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'They had the wrong guy'The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office has dropped some of the charges initially filed against a Sunnyvale man...
Original post made on May. 24, 2012Last comment by Yeah Yeah Yeah, on Sep 25, 2012 at 8:38 am | 11 comments | 6690 Views
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Gov. Brown calls for focus on climate changeGov. Jerry Brown today urged scientists to dedicate themselves to convincing a distracted public and news media about the...
Original post made on May. 23, 2013Last comment by Dana, on Jul 10, 2013 at 1:52 pm | 11 comments | 6155 Views
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Voice endorsement: Schmidt for Santa Clara Valley Water BoardThe Voice endorses incumbent Brian Schmidt over challenger Gary Kremen for a seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by HydroCurious, on Oct 29, 2014 at 11:12 pm | 11 comments | 7259 Views
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Better solutions to housing puzzle than North BayshoreThe General Plan Update and the Precise Plan processes have been an extensive endeavor of community engagement over six years...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Ben, on Dec 10, 2014 at 9:35 am | 11 comments | 5285 Views
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High-speed rail team makes whistle stop in MVWith a fresh new business plan in hand, officials with the California High Speed Rail Authority updated Mountain View leaders...
Original post made on May. 6, 2016Last comment by Brown's Biggest Boondoggle, on May 9, 2016 at 11:45 pm | 11 comments | 15021 Views
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Labor groups boost Berman, Veenker in state Assembly bidsWith the primary election fast approaching, Palo Alto Councilman Marc Berman and patent attorney Vicky Veenker are getting...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2016Last comment by Me, on Jun 7, 2016 at 12:39 pm | 11 comments | 3040 Views
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Guest opinion: Here's how rent stabilization can backfireThe majority of Mountain View City Council members have the insight to not favor rent stabilization measures because of the...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 16, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 11 comments | 4914 Views
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Candidates seek to turn over a new leaf for Mountain View WhismanThe Mountain View Whisman School District is at a critical juncture heading into the November election. Ambitious plans to...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2016Last comment by strategery, on Nov 3, 2016 at 9:02 pm | 11 comments | 8675 Views
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Guest opinion: Displacement of city's residents an epidemic in our midstWhat do you call a mass displacement of longtime residents forced out of their community? An exodus? A social tragedy? An...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2016Last comment by Jim Neal, on Oct 13, 2016 at 2:12 pm | 11 comments | 3610 Views
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Editorial: The buck stops with the school boardThe school community can take some comfort in the fact that the Mountain View Whisman School District's plunge into an ill-thought-out...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by Interested Observer , on Mar 30, 2017 at 11:52 am | 11 comments | 4367 Views
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As recall vote nears, judge defends his recordWith less than a month left until election day, embattled Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky is venturing back into the...
Original post made on May. 8, 2018Last comment by mstofoles, on May 8, 2018 at 4:47 pm | 11 comments | 5021 Views
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Guest opinion: Why I fight for Emily Doe and against the recallIn a guest opinion, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen writes about why he is opposed to the recall of Judge...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2018Last comment by Old Steve, on Jun 5, 2018 at 11:23 am | 11 comments | 5116 Views
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Guest opinion: Please spare the treesIn an op-ed published in the June 22 issue, Valentin Abramzon calls on the city to preserve trees that could be removed as...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jul 8, 2018 at 8:36 pm | 11 comments | 4970 Views
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'Google tax' heads to voters in NovemberA new headcount tax aimed at the city's high-profile tech companies will go before voters this November. In a heated Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2018Last comment by AdamSmith, on Jul 18, 2018 at 5:36 pm | 11 comments | 6201 Views
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Ying, Ivanovic ratchet up spending in LASD raceCandidate Ying Liu accelerated campaign spending in the final weeks before election day, leading the pack in the four-way...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by Amanda Burke-Aaronson , on Nov 5, 2018 at 7:26 am | 11 comments | 4495 Views
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Mountain View voters back bonds, progressive policiesIn keeping with past years, Mountain View voters largely leaned left in the Nov. 6 general election, backing spending measures,...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by The Election, on Nov 10, 2018 at 4:23 am | 11 comments | 6469 Views
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Facebook cuts deal for free worker mealsAs Facebook launches a massive new office campus in Mountain View, the tech giant will be allowed to keep one of its most...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Money always wins, on Nov 17, 2018 at 7:35 am | 11 comments | 17109 Views
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In tackling the housing crisis, cities are stronger togetherThe Bay Area's housing crisis is a regional problem. Cities can't solve it alone, and now they don't have to. We have the...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by An Interested Observer , on Mar 11, 2019 at 4:25 pm | 11 comments | 3519 Views
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Tenants Coalition pledges to fight RV banThe group formerly known as the Mountain View Tenants Coalition announced Friday that it will work to overturn a forthcoming...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2019Last comment by Otto_Maddox, on Mar 29, 2019 at 2:45 pm | 11 comments | 4960 Views
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Stanford law professor testifies to Trump's 'abuse of power' in House Judiciary CommitteeStanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan was one of three legal scholars who told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by home of registered user, on Dec 16, 2019 at 3:47 pm | 11 comments | 5790 Views
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