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The robo-car revolution hits Mountain View streetsA question kept ringing through my mind as I took my first ride Monday in one of Google's prototype self-driving cars --...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by Not Quite yet, on Jul 9, 2015 at 8:23 am | 27 comments | 18288 Views
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Editorial: Sound approach on 'human rights city' issueThe City Council is taking an "easy does it" approach to deciding on whether Mountain View should become an official "human...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2015Last comment by Steve, on Jul 25, 2015 at 8:34 am | 27 comments | 5194 Views
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Councilman's proposal urges landlords to play niceAs many call for Mountain View to rein in skyrocketing housing rents, next week the City Council will consider a lighter...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2015Last comment by Gary, on Oct 7, 2015 at 6:03 pm | 27 comments | 7898 Views
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Joe Simitian: Why VTA should abandon El Camino Bus Rapid Transit projectBelow is a link to an an op-ed that piece Supervisor Simitian wrote for the San Jose Mercury News on this topic which ran...
Original post made by No Way to the VTA on Jan. 12, 2016Last comment by Joe Simitian Supporter, on Jan 19, 2016 at 11:22 am | 27 comments | 2610 Views
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Apartment group's mailer is foul play, Measure V backers chargeA campaign mailer excoriating one of Mountain View's two rent control measures on the Nov. 8 ballot has Measure V backers...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2016Last comment by Mike_, on Oct 21, 2016 at 5:11 pm | 27 comments | 4368 Views
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Alta View Animal Hospital owner faces new state chargesVeterinarian Tejpaul Ghumman, who owns Alta View Animal Hospital in Mountain View, is facing the possible revocation of his...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2018Last comment by VV, on Feb 15, 2018 at 12:43 am | 27 comments | 22961 Views
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Bay Area: protests over family separation policy set for ThursdaySeveral events are being held in the Bay Area today in conjunction with a nationwide protest against the Trump Administration's...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Sep 10, 2018 at 9:36 am | 27 comments | 6028 Views
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Council agrees on new San Antonio schoolMountain View City Council members agreed early Wednesday morning on a plan to help the Los Altos School District build a...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by I will miss Kohl’s, on Dec 18, 2018 at 11:47 am | 27 comments | 9328 Views
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Rent increases denied again for Del Medio apartmentsFor the second time, a city-appointed hearing officer is rejecting a request for series of rent increases on dozens of tenants...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 4, 2019 at 4:05 pm | 27 comments | 7589 Views
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County on state 'watchlist' after COVID-19 case uptickSanta Clara County had its second highest number of COVID-19 cases ever recorded for a single day on Tuesday, raising concerns...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 28, 2020 at 1:21 pm | 27 comments | 9498 Views
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Santa Clara County to allow hair salons, gyms to reopen — provided they meet new social-distancing rulesHair salons and gyms in Santa Canta County may be allowed to reopen in mid-July under a new county order, which creates a...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020Last comment by An Environmental Scientist, on Jul 6, 2020 at 11:34 am | 27 comments | 7947 Views
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Santa Clara County considers fines for COVID-19 health code violationsNeglecting to wear a mask in public or failing to socially distance could soon carry a hefty fine of up to $500 in Santa...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 11, 2020 at 7:18 pm | 27 comments | 23794 Views
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Record COVID-19 cases prompt new health restrictionsRecord-shattering numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Santa Clara County have prompted worried health leaders...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 30, 2020 at 8:13 am | 27 comments | 5707 Views
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Mountain View City Council hopefuls talk housing, homelessness, bicycle safety and moreThree incumbents and two newcomers who are vying for three open seats on the city council this November shared their stances...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by Betty Ying, on Sep 29, 2022 at 1:02 pm | 27 comments | 6089 Views
BOOKS
Closing the book on Castro StreetBookBuyers, the used bookstore that has been a mainstay in downtown Mountain View for more than 25 years, will be closing...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2016Last comment by DownTownMV, on Mar 28, 2016 at 8:15 am | 27 comments | 16122 Views
ELECTIONS
Tax measure would hold the line for school fundingStarting this week, Mountain View Whisman School District residents will get to decide whether to continue boosting local...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by Ben, on May 1, 2017 at 8:04 pm | 27 comments | 5620 Views
ELECTIONS
City pays $28 million to pave the way for GoogleGoogle will receive $28 million from the city of Mountain View in exchange for a series of North Bayshore properties needed...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2018Last comment by Citizen84, on Feb 20, 2018 at 7:20 pm | 27 comments | 14278 Views
ELECTIONS
Landlord group vows to drop its rent control initiative if Measure D passesA landlord group's ballot measure that would curtail Mountain View's existing rent control law could lose the support of...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 28, 2020 at 1:35 pm | 27 comments | 10723 Views
ELECTIONS
At 'pivotal' moment in presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg makes plea to voters in Palo AltoIn comments to about 200 supporters in Palo Alto on Friday, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched himself as an inclusive,...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Count the ways, on Feb 24, 2020 at 12:31 pm | 27 comments | 5231 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Baten Caswell for Santa Clara County Board of EducationMelissa Baten Caswell's long history of working for a strong public education system will serve north county well on the...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Nov 4, 2020 at 2:05 am | 27 comments | 11627 Views
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