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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rallying support to reopen schoolsNeighborhood representatives in northeast Mountain View are prepared to lay out several proposals at Thursday's Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by I hear the charter schools, on Apr 21, 2014 at 11:51 am | 21 comments | 10329 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district accuses Bullis Mountain View of violating its charterBullis Mountain View has dropped plans to open a new charter school in Mountain View this fall, but that hasn't stopped the...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 12, 2019 at 2:18 pm | 21 comments | 7207 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After battle over school fences, Mountain View Whisman seeks $9M redesign of Monta Loma's parkThe Mountain View Whisman School District is looking to completely revamp Monta Loma Park following a controversial decision...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021Last comment by Ray, on Sep 7, 2021 at 1:07 pm | 21 comments | 9681 Views
SPORTS
Martial arts instructor arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a minorPolice have arrested an instructor from a martial arts studio on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto for allegedly attempting to...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 3:32 am | 21 comments | 9516 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Debate over the future of the Grant Road farm grows nastyMany Mountain View residents who live adjacent to the Grant Road farm (or famed "pumpkin patch" as it's better known) were...
Original post made by Anne Toth on May. 29, 2007Last comment by Don Frances, on Jun 11, 2007 at 2:33 pm | 21 comments | 10668 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man killed at San Antonio Caltrain stationAn unidentified "adult male" apparently stepped off the San Antonio Station passenger platform into the path of a speeding...
Original post made on May. 4, 2010Last comment by Caltrain Commuter, on Jun 14, 2010 at 5:59 pm | 21 comments | 6838 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City on property buying spree?The city might purchase property at four different downtown locations, including the historic building on Castro Street which...
Original post made on May. 24, 2010Last comment by Andrew, on May 30, 2010 at 11:44 am | 21 comments | 5880 Views
OTHER ISSUES
NASA accused of favoritism at MoffettFour years after the surprise news that Google executives were allowed to base their private planes at Moffett Federal Airfield,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2011Last comment by H Stewart, on Feb 5, 2011 at 9:15 am | 21 comments | 11671 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council: Please save San Antonio train stationThe City Council decided to send a letter to the Caltrain board of directors on Tuesday that expresses "deep concern" about...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2011Last comment by curious, on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:40 am | 21 comments | 6085 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Trees axed for $1.6 million condosThe loss of two cedar trees nearly killed a plan for five, $1.6 million condos which the City Council narrowly approved...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on May 3, 2012 at 8:57 am | 21 comments | 7818 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Affordable housing project helps some, hurts othersThe city's below market rate housing program took a strange turn Tuesday night with the approval of an affordable housing...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2013Last comment by tex, on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:20 pm | 21 comments | 7366 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bill eliminating personal belief vaccination exemption clears state SenateA bill that would eliminate the personal belief exemption allowing parents to opt out of vaccinating their children has passed...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by USA, on May 20, 2015 at 4:37 pm | 21 comments | 9404 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Disarray at the DojoHacker Dojo, Mountain View's one-of-a-kind workshop for start-ups and makers, could be facing the biggest challenge to its...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2016Last comment by Anonymous HD Members, on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:02 am | 21 comments | 47846 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stabbing at Rengstorff ParkA young person is recovering after an apparent stabbing in Mountain View Saturday night, according to police. Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2016Last comment by Mountain View Advocate, on Jul 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm | 21 comments | 8029 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council opts to leave holes in Measure WIn a setback for Measure W, the Mountain View City Council's alternative to rent-control, council members voted narrowly...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2016Last comment by Council Watcher, on Oct 6, 2016 at 4:04 pm | 21 comments | 6296 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council approves $200K for new homeless programsFollowing months of studying the growing number of people living in their cars, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2016Last comment by local, on Oct 12, 2016 at 11:07 pm | 21 comments | 7673 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A School and a Park in San Antonio!How can we solve two longstanding community problems at once? The Los Altos School District has been in a long search for...
Original post made by Nancy Morimoto on Dec. 6, 2016Last comment by *Neighborhood* school, on Dec 13, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 21 comments | 3992 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Reinforcements join fight over rent controlBoth sides in the courtroom battle over Mountain View's Measure V rent-control law could be getting some extra muscle. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 23, 2017 at 2:41 pm | 21 comments | 8311 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Downtown lot eyed for housing, new ideasIn their pursuit of affordable housing, Mountain View City Council members are looking at the city's largest downtown parking...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2017Last comment by Mountain View Old-Timer, on Nov 3, 2017 at 3:31 pm | 21 comments | 4805 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council votes to help displaced tenantsThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to begin making earnest efforts to protect tenants living in affordable...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 25, 2019 at 10:26 pm | 21 comments | 4660 Views
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