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OTHER ISSUES
Spraying for West Nile virus planned Thursday for some parts of Mountain View, Los Altos Hills and SunnyvaleCrews will be spraying insecticide later this week in areas of Mountain View, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale where West Nile...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2022Last comment by John Ball, on Sep 22, 2022 at 1:01 pm | 2 comments | 4319 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Finding a better approach to school dropoffThe safety of our streets, particularly during school dropoff and pickup times, is a tragedy of the commons. People who drive...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 21, 2022 at 10:49 pm | 5 comments | 1880 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man dies after fall from parking structure near El Camino HospitalA man died after he fell from a parking structure near El Camino Hospital in Mountain View on Friday, police said. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2022Last comment by father of 3 sons, on Sep 21, 2022 at 7:45 pm | 1 comment | 5947 Views
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Lawsuit, possible license suspension loom for Tesla over alleged autonomous-vehicle deceptionsTesla has found itself on a collision course with state and federal agencies -- plus a customer who initiated a class-action...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2022Last comment by DavidM, on Sep 21, 2022 at 6:37 pm | 2 comments | 3154 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves plan to replace rent-controlled apartments with low-income unitsThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new policy in which rent-controlled apartments that...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Sep 19, 2022 at 5:52 pm | 5 comments | 3484 Views
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Los Altos closes downtown streets for Corvette Spectacular on SundayExpect road closures in Los Altos on Sunday. Main Street from First to State streets will be closed until 6 p.m., as well...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2022Last comment by Lauritzen, on Sep 19, 2022 at 10:51 am | 1 comment | 1728 Views
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Mountain View opens application period for universal basic income pilot programA group of randomly selected, extremely low income families in Mountain View will soon have a chance to be a part of the...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2022Last comment by Ok, on Sep 16, 2022 at 7:01 pm | 2 comments | 2764 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why it's so hard for kids in crisis to access the mental health care they need in Santa Clara CountyPeninsula teen Brian has battled depression and suicidal behavior since he was 10 years old. When he was in crisis, his family...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2022Last comment by Kieran, on Sep 16, 2022 at 9:00 am | 4 comments | 3884 Views
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Police ask for public's help to identify alleged indecent exposure suspectPolice are asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman shopping at a Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2022Last comment by Susan, on Sep 15, 2022 at 4:05 pm | 1 comment | 2570 Views
ELECTIONS
Citing concerns over unrestrained housing growth, Li Zhang announces bid for Mountain View City CouncilAfter completing the city's Chinese Language Civic Leadership Academy earlier this year, 20-year resident and Mountain View...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2022Last comment by Frank Richards, on Sep 14, 2022 at 5:29 pm | 20 comments | 7911 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View City Council reluctantly approves downtown office project next door to City HallThe Mountain View City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve a four-story downtown office building, but not without...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Sep 14, 2022 at 10:23 am | 25 comments | 5462 Views
ELECTIONS
City Council contender Justin Cohen wants to represent Mountain View through an appMountain View City Council candidate Justin Cohen has never been to a council meeting or served in elected office before....
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by Frank Richards, on Sep 13, 2022 at 12:25 pm | 72 comments | 7409 Views
ELECTIONS
Who's running for office in Mountain View?With the general election scheduled for Nov. 8 this year, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters released its official...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by SRB, on Sep 11, 2022 at 4:33 am | 3 comments | 2365 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pine cones damaging cars prompts Mountain View Whisman board to remove treesFaced with nearly two dozen cars damaged by falling pine cones in recent years, Mountain View Whisman is moving ahead with...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2022Last comment by DonKeedick, on Sep 9, 2022 at 9:52 pm | 11 comments | 3215 Views
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Attorney general appeals to state Supreme Court after overturn of three jail guards' murder convictionsThe state's top prosecutor filed a petition with the state Supreme Court asking the justices to hear a case involving an...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Sep 9, 2022 at 4:17 pm | 1 comment | 1943 Views
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Driverless food delivery: Nuro teams up with Uber Eats to deploy autonomous vehicles in Mountain ViewNuro and Uber are embarking on a new multi-year partnership to use Nuro’s driverless electric vehicles for food deliveries...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2022Last comment by Nora S., on Sep 9, 2022 at 10:41 am | 4 comments | 5316 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City and school district team up for bike safety workshops for Mountain View studentsThe city of Mountain View's Safe Routes to School program has partnered with the Mountain View Whisman School District to...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2022Last comment by Frank Richards, on Sep 8, 2022 at 6:21 pm | 11 comments | 3029 Views
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asks for new trialAttorneys for Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO convicted of fraud, have asked a federal judge for a new trial, citing...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Sep 7, 2022 at 7:59 pm | 1 comment | 1360 Views
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Terún to hold Parkinson's disease fundraiser after chef reveals his diagnosisOn July 7, Terún and iTalico chef and owner Kristjan D'Angelo marked the five-year anniversary of a life-changing diagnosis. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2022There are no comments yet. 375 Views
OTHER ISSUES
With lawsuit resolved, Mountain View will start enforcing its RV parking ban next monthAfter years of delays caused by a voter referendum, a lawsuit and a major undertaking to install thousands of signs, the...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2022Last comment by MV Resident, on Sep 6, 2022 at 3:43 pm | 16 comments | 5148 Views
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