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President Obama to speak at MV's WalmartWalmart may seem an unlikely place for a president to visit, but President Barack Obama is set to come to Mountain View's...
Original post made on May. 6, 2014Last comment by Jim G, on May 9, 2014 at 3:41 pm | 30 comments | 24295 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City CouncilGoogle wowed the City Council on Tuesday with its most detailed presentation yet on its North Bayshore development plans,...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2013Last comment by Reality, on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm | 15 comments | 24263 Views
AROUND TOWN
Locals rally for city to boost minimum wageA group of over 50 people gathered outside Mountain View City Hall Wednesday to call for a pay raise for the city's poorest...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by MV Snob, on Feb 26, 2014 at 7:40 pm | 60 comments | 24259 Views
ELECTIONS
Planning director: 'Plan Bay Area' aligns with Mountain View's visionA coalition of Bay Area leaders late Thursday night approved a controversial plan designed to accommodate population growth...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2013Last comment by Garrett, on Jul 25, 2013 at 6:26 pm | 21 comments | 24171 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google donates free community shuttle serviceThe free community shuttle that has been long desired by some City Council members and residents is going to become reality...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2014Last comment by Molly, on Jul 24, 2014 at 3:21 pm | 33 comments | 24154 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council closing in on plan for Google, North BayshorePotentially adding space for over 17,500 new office workers, a plan is coming into focus for Google's neighborhood north...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2013Last comment by Barbara, on Oct 22, 2013 at 3:08 pm | 26 comments | 24143 Views
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Fighting dog stabbed to death by neighborAnimal Control officers are investigating whether a Mountain View resident was justified in stabbing a neighbor's Labrador...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2013Last comment by heewhaw, on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:13 pm | 39 comments | 24137 Views
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Santa Clara County considers fines for COVID-19 health code violationsNeglecting to wear a mask in public or failing to socially distance could soon carry a hefty fine of up to $500 in Santa...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 11, 2020 at 7:18 pm | 27 comments | 24131 Views
AROUND TOWN
The medical marijuana sceneDespite past failures, advocates are again approaching Mountain View officials with requests to open medical marijuana dispensaries...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2010Last comment by Bob, on Mar 27, 2011 at 9:10 am | 106 comments | 23963 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View schools not expected to reopen in the fall for in-person instructionTwo of Mountain View's public school districts are not planning to have students return to the classroom for in-person instruction...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Sep 17, 2020 at 3:49 am | 29 comments | 23899 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council offers support for project at Castro and El CaminoWhile not yet final, on Tuesday a majority of City Council members gave thumbs up to a four-story apartment project which...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by Konrad M Sosnow, on Feb 4, 2014 at 12:53 pm | 84 comments | 23876 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nowhere to turn for kids in crisisFor four years, Tiffany Maciel knew her son needed help. And it took four years and a stroke of luck to find the right kind...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by MvLA mom, on Sep 17, 2018 at 1:59 pm | 8 comments | 23856 Views
AROUND TOWN
Protest highlights mayor's stance on gun controlNearly 40 people gathered at the downtown Caltrain Station on Thursday evening to protest Mayor John Inks' refusal to join...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by True American, on Apr 3, 2014 at 1:53 pm | 97 comments | 23851 Views
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Fury fuels Ideafarm's campaignsWo'O Ideafarm, 55, has been fixture on the streets of Mountain View for years. He is embraced by some and derided by others...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2010Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Nov 23, 2010 at 8:35 am | 122 comments | 23754 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Like a rolling stone, singer-guitarist Llewyn Davis tumbles through the Greenwich Village folk-music scene of the '60s. It's...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2013Last comment by Xaviem, on Dec 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 1 comment | 23692 Views
AROUND TOWN
When semiconductor companies dumped toxics down the drainThirty-five years ago, the Palo Alto Times ran a story headlined "Scores of fish killed by chemical spill in creek." It was...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2013Last comment by the_punnisher, on Oct 22, 2013 at 7:52 pm | 10 comments | 23662 Views
AROUND TOWN
Prometheus gets OK for apartmentsThe City Council on Tuesday approved a 184-unit luxury apartment project for one of the city's busiest intersections, despite...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2013Last comment by @@Linda Too, on Oct 3, 2016 at 8:19 pm | 61 comments | 23580 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Transitional kindergarten eases youngest children into the classroomA lot can happen in a year. Ann Hanneman knows this from both personal experience and the short time she has spent teaching...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2012Last comment by Khash, on Jun 30, 2013 at 12:05 pm | 9 comments | 23576 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Landlord's plans spur fears of displaced residentsThe specter of being priced out of Mountain View is hanging over more than three dozen households near the Rex Manor neighborhood...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2015Last comment by outlaw landlords, on May 2, 2015 at 2:15 pm | 51 comments | 23530 Views
RESTAURANTS
Zume Pizza lays off 172 workers in Mountain ViewZume Pizza, the Mountain View startup premised on pizza-baking robots, announced this week it was terminating most of its...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by DC, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:07 pm | 18 comments | 23427 Views
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