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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 | 9241 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 | 9235 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 | 9235 Views
ELECTIONS
Six square off in heated City Council raceIt's a pivotal time for the city of Mountain View, and the stakes have become abundantly clear in this year's City Council...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2018Last comment by Lies of omission , on Oct 30, 2018 at 2:33 pm | 29 comments | 9234 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 | 9232 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 | 9230 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Waitin' for a train<B>EVERYONE LOVES</I></B> Caltrain, or wants to love it. Which is why we'd all like to see it straighten out some of it services....
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2007Last comment by Andrew, on Jul 11, 2007 at 4:55 pm | 6 comments | 9225 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County to roll out partial payments on property taxesThe Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County has voted unanimously (5-0) to allow residents to pay their property tax bills...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2017Last comment by Taxes, on Sep 1, 2017 at 5:05 pm | 14 comments | 9222 Views
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Local bans on residential evictions extended into August, but may leave business tenants behindCities and counties throughout California are racing to extend emergency rules prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants...
Original post made on May. 30, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:25 pm | 10 comments | 9220 Views
ELECTIONS
Fung outspends Abe-Koga, Reeder in health care district raceCampaign financing by the three candidates for the El Camino Healthcare District's two seats are a study in contrasts, according...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2014Last comment by Rich, on Nov 2, 2014 at 11:18 am | 20 comments | 9219 Views
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All quiet on the Whisman frontAs the filing period to run for local school boards comes to a close this week, some Mountain View residents might be getting...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2014Last comment by Greg Coladonato, on Aug 12, 2014 at 2:22 pm | 4 comments | 9213 Views
MOVIES
Student film takes first in nearby festivalTwo Mountain View High School seniors recently nabbed first prize, and $2,000 in scholarship money, for an animated film...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2009Last comment by James Matt, on Nov 28, 2009 at 4:02 am | 2 comments | 9209 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Housing at any cost?In an op-ed, Mountain View resident Albert Jeans writes about the Shoreline Gateway project and his belief that it should...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Hoffman, on Jul 7, 2020 at 1:20 pm | 18 comments | 9208 Views
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Fourth of July festivitiesNothing says Independence Day to Mountain View residents like the melodious strains of the San Francisco Symphony accompanied...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2012Last comment by Unhappy4th, on Jul 7, 2012 at 6:41 pm | 10 comments | 9207 Views
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Council race: Mercedes Salem says she'll represent rentersConcern for Mountain View's middle class families struggling to pay increasing rents has inspired Mountain View resident...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2014Last comment by MVResident67, on Aug 22, 2014 at 8:53 am | 28 comments | 9205 Views
ELECTIONS
Obama coming to Mountain View for town hall meetingPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting on the economy at Mountain View's LinkedIn on Monday, Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by Rank and file, on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:10 am | 37 comments | 9201 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District applies for a waiver to reopen schools earlyThe Los Altos School District is seeking to reopen its schools for in-person instruction early, filing for a waiver that...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Sep 1, 2020 at 5:49 pm | 3 comments | 9198 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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 | 9198 Views
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Timely and tenderThe current offering in TheatreWorks' new season is the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Quiara Alegria Hudes, who previously...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Aug 29, 2014 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 9198 Views
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Concert traffic creates controversy in North BayshoreThe fact that rush-hour traffic around North Bayshore has long been regarded as a nightmare is not news, but the situation...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2016Last comment by Concerts, on Aug 1, 2016 at 2:16 pm | 34 comments | 9198 Views
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