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Tackle football is not safeAfter reading with interest the recent guest opinion in the <I>Voice</I></B> by Mountain View High athletic director and...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018Last comment by Ignatius Reilly, on Sep 28, 2018 at 11:58 am | 3 comments | 929 Views
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Councilman's conflict hangs over new LASD schoolA string of City Council decisions to facilitate a $100 million deal for a new public school site could be thrown into limbo...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by Residents First?, on Sep 16, 2018 at 9:37 am | 6 comments | 1008 Views
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Housing crisis hangs over council raceMountain View's growing pains became the central theme for six candidates running for the City Council during their first...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by a MV resident, on Sep 8, 2018 at 9:10 pm | 17 comments | 6265 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Not in my front yard Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/09/07/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Sep 8, 2018 at 12:40 pm | 1 comment | 877 Views
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Inks joins council race, seeking third termAnother veteran of Mountain View politics is throwing his hat into the ring. John Inks, who left the council in 2016 after...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Sep 6, 2018 at 10:35 am | 31 comments | 5982 Views
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Kasperzak seeks health care district seatDespite telling himself that he was done with public service after four terms on the Mountain View City Council, Mike Kasperzak...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by Career politicians, on Sep 5, 2018 at 11:26 pm | 12 comments | 5086 Views
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Complaint alleges conflict of interest for councilmanA series of high-profile Mountain View City Council votes to help establish a new public school campus within city limits...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2018Last comment by Citizen's Arrest, on Sep 4, 2018 at 7:26 pm | 37 comments | 6032 Views
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Judge rejects rent control for mobile homesA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge this week rejected arguments by Mountain View mobile home tenants that they should...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2018Last comment by William Hitchens, on Sep 4, 2018 at 3:03 pm | 32 comments | 5324 Views
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North Whisman apartment fire started in kitchenMountain View firefighters extinguished an apartment complex fire in the North Whisman neighborhood Thursday night that started...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by Toni, on Aug 24, 2018 at 7:31 pm | 1 comment | 3369 Views
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Editorial: A dishonest debate over rent controlThere's nothing wrong with a fair debate over rent control. Rent control has always been a controversial issue, and there...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by lan, on Aug 22, 2018 at 10:19 pm | 8 comments | 5374 Views
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Bay Area roadways among worst in stateRoads in the Bay Area are the worst in the state and in deteriorating condition, which is costing residents in the region...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by LOL, on Aug 22, 2018 at 6:43 pm | 5 comments | 2281 Views
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Contested race ahead for Mountain View WhismanVoters in the Mountain View Whisman School District will get to choose between four candidates for two seats on the school...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Aug 22, 2018 at 12:53 pm | 33 comments | 6711 Views
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A dishonest debate over rent controlThere's nothing wrong with a fair debate over rent control. Rent control has always been a controversial issue, and there...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Aug 18, 2018 at 1:18 pm | 3 comments | 1043 Views
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State Democrats support repeal of Costa-Hawkins' rent control constraintsThe California Democratic Party on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to endorse Proposition 10, the statewide Affordable Housing...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by mike rose, on Aug 17, 2018 at 5:49 pm | 14 comments | 1179 Views
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Letters to the editor: Aug. 3, 2018This week, letters to the editor about rent control and proposed field lights at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2018Last comment by LAHS Parent, on Aug 16, 2018 at 10:08 am | 10 comments | 2199 Views
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Several sheriff candidates pledge 'change of culture'The race for Santa Clara County sheriff is in full swing, with five candidates continuing to square off in forums throughout...
Original post made on May. 25, 2018Last comment by An Interested Observer , on Aug 13, 2018 at 8:07 pm | 3 comments | 7045 Views
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New candidates for local school boardsWith filing deadlines less than a week away for candidates in Mountain View's local school board elections, several residents...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2018Last comment by MV Whisman deadline not extended, on Aug 13, 2018 at 9:06 am | 3 comments | 4263 Views
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Bullis camp keeps kids busy as beesSeventy kids from Mountain View and Los Altos had no trouble fending off the summer brain drain this week, jumping into everything...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 9, 2018 at 12:58 pm | 9 comments | 2973 Views
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Council candidates reveal financial backersMidyear reports show that City Council candidate Lucas Ramirez is off to an early lead in the competition for fundraising...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2018Last comment by we survived Clark, on Aug 8, 2018 at 4:04 pm | 7 comments | 2665 Views
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Editorial: Hirokawa for sheriffBetween Laurie Smith, 66, who is asking for a sixth, four-year term, and John Hirokawa -- who like Smith went up through...
Original post made on May. 31, 2018Last comment by Problem Identified, on Aug 6, 2018 at 2:29 pm | 4 comments | 3611 Views
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