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Letter to the editor: Existing homeowners should welcome new neighborsIn a letter to the editor, resident Jonah Mann takes on a "misguided talking point" in the community discourse about Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, 9 hours ago | 14 comments | 1607 Views
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Mountain View hits pause on enforcing its RV parking banMountain View won't enforce its sweeping restrictions on oversized vehicle parking until this spring, as part of an agreement...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2022Last comment by Greg David, on Jan 15, 2022 at 12:50 pm | 21 comments | 6350 Views
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Pop-up COVID testing site in Mountain View under investigation following complaintsA new Mountain View clinic advertising swift COVID-19 tests without an appointment is currently in hot water following numerous...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2022Last comment by SRB, on Jan 14, 2022 at 4:05 pm | 3 comments | 6645 Views
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Mountain View resident sworn in as new Superior Court judgeHanley Chew, a 51-year–old Mountain View resident, was sworn into the Santa Clara County Superior Court Bench on Jan. 5,...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2022Last comment by landcal, on Jan 13, 2022 at 7:29 pm | 1 comment | 1606 Views
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Counties face a 'dramatic and breathtaking explosion' of COVID casesSanta Clara and San Mateo counties are now seeing more COVID-19 cases than at any other time during the pandemic, health...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 2422 Views
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Palo Alto owes $135K to victim of police dog attack in Mountain ViewPalo Alto will pay $135,000 to settle a lawsuit by Joel Alejo, who was sleeping in a shed in Mountain View where he was attacked...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2022Last comment by Ray, on Jan 6, 2022 at 5:34 pm | 1 comment | 1961 Views
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MVLA looks to implement mandatory ethnic studies course for all freshmenTeachers and administrators support offering a yearlong, required course. Board members appear generally supportive, though...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2021Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Dec 29, 2021 at 3:26 pm | 14 comments | 4414 Views
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Deputy Police Chief Jessica Nowaski retires after more than 26 years in law enforcementJessica Nowaski, a pillar in the Mountain View Police Department and one of the few women to rise through the agency's ranks...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2021Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Dec 29, 2021 at 2:50 pm | 2 comments | 2683 Views
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Board ousts Foothill College president mid-year amid conflict with facultyFoothill President Thuy Nguyen is out of a job, with the district's board voting Oct. 25 not to renew her contract. The decision...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Dec 29, 2021 at 7:41 am | 1 comment | 5617 Views
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New Santa Clara County order mandates COVID vaccination, boosters for workers in high-risk settingsWith the lightning-speed spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Santa Clara County health officials on Tuesday issued a...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2021Last comment by Greg David, on Dec 28, 2021 at 7:07 pm | 3 comments | 1841 Views
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Santa Clara County begins the search for a new North County clinicFor residents living in the North County and West Valley, Santa Clara County's health care services have been tenuous and...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2021There are no comments yet. 3065 Views
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Prosecutor seeks to unseat former boss as Santa Clara County district attorneyA former Santa Clara County prosecutor who says he was fired for criticizing the District Attorney's Office is now challenging...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2021Last comment by Johnny Yuma, on Dec 27, 2021 at 6:14 pm | 1 comment | 2483 Views
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New survey finds hundreds of inhabited RVs parked on Mountain View's city streetsA new community-driven survey found more than 200 inhabited RVs parked along public roadways in Mountain View, despite extensive...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Ok, on Dec 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm | 33 comments | 28593 Views
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Settlement reached in police dog attack on Mountain View manPalo Alto and Mountain View have reached a settlement with Joel Alejo, who was attacked and repeatedly bitten by a police...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2021Last comment by Barbara, on Dec 22, 2021 at 4:54 pm | 3 comments | 2174 Views
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Defense argues that she 'went down with the ship,' should be acquittedThe defense used its last chance to address the jury to talk about missing witnesses, aspirations and Holmes' belief that...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2021Last comment by MyOpinion, on Dec 20, 2021 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 1464 Views
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Migration to California slowed by 38% during pandemic, according to UC Berkeley studyWhile some California residents opted to leave the state during the pandemic, far fewer people are also moving to the state...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 16, 2021 at 10:48 pm | 2 comments | 1605 Views
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Google's North Bayshore megaproject could take 30 years to buildMountain View's largest development proposal to construct 7,000 new homes alongside 3 million square feet of offices is expected...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2021Last comment by Jacob, on Dec 14, 2021 at 9:15 pm | 15 comments | 14244 Views
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Why does California have the highest jobless rate in the country?California has the country's highest unemployment rate. Several factors are contributing, including the state's slow-to-rebound...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Robyn Jeffries, on Dec 13, 2021 at 11:52 am | 1 comment | 1569 Views
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Demand on Midpeninsula soars for COVID booster shots, as pediatric vaccinations approach 40%With the omicron variant spreading in the Bay Area and a possible fifth-wave surge of cases on the horizon, residents in...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2021Last comment by Tal Shaya, on Dec 11, 2021 at 5:07 pm | 1 comment | 1499 Views
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With money from Google, Mountain View aims to create butterfly habitat at Shoreline ParkMountain View is using a grant from Google to create new habitat for monarch butterflies at the city's Shoreline Park. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2021Last comment by MV Resident, on Dec 11, 2021 at 6:37 am | 4 comments | 3583 Views
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