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OTHER ISSUES
New city manager picked by Mountain View leadersMountain View has a new city manager: Kimbra McCarthy, who previously served as the city's deputy manager before leaving...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2020Last comment by Bankrupting, on Jan 8, 2020 at 7:43 pm | 14 comments | 3478 Views
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Mountain View Day Worker Center deftly threads the needle amid increasing changesThe hum of sewing machines underscores the late afternoon bustle of ringing phones and conversation at the Day Worker Center....
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by , on Jan 8, 2020 at 11:29 am | 1 comment | 2634 Views
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The Currys' new home, the mansion where Trump lunched among year's biggest real estate listingsLocal real estate saw many blockbuster transactions and eye-popping price tags this year, from a celebrity couple's $31 million...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by it's now "thousands", on Jan 7, 2020 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 3090 Views
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Car catches on fire in auto repair shop, causing $300K in damageA car that caught on fire at an auto repair shop in Mountain View early Sunday morning caused an estimated $300,000 in damage,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Reader 2020, on Jan 6, 2020 at 4:24 pm | 3 comments | 4733 Views
ELECTIONS
Number of high school students seeking therapy spikesThe number of students referred for mental health counseling services in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2020Last comment by LAHS, on Jan 6, 2020 at 2:45 pm | 8 comments | 5272 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board elects president for second year, breaking precedentThe Mountain View Whisman School District took the rare step last week of electing its board president for a second term,...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 6, 2020 at 1:24 pm | 5 comments | 5579 Views
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Divisive state housing bill wins county supportThe controversial housing legislation SB 50 has won the tentative support of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 6, 2020 at 12:13 pm | 41 comments | 7024 Views
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Council approves natural gas ban, electric car requirementsDespite some last-minute reservations, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave final approval to a broad...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Bob, on Jan 6, 2020 at 12:10 pm | 13 comments | 6818 Views
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Slammed by critics, VTA strives to fix leadershipPretty much everyone seems to agree that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority desperately needs a leadership fix...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Steve Ly, on Jan 4, 2020 at 9:03 am | 12 comments | 3284 Views
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Foothill-De Anza board approves duo of tax measures for March 2020 ballotThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees approved two tax measures Monday that could alleviate...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Why 8?, on Jan 3, 2020 at 7:03 pm | 10 comments | 5675 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 | 3988 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CSMA offers a beacon of arts in a tech worldThe music and arts school has come a long way over the last 50 years, but it has never strayed from its mission to teach...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by JMBMV, on Jan 3, 2020 at 10:45 am | 1 comment | 3105 Views
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Year in review: City pulls a U-turnMountain View pulled a U-turn in 2019, reversing a string of policies and priorities that might have seemed lovely a few...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by uninterested, on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:03 pm | 14 comments | 5592 Views
OTHER ISSUES
With recycled water deal signed, attention shifts to contentious Baylands siteA landmark agreement between Palo Alto, Mountain View and Valley Water for expanding recycling water in the county is bringing...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 2, 2020 at 1:40 pm | 4 comments | 4577 Views
ELECTIONS
Homeless deaths increase in 2019Of the more than 9,700 homeless people estimated living in Santa Clara County in 2019, at least 161 died in between Nov....
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 2, 2020 at 1:28 pm | 1 comment | 2351 Views
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City set to launch new headcount taxIn the coming weeks, Mountain View leaders will roll out a new business tax that could eventually net $6 million or more...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 2, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 14 comments | 6508 Views
RESTAURANTS
Facing closure due to chemical contamination, Tied House calls it quitsMountain View's long-standing brew pub, Tied House, abruptly closed over the weekend after owner Louis Jemison received "disappointing"...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 1, 2020 at 5:28 pm | 3 comments | 2660 Views
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Four arrested in bust of suspected Mountain View drug denMountain View police arrested four people last week on drug charges after serving a search warrant on a Old Mountain View...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2019Last comment by Gary, on Jan 1, 2020 at 9:21 am | 18 comments | 9441 Views
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Petition to overturn RV ban succeedsMountain View elected leaders will be forced to retract a citywide large-vehicle ban that was accused of being a thinly veiled...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2019Last comment by russian_redneck, on Dec 31, 2019 at 9:25 pm | 36 comments | 8201 Views
ELECTIONS
Year in Review: Local schools grappled with unusual challenges in 2019The headlines throughout 2019 painted a curious picture for Mountain View's local schools. School districts found themselves...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 31, 2019 at 10:51 am | 4 comments | 4701 Views
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