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Despite defeat in court, Mountain View's mobile home residents fight to expand rent controlFor years, Mountain View's mobile home residents have waged a legal battle to extend the city's rent control law to its six...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2021Last comment by OldGuy, 3 hours ago | 2 comments | 1927 Views
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Sheriff's Office forms task force to investigate right-wing extremistsThe Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has formed a special task force to combat right-wing extremists due to the recent...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021There are no comments yet. 1263 Views
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Mountain View's downtown to stay closed to vehicle trafficCastro Street will remain closed to traffic through at least the end of January, despite a countywide prohibition on outdoor...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by Dave Smith, on Jan 12, 2021 at 12:20 pm | 9 comments | 11817 Views
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As visitors flock to Foothills Park, Palo Alto plans to restrict accessConcerned about the recent surge of visitors to Foothills Park, city leaders are planning to restrict access to the preserve...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by Block650, on Jan 10, 2021 at 2:15 pm | 1 comment | 4083 Views
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Man takes plea deal in 2018 Mountain View rape caseAn Oakland man has pleaded guilty to raping a woman in her car in Mountain View in 2018, during which he strangled her until...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 3428 Views
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VTA general manager asks Newsom to prioritize transit workers for vaccinationAn appeal to prioritize public transit workers for COVID-19 vaccinations was made Wednesday by Valley Transportation Authority...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2020Last comment by Waldo, on Jan 5, 2021 at 6:13 pm | 2 comments | 2215 Views
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Upset with Google's leadership, tech employees launch a workforce union to fight backA coalition of employees working for Google parent company Alphabet and its subsidiaries announced Monday that they have...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Gayle, on Jan 5, 2021 at 11:53 am | 3 comments | 3902 Views
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'Cancel your travel plans': Santa Clara County urges caution during holidays as COVID-19 cases riseAt an emotional press conference Wednesday on the cusp of Christmas Eve, Santa Clara County health leaders begged the public...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 29, 2020 at 7:35 pm | 14 comments | 19688 Views
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Mountain View's COVID-19 cases have nearly doubled in one monthIn some parts of Mountain View, one in 50 people have now contracted COVID-19, hitting a high of cases as the coronavirus...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 24, 2020 at 1:54 pm | 20 comments | 19162 Views
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Best of Mountain View: Books Inc. maintains strong bond with its community of 'bookworms'The local bookstore has kept its phone lines and direct message inboxes on social media wide open to stay in touch with its...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by Lana, on Dec 24, 2020 at 11:34 am | 2 comments | 2518 Views
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Mountain View pours $15M into North Bayshore's first affordable housing projectMountain View city officials are moving briskly to approve an all-affordable housing project -- including units for the homeless...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 18, 2020 at 7:54 am | 9 comments | 7580 Views
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Santa Clara County Supervisors OK $1M to provide free period products for the most vulnerable residentsSanta Clara County is partnering with community groups to distribute $1 million worth of feminine hygiene products through...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Tim MacKenzie, on Dec 16, 2020 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 2303 Views
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Letters to the editor: RV ban, presidential electionLetters to the editor on Mountain View's RV ban and the presidential election. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2020/12/13/letters-to-the-editor-rv-ban-pres...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 15, 2020 at 12:07 pm | 6 comments | 3622 Views
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Federal regulators, over 40 states sue Facebook over anticompetitive practicesMenlo Park-based Facebook is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states for alleged monopoly practices,...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2020Last comment by Ted, on Dec 13, 2020 at 12:03 am | 3 comments | 2091 Views
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Santa Clara County readies for COVID-19 vaccines amid precipitous ICU bed capacity ratesSanta Clara County could receive the first 17,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. as soon as Dec. 15 once the...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 9, 2020 at 10:32 am | 2 comments | 4221 Views
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Mountain View man pleads guilty to rape, forcing teen into prostitution, following human trafficking investigationA man accused of trafficking Guatemalan immigrants into the country and forcing them into servitude took a plea deal last...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Dec 9, 2020 at 5:17 am | 2 comments | 7285 Views
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Santa Clara County restaurants brace for outdoor dining ban starting this SundayBay Area officials' Friday announcement that they will expedite the state's new stay-at-home order means that Santa Clara...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 9, 2020 at 4:46 am | 19 comments | 7014 Views
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Lawmakers weigh moratorium extension as eviction cliff loomsWith California's eviction moratorium set to expire in less than 60 days and 2 million people at risk of losing their rental...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 8, 2020 at 6:54 pm | 1 comment | 2015 Views
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Proposed office project in Mountain View's San Antonio center met with criticismA proposed seven-story office building on the site of the former Milk Pail Market in Mountain View could soon cap off a yearslong...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Hoffman, on Dec 6, 2020 at 7:47 am | 5 comments | 6437 Views
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Mountain View high grad is the Bay Area's first female Eagle ScoutIn February 2019, Boy Scouts of America, after 110 years of boys-only programming, for the first time in the organization's...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by BOY SCOUT BANKRUPTCY, on Dec 4, 2020 at 8:02 pm | 2 comments | 3417 Views

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