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City unveils wishful vision for North Bayshore gateway siteThe city of Mountain View is drafting plans for a vibrant, dense hub for the "gateway" into North Bayshore, designed to attract...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by That MV Guy, on Nov 10, 2019 at 5:05 pm | 5 comments | 5206 Views
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New tree, same spirit at Mountain View's holiday celebrationA cheerful crowd assembled at the Mountain View Community Tree Lighting Celebration Monday night. The old cedar tree that...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by officesetup11, on Feb 20, 2020 at 4:11 am | 5 comments | 5573 Views
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Two men arrested for alleged vehicle burglaries in Mountain View, neighboring citiesFollowing a citywide search, Mountain View police arrested two Richmond men on Thursday after getting multiple reports that...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by Old Mtn Vjew, on Jan 3, 2020 at 3:22 pm | 5 comments | 5588 Views
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More math hasn't fixed the achievement gap at Mountain View, Los Altos high schoolsSix years ago, Los Altos High School staff was convinced they had the silver bullet for preparing students for college. But...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2020Last comment by Richard Woolley, on Jan 23, 2020 at 10:04 pm | 5 comments | 9768 Views
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Beating the oddsWith retail stores on the ropes across the country, why is Mountain View's hobby emporium Game Kastle doing so well? Owner...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Alex Basche , on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:07 pm | 5 comments | 8939 Views
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Letters to the editor: Rent control, censusLetters to the editor in the Feb. 7 edition of the Voice on the Mountain View City Council rent control initiative Measure...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2020Last comment by Jake, on Feb 11, 2020 at 1:04 am | 5 comments | 6109 Views
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Police: Man arrested in Mountain View after dragging woman from her homePolice arrested a man who allegedly burst into a San Antonio neighborhood home Monday night and tried to drag a woman by...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Feb 18, 2020 at 3:29 pm | 5 comments | 5847 Views
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NTSB: Tesla's Autopilot steered Model X into highway median, causing fatal Mountain View crashA 38-year-old father died from a high-speed crash because his Tesla Model X's Autopilot driving system steered the car into...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Rossta, on Feb 27, 2020 at 1:38 pm | 5 comments | 8086 Views
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Fear, anxiety and Champagne: How the Midpeninsula is preparing (or not) for coronavirusPalo Alto and Mountain View residents appear to be facing their concerns over coronavirus by shopping, emptying the shelves...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by Humble observer, on Mar 4, 2020 at 10:39 am | 5 comments | 6668 Views
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'Plan for the worst but hope for the best' - How one local hospital is gearing up for the 'surge'As the coronavirus wreaks havoc across Santa Clara County, how is Mountain View's local hospital preparing to handle an escalating...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2020Last comment by Benefit of the Doubt, on Mar 31, 2020 at 9:46 am | 5 comments | 9511 Views
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Voice wins 14 California Journalism AwardsThe Mountain View Voice took home 14 awards among all California weekly newspapers in its circulation category in the California...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by Jeff Foxworthy, on Apr 6, 2020 at 5:50 am | 5 comments | 5834 Views
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Mayors urge for more COVID-19 testing sites in Santa Clara CountyMayors from every city in Santa Clara County co-signed a letter to county leaders this week offering their assistance in...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by ronewolf, on Apr 30, 2020 at 5:02 pm | 5 comments | 5035 Views
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Local farmers market rancher dies at 64Gary Marchi, a longtime Pescadero rancher who sold beef at farmers markets throughout the Bay Area, died this month in a...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by John & Melissa Patton, on Jun 21, 2020 at 1:51 pm | 5 comments | 10925 Views
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'The first big exhale in awhile.' After months of takeout, restaurants reopen for outdoor diningOn the first days Santa Clara and San Mateo counties allowed restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining over the weekend, many...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Hoffman, on Jun 10, 2020 at 7:48 pm | 5 comments | 14243 Views
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For county, 1,000-strong group of workers and volunteers will be key to keeping a lid on coronavirusSanta Clara County is calling for the public to help ramp up its COVID-19 contact-tracing program, which needs an estimated...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Also Unemployed, on Jun 15, 2020 at 10:46 am | 5 comments | 6186 Views
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Commissioner resigns after council declines to consider opening Foothills Park to non-residentsA member of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission who led the effort to open Foothills Park to non-residents announced...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2020Last comment by MV Resident 2, on Jul 2, 2020 at 6:25 pm | 5 comments | 5771 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors face staggering budget shortfallSanta Clara County supervisors started the daunting task of addressing an anticipated budget deficit of between $200 million...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 25, 2020 at 5:52 pm | 5 comments | 5551 Views
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Mountain View awarded $12.4M to build homeless housing by the end of the yearMountain View's ambitious plan to build transitional housing for homeless seniors and families is moving forward, after state...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 29, 2020 at 9:36 am | 5 comments | 13608 Views
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Proposed office project in Mountain View's San Antonio center met with criticismA proposed seven-story office building on the site of the former Milk Pail Market in Mountain View could soon cap off a yearslong...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Hoffman, on Dec 6, 2020 at 7:47 am | 5 comments | 8252 Views
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Woman who yelled anti-Asian epithets during theft in Mountain View arrestedMountain View police arrested a 39-year-old Greenbrae woman Friday (March 5) after she allegedly yelled racial epithets while...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2021Last comment by Amber Kerr, on Mar 26, 2021 at 1:12 pm | 5 comments | 6618 Views
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