Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
ELECTIONS
Flipping a U-turn, MV leaders endorse dedicated bus lanesDespite numerous misgivings, Mountain View city leaders on Tuesday threw their support behind a controversial Santa Clara...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm | 460 comments | 27101 Views
ELECTIONS
Mayor's misfire email suggests she wants to thwart housing plansA message sent out accidentally by Mayor Lisa Matichak is being seized on as proof she is trying to undermine housing development...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 26, 2019 at 1:02 pm | 134 comments | 15760 Views
ELECTIONS
El Camino bus plan faces backlashTuesday's meeting on Mountain View's annual budget was overshadowed by a crowd of public speakers wanting to talk about the...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 14, 2015 at 6:05 pm | 128 comments | 14291 Views
ELECTIONS
Committee member's anti-rent control work draws scrutinyIn Mountain View, some critics see a case of the fox guarding the henhouse at the city's Rental Housing Committee, the panel...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:32 am | 121 comments | 10744 Views
ELECTIONS
Keep Outside Money Out of Local PoliticsI follow the city council race closely because I care about the city very much. It is very important for me to have someone...
Original post made by alarmed_citizen on Oct. 14, 2014Last comment by Looks like Outside money worked, on Nov 6, 2014 at 4:23 pm | 117 comments | 5981 Views
ELECTIONS
Yes or No on the LASD Bond?I am leaning towards no. I think we need a new school but it doesn't seem like that is the focus. I would vote yes if...
Original post made by undecided voter on Sep. 12, 2014Last comment by Landers, on Sep 18, 2014 at 3:59 pm | 115 comments | 5305 Views
ELECTIONS
City should step up for Milk PailIt is difficult to believe that City Council members and top city officials are backpedaling rapidly when asked how they...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by Ineke, on Jul 22, 2014 at 10:27 am | 114 comments | 22063 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure V ekes out narrow winIn a result that has huge implications for the local housing market, Mountain View voters have dealt a narrow win to the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by renter economist, on Nov 14, 2016 at 4:14 pm | 112 comments | 33200 Views
ELECTIONS
School board election kicks offFour people, including one incumbent, have signaled their intent to run for the three seats on the Los Altos School District...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2014Last comment by Wow, on Feb 20, 2017 at 10:20 pm | 110 comments | 28457 Views
ELECTIONS
Landlords take Measure V to courtTwo days from being enacted, Mountain View's voter-approved rent-control law, Measure V, is being challenged and potentially...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2016Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 3, 2017 at 1:39 pm | 110 comments | 15737 Views
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 | 9754 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 | 30909 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 | 7598 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 | 21422 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 | 10790 Views
ELECTIONS
Ivanovic pulls ahead of Swan in LASD raceSunday's updated election results show that Vladimir Ivanovic has overtaken John Swan in the Los Altos School District election,...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2014Last comment by LASD & BCS Parent, on Nov 18, 2014 at 6:22 am | 78 comments | 8089 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: No on Mountain View Measure CMountain View's Measure C says it's about road safety. It's not. It's about getting the city's vehicle-dwelling homeless...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 9, 2020 at 1:05 am | 77 comments | 14857 Views
ELECTIONS
LASD narrows down new school optionsAfter months of soliciting public opinion from hundreds of district parents and residents, the Los Altos School District...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Not in MV, on Sep 21, 2015 at 10:56 am | 76 comments | 10487 Views
ELECTIONS
Don't sign the Measure V Too Costly petitionPetition from "Measure V Too Costly" is deceptive. Fake news alert! Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/05/04/dont-sign-the-measure-v-too-costly-peti...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on May 16, 2018 at 8:29 am | 76 comments | 6332 Views
ELECTIONS
City Council contender Justin Cohen wants to represent Mountain View through an appMountain View City Council candidate Justin Cohen has never been to a council meeting or served in elected office before....
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by Frank Richards, on Sep 13, 2022 at 12:25 pm | 72 comments | 9283 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
Vietnamese restaurant that may offer special menu for canine customers coming to former Wahlburgers site in Palo Alto
By The Peninsula Foodist | 4 comments | 3,964 views
I Was At The Stanford Shooting. Let’s Do Better Next Time
By Laura Stec | 2 comments | 2,997 views
The clothes we wear: Cool, chic, casual -- or just plain sloppy?
By Diana Diamond | 32 comments | 2,558 views
Some of the best jobs around
By Sherry Listgarten | 4 comments | 2,261 views
People and Relationships Never Stop Being a Work in Progress
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,131 views
Support local families in need
Your contribution to the Holiday Fund will go directly to nonprofits supporting local families and children in need. Last year, Voice readers and foundations contributed a total of $84,000.
