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Public can weigh in on North Bayshore housingIn a Saturday workshop, Mountain View officials want to get the community talking about North Bayshore and how to best transform...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2015Last comment by resident, on Jul 27, 2015 at 6:34 pm | 10 comments | 5959 Views
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Hospital board member defends secret voteThe El Camino Healthcare District revealed which board members voted to appoint Lanhee Chen to the hospital board last month...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2015Last comment by robyn, on Jul 27, 2015 at 5:19 pm | 6 comments | 5661 Views
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Bicyclist suffers critical injuries in collisionA bicyclist was critically injured in Mountain View on Friday evening after he was struck by a car on San Antonio Road. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2015Last comment by You're funny, on Jul 27, 2015 at 1:36 pm | 66 comments | 10373 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Self-driving car involved in injury crashGoogle officials on Thursday reported a Mountain View crash involving one of the company's self-driving car prototypes. But...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2015Last comment by MV Resident, on Jul 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm | 48 comments | 31316 Views
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Growing need for garden plots in Mountain ViewWant to grow your own veggies, herbs or flowers at a Mountain View community garden? Get to the back of the line. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2015Last comment by Ernest, on Jul 26, 2015 at 8:44 am | 7 comments | 8736 Views
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1,000 new homes get nod from councilSometimes it's an honor just to get nominated. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2015/07/10/1000-new-homes-get-nod-from-council...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2015Last comment by Ernest, on Jul 26, 2015 at 8:39 am | 3 comments | 3823 Views
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Celebrating life and death at the Obon FestivalThe Mountain View Buddhist Temple's annual Obon Festival is this weekend, bringing Japanese cultural activities and displays,...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2015Last comment by Ernest, on Jul 26, 2015 at 8:36 am | 2 comments | 7537 Views
ELECTIONS
Dispute over human rights measure in Mountain ViewWhen it comes to basic human rights, there's surely some fundamentals that most can agree on. For instance: Everyone has...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jul 25, 2015 at 10:45 am | 35 comments | 9094 Views
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Editorial: Sound approach on 'human rights city' issueThe City Council is taking an "easy does it" approach to deciding on whether Mountain View should become an official "human...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2015Last comment by Steve, on Jul 25, 2015 at 8:34 am | 27 comments | 5277 Views
BOOKS
Crittenden to hold special education fairA free education resource fair for parents of students with special needs — from the mildly dyslexic to the severely autistic...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 4505 Views
BOOKS
Schools win Google tech education grantsTwo of Google's 25 winners for this year's Home, Sweet Home initiative are Castro and Theuerkauf schools. The grant allows...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 4391 Views
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electric scooters on the Stevens Creek TrailThe city has posted signs along the Stevens Creek Trail saying that electric scooters will be allowed on the trail starting...
Original post made by parent on Jul. 23, 2015Last comment by Common sense, on Jul 24, 2015 at 10:07 am | 3 comments | 2487 Views
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Bicyclist dies following car crashThe Palo Alto man who suffered critical injuries earlier this month after he was struck by a vehicle in Mountain View died...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2015Last comment by mommy, on Jul 24, 2015 at 8:00 am | 1 comment | 3831 Views
OTHER ISSUES
DeLeon, get out of my face!Last week's edition of the Mountain View Voice contained ELEVEN full-page advertisements for DeLeon Realty. We get the message,...
Original post made by reader on Jul. 22, 2015Last comment by Another reader, on Jul 23, 2015 at 4:54 pm | 1 comment | 2048 Views
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Unique frozen treatShaved snow is not ice cream, and it's not shaved ice. The Taiwanese frozen dessert, xue hua bing, resembles paper-thin ribbons...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Dennis Feick, on Jul 23, 2015 at 4:29 pm | 2 comments | 12643 Views
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Kepler mission spots new Earth-like planetA planet being hailed as a possible "Earth 2.0" has been discovered by the NASA Kepler exploration mission. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2015Last comment by konrad M. Sosnow, on Jul 23, 2015 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 4929 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
change.org petition for youth mental health bedsSanta Clara County does not have one inpatient mental health bed for our children and adolescents. I would be so grateful...
Original post made by Sarah1000 on Jul. 23, 2015There are no comments yet. 1965 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Flooded with red tapeA torrential downpour is a welcome sight in the midst of drought, as long as it does not result in your living room resembling...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2015Last comment by elie, on Jul 22, 2015 at 6:38 pm | 2 comments | 5063 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A gym for Silicon Valley's heavy hittersSilicon Valley may feel like the fighting ring for the tech titans, but a new franchise is hitting on the belief that old-fashioned...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2015Last comment by Mark Noac, on Jul 22, 2015 at 3:44 pm | 2 comments | 8918 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High shut down following Facebook threatGunn High School was shut down Thursday afternoon after a student reported a "threatening" Facebook post to police, Superintendent...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2015Last comment by PA Resident, on Jul 20, 2015 at 4:33 pm | 1 comment | 6236 Views
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