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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 | 24628 Views
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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 | 14364 Views
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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 | 12864 Views
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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 | 9158 Views
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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 | 5413 Views
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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 | 4665 Views
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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 | 20886 Views
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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 | 31145 Views
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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 | 27257 Views
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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 | 14495 Views
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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 | 8847 Views
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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 | 29471 Views
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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 | 20354 Views
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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 | 9589 Views
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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 | 7068 Views
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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 | 10095 Views
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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 | 9378 Views
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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 | 5253 Views
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Mountain View is expanding its safe parking program as hundreds of vehicle dwellers remain on city streetsThe city of Mountain View is currently home to one-third of all the safe parking spaces in Santa Clara County, but that's...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 7, 2020 at 9:47 pm | 72 comments | 14967 Views
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Rent control adversaries spar at City HallTuesday's City Council meeting turned into a heated standoff between groups feuding over a new effort to weaken the Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 25, 2018 at 12:27 pm | 71 comments | 7268 Views
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