MV property taxes on the rise
Almost a quarter of Santa Clara County's property owners are set for a jump in their property tax bills, thanks to this year's boost in the residential real estate market. (Wednesday, 8:52 AM)

Cat controversy highlights problems with informing the public
It was the animal control ordinance that nearly got away -- and caused some finger pointing over why thousands of cat and dog owners in the city were not informed. Among the practices being blamed is the city's use of an obscure legal newspaper to post meeting agendas, a practice the City Council may vote to extend tonight. (Tuesday, 1:57 PM)

Full bellies all summer long
Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one out of every three children rely on free or reduced-price meals provided to them by their local schools. (Tuesday, 1:17 PM)

KMVT elects six new board members
Mountain View's community access station's board of directors elected six new board members. Val Carpenter, George Cohn, Susan Davis, Young Han, Heather Hurford and Cathy Martin join Chairman David Joud, Artie Green and Cathy Smithwick on the board of KMVT 15 Silicon Valley Community Media. (Tuesday, 10:38 AM)

City seeking Stevens Creek group volunteers
Interested in getting involved with public works projects? The City of Mountain View is seeking applicants for a Citizens Working Group to assist with a feasibility study for the development of the Stevens Creek Corridor. (Monday, 4:23 PM)

The day the video store died
Nostalgia lines the shelves in Videoscope, Mountain View's last video rental store. Videoscope, located at 2290 W. El Camino Real, is the latest victim, following in the footsteps of video rental franchises Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Owners owners Nona and Odon Sy are set to shut down operations at the end of this month. (Monday, 10:27 AM)

Police release sketch of attempted burglary suspect
Mountain View police have released a composite sketch of a man whom they believe attempted to break into a home on the 900 block of Boranda Avenue on June 11. (Monday, 10:26 AM)

VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Father's Day
Every week, the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to Castro Street to ask locals a question about a current event. This week, we asked people what was their weirdest Father's Day gifts were. (Friday, 4:57 PM)

A happy homecoming
Air National Guard Sgt. Jesus Feliciano is embraced by his children, fraternal twins Tristan and Adriana, when he returned to Moffett Federal Airfield after a four-month deployment. Families and friends of the 129th Rescue Guard gathered to welcome home their heroes on Monday, June 10. Photos by Michelle Le. (Monday, 1:03 PM)

Crime briefs: Interrupted break-in, burglaries
Police report on several crimes, including missing cash, residential burglaries and a man who came in through the bathroom window. (Monday, 10:27 AM)

High speed chase ends in arrests
A high-speed chase through Mountain View turned into a manhunt Thursday night, after the car police were pursuing collided with another vehicle and careened off the road -- crashing into a traffic control box. (Friday, 1:59 PM)

Review: Wild, wacky and wonderful
Colman Domingo, playwright and actor for TheatreWorks' latest show, is a bit of a native son, having done a fair amount of acting locally before making his way on Broadway and film. He returns to us in his most recent work, "Wild With Happy," a play that was a hit at TheatreWorks' New Works Festival in 2011 and ran to acclaim at New York's Public Theater before coming here. (Friday, 10:20 AM)

Council OKs 21 homes
A largely vacant 1.4-acre lot at 137 Easy St. may soon be home to a development of row houses after the council unanimously approved the project on Tuesday, June 11. (Friday, 10:00 AM)

• Four residential burglaries in three days (Thursday, 10:43 PM)
• Power restored after early morning outage (Thursday, 10:36 AM)
• Council hesitant to boost library funding (Thursday, 9:57 AM)
• Witness' report leads to arrest in bike theft (Wednesday, 3:21 PM)
• Council backtracks after cat owners pounce on licensing law (Wednesday, 1:59 PM)
• World Music Day to bring downtown road closures (Saturday, 3:53 PM)
• Huge gang bust nets 39 arrests (Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 11:17 AM)
• Google denies giving NSA "direct access" to user data (Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 11:01 PM)
• Cat owners pounce on license debate (Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 1:37 PM)

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