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Ideafarm breaks his silenceA controversial Mountain View man has broken his long silence and is once again speaking out against the city and the county...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Feb 15, 2013 at 7:43 pm | 57 comments | 9406 Views
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City Council votes to ban styrofoam containersWhile its use is nearly phased out in the environmentally conscious Bay Area, not everyone was in agreement about the evils...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2014Last comment by Forward from here, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:08 am | 57 comments | 25425 Views
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Impromptu BMX park bulldozed by cityIn the name of safety and to protect itself from lawsuits, the city took a bulldozer last week to the result of years of...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2009Last comment by Nukem, on Jul 22, 2012 at 8:05 pm | 57 comments | 13316 Views
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Another big apartment project approvedAfter being praised for its exemplary design, the City Council approved a project Nov. 12 that will bring 160 new apartments...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Jun 22, 2015 at 9:26 am | 56 comments | 7513 Views
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Council OKs new site for Day Worker CenterIn a drama-filled meeting Tuesday night, the City Council voted unanimously to allow the Day Worker Center of Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 13, 2009Last comment by Richard Drozek, on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:50 pm | 56 comments | 9565 Views
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Mountain View City Council: Siegel, Matichak declare plans to run in 2020It’s more than a year out, but Mountain View’s 2020 election for City Council is already beginning to take shape. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Oct 20, 2019 at 12:23 pm | 56 comments | 7079 Views
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Council keeps retail cannabis laws largely intactStriking a careful balance, City Council members agreed Tuesday night to place more restrictions on where commercial pot...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by SRB, on Mar 22, 2019 at 10:32 am | 56 comments | 16318 Views
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City Council rejects plans to replace Milk Pail with eight-story office buildingThe Mountain View City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to sink a proposal for an eight-story office building in the San Antonio...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by Jean, on Sep 25, 2019 at 10:30 pm | 54 comments | 10967 Views
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City retirees collect pensions, return to workThe cost of city employee pensions has long been a subject of controversy, and that debate was given new life recently after...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2010Last comment by jimmy, on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:06 am | 54 comments | 12272 Views
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Letter to the editor: Will Mountain View please require masks?In a letter to the editor, a Mountain View resident calls on the city to adopt a policy mandating masks in public. Read...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by Creature Features, on May 19, 2020 at 11:27 pm | 54 comments | 15804 Views
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Commissioner latest victim of housing crisisResidents driven away by Mountain View's escalating rents now include Human Relations Commissioner Nilda Santiago, who has...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2014Last comment by Moffett Resident, on Mar 10, 2014 at 1:43 pm | 54 comments | 11738 Views
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HSR station: where will it fit?A rough outline of what a high-speed rail station would look like in downtown Mountain View is starting to take shape, and...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2010Last comment by GC, on Aug 14, 2010 at 8:11 am | 54 comments | 12342 Views
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Acrimonious meeting reveals traffic woesFollowing two collisions that killed pedestrians on California Street this year, the Shoreline West Association of Neighbors...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2012Last comment by Safe Driver, on Oct 24, 2012 at 9:25 am | 54 comments | 7690 Views
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Buses remain empty along city's worst traffic spotsIt was morning rush hour, and Shoreline Road was jammed with cars, corporate shuttles and cyclists crossing Highway 101....
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2016Last comment by ProSensibleTransit, on Jun 28, 2016 at 8:41 am | 53 comments | 12320 Views
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Parents shocked, upset over removal of four principalsSchool communities throughout the Mountain View Whisman School District are demanding answers after a surprise move by school...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2018Last comment by DTMV, on Mar 19, 2018 at 7:25 am | 53 comments | 17237 Views
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Switching gears, LASD seeks to condemn Federal Realty siteLos Altos School District officials announced last week that they plan to use eminent domain to acquire land located on the...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Acronym Explainer, on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 53 comments | 12445 Views
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Row houses to replace apartments on N. RengstorffOn Tuesday Mountain View's newest City Council members were hesitant to displace 32 households in an apartment complex at...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2015Last comment by CrawlWalkRun, on Apr 1, 2015 at 2:06 pm | 53 comments | 14152 Views
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Acres of office spaceOn a regular workday, it takes bartender Chris Nault 90 minutes or more to get to his job at the Sports Page Bar and Grill...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by ivg, on Aug 12, 2016 at 7:39 am | 53 comments | 16516 Views
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School board mulls relocating hundreds of studentsBig changes in school attendance boundaries and transfer policies could mean that as many as 800 students may be moved from...
Original post made on May. 13, 2018Last comment by CA Native, on May 17, 2018 at 9:10 pm | 53 comments | 7488 Views
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Ghysels confirms relationship with principalMountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Maurice Ghysels has acknowledged that he is in a relationship with a...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2009Last comment by Juana, on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm | 53 comments | 33002 Views
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