Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
ELECTIONS
Measure V ekes out narrow winIn a result that has huge implications for the local housing market, Mountain View voters have dealt a narrow win to the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by renter economist, on Nov 14, 2016 at 4:14 pm | 112 comments | 32615 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google execs offer to save Hangar One"Why doesn't Google pay for it?" has been the sort of comment often made by those frustrated by the years-long struggle to...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2011Last comment by Tinker Bell, on Jan 5, 2012 at 1:42 pm | 33 comments | 32582 Views
AROUND TOWN
Big jump in downtown parking costsThose who drive to work in downtown Mountain View be warned: the city is finally enforcing its two-hour time limits on parking. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by Danielle, on Dec 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | 38 comments | 32540 Views
AROUND TOWN
Homeless population doubles in Mountain ViewSanta Clara County's homeless population is the lowest it's been in a decade, bringing in praise from city and county officials...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2015Last comment by sarahdox, on Jul 2, 2015 at 10:51 am | 7 comments | 32340 Views
OTHER ISSUES
North Bayshore plan draws critique over housingFormer city manager Bruce Liedstrand spent much of the 1980s running the city of Mountain View, when the downtown was being...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2014Last comment by Pro-Growther in N. Shoreline, on Aug 13, 2014 at 3:10 pm | 53 comments | 32328 Views
AROUND TOWN
Open space district purchases secluded INE RanchFor decades, coyotes, hawks and dusky-footed woodrats have roamed the secluded INE Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Few...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2014Last comment by Already Back, on Mar 25, 2014 at 6:16 am | 11 comments | 32245 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google execs' new toy: a fighter jet?According to Federal Aviation Administration records, Google executives have purchased a small fighter jet. Some witnesses...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Good Shepherd, on Mar 17, 2009 at 5:46 pm | 16 comments | 32035 Views
AROUND TOWN
New chef embraces the old at Chez TJThe new chef at Chez TJ, Mountain View's only Michelin-starred restaurant, says that diners shouldn't expect to find agar...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:18 am | 5 comments | 32025 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ghysels confirms relationship with principalMountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Maurice Ghysels has acknowledged that he is in a relationship with a...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2009Last comment by Juana, on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm | 53 comments | 31960 Views
AROUND TOWN
Vintage shop owner trying Mountain View on for sizeTiffany Gush said it was "heartbreaking" to give up the Palo Alto location of her shop, Empire Vintage Clothing, but she...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Aug 27, 2014 at 1:02 pm | 17 comments | 31946 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Duo arrested in skimming scamA pair of high-tech bandits were able to steal more than 3,600 credit card numbers with six electronic devices -- known as...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011Last comment by RandyBQuaid, on Aug 6, 2011 at 5:32 pm | 25 comments | 31823 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pedantic politicsPlaywright Kenneth Lin focuses his newest work, "Warrior Class," on the smarmy backroom of politics, where deals are made...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by Steve, on Oct 30, 2013 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 31801 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Woman arrested after slamming stolen car into Walgreens and police carA San Jose woman was arrested Tuesday night after she got into a car and, when surrounded by police, struck the front of...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 4, 2020 at 4:46 pm | 6 comments | 31725 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crowd debates high school newspaper's sex articlesWhen Chloe Tarrasch, the Focus section editor for the Mountain View High School student newspaper, was putting together a...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2013Last comment by Another Parent, on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:14 am | 33 comments | 31693 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View's Charleston Plaza faces retail exodus as Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond and others leave townOne of Mountain View's most prominent shopping centers abutting Highway 101 is looking like a ghost town lately, with multiple...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2021Last comment by RyanV, on Dec 27, 2021 at 8:42 am | 11 comments | 31406 Views
AROUND TOWN
Public meeting on controversial animal control ordinanceA community meeting for Mountain View's troublesome animal control ordinance is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Sep 1, 2013 at 7:38 am | 36 comments | 31321 Views
AROUND TOWN
School district's code of conduct rules questionedA prominent First Amendment lawyer and journalist had some choice words concerning a number of the rules outlined in the...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by Garrett, on Oct 29, 2013 at 1:05 pm | 16 comments | 31219 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local company's toxic plume map causes alarmPalo Alto resident Bob Wenzlau has taken on the task of mapping the various toxic plumes in Mountain View and surrounding...
Original post made on May. 22, 2014Last comment by Back in NYC, on Jun 9, 2014 at 7:02 am | 22 comments | 31027 Views
AROUND TOWN
A seat on the busGoogle is known for operating the largest private transit system in the world, shuttling thousands of employees to and from...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2013Last comment by Skirnir Hamilton, on Mar 10, 2016 at 6:47 pm | 22 comments | 30951 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Over 200 bike-related injuries in five yearsA bicyclist is injured every nine days in Mountain View, on average, according to data compiled this week by the police department....
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2012Last comment by bikes2work, on Sep 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm | 66 comments | 30943 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
What to do if you get a noisy Rheem/Ruud heat pump water heater
By Sherry Listgarten | 13 comments | 3,529 views
Palo Alto's most feared food critic is … an Aussiedoodle?
By The Peninsula Foodist | 14 comments | 3,148 views
Do Palo Alto city officials ever, ever have enough money?
By Diana Diamond | 27 comments | 2,323 views
Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."
By Chandrama Anderson | 4 comments | 1,716 views
Travelin’ Solo: Salvation Mountain and East Jesus
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 809 views
