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ELECTIONS
El Camino bus plan faces backlashTuesday's meeting on Mountain View's annual budget was overshadowed by a crowd of public speakers wanting to talk about the...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 14, 2015 at 6:05 pm | 128 comments | 14654 Views
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City to ID hazardous 'soft-story' buildingsThe city of Mountain View is set to follow the example of San Francisco and Berkeley after staff last week proposed taking...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on May 14, 2015 at 3:59 pm | 6 comments | 8017 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council extends paid parking pilot program that lost over $100,000In all the furor over the BRT lanes, the fact that last week, the Council also extended the controversial paid parking program...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Apr. 29, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on May 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm | 5 comments | 2099 Views
ELECTIONS
Flipping a U-turn, MV leaders endorse dedicated bus lanesDespite numerous misgivings, Mountain View city leaders on Tuesday threw their support behind a controversial Santa Clara...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by DavidR, on May 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm | 460 comments | 27605 Views
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Too many office development proposals?Mountain View's real estate boom has hit a new threshhold: city planning director Randy Tsuda told the City Council that...
Original post made on May. 29, 2014Last comment by Rent Control, on May 13, 2015 at 5:58 pm | 38 comments | 12446 Views
BOOKS
Books: The horrifying, and wonderful, complexities of parenthoodChara Burnett and Helen Waters are close friends, professionals, Palo Alto mothers and authors of the new book, "If Only...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by Uh-Huh, on May 13, 2015 at 5:10 pm | 2 comments | 5178 Views
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Showers, thunderstorms in forecast for ThursdayRain is expected to arrive in the Bay Area as early as this evening and continue through much of Thursday, National Weather...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by vkmo, on May 13, 2015 at 4:25 pm | 4 comments | 4362 Views
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Voice wins in statewide journalism competitionThe Mountain View Voice was honored at a statewide journalism competition on Saturday, winning first place for the best news...
Original post made on May. 9, 2015Last comment by Maher, on May 13, 2015 at 12:50 pm | 11 comments | 2511 Views
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VTA Campaigns for Sales Tax Vote with Public FundsVTA, our every present Happy Pig (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JwbGCjsKnwY/Ud8cBwyG4kI/AAAAAAAAANQ/4MBj7--jyvg/s320/happy-pig.jpg)...
Original post made by Suport for Action on May. 8, 2015Last comment by Steve Ly, on May 13, 2015 at 9:09 am | 3 comments | 2077 Views
SPORTS
Letters<B>Housing the problem, not bus lanes</B> Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2015/05/08/letters...
Original post made on May. 11, 2015Last comment by John, on May 12, 2015 at 9:29 pm | 13 comments | 5591 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City Sponsoring Phone App ContestAccording to today's Palo Alto Daily Post, the city of Mountain View is sponsoring a competition that will award $2000 to...
Original post made by Jim Neal on May. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 1965 Views
OTHER ISSUES
LinkedIn wins big in North Bayshore land battleIn a split vote Tuesday night, LinkedIn came out ahead and Google left disappointed as the Mountain View City Council laid...
Original post made on May. 6, 2015Last comment by Fred, on May 11, 2015 at 9:18 pm | 77 comments | 18204 Views
OTHER ISSUES
East Palo Alto man dies in MV car accidentAn 18-year-old East Palo Alto man died early Sunday morning after his vehicle struck a tree on northbound state Highway 85...
Original post made on May. 11, 2015Last comment by Someone who lost a brother., on May 11, 2015 at 8:38 pm | 2 comments | 6303 Views
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Domestic violence incident leads to 2 arrestsPolice made two arrests following an alleged domestic violence incident where a husband and wife both claimed to officers...
Original post made on May. 11, 2015Last comment by NW Resident, on May 11, 2015 at 5:08 pm | 2 comments | 4997 Views
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Police arrest suspect in Los Altos identity theftPolice are reminding residents to avoid leaving important papers unsecured in a mailbox after a suspect allegedly stole...
Original post made on May. 11, 2015Last comment by hmm, on May 11, 2015 at 4:43 pm | 1 comment | 5216 Views
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Bold, Contemporary Logo Unveiled for the 2015 Mountain View Art & Wine FestivalThe Chamber of Commerce Mountain View introduced the official logo for the 2015 Art & Wine Festival designed by Westminster...
Original post made by Tim Beeman on May. 11, 2015There are no comments yet. 2189 Views
OTHER ISSUES
North BayshoreI agree: Posted by Thanks for trying, Lenny a resident of Old Mountain View on May 6, 2015 at 2:27 pm I really didn't...
Original post made by Thank you Lenny on May. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 2009 Views
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Ranks of city staff set to swellRebounding with gusto after a recessionary slowdown, Mountain View City Hall could be entering a new period of rapid growth....
Original post made on May. 9, 2015Last comment by OldMV, on May 9, 2015 at 7:33 am | 1 comment | 4800 Views
SPORTS
This week's A&E highlightsThis week, catch some Beatlemania in Redwood City, hear humorist Firoozeh Dumas read at Stanford, celebrate all things Irish...
Original post made on May. 8, 2015Last comment by ben, on May 8, 2015 at 6:00 pm | 1 comment | 5505 Views
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Counterfeit bills arrestA San Jose man was arrested late Saturday night after allegedly trying to refill a gift card using counterfeit money at the...
Original post made on May. 7, 2015Last comment by DC, on May 8, 2015 at 5:52 pm | 3 comments | 5256 Views
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