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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big cuts coming for Mountain View schoolsThe Mountain View Whisman School District is looking to cut positions and drop programs as a means to scale back the size...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2019Last comment by ST parent, on Feb 3, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 26 comments | 10860 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County: State AG's attempt to block hospital sale is dismissedA federal judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday dismissed the state attorney general's move to block Santa Clara County from...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2019Last comment by Humble observer, on Feb 3, 2019 at 1:29 pm | 1 comment | 3265 Views
AROUND TOWN
Employee shot in carjacking at America's Tire storeA tire store employee was shot and injured Saturday morning in a carjacking in Mountain View, police said. Read the...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2019There are no comments yet. 6358 Views
ELECTIONS
VTA to start spending Measure B moneyAfter more than two years of fending off legal challenges, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority can finally start...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2019Last comment by Dream on, on Feb 3, 2019 at 2:26 am | 6 comments | 3903 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to put Bullis at Stevenson campusCalling it the best option in a bad situation, Mountain View Whisman school board members voted 4-1 Thursday night to put...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by @ ST Parent, on Feb 1, 2019 at 8:20 am | 62 comments | 9872 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Volunteers gather before dawn for homeless countAbout 500 people gathered in Palo Alto and other cities within Santa Clara County this week to conduct the biennial point-in-time...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Feb 1, 2019 at 7:38 am | 1 comment | 2546 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View man sentenced to 15 years on child porn chargesA Mountain View man was sentenced last week to more than 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing and...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2019There are no comments yet. 4310 Views
AROUND TOWN
Battle for the soul of Mountain ViewThere is a battle underway for the soul of Mountain View. For decades the Mountain View community has treasured diversity....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by MtViewReader, on Jan 31, 2019 at 4:16 pm | 44 comments | 7018 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pedestrian killed in crash on El Camino RealA man who was struck Monday night by a vehicle on El Camino Real has died, according to a statement released by the Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Jan 31, 2019 at 2:49 pm | 10 comments | 4983 Views
OTHER ISSUES
HUD gives Bay Area nearly $149M to help homelessThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Saturday awarded nearly $149 million for 193 previously funded homeless...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 31, 2019 at 8:09 am | 1 comment | 3154 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: Thanks for your generosityThe numbers are in: The Voice's 2018 Holiday Fund campaign raised $72,000 from 147 donors. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/01/29/editorial-thanks-for-yo...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2019Last comment by Maher, on Jan 29, 2019 at 5:02 pm | 1 comment | 4584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Preschool poised for major statewide expansionJust three days after taking the oath of office, California's new governor laid out an ambitious plan to create statewide,...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2019Last comment by YIMBY, on Jan 29, 2019 at 1:42 am | 5 comments | 7043 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Historic status sought for Tied House, Chez TJBack in 2017, the restaurant buildings of Chez TJ and the Tied House brewery could have been razed as part of plans to redevelop...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Jan 28, 2019 at 6:50 pm | 26 comments | 3916 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police blame court's database for lost records, putting officers at riskA coalition of Santa Clara County police agencies is publicly blasting a new criminal records database, alleging a string...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2019Last comment by Robyn, on Jan 28, 2019 at 2:57 pm | 1 comment | 2907 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Thieves steal wheels right out from under carsWith vehicle crimes on the rise, some thieves are swiping the tires right off of cars in Mountain View. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by Driver, on Jan 27, 2019 at 7:00 pm | 7 comments | 8174 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bay Area consortium pledges $500M for affordable homesSeveral Peninsula-based nonprofit organizations and companies are part of a new public-private partnership that aims to secure...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by @Robyn, on Jan 27, 2019 at 5:12 pm | 7 comments | 2882 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Preschool poised for major statewide expansionJust three days after taking the oath of office, California's new governor laid out an ambitious plan to create statewide,...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Jan 25, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 2 comments | 1528 Views
AROUND TOWN
OSH - any news on what is planned for the site - and when?I drive by the old OSH (and miss it) and see that it just appears abandoned. I have been trying to find out if anything is...
Original post made by PA Resident on Jan. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 832 Views
AROUND TOWN
Water district weighs raising taxes or raising water billsA long-standing feud over who should pay a $650 million bill for state water infrastructure reared its head Tuesday, as board...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Jay ess, on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:37 am | 6 comments | 4658 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police seek man suspected of groping women on Stevens Creek TrailMountain View police are asking for the public to keep an eye out for a man who reportedly groped women walking on Stevens...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2019Last comment by Nihilist, on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:31 am | 5 comments | 5777 Views
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