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New zoning could redraw the map in Mtn. ViewIt appears that dramatic increases in the size of buildings allowed in North Bayshore and on El Camino Real — and a...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Jun 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 23 comments | 12241 Views
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Council not sold on dedicated El Camino bus lanesAfter hearing from a dozen supporters on Tuesday night, the Mountain View City Council continued to lean against allowing...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2014Last comment by VTA PR, on Feb 26, 2015 at 4:15 pm | 76 comments | 12238 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district eyes 'Shoreline Community' fundsFor seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2010Last comment by Steve Nelson, on Mar 18, 2010 at 9:50 am | 32 comments | 12237 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Worried about Castro Street vacancies and eyesores, Mountain View council OKs Phase 1 of updated downtown planMountain View City Council took a big step toward updating the city’s Downtown Precise Plan at its Dec. 6 meeting, approving...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2022Last comment by Bob, on Feb 16, 2023 at 8:14 pm | 62 comments | 12234 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Voter Guide: Measures P and QMountain View voters will see two tax initiatives on their Nov. 6 ballots. Measures P and Q -- a business license update...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by kero from near Caltrain, on Nov 3, 2018 at 10:46 am | 7 comments | 12223 Views
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El Camino begins Chinese outreach campaignEl Camino Hospital recently announced the launch of an initiative focused solely on Silicon Valley's Chinese community --...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2011Last comment by AJ, on Feb 11, 2011 at 11:23 am | 23 comments | 12221 Views
ELECTIONS
Traffic claim on council candidate's mailer raises questionsCity Council candidate Ellen Kamei has sent out a mailer that makes a controversial claim: Adding 5,000 new homes in North...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2014Last comment by Good Results, on Nov 5, 2014 at 9:26 am | 25 comments | 12219 Views
SPORTS
Friday night lights: debate over night games at MVHSThe discussion was heated but civil Wednesday night as community members, Mountain View High School students and the school's...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by William Symons, on Oct 11, 2012 at 8:45 am | 28 comments | 12212 Views
OTHER ISSUES
NASA Ames 'Living Museum' debuts downtownThe NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year with a 17-piece "living museum."...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2014Last comment by Winon, on Aug 6, 2014 at 12:12 pm | 5 comments | 12209 Views
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City's hidden tribute to fall of CommunismThis week, Mountain View residents join others around the world in marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2009Last comment by Christopher Parkinson, on Oct 17, 2012 at 2:51 pm | 16 comments | 12209 Views
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Two MV residents arrested in drug bustPolice arrested two Mountain View residents last week after a search of their home turned up methamphetamine and a loaded...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by Los AltoserX, on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:45 am | 8 comments | 12204 Views
AROUND TOWN
Big crowd rallies City Council for housing crisis reliefOn Tuesday evening, an estimated 300 people, including a huge turnout from the city's Latino community, rallied at City Hall...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2015Last comment by maryhodder, on Sep 14, 2015 at 12:59 am | 45 comments | 12184 Views
OTHER ISSUES
CHP convince man not to jump off Highway 101 overpass, ending 14-hour traffic jamThe California Highway Patrol spent close to 14 hours and 45 minutes on Tuesday negotiating with a man who threatened to...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2021Last comment by Ken M. , on Mar 5, 2021 at 4:39 pm | 7 comments | 12181 Views
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City blames contractors for janitor job lossesAfter janitors protested job losses and pay cuts Thursday, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by Gustavo , on Nov 28, 2012 at 9:04 am | 11 comments | 12175 Views
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Silicon Valley is second in U.S. in wealthSilicon Valley had the second-highest concentration of wealthy households during the period of 2007-2011, according to a...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013Last comment by Who are the wealthiest?, on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:26 pm | 11 comments | 12174 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD proposes to "Pack and Ship" MV kids across the districtLos Altos School District will break ground in June on a $12M project to renovate Bullis-Purissima School in Los Altos Hills....
Original post made by Tanya Raschke on May. 23, 2007Last comment by Matt Raschke, on May 29, 2007 at 7:54 pm | 19 comments | 12160 Views
AROUND TOWN
Old Nob Hill Foods LocationNow that Nob Hill has opened up its larger, fancier store, what are the plans for the old location next door? I would love...
Original post made by MVResidentX on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by carl m, on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:07 am | 17 comments | 12157 Views
AROUND TOWN
Car fire closes lanes on Hwy. 101 in Mountain ViewA Sig-alert has been issued after a crash caused a car to catch fire, closing four lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by News watcher, on Mar 23, 2018 at 10:41 pm | 12 comments | 12152 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos board asks MV to fund park purchaseThe Los Altos School District is looking to partner with the city of Mountain View to build a new school in the San Antonio...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2015Last comment by Tom, on Jul 12, 2015 at 9:18 pm | 132 comments | 12140 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Un-forgetting the segregationist history of the MidpeninsulaIn a Q&A, author Richard Rothstein expands upon how the makeup of today's Bay Area communities are tied to segregationist...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by Curious, on Jul 3, 2020 at 1:40 pm | 12 comments | 12138 Views
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