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RESTAURANTS
Cantonese comfort foodCooking Papa, now in Mountain View, conjures the pace and Cantonese comfort foods of busy restaurants in Hong Kong. With...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by resident, on Apr 10, 2015 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 7736 Views
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Seven injured in parking lot fightPolice arrested three men following a large brawl in a Mountain View parking lot that involved as many as 14 people and left...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2014Last comment by USA, on Nov 29, 2014 at 6:22 pm | 2 comments | 7734 Views
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New hotel approved for North BayshoreA proposal for the North Bayshore neighborhood's first hotel was unanimously approved by the Mountain View City Council....
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2016Last comment by FormerResident, on Nov 9, 2016 at 6:25 pm | 2 comments | 7734 Views
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New life in Old Mountain ViewOld Mountain View is not quite living up to its name. Old trees line the sidewalks and populate the various parks, but beneath...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Oct 17, 2014 at 3:40 am | 7 comments | 7733 Views
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After four months, Vargas Elementary finally has electricityA dispute between PG&E and a Mountain View homeowners' association meant Vargas Elementary School opened in August without...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by Ravi Iyer, on Dec 26, 2019 at 7:52 am | 8 comments | 7732 Views
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Armed with breathing machines, respiratory therapists face coronavirus on the front lineFor COVID-19 patients in intensive care, their lives depend on respiratory therapists such as Brenda Hanning, who works at...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Thank you!, on Mar 27, 2020 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 7730 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Poll reveals MV Whisman voters support parcel tax increaseIt would be a close call, but initial poll results show that residents in the Mountain View Whisman School District would...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2015Last comment by Old Mtn View Parent, on Nov 2, 2015 at 8:37 pm | 31 comments | 7728 Views
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Council considers Carter concernJimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity could soon be coming to Mountain View, where a small army of volunteers and future homeowners...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2007Last comment by Chris Chow, on Jul 20, 2007 at 11:31 am | 2 comments | 7728 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With PACT moving in, preschool looks for new homeThe Mountain View Child Development Center -- a YMCA-run preschool for low-income families which has operated for 20 years...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by eric, on Mar 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm | 23 comments | 7726 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When enrollment swells, special ed students get bumpedGetting moved from one school to another can be jarring for any kid trying to make friends and get used to a new learning...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2015Last comment by Janet, on Jun 21, 2016 at 1:58 pm | 14 comments | 7726 Views
ELECTIONS
$259M Measure T bond seeks to solve short-term school needsVoters in the Mountain View Whisman School District are being asked to pass a new bond measure that would tackle the short-term...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2020Last comment by Won’t vote for Measure T , on Feb 24, 2020 at 10:27 am | 19 comments | 7726 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Weekend storm boosts Bay Area rainfall totals to normalSeasonal rain totals in the Bay Area are back to normal after the weekend rain and windstorm, National Weather Service officials...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2015Last comment by DC, on Feb 13, 2015 at 8:52 am | 9 comments | 7725 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City sniffs out food-composting programMountain View homeowners could soon be prodded to compost more of their food scraps under a new waste-management program...
Original post made on May. 4, 2016Last comment by Rodger, on May 8, 2016 at 11:03 am | 27 comments | 7725 Views
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Joy of food at Los Altos marketEveryone heads out to the Mountain View farmers' market on Sunday mornings. But if you haven't attended its twin in Los Altos...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2011There are no comments yet. 7723 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Despite extra shots, Mountain View's mass vaccination site remains packedIf you're signing up to get the COVID-19 vaccine, chances are you're headed to San Jose. That's because smaller vaccination...
Original post made on May. 20, 2021Last comment by Gayle, on May 21, 2021 at 1:05 pm | 2 comments | 7720 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Plan to yank 120 trees delays Mayfield projectThe possibility of losing 120 trees is holding up a plan to revamp the former Mayfield Mall for a major office tenant. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2012Last comment by Homeowner, on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:07 am | 25 comments | 7719 Views
OTHER ISSUES
MV teen arrested in kidnapping incidentA 19-year-old Mountain View man was arrested last week after he allegedly refused to let his girlfriend out of his car and...
Original post made on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Paul Neumeister, on May 28, 2015 at 4:50 pm | 5 comments | 7718 Views
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School board approves 14% pay raise for superintendentMountain View Whisman school board members voted unanimously last week to give Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph a 14% raise. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Sep 5, 2019 at 3:53 pm | 32 comments | 7718 Views
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Silicon Valley in 2018: More success, more pressureThe Bay Area's fevered success is still rising, but its achievements continue to exacerbate the region's housing and transportation...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2018Last comment by YIMBY, on Feb 12, 2018 at 2:58 pm | 7 comments | 7715 Views
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Radio silence: As police encrypt dispatch transmissions, questions build on the public's right to knowPolice departments throughout the Midpeninsula are following Palo Alto police, which on Jan. 5 abruptly announced it would...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 30, 2021 at 8:07 am | 2 comments | 7715 Views
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