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Mariposa Club Apartments accepting waitlist applications for affordable unitsMariposa Club Apartments, an affordable rental housing project located in Mountain View, is currently accepting waiting list...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2022Last comment by scccommenter, on Jul 6, 2022 at 1:55 pm | 4 comments | 2751 Views
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Residents elated over plan for new city park in Old Mountain View neighborhoodOld Mountain View residents will get their neighborhood’s first new park in years, thanks to an agreement between the city...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by People Need Water, on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:27 am | 18 comments | 8026 Views
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Peninsula couple Bruce and Davina Isackson sentenced in college admissions scamA couple who pleaded guilty to charges for securing their daughters' admission to college by paying to cheat on entrance...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Jun 29, 2022 at 5:17 pm | 2 comments | 1465 Views
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City of Mountain View unveils Mora ParkOn an extra warm summer day in Mountain View, elected officials, city staff members, and young families gathered to celebrate...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 28, 2022 at 4:34 pm | 6 comments | 3977 Views
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Rental Housing Committee passes 2022-23 budget, rental housing feeThe city of Mountain View approved a rental housing fee for the next fiscal year that’s lower than last year’s. But some...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 27, 2022 at 8:42 am | 7 comments | 2274 Views
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New Mountain View vaccination clinic opens for those 6 months and olderSanta Clara County Public Health Department's newest vaccination site in Mountain View opened June 21. Following the FDA's...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 25, 2022 at 6:28 pm | 1 comment | 2932 Views
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Santa Clara County ready to give COVID vaccinations to children age 5 and underCOVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 6 months to 5 years could be available as soon as Tuesday, pending final approval...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 24, 2022 at 6:51 pm | 4 comments | 1956 Views
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Mountain View City Council says it can meet state housing targets and then someMountain View’s proposed Housing Element forecasts that the city will not only meet its state-mandated housing quota, but...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Jun 21, 2022 at 6:57 pm | 4 comments | 2718 Views
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Oakland man arrested for alleged attack of Mountain View bar security guardAn Oakland man was arrested June 18 after more than a month of searching by police after he allegedly attacked a security...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2022Last comment by Tom, on Jun 21, 2022 at 4:32 pm | 1 comment | 2366 Views
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Hate symbol or Buddhist emblem? Hidden Villa cancels summer camps for 1,000 kids after staffers resign over swastika tilesHidden Villa canceled all of its summer camp sessions due to the “abrupt departure” of camp staff members upset over...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by MyOpinion, on Jun 21, 2022 at 1:32 am | 20 comments | 6225 Views
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Environmental impact report released for SF to SJ section of high-speed railThe environmental impact report for the San Francisco to San Jose section of California's high-speed rail finds the preferred...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2022Last comment by SallyVP, on Jun 20, 2022 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 1935 Views
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Landlords up in arms over potential changes to Mountain View's rent control regulationsLandlords came out in full force to Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee meeting last week to protest what they call...
Original post made on May. 31, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 16, 2022 at 9:31 pm | 24 comments | 9406 Views
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California legislators want to help you buy a house with down payment, 'shared equity'California legislators propose a $1-billion-a-year down payment program for first-time buyers, given the high cost of housing...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2022Last comment by JustAWorkingStiff, on Jun 16, 2022 at 3:59 pm | 1 comment | 1427 Views
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City council supports allocating all ARPA funds in next budget cycleMountain View has nearly $8 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds available to allocate in the city’s next annual...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 15, 2022 at 4:48 pm | 1 comment | 1821 Views
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Mountain View March for Our Lives brings generations together to protest gun violenceUrging local and national governments to pass national gun-control laws while braving the 90 degree heat, around 200 protesters...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2022Last comment by , on Jun 13, 2022 at 2:16 pm | 1 comment | 2460 Views
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Mountain View City Council expected to extend safe parking programThe Mountain View City Council is poised to extend the city’s safe parking programs for another year at its upcoming meeting,...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 11, 2022 at 10:02 pm | 4 comments | 2565 Views
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Voice publisher announces retirement after four decades at the helmMountain View Voice Publisher Bill Johnson will retire later this year, he announced to his employees last week. Johnson...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2022Last comment by Judith Lhamaon, on Jun 11, 2022 at 12:47 pm | 2 comments | 2070 Views
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Living in a pod? New concept in affordable shared housing emerges in Palo AltoIts name has the cachet of a trendy Brooklyn home, but Brownstone Shared Housing has brought a new housing concept that is...
Original post made on May. 4, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Jun 8, 2022 at 1:29 am | 8 comments | 4286 Views
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Mountain View Voice honored in California Journalism AwardsThe Voice took home five honors in the California News Publishers Association's 2021 California Journalism Awards. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Jun 6, 2022 at 9:30 pm | 1 comment | 1973 Views
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Palo Alto Art Center celebrates 50 years as city's cultural hubThe Palo Alto Art Center will mark its 50th anniversary with a party on May 15. Ahead of the celebration, the Weekly spoke...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2022There are no comments yet. 2191 Views
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