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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 | 1283 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 | 334 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 | 1318 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 | 3987 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 | 1946 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 | 2144 Views
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Letters to the editor: RV ban, Ludwig's delays and climate changeRecent letters to the editor on the RV ban, public notices, delays in opening Ludwig's, Permanente Creek flood basins and...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2019Last comment by mvrenter, on Oct 27, 2019 at 4:00 pm | 22 comments | 2061 Views
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Reveling in reverb: Concert celebrates rich history of Bay Area surf musicEvery Saturday night when the clock strikes 8 p.m., the Bay Area radio waves are drenched with a torrent of heavy reverberating...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2019There are no comments yet. 2442 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves RV ban, homeless advocates to launch voter referendum to overturn itThe Mountain View City Council took a final vote Tuesday to enact a sweeping law prohibiting oversized vehicles from parking...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2019Last comment by Huh, on Oct 27, 2019 at 1:09 am | 61 comments | 7541 Views
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City looks to tweak developer fees for park spaceMountain View city officials will begin brainstorming ways to rework how they calculate park fees on new development. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by User, on Oct 26, 2019 at 9:57 pm | 4 comments | 1370 Views
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Council subcommittee punts on how high to raise Mountain View's rent control limitAs a City Council subcommittee prepares a package of changes to the city's rent control law to go before voters, its members...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 26, 2019 at 5:23 pm | 9 comments | 1962 Views
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Guest opinion: What kind of a community are we?In a guest opinion in the Oct. 18 issue, former Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel writes about why he believes the oversized...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2019Last comment by MVConcernedCitizen, on Oct 22, 2019 at 11:09 pm | 21 comments | 2495 Views
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Burglary call leads police to Mountain View mail theft suspectsA pair of San Jose residents were arrested over the weekend after they were found in possession of counterfeit money and...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Oct 22, 2019 at 10:14 am | 2 comments | 2172 Views
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A scientific star, SOFIA research jet visits NASA AmesThe SOFIA air observatory is making a rare visit to Moffett Field to mark the 80th anniversary of the NASA Ames Research...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by Hermit, on Oct 22, 2019 at 2:04 am | 4 comments | 2292 Views
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Mountain View City Council: Siegel, Matichak declare plans to run in 2020It’s more than a year out, but Mountain View’s 2020 election for City Council is already beginning to take shape. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 20, 2019 at 12:23 pm | 56 comments | 3661 Views
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Mountain View City Council campaign sign vandal sentencedMountain View community activist Job Lopez has reportedly completed his punishment for defacing campaign signs during the...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 19, 2019 at 7:46 am | 22 comments | 2697 Views
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Mountain View Whisman seeks bond measure in 2020Mountain View Whisman school board members agreed last week to pursue a bond measure in 2020, citing polling data that shows...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2019Last comment by OK, YES, on Oct 19, 2019 at 4:09 am | 11 comments | 2120 Views
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Huge cedar outside City Hall will be cut downSanta Claus will surely be there, along with carolers and free hot chocolate for all, but something will be missing from...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by The Registrant, on Oct 19, 2019 at 4:08 am | 15 comments | 4765 Views
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Return of the cheekbones"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" feels spineless with its tortured semi-tragic antihero turned into a slightly misanthropic...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by Seriously, on Oct 18, 2019 at 8:22 pm | 2 comments | 1376 Views
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Mountain View police officers named in lawsuit over traumatic forced exam of 5-year-old's genitalsA Mountain View family filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming that Mountain View Police Department officers unlawfully...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by The Registrant, on Oct 18, 2019 at 1:11 pm | 16 comments | 6129 Views
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