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Local teacher eliminated on 'Jeopardy!'Mountain View resident Trevor Crowell fell short on Monday's episode of "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament, where incorrect...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Further Sympathetic, on May 16, 2019 at 1:50 pm | 3 comments | 3411 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor: May 3, 2019Letters to the editor about the Trump administration and the environment, rapid transit buses, pickleball and cyclists on...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on May 16, 2019 at 10:32 am | 2 comments | 2332 Views
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Council holds firm on East Whisman office-to-housing ratioThe Mountain View City Council agreed Tuesday night that zoning for 4,900 housing units in East Whisman has to be more than...
Original post made on May. 8, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 15, 2019 at 7:11 pm | 16 comments | 3910 Views
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Google touts $5M in Bay Trail upgradesGoogle and South Bay city officials celebrated the latest milestone in an expensive, decadeslong effort to link 500 miles...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Steve, on May 15, 2019 at 9:10 am | 5 comments | 6220 Views
BOOKS
At 97, children's author publishes her first novel for adultsThough never a full-time writer, Palo Alto resident Martha Tolles has persisted through the years, adapting her formats to...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 2390 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district accuses Bullis Mountain View of violating its charterBullis Mountain View has dropped plans to open a new charter school in Mountain View this fall, but that hasn't stopped the...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 12, 2019 at 2:18 pm | 21 comments | 6634 Views
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Mobile home residents file appeal over rent controlDespite a setback, Mountain View's mobile home residents are pressing forward with their demand to be included under the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 11, 2019 at 8:03 pm | 19 comments | 4286 Views
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Mobile home residents file appealDespite a setback, Mountain View's mobile home residents are pressing forward with their demand to be included under the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by RonTT, on May 11, 2019 at 5:37 pm | 7 comments | 1316 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Lunch DebtIt all started with seeing an article about Valerie Castile, Philando Castile's mom, paying $8K in school lunch debt so that...
Original post made by HAB on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Houses, on May 11, 2019 at 11:42 am | 3 comments | 803 Views
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Google touts $5M in Bay Trail upgradesGoogle and South Bay city officials celebrated the latest milestone in an expensive, decadeslong effort to link 500 miles...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Carol Moholt, on May 11, 2019 at 6:27 am | 2 comments | 2192 Views
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Man indicted for February robbery at Meriwest Credit Union in Mountain ViewAn Oakland man was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco Tuesday on charges of committing five bank robberies...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on May 10, 2019 at 11:17 am | 3 comments | 3487 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Lunch DebtIt all started with seeing an article about Valerie Castile, Philando Castile's mom, paying $8K in school lunch debt so that...
Original post made by HAB on May. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Local nonprofits win grantsThe Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF) announced it has awarded $80,000 in grants to 18 nonprofit organizations in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Margriet DeLange, on May 10, 2019 at 8:49 am | 1 comment | 2628 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fired cop to get $325K settlement from cityMountain View officials have agreed to pay $325,000 to a former city police officer who alleged he was illegally fired by...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Army Vet, on May 9, 2019 at 6:12 pm | 21 comments | 6050 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How powerful lawmakers are killing California bills — by doing nothingA new California Assembly rule gives committee chairs the power to shelve bills simply by not scheduling them for a hearing....
Original post made on May. 7, 2019Last comment by YIMBY, on May 8, 2019 at 2:37 am | 3 comments | 2976 Views
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City's $95 million infrastructure project list sets recordA series of projects to improve traffic near Mountain View's North Bayshore tech hub is pushing the city's infrastructure...
Original post made on May. 6, 2019Last comment by Brian, on May 7, 2019 at 5:37 pm | 3 comments | 3867 Views
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School board postpones vote on giving Egan to Bullis Charter SchoolLos Altos School District board members agreed Thursday night to delay the vote on whether to relocate Egan Junior High School...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by DFE, on May 7, 2019 at 2:44 pm | 69 comments | 6884 Views
OTHER ISSUES
EPC opts for less strict constraints on cannabis shopsA Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission meeting ended in disappointment last Wednesday night for some silent protesters...
Original post made on May. 2, 2019Last comment by Rational, on May 7, 2019 at 2:30 pm | 5 comments | 2755 Views
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Voice wins for public service, in-depth reporting at California Journalism AwardsThe ==I Mountain View Voice== took top honors for in depth reporting and public service journalism at this year's California...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on May 7, 2019 at 10:48 am | 20 comments | 3581 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD board approves Bullis Charter deal without moving Egan Junior HighTo delayed but hearty applause, the Los Altos School District board of trustees voted 5-0 Monday night to approve an agreement...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on May 7, 2019 at 10:18 am | 48 comments | 7255 Views
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