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For South Palo Alto residents, it's traffic, traffic trafficWithout collaboration with the City of Mountain View, Palo Alto won't be able to get a handle on the traffic and safety issues...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2015Last comment by mvresident2003, on Dec 10, 2015 at 11:18 pm | 11 comments | 5982 Views
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Peninsula gets more than 5 inches of rain -- more to comeA storm system that has brought badly needed rain to parts of the Bay Area since Sunday is on its way out today, but another...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2015Last comment by @True, on Dec 28, 2015 at 6:23 pm | 11 comments | 5596 Views
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El Camino buys land for new San Jose hospitalThe El Camino Hospital Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to buy nearly 16 acres of land in South San Jose, with the...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2016Last comment by mps1998, on Jan 22, 2016 at 6:18 pm | 11 comments | 25024 Views
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MV approves ceding properties to Los AltosTo hear Stephen Friedman describe it, his neighborhood of Jardin Drive is like Mountain View's version of the Bermuda Triangle....
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by Gary , on Feb 18, 2016 at 3:55 am | 11 comments | 7769 Views
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Sunnyvale blocks homeless shelter at MoffettThe years-long search for a place to put a homeless shelter in the northern end of Santa Clara County just got a little bit...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by karen, on Jan 1, 2017 at 12:06 pm | 11 comments | 14335 Views
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No criminal charges in alleged MVHS sexual assaultMountain View police say that no arrests have been made following a sexual assault investigation at Mountain View High School...
Original post made on May. 20, 2016Last comment by MVLA Parent, on May 25, 2016 at 8:14 am | 11 comments | 9444 Views
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Election results: Voters approve measures A, AAThe Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and the California Secretary of State are reporting the following ongoing results...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Greg David, on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:13 pm | 11 comments | 6335 Views
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City mediation program startsA new, beefed-up mediation program meant to help alleviate the Mountain View's rental crisis will take full effect starting...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Your Back Again!, on Jun 10, 2016 at 7:15 am | 11 comments | 6142 Views
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What to expect when Google Fiber comes to townGoogle Fiber has been hailed by many observers as a much-needed shake-up for the local telecommunications market. But to...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2016Last comment by BD, on Jul 20, 2016 at 10:11 am | 11 comments | 8872 Views
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City Council holds back on mobile home rulesMobile home park residents concerned about rising rents and dwindling home values are going to have to wait until after the...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2016Last comment by @george drysdale, on Sep 17, 2016 at 11:17 am | 11 comments | 7710 Views
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Administrative fees cut for parents of juveniles in criminal justice systemParents of juveniles in the criminal justice system will no longer be required to pay administrative fees for juvenile hall...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2017Last comment by Observer, on Jan 27, 2017 at 9:24 am | 11 comments | 4074 Views
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Fear spreads as feds plan to expand deportationsPledges by Mountain View and other Bay Area cities to stand by their immigrant communities could soon be tested under a sweeping...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by JustAnotherCitizen, on Feb 27, 2017 at 12:57 pm | 11 comments | 6799 Views
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City reopens applications to rent control committeeDespite having a surplus of candidates, Mountain View is going to be launching a second round of applications for the new...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Mar 13, 2017 at 2:39 pm | 11 comments | 5912 Views
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Police searching for missing baby taken by fatherPolice are seeking the public's help in locating a missing baby who was taken by her father Tuesday in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by bonkers, on Apr 5, 2017 at 10:42 pm | 11 comments | 6793 Views
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Hope Street house was drug den, police sayPolice arrested two Mountain View residents on Tuesday after a search of their home allegedly revealed the suspects were...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2017Last comment by Common sense, on Apr 11, 2017 at 8:53 pm | 11 comments | 11662 Views
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Voice wins Online General Excellence at statewide journalism contestThe Mountain View Voice won the Online General Excellence award at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by Romulan, on May 24, 2017 at 8:00 pm | 11 comments | 5207 Views
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Two arrested after hours-long standoff with police, SWAT teamMountain View police arrested two people involved in a domestic dispute early Sunday morning after both allegedly refused...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Jul 17, 2017 at 4:32 pm | 11 comments | 5256 Views
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Housing crisis summit taking place WednesdayA regional discussion focused on housing challenges in Silicon Valley will take place Santa Clara and San Mateo counties...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2017Last comment by Landlord BoB, on Nov 15, 2017 at 8:39 pm | 11 comments | 5088 Views
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Longtime Mountain View activist named mayorMountain View's new mayor, Lenny Siegel, first arrived in the Bay Area to study physics as a Stanford undergrad. He never...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2018Last comment by fair turns, on Jan 12, 2018 at 9:06 am | 11 comments | 14274 Views
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Firm behind local ADA lawsuits is being suedA San Jose law firm notorious for filing accessibility lawsuits against hundreds of small businesses is now facing a civil...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by Darin, on Jun 19, 2018 at 2:42 pm | 11 comments | 20306 Views
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