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SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD bond measure on the horizonFaced with growing enrollment, packed campuses and difficult shared-space agreements with Bullis Charter School, the Los...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2014Last comment by WHO GETS THE MONEY?, on Aug 17, 2014 at 11:27 am | 102 comments | 10418 Views
OTHER ISSUES
200 apartments proposed for Castro and El CaminoIn a long-sought redevelopment, a four-story apartment building with retail on the ground floor may soon go up at the corner...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Aug 2, 2013 at 9:26 am | 102 comments | 16468 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents up in arms over digital math programIt sounds like a perfect fit for a school district based in the heart of Silicon Valley: a "smart" math curriculum -- administered...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2017Last comment by Jack Shultz, on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 101 comments | 37647 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Proposed El Camino bus lanes won't workI oppose the recent vote of the City Council to endorse the plan for dedicated bus lanes on El Camino Real (ECR) and am calling...
Original post made on May. 15, 2015Last comment by action now, on Jun 26, 2015 at 2:16 pm | 101 comments | 8116 Views
AROUND TOWN
Couple launches impromptu protest of IdeafarmPolice were called after a man and his wife took to the corner of El Camino Real and Castro Street Monday evening to protest...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2010Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Dec 20, 2010 at 2:11 pm | 101 comments | 22155 Views
AROUND TOWN
You got a license for that cat, Mister?For the first time, the city of Mountain View is poised to require that pet cats be licensed. The City Council voted Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by OldtimerMV, on Jun 13, 2013 at 10:23 pm | 101 comments | 21310 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not enough students, not enough money to open ninth campusMonths of long, difficult and sometimes bitter meetings came to a head in a marathon Mountain View Whisman school board meeting...
Original post made on May. 22, 2015Last comment by Huff Parent, on Jun 1, 2015 at 10:04 am | 99 comments | 12517 Views
AROUND TOWN
Measure V: Rent-control ordinance faces lawsuit threatJust days away from implementation, Mountain View's voter-approved rent-control ordinance, Measure V, is in danger of being...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2016Last comment by The Truth, on Dec 22, 2016 at 10:47 am | 99 comments | 13531 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council votes to allow pot shops in Mountain ViewA majority of Mountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to allow marijuana retailers to open up shop in Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2018Last comment by Lector , on Oct 13, 2018 at 8:55 am | 99 comments | 18223 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tribulations over Bullis begin anewMembers of the Los Altos School District said last Wednesday they were considering suing the county over newly approved enrollment...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2007Last comment by A BCS Parent..., on Oct 3, 2008 at 11:17 pm | 98 comments | 12589 Views
AROUND TOWN
Protest highlights mayor's stance on gun controlNearly 40 people gathered at the downtown Caltrain Station on Thursday evening to protest Mayor John Inks' refusal to join...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by True American, on Apr 3, 2014 at 1:53 pm | 97 comments | 23535 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rental committee seeks $1.2M handout from cityIt was a true dilemma for members of the city's Rental Housing Committee on Monday night. On one hand, they needed to devise...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2017Last comment by ellespeth, on Nov 14, 2017 at 8:47 pm | 97 comments | 8392 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman board approves new charter schoolMountain View Whisman School District board members voted 4-1 Thursday night to approve a new charter school -- Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Dec 26, 2018 at 1:49 am | 96 comments | 11018 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letting Fido off the leashGo ahead and let your pooch run free -- the Mountain View City Council unanimously voted to make handful of public parks...
Original post made on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Spine needed here, on Jun 5, 2015 at 7:06 am | 96 comments | 13264 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district needs to compromiseShort of the sheriff showing up to escort school children to their rightful classrooms, it does not appear that the Los Altos...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012Last comment by MV Native, on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm | 95 comments | 87770 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council balks at controversial cat rulesWith weeks of controversy over new cat license requirements now resolved, you might think that a new city animal control...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2014Last comment by Ratso Rizzo, on Sep 9, 2015 at 3:01 pm | 94 comments | 22601 Views
AROUND TOWN
Surprised by local housing costs? You shouldn't beSilicon Valley has long been a place of human ingenuity, where ever larger worlds of data are packed onto shrinking computer...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2014Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Feb 10, 2014 at 3:25 pm | 93 comments | 27028 Views
AROUND TOWN
Filling the housing market's holeMountain View's roll-out of new housing has a gaping hole. New residential development is essentially nonexistent for moderate-income...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2017Last comment by RMV, on Apr 25, 2017 at 3:55 pm | 92 comments | 9654 Views
SPORTS
Player, coach in bullying spatThe parents of a Mountain View High School varsity basketball player are putting a full-court press on their daughter's coach,...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by reynoir, on Dec 30, 2013 at 7:15 am | 91 comments | 16832 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District offers to give Egan campus to Bullis Charter SchoolLeaders from Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District announced a deal Wednesday that gives Bullis most of...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2019Last comment by J, on Apr 29, 2019 at 9:46 am | 90 comments | 16856 Views
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