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City approves 2nd study for automated transitA far-off goal to build an automated transit line in Mountain View squeaked through the City Council to win funding for its...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by Mark Thomas, 7 hours ago | 9 comments | 3535 Views
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Ex-Stanford sailing coach in college-admissions scam is sentenced: no prison time, $10K fineStanford University's former head sailing coach John Vandemoer became the first person to be sentenced in the college admissions...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, 18 hours ago | 3 comments | 1128 Views
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Stanford fires back at county over new housing requirementsStanford University pushed back this week against Santa Clara County's proposed housing requirements as part of Stanford's...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2019Last comment by Common sense, on Jun 15, 2019 at 3:25 pm | 2 comments | 697 Views
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Los Altos School District to pay $155M for land for new Mountain View schoolAfter a year of closed-door negotiations, the Los Altos School District announced Friday that it will purchase land for a...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2019Last comment by Diablo, on Jun 14, 2019 at 8:08 pm | 33 comments | 3694 Views
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$27K in restitution ordered for man who hacked Mountain View OnlineThe 36-year-old man who hacked and temporarily shut down the ==I Mountain View Voice== website and other Embarcadero Media...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2019Last comment by Imagination, on Jun 14, 2019 at 10:39 am | 2 comments | 1345 Views
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Guest opinion: Council members respond to the Voice's editorial on housingIn a guest opinion in the June 7 issue, Mountain View Mayor Lisa Matichak and Vice Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga respond to the...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm | 17 comments | 1240 Views
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Citywide RV ban to be considered by council TuesdayDespite warnings from civil rights attorneys, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday will consider an oversized vehicle...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2019Last comment by ShorelineWestDude, on Jun 13, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 28 comments | 4291 Views
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Crime brief: San Jose man beats transient with cane at Mountain View bus stopA man was taken to a hospital with injuries last week after a San Jose man assaulted him with a cane near a bus stop in the...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 1487 Views
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Video: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley accepts Tony AwardTheatreworks Silicon Valley Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, Executive Director Phil Santora and Board Chair Judy...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Jun 12, 2019 at 8:58 am | 1 comment | 649 Views
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Guest opinion: Council should show compassion for vehicle dwellersIn a guest opinion in the June 7 issue, Mountain View residents Dave Arnone and IdaRose Sylvester outline what they believe...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by Member, on Jun 11, 2019 at 6:32 pm | 8 comments | 1722 Views
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Parents file $1M claim against Mountain View police, alleging they forced 5-year-old to submit to sexual assault examA Mountain View family has filed a $1 million claim against the city of Mountain View, alleging that police officers wrongfully...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jun 11, 2019 at 11:35 am | 13 comments | 5604 Views
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City buys historic downtown homes for $3.4 millionIn hopes of building something grand in the future, the Mountain View City Council swiftly put up $3.4 million to acquire...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Jun 11, 2019 at 8:06 am | 2 comments | 3853 Views
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Review: Flights in Mountain View is ready for takeoffAviation-themed and over-the-top, Flights in Mountain View is gimmicky, but its three-is-better-than-one premise can make...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2019Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 10, 2019 at 10:36 pm | 2 comments | 965 Views
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Struggling tenants find unlikely savior: luxury housingPolitics does indeed make strange bedfellows, and Tuesday night's City Council meeting was a classic example. Read the...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 10, 2019 at 5:03 pm | 4 comments | 2483 Views
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Long security lines frustrate fans at Shoreline Amphitheatre's kick-off concertConcert-goers hoping to see the Grateful Dead spinoff band Dead & Company say they missed part of the show and ended up waiting...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2019Last comment by jasonbourne, on Jun 9, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 24 comments | 3441 Views
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Six arrested at Shoreline Dead & Company concertPolice said they arrested six people and cited one man over the course of back-to-back performances by Dead & Company at...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Bruno, on Jun 8, 2019 at 11:07 am | 9 comments | 1873 Views
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Milk Pail Market says 'goodbye' to Mountain View with a party on SaturdayAmid plans to shut down permanently, the popular Milk Pail Market is throwing a farewell party for its loyal customers and...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2019Last comment by Trish Bubenik, on Jun 7, 2019 at 9:41 am | 4 comments | 2753 Views
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City rejects injury claims from tripping on sidewalksMountain View has rejected a pair of claims filed by women who say they were injured after tripping on the city's poorly...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2019Last comment by Don Robers, on Jun 6, 2019 at 11:46 am | 2 comments | 1461 Views
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County Supervisors reject informing ICE when inmates are releasedSticking to a longtime policy, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to reject changing course and...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Cray cray, on Jun 6, 2019 at 10:39 am | 4 comments | 1142 Views
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Mountain View police reported hit-and-run, but witnesses say driver cooperated, didn't flee crashA driver who hit two vehicles and struck a fire hydrant on Tyrella Avenue in Mountain View last week cooperated with police...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 5, 2019 at 10:54 pm | 4 comments | 2297 Views
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