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ELECTIONS
Our position on Props. 5 to 8Last week the <I>Voice</I></B> offered recommendations on the first four propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot. This week we...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2008Last comment by Rita, on Nov 10, 2008 at 8:19 am | 90 comments | 9963 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council votes to ban parking RVs, trailers on streetsMountain View city officials will begin preparing a citywide ban on large vehicles, in an effort to eventually remove the...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by neighbor, on Mar 25, 2019 at 9:24 pm | 89 comments | 24773 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV council to take new look at dedicated bus lanesIn a decision that could drastically impact commuter traffic, Mountain View city leaders on Tuesday will consider a Santa...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2015Last comment by @AC, on Apr 23, 2015 at 10:30 pm | 88 comments | 9745 Views
ELECTIONS
Get ready, it's a council election yearIt's only February, but at least four candidates have filed statements of interest to run for City Council in the November...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Garrett, on Feb 26, 2014 at 4:34 pm | 88 comments | 31154 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spanish-language signs defacedElementary school district officials are angry over the act of a vandal or vandals who stole some of the district's Spanish-language...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2008Last comment by EFMohammedMartinez, on Nov 30, 2008 at 9:40 pm | 87 comments | 11102 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Brain drain taking its toll on Silicon ValleySmart, talented immigrants have shaped the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley for decades. But these days, with economies...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by deFudge, on Mar 29, 2010 at 6:05 pm | 87 comments | 11560 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Single family residential neighborhoods threatened by SB 9Mountain View resident Albert Jeans warns that Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) could erode the density and character of single-family...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Feb 22, 2022 at 9:41 am | 87 comments | 8188 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ideafarm arrested for battery, false imprisonmentWo'O Ideafarm, the self-styled public speaker known in Mountain View for his inflammatory signs, was arrested Friday, Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2011Last comment by Forest, on Oct 14, 2011 at 12:10 am | 86 comments | 10590 Views
ELECTIONS
Candidates see housing crisis solutions in North BayshoreIf their support for a new residential neighborhood north of Highway 101 is any indication, Mountain View's City Council...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2014Last comment by sanantonio-phase2-MV, on Aug 22, 2014 at 9:31 pm | 86 comments | 21599 Views
AROUND TOWN
City begins talks on redeveloping older apartmentsPerhaps a glimpse of things to come — an attractive new housing project came before the City Council on Tuesday that seemed...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Oct 18, 2017 at 10:40 pm | 85 comments | 5385 Views
ELECTIONS
Rent control opponents raise $1.2M to defeat Bay Area measuresIt looks like no expense is being spared to defeat ballot initiatives restricting apartment rents in Mountain View and four...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2016Last comment by The Donald, on Nov 7, 2016 at 9:05 pm | 85 comments | 10988 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD to enter mediation talksOfficials from the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School have agreed to sit down together in mediation and...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2012Last comment by Ron Haley, on Feb 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm | 84 comments | 11254 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Girl, 18, goes missing outside Castro Street night clubPolice are searching for Brittany Brown, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident who disappeared Friday night after working...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2008Last comment by Liz, on Sep 16, 2008 at 2:32 pm | 84 comments | 14780 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City may allow pot dispensaries by year's endThe City Council approved a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, buying itself time to craft regulations...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2010Last comment by scotty, on Sep 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm | 84 comments | 17786 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pulitzer Prize winner from MV outs his illegal statusJose Vargas, former Mountain View High school student and top American journalist, has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Jul 13, 2011 at 9:58 am | 84 comments | 8097 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council offers support for project at Castro and El CaminoWhile not yet final, on Tuesday a majority of City Council members gave thumbs up to a four-story apartment project which...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by Konrad M Sosnow, on Feb 4, 2014 at 12:53 pm | 84 comments | 23527 Views
OTHER ISSUES
National group targets local Day Worker CenterEscuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" the neighborhood from a proposed...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2009Last comment by Mr. Church, on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm | 82 comments | 14922 Views
AROUND TOWN
Revolt by smokers fails to sway councilThe Mountain View City Council passed a strict new smoking ban Tuesday, despite strong opposition from patrons and owners...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2012Last comment by Really, on Feb 23, 2012 at 3:41 pm | 82 comments | 8111 Views
AROUND TOWN
LASD votes to put Bullis Charter students at Loyola ElementaryLos Altos School District board members unanimously agreed Monday night to place Bullis Charter School's "overflow" students...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by Loyola Timeline, on Feb 5, 2019 at 12:12 pm | 82 comments | 10161 Views
SPORTS
Five-story apartment project gets icy receptionA massive 240-unit apartment project planned for the Shoreline West neighborhood has become the latest flash point in Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2017Last comment by marknn, on Apr 6, 2017 at 12:12 am | 81 comments | 16993 Views
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