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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open in Mountain View next month

6 days ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has unveiled its opening day at The Village at San Antonio Center in Mountain View, ahead of a summer movie season that is shaping up to be filled with new releases. The luxury movie chain plans to open its doors to the public on Monday, June 16. “Good food, good beer, good film all in the same place. That’s what we are,” said John Smith, the company’s West Coast marketing director.
Mountain View explores options for middle-income homeownership in North Bayshore

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

In a region that struggles with housing affordability, Mountain View is no exception as the median price for single-family homes sits at $2 million, far out of reach for most people. But that could change, as Mountain View seeks to develop a strategy to make homeownership more affordable for moderate-income households.
Community Briefs: Teen center open house, summer celebration and library reading program

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Zoe Morgan

The Mountain View teen center is planning to host an open house on Saturday, May 10, so local teens can explore the facility and get a preview of summer programs. The teen center is a free resource for all sixth through 12th grade students in Mountain View and Los Altos. Rising sixth graders are eligible to start using the facility on June 5 and are invited to come to the open house. The open house is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The teen center is located at 263 Escuela Ave.
Not allowed to pick up trash in Mountain View, recycling company offers workaround with mail service

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

For years, a company that collects and recycles waste has been trying to get a foothold in Mountain View but has not had any success. Now it has devised a workaround to help residents get rid of trash not recycled by the city. Ridwell, a Seattle-based company, has launched a service that lets customers mail their household plastics to other cities for recycling.
Four vehicles catch on fire at Google parking lot in Mountain View

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

Four vehicles caught on fire at a Google parking lot Thursday afternoon, causing an estimated $275,000 in damage but no reported injuries, according to the Mountain View Fire Department. Dispatchers received a 911 call around 4:50 p.m. on May 1, reporting smoke coming from an electric vehicle charging in the parking lot of a Google office building on the 1300 block of Shorebird Way, according to a statement from the fire department.
Drones deliver packages to homes in Mountain View, Sunnyvale

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

Delivery drones are taking to the skies in Silicon Valley, dropping off chocolate bars, chips and canned coffee in small packages outside people’s homes. Matternet, a Mountain View-based company, has launched a pilot program that sends fully-automated drones to customer’s homes to deliver items quickly and with zero-carbon emissions. For years, Matternet has been operating in Europe and other parts of the U.S., using drones to transport medical specimens between hospitals and laboratories.
Coast Guard helicopter lands at Mountain View school for special event

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Zoe Morgan

The field at Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary schools is normally a place where kids take P.E. classes and play with friends during recess, but on Friday it served as a landing pad for a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. The helicopter landed on campus as part of a special school event on April 25, with students getting the opportunity to climb on board and explore the military aircraft.
With $1.5M Google donation, nonprofit seeks to buy Castro apartments for low-income housing

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

A local nonprofit recently got a major boost from Google, after receiving a $1.5 million grant to support the purchase of an apartment building for low-income families. The Mountain View Community Land Trust is seeking to raise $10 million for the acquisition and preservation of affordable housing in the Castro neighborhood, an area of the city with a higher number of low-income households.
Three longtime activists discuss the power of protest in Mountain View

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

A grassroots movement is brewing in Mountain View. Since January, thousands of people have been participating in numerous street corner protests, marches and rallies to denounce the Trump administration and its policies. The protesters have turned out for a large number of causes: for the rule of law and democracy; for immigration, LGBTQ+ and women’s rights; for science, health care and the environment.
Changes to Mountain View Whisman's immigration policy raise concerns, prompt reassurances from school district

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Zoe Morgan

Mountain View Whisman School District leaders are reaffirming their stance against cooperating with immigration enforcement officers, despite a mix-up in policy language that stoked fears that the district might have been lessening protections for students. Proposed changes to the district’s policy governing interactions with immigration enforcement officers prompted public outcry last week, but district officials stressed that there was no intention of weakening existing protocols.