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MVHS teacher sentenced for lewd texts to studentA longtime Mountain View High School teacher was sentenced to three years probation Thursday after he sent inappropriate...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by KWhisman, on May 6, 2018 at 9:12 am | 6 comments | 9844 Views
ELECTIONS
Big donations fuel school bond campaignCompanies with a hand in Bay Area construction projects have provided most of the financing for the campaign to pass a new...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by @Robyn, on May 5, 2018 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 6372 Views
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Second executive resigns from foundation amid scandalAmid a storm of complaints of workplace harassment, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced Tuesday its executive...
Original post made on May. 2, 2018Last comment by Gaston, on May 5, 2018 at 8:35 am | 7 comments | 6845 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Kim Thompson honored Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/05/04/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on May 5, 2018 at 2:30 am | 4 comments | 2415 Views
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Google manager drops injury case against cityA Google employee is dropping a $135,000 claim against the city of Mountain View for a knee injury he suffered at the Center...
Original post made on May. 4, 2018There are no comments yet. 6688 Views
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LASD has lots of projects, and even more uncertainty over fundsThe Los Altos School District is dusting off plans to make major improvements at schools across the district, modernizing...
Original post made on May. 1, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on May 4, 2018 at 1:55 pm | 21 comments | 6744 Views
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Homeless man arrested for sparking small fireA 51-year-old transient was arrested near El Camino Hospital late Sunday night after he allegedly started a brush fire to...
Original post made on May. 3, 2018Last comment by Detective, on May 3, 2018 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 3392 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View composer wins American PrizeMountain view resident, composer and music teacher Brian Ciach has been awarded the American Prize in Music Composition,...
Original post made on May. 3, 2018Last comment by Mountain View Mom, on May 3, 2018 at 2:03 pm | 2 comments | 3713 Views
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Injury at MVCPA spurs $130,000 claim against cityA Google executive is threatening to sue the city of Mountain View after he twisted his knee while attending a 2017 ballet...
Original post made on May. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 13183 Views
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Elderly residents being targeted by 'distraction burglars'Burglars are targeting elderly residents in Santa Clara County by distracting them and posing as workers, prosecutors said. Read...
Original post made on May. 2, 2018Last comment by Disgusted, on May 3, 2018 at 12:26 pm | 2 comments | 3365 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA teachers condemn trustee comments about minority studentsA board member for the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District suggested Monday night that encouraging more minority...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by Lynn C. Waelde, Ph.D., on May 3, 2018 at 8:58 am | 45 comments | 15393 Views
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Injury crash overturns car in Waverly ParkA two-vehicle crash in the prompted a major emergency response in the quiet Waverly Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon after...
Original post made on May. 2, 2018Last comment by Stop sign running a dope, on May 2, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 8 comments | 5757 Views
ELECTIONS
Ortiz to head Rental Housing CommitteeEvan Ortiz, who helped lead the Mountain View campaign for rent control, will now be taking the helm of the city's Rental...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on May 2, 2018 at 5:46 pm | 12 comments | 4740 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A plague of caterpillars hits Mountain ViewIt's hard to get around town without running into them. Hordes of hairy caterpillars, freshly hatched after a warm February,...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2018Last comment by Some still around, on May 2, 2018 at 6:29 am | 14 comments | 20260 Views
RESTAURANTS
The future is femaleThe Midpeninsula's dining scene is home to many women in leadership roles -- pastry chefs, sous chefs, managers and business...
Original post made on May. 1, 2018There are no comments yet. 6369 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California leads lawsuit over EPA vehicle emissions standardsThe state of California led a coalition of 17 states today in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator...
Original post made on May. 1, 2018Last comment by Resident, on May 1, 2018 at 10:48 pm | 2 comments | 2903 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents slam school board for firing principalsDozens of frustrated parents and community members laid into top Mountain View Whisman District officials Thursday afternoon,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on May 1, 2018 at 8:31 pm | 44 comments | 17159 Views
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Voice wins 'General Excellence' at California Journalism AwardsThe Mountain View Voice won the top award for print journalism at this year's California Journalism Awards, held in Sonoma...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2018Last comment by Joseph, on May 1, 2018 at 5:23 pm | 7 comments | 9852 Views
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Taking aim at gun violenceOfficials in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties are taking it upon themselves to study the root causes of gun violence and...
Original post made on May. 1, 2018Last comment by Maher, on May 1, 2018 at 2:57 pm | 1 comment | 7727 Views
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Housing senate bill fails in committeeA controversial state senate bill that aimed to increase housing near public transit throughout the state will not move forward...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2018Last comment by LOL, on Apr 30, 2018 at 6:08 pm | 29 comments | 3417 Views
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