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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 | 31958 Views
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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 | 31944 Views
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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 | 31922 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View High School student dies by suicide, grief counseling availableGrief counseling and support services are available at Mountain View High School after a student died by suicide this week,...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2019Last comment by Isabel , on Oct 3, 2019 at 10:30 pm | 3 comments | 31907 Views
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 | 31867 Views
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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 | 31749 Views
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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 | 31741 Views
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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 | 31675 Views
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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 | 31549 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 | 31427 Views
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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 | 31421 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 | 31291 Views
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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 | 31240 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 | 31150 Views
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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 | 31056 Views
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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 | 30928 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 | 30534 Views
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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 | 30462 Views
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Guest opinion: My hometown hero, Jose VargasIt's here. It's finally here, I thought to myself. Wall posts bombarded the Facebook profile with "thank yous" for his bravery...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2011Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 9, 2011 at 1:22 pm | 67 comments | 30365 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Self-driving car involved in injury crashGoogle officials on Thursday reported a Mountain View crash involving one of the company's self-driving car prototypes. But...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2015Last comment by MV Resident, on Jul 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm | 48 comments | 30283 Views
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