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Civil rights attorneys protest Mountain View's RV banMountain View's proposed ban on large vehicles has provoked a stern warning from civil rights attorneys who say it would...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by scott rodvold, on May 16, 2019 at 6:44 pm | 30 comments | 9379 Views
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Another fire at Sims metal recycling in Redwood CityFirefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a metal recycling facility in Redwood City this morning. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Connie, on Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 9376 Views
ELECTIONS
Council eyes tweaks to rent controlAmid plans to draft a 2020 ballot measure, the Mountain View City Council will likely seek greater influence over the city's...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 17, 2019 at 5:49 pm | 52 comments | 9375 Views
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Man shot in head during robberyA man was shot in the head during a struggle with a robber on Monday afternoon on Fairchild Drive, police said. Officers...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2013Last comment by Steve, on Jul 3, 2013 at 2:57 pm | 14 comments | 9373 Views
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District declares ninth straight Spare the Air alertAnother "Spare the Air" alert has been issued for the Bay Area on Monday, Dec. 16, banning fires and wood burning for the...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Tango Box, on Dec 19, 2013 at 2:23 pm | 14 comments | 9370 Views
ELECTIONS
City Council dumps high-density vision for Terra Bella amid protests from neighborsAn ambitious plan that would have set the stage for dense development in the Terra Bella area of Mountain View got axed Monday...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2019Last comment by A.Nonymous, on Nov 22, 2019 at 2:00 am | 3 comments | 9369 Views
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Rotacare clinic a "godsend"Even with Obamacare expanding health insurance to many who otherwise could not afford it, the director of the RotaCare free...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Angie, on Dec 17, 2013 at 5:47 pm | 4 comments | 9367 Views
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City Council responds to push for new gun lawsCity Council members took a small step last week towards following Sunnyvale's lead in cracking down on illegal guns and...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Criminals and crazies , on Jun 20, 2014 at 6:14 pm | 31 comments | 9367 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mixed reactions accompany South Bay minimum wage increasesPalo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos are among the south bay cities that saw their minimum wage rates increase in the new...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Jan 4, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 9367 Views
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Council reverses course on pod car ideaMountain View officials may like the pod car concept, but don't mistake them for angel investors. After several years of...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2014Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Aug 5, 2014 at 11:39 pm | 22 comments | 9361 Views
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City's new shuttles make 'car-free' life easierA crowd gathered at the downtown transit center last Friday to celebrate the launch of two new shuttles services that will...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jan 15, 2015 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 9361 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Virgin eyes downtown MV site for hotelBillionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has gone into the hotel business, and his hotel company has set its sights on Mountain...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Hoteller, on May 15, 2014 at 11:37 pm | 29 comments | 9360 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Dramatic decrease in Mountain View's housing inventoryIn an article in late November, we looked at the increasing speed at which homes listed in Mountain View were being bought....
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2015Last comment by Frank Stern, on Oct 13, 2015 at 11:33 am | 9 comments | 9358 Views
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Mountain View council scrambles to save older apartmentsThe city's good intentions to save a few dozen cheap apartments from demolition nearly ended up backfiring when plans for...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by He's Baaack!, on Dec 13, 2019 at 3:36 pm | 16 comments | 9357 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford researchers offer 3 ways to kill coronavirus on N95 masks, helping hospitals and first responders stretch limited suppliesA new website spearheaded by researchers at Stanford is helping hospitals and first responders across the globe to decontaminate...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 14, 2020 at 6:58 pm | 2 comments | 9354 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Breathing easierA woman from Yuba City can finally breathe easy — literally — thanks to a relatively new procedure she underwent...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2013Last comment by Muthiah, on Aug 3, 2013 at 7:22 pm | 1 comment | 9350 Views
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Historic "cork room" slated for demolition soon inside Hangar OneAny day now one of the last unique artifacts of the pre WWII airship era is set to be destroyed -- a building inside Moffett...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2010Last comment by BOBBY, on Jun 26, 2010 at 5:39 pm | 20 comments | 9350 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View housing project banks on VTA light rail despite low ridershipA Mountain View housing project up for approval next month is looking to cut down on parking, with hopes that future residents...
Original post made on May. 21, 2021Last comment by Ok, on Jun 3, 2021 at 10:25 pm | 17 comments | 9348 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis seeks new school in Mountain View WhismanBullis Charter School officials announced on Tuesday a proposal to open a new charter school in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by Anthony Padilla, on Oct 22, 2018 at 11:02 am | 66 comments | 9345 Views
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MV sets sights on new transit centerAdding to the stack of transportation-related projects, Mountain View leaders last week pushed forward plans to begin studying...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by Anthodyd, on Dec 2, 2015 at 10:51 am | 31 comments | 9339 Views
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