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AROUND TOWN
City Council approves razing Rock Street apartmentsFor some, it was a painful loss of affordable housing; for others, it was an example of the collateral damage caused by rent...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by Grumpy Minority, 11 minutes ago | 23 comments | 1279 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council agrees on new San Antonio schoolMountain View City Council members agreed early Wednesday morning on a plan to help the Los Altos School District build a...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by BCS?, 56 minutes ago | 14 comments | 1195 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google pitches sweeping plans for North BayshoreAfter years of planning, Google officials unveiled their first formal proposals to transform the North Bayshore area around...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Cafe Hunk, 1 hour ago | 5 comments | 2501 Views
AROUND TOWN
Waymo to hold public meeting on driverless carsWaymo officials are hosting a community forum in Mountain View on Thursday, Dec. 13, to gather public input on plans to test...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by Member, 1 hour ago | 16 comments | 2925 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents urge school board to deny or delay new charter schoolAnxiety and fears dominated the Mountain View Whisman School District board meeting Thursday night, as a sharply divided...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by mavericks74, 3 hours ago | 60 comments | 5026 Views
AROUND TOWN
Day Worker Center faces new challenge every dayTo get a glimpse of tenacity in action, just take a look inside the Mountain View Day Worker Center. Read the full story...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Liability Waiting, 4 hours ago | 8 comments | 1483 Views
ELECTIONS
Sutter, Palo Alto Medical Foundation accused of false Medicare claimsThe U.S. Attorney's Office has joined a lawsuit alleging a violation of the federal False Claims Act by Sutter Health and...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by Robyn, 12 hours ago | 7 comments | 1192 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Editorial: Donate to the Voice Holiday FundThe holidays are a special time of year for many, marked by cherished family traditions and time spent with loved ones. It's...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by SVCF donors contribution?, on Dec 12, 2018 at 3:46 pm | 1 comment | 489 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two fatalities, but fewer bike crashes in latest traffic updateAn elderly Mountain View man died of his injuries following a collision in Mountain View three months ago, according to the...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by Law, on Dec 12, 2018 at 11:41 am | 4 comments | 3118 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Internet outage stretches into Day 2Much of Mountain View remains is facing the second day of a citywide internet outage affecting Comcast customers. The outage,...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by AlV, on Dec 11, 2018 at 7:37 pm | 40 comments | 16092 Views
AROUND TOWN
Measure to curb rent control headed for 2020 ballotA voter measure to nullify most provisions of Mountain View's rent control program is headed for the 2020 ballot. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Death to the Sneaky Repeal!, on Dec 11, 2018 at 4:39 pm | 22 comments | 3796 Views
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Parents rally against Mountain View charter schoolAn open letter signed by a broad coalition of Mountain View Whisman School District parents is calling on Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Diane L Andrews, on Dec 11, 2018 at 1:19 pm | 45 comments | 6874 Views
AROUND TOWN
City grapples with turnover of top staffersA changing of the guard is playing out at City Hall as several of Mountain View's top government employees have left their...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 11, 2018 at 11:05 am | 2 comments | 2659 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council greenlights 716 apartments, teacher housingMountain View City Council members gave a warm reception to a massive 716-unit apartment proposal Tuesday night, following...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 11, 2018 at 8:52 am | 30 comments | 9853 Views
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San Antonio school will serve neighborhoodLos Altos School District board members cautiously endorsed a plan to build a San Antonio school serving children in the...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2018Last comment by President Vladimir, on Dec 10, 2018 at 6:11 pm | 20 comments | 3650 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden faces spate of bike theftsSeveral bikes were stolen from the Crittenden Middle School campus last month, despite multiple safeguards to avoid further...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2018Last comment by Greg David, on Dec 10, 2018 at 12:35 pm | 5 comments | 2252 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New LinkedIn headquarters approved by cityLast week, LinkedIn presented plans to build a showpiece headquarters in the city's East Whisman neighborhood. The proposed...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Engineer, on Dec 9, 2018 at 8:44 am | 13 comments | 5188 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Royal Viking redevelopment Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2018/12/07/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by @Randy G., on Dec 8, 2018 at 10:18 pm | 34 comments | 573 Views
AROUND TOWN
Study approved to fix Rengstorff train crossingWidely regarded as one of Mountain View's most hazardous traffic spots, the Caltrain crossing at Rengstorff Avenue is inching...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2018Last comment by fedup, on Dec 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm | 12 comments | 3937 Views
RESTAURANTS
Cho's Mandarin Dim Sum closing after 39 yearsFans of Cho's unassuming potstickers and pork buns panicked in 2014, when the owners of the longtime Palo Alto Chinese restaurant...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by Jane G, on Dec 8, 2018 at 10:28 am | 2 comments | 241 Views
Babka bakery to open Thursday in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 8 comments | 5,715 views
Couples: Child Loss, "No U-Turn at Mercy Street"
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 1,781 views
Which Cocktail Has the Least Calories?
By Laura Stec | 12 comments | 1,655 views
UCSB's CCS program
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 1 comment | 794 views
