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OTHER ISSUES
New bus route aims to get mega-commuters off the roadFor tech employees living in Morgan Hill and Gilroy, getting through Santa Clara County's congested highway system to the...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2017Last comment by William Hitchens, on Feb 16, 2017 at 5:35 pm | 9 comments | 9802 Views
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City putting $6.3M toward 62 new affordable housing unitsMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to set aside over $6.3 million to expand the Shorebreeze Apartment...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2016Last comment by JM, on Sep 20, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 15 comments | 9802 Views
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Halloween happenings: Costumes, carnivals and concertsReady to get spooked? In a very nice way, that is. Halloween events in the Midpeninsula tend to be more friendly than frightening,...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2013Last comment by PinkQueen, on Aug 28, 2014 at 12:30 am | 3 comments | 9801 Views
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Catch 22 at El Camino Hospital<I>Editor's note: Four weeks ago, the </I></B>Voice<I> reported that a patient at El Camino Hospital had been released after...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2007Last comment by AJ, on Jan 9, 2009 at 9:08 am | 15 comments | 9798 Views
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Hacker Dojo announces plans to leave Mountain ViewJust weeks from the expiration of its current lease, Hacker Dojo has found a new home for its scrappy club of coders and...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2016Last comment by TonyS, on Apr 25, 2016 at 8:51 am | 5 comments | 9792 Views
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Local businesses reeling as gyms, hair salons are suddenly forced to again shut downMonday marked a big day for Natalie Nepomuceno, a hairstylist who was finally able to reopen in Mountain View. But it didn't...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by Julia, on Jul 15, 2020 at 3:03 pm | 16 comments | 9790 Views
RESTAURANTS
Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by clay, on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:24 am | 14 comments | 9787 Views
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What's troubling local teens?A panel of teens from Mountain View and neighboring cities gathered at the Community Health Awareness Council headquarters...
Original post made on May. 26, 2015Last comment by Hope, on May 31, 2015 at 3:44 pm | 3 comments | 9786 Views
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Google gives $800,000 for downtown WiFiPlans for a citywide fiber-optic network may be on hiatus, but Google is looking into other ways to grow internet access...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 5, 2017 at 6:54 pm | 5 comments | 9782 Views
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Google hires goats as low-carbon lawnmowersOver the last week one of the world's biggest high tech companies used some very low tech weed control methods. Read the...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by TW, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:08 am | 23 comments | 9781 Views
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A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two countiesThrough a series of charts, track how the coronavirus has infected and killed people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties,...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Gilroy Runner, on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:58 am | 12 comments | 9781 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Why I voted in favor of implementing a credit-no credit grading system in MVLA schools this semesterIn a guest opinion, Sanjay Dave, president of the Mountain View Los Altos High School District school board, writes about...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2020Last comment by Concerned parent , on May 18, 2020 at 3:07 pm | 20 comments | 9777 Views
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Dangerous city streets could get squeezedIn a meeting centered on traffic, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday night signaled support for a series of road-safety...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2015Last comment by screw the majority, on Oct 26, 2015 at 12:50 pm | 79 comments | 9777 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeking spare rooms to house teachersIt's not easy being a public school teacher in the Bay Area. Teachers in local school districts have made it clear, in one...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2016Last comment by George, on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:37 am | 4 comments | 9773 Views
OTHER ISSUES
As supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses plummets, Santa Clara County receives looser distribution rulesSanta Clara County health leaders cautioned that a drop in COVID-19 vaccine allocations from the state is jeopardizing efforts...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Mar 24, 2021 at 9:25 pm | 1 comment | 9771 Views
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St. Francis student shot to death in OregonA Mountain View teenager was shot and killed Monday outside his grandmother's home in Oregon, about 13 miles south of Portland....
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2012Last comment by Andrew, on Jul 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm | 2 comments | 9769 Views
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Fixed-up Bay Trail links MV, SunnyvaleGetting around Mountain View's bayshore just got a lot easier. Last week, local politicians and top brass from Google gathered...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by yogi, on May 30, 2016 at 12:28 pm | 12 comments | 9768 Views
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Pedestrian accidents hit 10-year highPedestrian-related collisions rose sharply in Mountain View last year, reaching the highest number of reported accidents...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2018Last comment by Children, on Mar 16, 2018 at 4:31 pm | 74 comments | 9767 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino steps up fight against deadly diseaseA difficult-to-pronounce disease commonly found in nursing homes and hospitals is a growing problem, according to a Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2011Last comment by Mary, on Jun 8, 2011 at 3:29 pm | 2 comments | 9760 Views
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Ex-symphony head charged with embezzlementThe former executive director of the Peninsula Symphony Association has been accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2014Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 13, 2014 at 1:39 pm | 6 comments | 9758 Views
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