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Santa Clara Valley Water District board approves 9.1% rate increaseStarting July 1, 2021 until June 30, 2022, the average county resident will pay an additional $4.30 to $4.82 per month in...
Original post made on May. 12, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, 8 hours ago | 1 comment | 417 Views
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In less than a year, Mountain View builds and opens new 100-unit homeless housing complexCalling it an innovative new approach that can swiftly reduce the Bay Area's growing homelessness problem, Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by Activist Socialist, on May 11, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 11 comments | 16965 Views
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Guest opinion: Protect families from homelessness. Extend the eviction moratorium.Miriam Yupanqui, the executive director of Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto, calls on the extension of the eviction moratorium...
Original post made on May. 9, 2021Last comment by Snowgret, on May 10, 2021 at 5:29 pm | 3 comments | 1394 Views
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Man arrested following early morning stabbing at Mountain View's Sports Page BarPolice arrested 29-year-old Pleasanton resident Ronald Ferrari in connection with a stabbing that took place early Sunday...
Original post made on May. 10, 2021Last comment by JS, on May 10, 2021 at 2:08 pm | 1 comment | 5909 Views
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Rise in hate crimes likely above reported numbersThe number of local hate crimes is low, but the trend line is rising even as most incidents go unreported: That's the message...
Original post made on May. 8, 2021Last comment by , on May 8, 2021 at 1:54 pm | 1 comment | 1455 Views
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Survey finds persistent minority of residents resistant to COVID-19 vaccinationsA new survey could help Santa Clara County health officials understand what might prevent the remaining roughly 25% of adults...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021Last comment by cb, on May 5, 2021 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 3028 Views
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Mountain View hits the brakes on Automated Guideway TransitMountain View's vision of a futuristic transit system to ferry tech employees to and from work is getting canned, at least...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 2, 2021 at 12:42 pm | 6 comments | 5347 Views
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San Jose man files $10M lawsuit against Mountain View after police pull him out of car windowA San Jose man is suing the city of Mountain View for $10 million, alleging police officers illegally arrested him in 2019...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by FrankSki, on Apr 30, 2021 at 8:58 pm | 14 comments | 6782 Views
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Chorus uses new technology to make beautiful music together onlineRagazzi Boys Chorus presents its third online concert, "Joy, Awe, and Wonder," on May 2, 4 p.m. featuring a wide-ranging...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Karen G, on Apr 30, 2021 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 5448 Views
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Coho salmon will soon swim free again thanks to dam-removal agreementA dam that for decades prohibited coho salmon from reaching its spawning habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be taken...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Apr 29, 2021 at 6:09 pm | 1 comment | 3991 Views
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John C. Martin, pioneer of single-pill HIV treatment, dies unexpectedlyJohn C. Martin, 69, who helped develop the first once-a-day pill to treat HIV while serving as CEO of Gilead Sciences, died...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by Helena, on Apr 29, 2021 at 1:53 am | 2 comments | 4351 Views
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County leaders mark Earth Day by preparing for 'triple threat': Drought, wildfire and bad air qualityOn Thursday, Santa Clara County leaders gathered to share how the county is preparing for what they called an environmental...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Apr 23, 2021 at 7:55 pm | 1 comment | 3184 Views
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Mountain View Voice selected to participate in national journalism projectLike news organizations across the United States, Embarcadero Media — publisher of three newspapers and six community websites...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Apr 22, 2021 at 2:31 pm | 2 comments | 2452 Views
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Fearing unlawful evictions, Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee creates legal defense fund for tenantsMountain View's Rental Housing Committee (RHC) voted 4-1 Monday night to launch a legal defense fund for tenants facing eviction...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2021Last comment by clearthinker, on Apr 21, 2021 at 2:57 pm | 1 comment | 3485 Views
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Guest opinion: Want to help the environment? Take a look at your stocks.In a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Donna Davies writes about the process of divesting fossil fuel stocks and mutual...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2021Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Apr 20, 2021 at 4:13 pm | 7 comments | 2700 Views
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Two teens injured in drive-by shooting in Mountain ViewTwo teens suffered gunshot wounds following a drive-by shooting near downtown Mountain View on Friday, police revealed in...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 18, 2021 at 10:27 am | 10 comments | 11820 Views
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Responding to mass shootings, Mountain View bans gun possession on all city-owned propertyMountain View City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve stricter gun control measures that ban firearms on...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Apr 14, 2021 at 9:31 pm | 4 comments | 4533 Views
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Vaccine passports in California? Answers to your questionsCalifornia has no plans to administer a passport. But the state is sending mixed messages to businesses about the need to...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2021Last comment by Sam, on Apr 10, 2021 at 9:20 am | 4 comments | 3049 Views
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City gets an earful over plans to turn Crestview Hotel into homeless housingPlans to convert a Mountain View hotel into housing for the homeless were met Tuesday with heavy skepticism and concerns...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2021Last comment by Jimmy, on Apr 6, 2021 at 7:39 pm | 36 comments | 11193 Views
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Guest opinion: California needs an equitable strategy for transitioning to all-electric buildingsIn an op-ed first published by CalMatters, Ethan Elkind and Ted Lamm argue why state leaders should develop a strategy for...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2021Last comment by bluesjr, on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:23 pm | 3 comments | 2294 Views
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