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Council goes big on housing for Terra BellaMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night that the industrial Terra Bella region of Mountain View is ripe for...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Speak to them, on Nov 28, 2018 at 1:57 pm | 40 comments | 9899 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Injured man seeks $100K, claiming Mountain View cops used excessive force in pulling him out a car windowThe Mountain View City Council rejected a $100,000 claim from a man arrested by police on a misdemeanor charge who alleged...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by Common Sense, on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:56 pm | 28 comments | 9896 Views
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New detour ahead for Stevens Creek TrailWalkers and pedestrians tired of detouring off Stevens Creek Trail and onto city streets can celebrate after Mountain View...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2017Last comment by Me, on Jun 5, 2017 at 8:16 am | 5 comments | 9895 Views
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Housing subdivision approved for Superfund hot spotAn old motel bordering Highway 101, considered one of the most contaminated sites in the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Superfund...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2015Last comment by Val, on Jun 24, 2015 at 9:55 pm | 18 comments | 9894 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 | 9891 Views
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Mountain View debuts new council, picks new mayorIt was a changing of the guard on Tuesday night as a trio of new city leaders assumed their seats on Mountain View City Council....
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by David, on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 14 comments | 9890 Views
OTHER ISSUES
6.0 earthquake rattles Bay AreaA 6.0 earthquake that centered near South Napa shook Bay Area residents in their beds early Sunday morning. U.S. Geological...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2014Last comment by Must agree, on Sep 2, 2014 at 2:08 pm | 19 comments | 9889 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Ideafarm may be headed to jailWo'O Ideafarm, the local man known for displaying signs with controversial and sometimes strange messages on the streets...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2013Last comment by Wo Of Ideafarm, on Nov 13, 2013 at 4:57 pm | 52 comments | 9888 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PACT program gets its own campusWith Castro Elementary School at full capacity, trustees decided last week to move the school's popular PACT program to a...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Feb 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm | 130 comments | 9884 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 | 9883 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 | 9878 Views
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Google offers MV better Internet accessThe gifts from Google just keep coming this month. Last week it was the restoration of Moffett Field's landmark Hangar One....
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Feb 20, 2014 at 11:32 pm | 1 comment | 9878 Views
ELECTIONS
Mobile home residents ready to sue city over rent controlMountain View's Rental Housing Committee could soon be headed back to the courtroom over a decision to exclude tenants at...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Ignorance is bliss, on Mar 29, 2018 at 8:39 am | 10 comments | 9873 Views
ELECTIONS
Outside money pours into the Mountain View City Council raceA wave of independent expenditures is pouring into the race for the Mountain View City Council, with three groups recently...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 30, 2020 at 12:02 pm | 22 comments | 9868 Views
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Old bombs unearthed in Mountain ViewIt might seem more like a problem for the shores of Normandy or Iwo Jima, but local police officials say World War II-era...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2015Last comment by John Kostka, on Jul 13, 2015 at 8:05 pm | 4 comments | 9865 Views
ELECTIONS
Showalter, Siegel and Rosenberg join City CouncilIt was an emotional evening Tuesday night as three City Council members stepped down, three new members took their place,...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Jan 9, 2015 at 2:19 pm | 12 comments | 9861 Views
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Landlords to pay more for displaced tenantsThe City Council voted Tuesday to require landlords to compensate a larger number of tenants who are evicted during renovations...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2014Last comment by Lisad, on Jun 23, 2014 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 9860 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View reacts to massacreIn the aftermath of one of the bloodiest school shootings in U.S. history, people are struggling to come to grips with how...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2012Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 3, 2013 at 11:15 pm | 22 comments | 9858 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD bond measure on the horizonFaced with growing enrollment, packed campuses and difficult shared-space agreements with Bullis Charter School, the Los...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2014Last comment by WHO GETS THE MONEY?, on Aug 17, 2014 at 11:27 am | 102 comments | 9857 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Young, homeless and sickSanta Clara County's rising numbers of homeless youth could spur a future health care crisis. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2018Last comment by Solution?, on Jul 25, 2018 at 10:04 pm | 3 comments | 9854 Views
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