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OTHER ISSUES
LAHS hosts discredited anti-drug programAn anti-drug program discredited by the state for inaccurate and misleading information continues to make presentations in...
Original post made on May. 29, 2014Last comment by Homesick Old Ben, on Jun 3, 2014 at 6:37 am | 9 comments | 7838 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 | 7837 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Critical Mass? No, it's Kidical MassA mellow bike ride on Saturday aimed to get more families on their bikes. Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/news/2013/10/29/critical-mass-no-its-kidical-mass...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by resident, on Oct 30, 2013 at 7:55 am | 3 comments | 7835 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rail foes seek to bar further spending on projectAfter scoring a victory in a Sacramento court last month, opponents of California's proposed high-speed rail system are now...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Rodger, on Sep 21, 2013 at 10:26 pm | 7 comments | 7835 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District considers boundary changesWith dozens of students still waitlisted to attend their neighborhood schools, elementary district trustees last week discussed...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Betty, on Nov 12, 2008 at 8:09 am | 11 comments | 7833 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Redwood City metals fire: 'shelter in place' alert liftedSmoke from a two-alarm fire at a Redwood City metals-recycling plant triggered an air quality alert for San Mateo, Santa...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by What the Hell, on Nov 12, 2013 at 1:48 pm | 2 comments | 7833 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board considers big cuts in school construction plansThe Mountain View Whisman School District must make major cuts to projects on school campuses to get back on budget with...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2015Last comment by Mom, on Dec 27, 2015 at 9:47 am | 25 comments | 7832 Views
AROUND TOWN
July Fourth chili competition to heat up Mitchell ParkOn a summer afternoon calling for lemonade and Popsicles, Palo Alto's avid chili chefs will fire up their stoves, hover over...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2014Last comment by Goldenslate, on Jul 8, 2014 at 5:13 pm | 1 comment | 7832 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 | 7831 Views
ELECTIONS
Oh, for Pete's sake! Supporters say vandals are sabotaging Pete Buttigieg campaign signs in Mountain ViewWith just weeks to go before the March primary in California, local supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2020Last comment by Pete or any blue, on Feb 23, 2020 at 11:43 am | 35 comments | 7830 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 | 7829 Views
OTHER ISSUES
One hurt, several displaced in Church St. fireThe Red Cross has provided lodging for seven people, including an infant, after a two-alarm fire destroyed part of a Church...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2007Last comment by Geoffrey Ziman, on Jun 15, 2007 at 1:41 pm | 2 comments | 7828 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 7827 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 | 7827 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter drops enrollment preference while blasting Los Altos district for divisivenessBullis Charter School will not give priority enrollment to students residing in wealthier areas, marking the latest development...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by SRB, on Oct 23, 2019 at 6:52 pm | 33 comments | 7826 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 7826 Views
ELECTIONS
Schmidt wins new District 7 seat on water boardThe newly created seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District's board of directors will be filled by Brian Schmidt, a 43-year-old...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Nov 5, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 7826 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board supports limits on open enrollmentThe Mountain View Whisman School District is drafting a team of parents and faculty members to take on some of the biggest...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2017Last comment by Mountain View Old-Timer, on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:23 pm | 46 comments | 7825 Views
ELECTIONS
'On again, off again': State's watchlist creates uncertainty for businessesWith 37 of California's 58 counties under state monitoring, questions have surfaced about what will happen when a county...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2020Last comment by amazing, on Jul 25, 2020 at 10:33 am | 7 comments | 7825 Views
ELECTIONS
Housing, transportation dominate candidates' forumIn a candidate forum held on Wednesday afternoon, eight hopefuls competing for a Mountain View City Council seats were largely...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by voter, on Sep 26, 2016 at 6:32 pm | 12 comments | 7822 Views
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