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Place-making' expert dazzles council with San Antonio planNationally renowned place-making expert Fred Kent presented his plan to the City Council Tuesday for making a "great place"...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2014Last comment by Garrett83, on Mar 23, 2014 at 10:20 am | 134 comments | 43900 Views
BOOKS
Police Log<B> ASSAULT Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2014/02/21/police-log posted Friday, February...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016There are no comments yet. 43790 Views
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Mountain View's safe parking lot is now open 24/7, and RV dwellers are moving inResidents living in cars and RVs finally have a safe, dedicated place to park their vehicles during the day in Mountain View. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 12, 2020 at 4:06 pm | 34 comments | 43711 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County confirms 31 COVID-19 cases across four Costco locations, including Mountain ViewA public health investigation found that at least 31 employees across four Costco locations in Santa Clara County have tested...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by [email protected], on Jul 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm | 11 comments | 43463 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Sick and tired of chronic fatigue syndromeAmberlin Wu, who has suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for 15 years, is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2010Last comment by AnotherAffected, on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:17 am | 79 comments | 43089 Views
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Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swapGoogle and LinkedIn officials on Tuesday announced a surprise deal for a massive property swap that would trade real estate...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2016Last comment by Newsflash, on Jul 23, 2016 at 12:25 pm | 46 comments | 42366 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School boundary process fraught with distractionsAs a resident and taxpayer in Los Altos for almost 30 years, I am very distressed by the process and possible outcome of...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2007Last comment by Amanda, on Jun 26, 2007 at 7:03 pm | 23 comments | 42059 Views
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Coronavirus central: Santa Clara County puts call out for contact tracersThe new coronavirus continues to take its toll on the Midpeninsula, where Santa Clara County reported 2,492 coronavirus cases...
Original post made on May. 22, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Jun 29, 2020 at 10:57 am | 15 comments | 41467 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's OK to be little naiveClad in their bright blue caps and gowns, the Los Altos High School class of 2013 flooded onto their school's football field...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Jun 6, 2013 at 8:59 pm | 2 comments | 40696 Views
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Council may seek voters' OK of pay raiseWith major concerns looming that only the city's relatively wealthy residents can afford to be on the City Council, council...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2014Last comment by beachmaster, on Sep 5, 2014 at 10:52 pm | 26 comments | 40350 Views
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Make-or-break council decision on pod cars tonightTonight City Council members will decide what to do about their longstanding interest in having an automated transit network...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2014Last comment by Garrett, on Mar 25, 2014 at 6:52 pm | 53 comments | 39856 Views
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Google housing axed in city's general planCouncil members were not moved Tuesday night by last-minute efforts by the Chamber of Commerce and the mayor to keep housing...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2012Last comment by Common sense, on Jan 6, 2016 at 12:24 pm | 15 comments | 39585 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mayfield trees axed for GoogleResidents of the Monta Loma neighborhood were surprised this week to see a number of trees chopped down around the former...
Original post made on May. 21, 2014Last comment by Christine, on Jun 5, 2014 at 11:41 am | 35 comments | 39539 Views
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Eight arrests at Dead and Company concertMountain View police made a total of eight drug- and alcohol-related arrests in and around Shoreline Amphitheatre over the...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2017Last comment by LorenR, on Jun 8, 2017 at 10:04 am | 10 comments | 38871 Views
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Pumar found guilty in death of William WareA jury found Matthew Pumar guilty today, Sept. 12, of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the death of William...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2013Last comment by parent, on Oct 22, 2013 at 8:58 am | 31 comments | 38598 Views
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El Camino bus lanes nixed by council, againThe City Council spent two and half hours discussing a plan for dedicated bus rapid transit lanes on El Camino Real on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2012Last comment by Stop already, on Jul 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm | 38 comments | 38407 Views
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Google relaunches Bay View projectAs Google embarks on its ambitious plans to create a signature headquarters, the company's building spree is now stretching...
Original post made on May. 20, 2017Last comment by julianwang, on Jun 1, 2017 at 10:51 am | 3 comments | 38334 Views
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SmugMug smiles for the cameraChris MacAskill spent childhood life on Oakland's streets and could easily have become a homeless statistic. Instead, he...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2008Last comment by marc silber, on Feb 1, 2008 at 9:35 am | 1 comment | 38301 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman eyes new school bondLocal elementary and middle school district officials are weighing whether to put a bond measure on the 2012 ballot, and...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Feb 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm | 6 comments | 38067 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents up in arms over digital math programIt sounds like a perfect fit for a school district based in the heart of Silicon Valley: a "smart" math curriculum -- administered...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2017Last comment by Jack Shultz, on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 101 comments | 37420 Views
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