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Holy Toledo!, on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:23 am | 8 comments | 3445 Views
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Union's ballot measure would force voter approval of El Camino Hospital expansionsHealth care union members filed a ballot initiative Monday that would force El Camino Hospital officials to ask for voter...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by FormerSurgicalPatient, on Mar 20, 2019 at 6:12 pm | 2 comments | 2381 Views
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Two students continue lawsuit over college admissions scandalTwo students have dropped out of a federal lawsuit filed over the college admissions cheating scandal but two others are...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Ron MV, on Mar 20, 2019 at 3:58 pm | 4 comments | 1665 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis MV to accept old Stevenson siteBattles over facilities may be commonplace between school districts and charter schools across California, but the Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982June, on Mar 19, 2019 at 2:22 pm | 23 comments | 5143 Views
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City joins fight against federal immigration clampdownThe city of Mountain View is supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming proposed changes to federal immigration...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2019Last comment by Rodger, on Mar 18, 2019 at 7:10 pm | 8 comments | 3536 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pressure over college admissions 'out of control'A multimillion-dollar college admissions bribery scandal that involved both local parents and hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by mom, on Mar 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 8 comments | 2021 Views
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Driver hurt in fiery collisionSix emergency-response units were called out to rescue a driver whose car rolled over on Central Expressway in Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2019Last comment by Dan Wright, on Mar 17, 2019 at 9:28 am | 2 comments | 7229 Views
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Charter school lottery delayed as disagreements festerOfficials from a new charter school and the Mountain View Whisman School District locked horns at a school board meeting...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Mar 16, 2019 at 6:06 pm | 52 comments | 4304 Views
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School board: Google needs to do moreMountain View Whisman school board members were underwhelmed last week by Google's latest offer for a future school in North...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Mar 16, 2019 at 5:20 pm | 12 comments | 503 Views
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A neighborhood association on wheelsLacking a safety net, nearly half of Americans are estimated to be one crisis away from the poorhouse. They could be pushed...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Mar 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 3450 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Common-sense policy Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2019/03/08/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Not Funny, on Mar 14, 2019 at 4:39 pm | 3 comments | 353 Views
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Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Mar 14, 2019 at 8:08 am | 7 comments | 1660 Views
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County halts online traffic ticket paymentsSanta Clara County Superior Court on Wednesday temporarily halted online payments for traffic infractions and misdemeanors...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Mar 13, 2019 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 1478 Views
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Mountain View bicyclist dies after being hit by carA 67-year-old Mountain View man died Sunday after being hit by a vehicle while he rode his bicycle in Los Altos a day earlier,...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1892, on Mar 13, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 17 comments | 10700 Views
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William 'Rick' Singer, lead of college admissions scam, had many local connectionsWilliam Singer, the Newport Beach, California man at the head of an elaborate fraud to get students of wealthy families into...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Mar 13, 2019 at 1:42 pm | 1 comment | 2185 Views
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Man says thieves broke into his car four times in downtown lotA business owner in downtown Mountain View is frustrated and ready to take action after his car was broken into in the same...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Mtn View Mom, on Mar 12, 2019 at 9:03 pm | 13 comments | 5114 Views
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Stanford coach among dozens indicted in college-admissions scandalA Stanford University coach is among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation that involved alleged...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Lighthouse Keeper, on Mar 12, 2019 at 8:42 pm | 3 comments | 5245 Views
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Guest opinion: In tackling the housing crisis, cities are stronger togetherIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Jeremy Hoffman writes why he is a proponent of the Casa Compact to address the...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2019Last comment by Darin, on Mar 12, 2019 at 11:41 am | 11 comments | 2359 Views
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Best of Mountain View ballot is here
It's time to decide what local business is worthy of the title "Best Of Mountain View" — and you get to decide! Cast your ballot online. Voting ends May 27th. Stay tuned for the results in the July 19th issue of the Mountain View Voice.
