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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents urge school board to deny or delay new charter schoolAnxiety and fears dominated the Mountain View Whisman School District board meeting Thursday night, as a sharply divided...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by LOL, 25 minutes ago | 43 comments | 2936 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden faces spate of bike theftsSeveral bikes were stolen from the Crittenden Middle School campus last month, despite multiple safeguards to avoid further...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2018Last comment by parent, 9 hours ago | 4 comments | 832 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New LinkedIn headquarters approved by cityLast week, LinkedIn presented plans to build a showpiece headquarters in the city's East Whisman neighborhood. The proposed...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Engineer, 13 hours ago | 13 comments | 3280 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Royal Viking redevelopment Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/12/07/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by @Randy G., 23 hours ago | 34 comments | 474 Views
AROUND TOWN
Study approved to fix Rengstorff train crossingWidely regarded as one of Mountain View's most hazardous traffic spots, the Caltrain crossing at Rengstorff Avenue is inching...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by fedup, on Dec 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm | 12 comments | 3319 Views
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San Antonio school will serve neighborhoodLos Altos School District board members cautiously endorsed a plan to build a San Antonio school serving children in the...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2018Last comment by Ron Weasley, on Dec 8, 2018 at 2:12 pm | 17 comments | 3382 Views
RESTAURANTS
Cho's Mandarin Dim Sum closing after 39 yearsFans of Cho's unassuming potstickers and pork buns panicked in 2014, when the owners of the longtime Palo Alto Chinese restaurant...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Jane G, on Dec 8, 2018 at 10:28 am | 2 comments | 167 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents rally against plans for Mountain View charter schoolAn open letter signed by a broad coalition of Mountain View Whisman School District parents is calling on Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by @ Interested Observer, on Dec 7, 2018 at 8:30 pm | 6 comments | 202 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plan to delay minimum-wage hike defeatedA plan to hit the pause button on Mountain View's minimum wage increase was swiftly shot down at the Tuesday, Dec. 4, City...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2018Last comment by LOL, on Dec 7, 2018 at 6:35 pm | 11 comments | 3009 Views
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Parents rally against Mountain View charter schoolAn open letter signed by a broad coalition of Mountain View Whisman School District parents is calling on Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Comment, on Dec 7, 2018 at 4:38 pm | 42 comments | 6496 Views
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At long last, a winner in City Council raceIn the final vote results announced Wednesday night, Alison Hicks won the undecided City Council seat with a narrow but significant...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on Dec 7, 2018 at 8:50 am | 10 comments | 3249 Views
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Man arrested after assaulting female postal workerA 69-year-old Mountain View man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a mail carrier, choking her and knocking...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Was it..., on Dec 7, 2018 at 5:06 am | 10 comments | 3146 Views
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Weekend car burglary spree outside Century 16Mountain View police detectives are investigating a smash-and-grab spree outside of the Century Cinema 16 movie theaters...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by LoLo, on Dec 7, 2018 at 5:02 am | 23 comments | 7362 Views
OTHER ISSUES
FPPC launches investigation into councilman's potential conflictA string of City Council decisions to facilitate a $100 million deal for a new public school site could be thrown into limbo...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by SRB, on Dec 6, 2018 at 11:49 pm | 19 comments | 3609 Views
AROUND TOWN
City could slow down minimum wage increasesThree years ago, Mountain View was in the vanguard of Silicon Valley cities boosting their minimum wage to balance out the...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Dec 6, 2018 at 4:43 pm | 26 comments | 2131 Views
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Crime brief: bicyclist hurt in hit-and-runMountain View police arrested a driver over the weekend after reports that he struck a homeless man riding a bicycle on Shoreline...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by schu, on Dec 6, 2018 at 3:11 pm | 2 comments | 1535 Views
ELECTIONS
Showalter holds lead, but council race still in limboTwo weeks after the Nov. 6 election, the battle for one of the seats on the Mountain View City Council is still too close...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2018Last comment by Common sense, on Dec 6, 2018 at 10:10 am | 9 comments | 2678 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rash of vehicle thefts near Mountain View High SchoolSixteen thefts on Friday stemmed from unlocked vehicles in the areas of Mountain View and Los Altos, police reported Monday. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Cog, on Dec 6, 2018 at 10:04 am | 7 comments | 3031 Views
AROUND TOWN
City slowly searches for a safe-parking spotCreating safe parking lots around Mountain View has been the favored option to address the growing number of people living...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by mv_resident, on Dec 5, 2018 at 8:27 pm | 49 comments | 5455 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Monta Loma military kids can stay togetherFamilies of military service members will be able to send their children to Monta Loma Elementary next year, despite a recent...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by @ST parent , on Dec 5, 2018 at 7:54 pm | 10 comments | 2153 Views
Camper opens for lunch in Menlo Park
By Elena Kadvany | 12 comments | 3,944 views
Couples: Child Loss, "No U-Turn at Mercy Street"
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 954 views
