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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 | 6545 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County supervisors to weigh food assistance pilot program for hungry studentsThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors next week will discuss a pilot support program for food-insecure students. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 10, 2020 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 3280 Views
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Guest opinion: Measure D is misleading and unnecessaryIn a guest opinion in the Jan. 31 edition, Mountain View homeowners Ronald and Dorothy Schafer write why they are opposed...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 10, 2020 at 11:49 am | 6 comments | 9028 Views
AROUND TOWN
He built his Chinese food empire on potstickers, proverbs and passion. Now, as Chef Chu's turns 50, Larry Chu looks to the future.How has Chef Chu's survived 50 years in the restaurant business? The answer, perhaps, is that the 76-year-old chef-owner...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2020Last comment by Side1, on Feb 9, 2020 at 7:34 pm | 2 comments | 5499 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman board approves $259M school bond measure for March 2020 ballotThe Mountain View Whisman School District is asking voters to approve a $259 million bond aimed at fixing old school facilities...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2019Last comment by How Long?, on Feb 9, 2020 at 9:57 am | 24 comments | 11966 Views
ELECTIONS
Jerry Hill endorses state Senate candidate Josh BeckerState Sen. Jerry Hill wants Josh Becker to be his successor, Becker's campaign announced this morning. Read the full story...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2020Last comment by Paula, on Feb 8, 2020 at 7:55 pm | 3 comments | 4029 Views
AROUND TOWN
Vaping ordinance and youth mental health are now top goals for Mountain View City CouncilFaced with too many ambitious plans and not nearly enough staff time, the Mountain View City Council took a scalpel to its...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by PeaceLove, on Feb 8, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 2 comments | 4264 Views
AROUND TOWN
Airbnb hosts ignore city rulesMountain View's new regulations on Airbnb and other short-term rental services are off to a sluggish start. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by St Francis Acres Neighbor, on Feb 8, 2020 at 12:28 pm | 18 comments | 12696 Views
OTHER ISSUES
As coronavirus epidemic spreads, local woman recounts desperation to get out of WuhanFrom her quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Palo Alto resident Esther Tiferes Tebeka on Friday pinpointed...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2020Last comment by eliot, on Feb 8, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 2 comments | 4433 Views
BOOKS
Guest opinion: A redo on rent controlIn a guest opinion in the Jan. 31 edition, Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga writes why she believes residents should...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 8, 2020 at 11:32 am | 10 comments | 9647 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor<B>Landlord group supports Measure D Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2020/02/07/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by nice try, on Feb 7, 2020 at 1:42 pm | 1 comment | 2616 Views
MOVIES
Down to clown"Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" may be about as shallow as a puddle, but that's still...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by Sigh too, on Feb 7, 2020 at 11:10 am | 3 comments | 11618 Views
MOVIES
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi bring folk fusion to Bing Concert HallBluegrass virtuoso Rhiannon Giddens and Italian percussion master Francesco Turrisi will give a lecture and concert at Stanford...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2020There are no comments yet. 2978 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New state bill aims to integrate Bay Area transit into one 'seamless' systemA newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2020Last comment by about time, on Feb 6, 2020 at 4:00 pm | 9 comments | 4408 Views
ELECTIONS
Man in brazen 'home invasion' eviction scheme targeting Mountain View tenants takes plea dealA San Jose man involved in a brazen apartment break-in intended to force out a family accepted a plea deal and awaits sentencing...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2020There are no comments yet. 6417 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council seeks to strengthen city's gun control lawsDespite California having some of the most restrictive gun control regulations in the country, the Mountain View City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2020Last comment by home of registered user, on Feb 5, 2020 at 7:44 pm | 27 comments | 3028 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Life-saving drug costs have soared. Santa Clara County thinks it has a solution.Three life-saving drugs costing hundreds of dollars a month could potentially be subsidized to patients in Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 3985 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure D is misleading and unnecessaryIn 2016, the voters of Mountain View adopted Measure V (the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act), which protects renters...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 3, 2020 at 1:41 pm | 3 comments | 3111 Views
ELECTIONS
A redo on rent controlIn 2016, Mountain View voters enacted rent control (known as the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act) to address housing...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Feb 3, 2020 at 12:06 pm | 7 comments | 2316 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cyber attack takes down high school district's server and phone systemThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District was the victim of a ransomware attack Wednesday that took down the phone...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2020Last comment by MVLAParent, on Feb 3, 2020 at 11:41 am | 1 comment | 11320 Views
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