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City Council to decide on new taxes on June 5In a crucial meeting Tuesday night, Mountain View City Council members will make a final decision on three separate tax measures,...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2018Last comment by Mark, on Jun 30, 2018 at 12:02 am | 12 comments | 5254 Views
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Risk high for fire, heat-related illnesses this weekendBay Area residents face increased danger from wildfires and heat-related illnesses Friday and Saturday as the weather gets...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2018Last comment by resident, on Jun 29, 2018 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 2730 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Raises all around for local teachersAll three of Mountain View's local school districts have approved or tentatively agreed to increase teacher pay this month....
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2018Last comment by Nora S., on Jun 29, 2018 at 10:12 am | 7 comments | 5980 Views
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Rent control initiative unlikely to qualifyA proposed ballot measure to suspend Mountain View's rent control program appears unlikely to qualify for the November election,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Ellie, on Jun 28, 2018 at 5:14 pm | 39 comments | 7933 Views
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Police seeking hit-and-run driver who injured teenPolice are searching for a driver or vehicle associated with a suspected hit-and-run earlier this week that left a teen seriously...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2018Last comment by Rodger, on Jun 28, 2018 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 4326 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Final review of employee tax tonightA controversial proposal to tax Mountain View companies based on their employee headcount will be given final consideration...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jun 28, 2018 at 2:04 am | 16 comments | 5062 Views
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Police investigating armed robbery outside SafewayPolice are investigating reports of an armed robbery in a Safeway parking lot last week after the two victims told police...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by Sophie mutter, on Jun 27, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 12 comments | 6301 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to limit transfersSchool board members tentatively agreed to restrict the free-flow of students between schools in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jun 27, 2018 at 3:47 pm | 52 comments | 8485 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: June 22, 2018This week, letters to the editor about Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary, Measure V and the June 5 election. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2018Last comment by Gary, on Jun 26, 2018 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 4236 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Report finds 5K MV homes at risk of collapse in an earthquakeMore than one out of every seven homes in Mountain View may be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake, a nearly five-fold...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2018Last comment by Wayne, on Jun 25, 2018 at 3:10 pm | 15 comments | 9597 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Menlo Park family helps raise more than $16 million to reunite immigrant familiesAfter seeing a striking photo of a 2-year-old child crying after being separated from her family by border patrol agents,...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by @Cuernavaca, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:58 pm | 14 comments | 5675 Views
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New rental bike services launch in MVStarting Tuesday, hundreds of new "smart bikes" are being rolled out in Mountain View for anyone to rent out. Read the...
Original post made on May. 8, 2018Last comment by Abandonded Lime bike, on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:20 pm | 22 comments | 13045 Views
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School coin drive raises $40,000 for playgroundLocal school kids have collected a small fortune in small change to help pay for a new playground. A student coin drive at...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by ML Kyle, on Jun 25, 2018 at 11:25 am | 5 comments | 4689 Views
ELECTIONS
'Miscalculations' blamed for school district's massive budget errorsMountain View Whisman School District officials in March warned that the district was heading into deficit spending over...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Can't even count?, on Jun 25, 2018 at 4:46 am | 22 comments | 3377 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: To help teachers, don't change Measure VIn an op-ed, teacher Bonnie Malouf writes about her concerns over the current housing/rental market and how it impacts schools. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 24, 2018 at 8:03 pm | 36 comments | 3685 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to MVAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Public Money, on Jun 24, 2018 at 1:58 pm | 4 comments | 2380 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home salesA complete listing of home sales on the Midpeninsula. Read the full story here https://mv-voice.com/news/2018/06/14/home-sales...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Jun 23, 2018 at 8:05 pm | 3 comments | 2686 Views
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MV man identified in fatal motorcycle crashA motorcyclist who was killed in a Tuesday night collision on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale has been identified as a Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2018Last comment by SUNNYVALE, on Jun 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm | 5 comments | 9255 Views
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Sports bar ordered to remove outdoor patioFollowing a string of noise complaints, Mountain View officials are clamping down on O'Malley's Sports Bar, ordering the...
Original post made on May. 10, 2018Last comment by Uh, yah., on Jun 22, 2018 at 2:54 pm | 16 comments | 8882 Views
ELECTIONS
Recall chair seeks attorneys fees from judgeThe chair of the successful effort to unseat Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky is asking him to pay $112,456...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Ralph, on Jun 22, 2018 at 5:25 am | 17 comments | 4223 Views
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