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Portions fit for a cowboy
Los Charros, located next to the Holiday Inn on El Camino Real, could easily be mistaken for the hotel restaurant. In fact it's the new sibling of Taqueria Los Charros on West... |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 5:27 pm by John Q Public, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Sparks fly over Day Worker Center's new HQ
Opponents and supporters of placing the Day Worker Center at a downtown church made their points at a crowded hearing last week at Trinity United Methodist Church.
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 4:11 pm by Lisa, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Council wavers on Mayfield tunnel
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 24, 2007, 5:00 PM |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 1:00 pm by Matt, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Fabulous prefab
Mountain View may soon be the only Bay Area city to have a genuine 1930s-era prefab diner, trucked out from the East Coast by local auto shop owner Larry Mertl and his partner... |
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on Aug 26, 2007 at 8:41 am by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Get our goose
Golfers and other park users say a huge population of Canada geese at Shoreline Park is turning the lawns and links into a mine field of bird droppings.
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on Aug 24, 2007 at 8:00 am by joe, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
The AC paradox
A recent study concluded that air conditioners were increasing the outside air temperature in Tokyo by two to four degrees Fahrenheit. The study was conducted by Dr Yukitaka O... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 4:01 pm by Joe, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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After 17 years, Alza Corp. is pulling up stakes
Last October, Mountain View officials and community members gathered in Alza Corporation's lobby to celebrate a groundbreaking partnership with the city. Harnessing methane ga... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 3:05 pm by Thelma, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Alza: the last of a breed
Many Mountain View nonprofits probably saw it coming when Alza was purchased by the medical conglomerate Johnson and Johnson six years ago. But even so, when the news became o... |
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on Aug 20, 2007 at 4:13 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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Hospital's successes mask underlying problems
On the surface, everything looks great at El Camino Hospital. In the past year it was recognized as being the third-best community hospital in the country and was awarded the ... |
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on Aug 17, 2007 at 12:23 pm by Jan, a resident of another community |
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How to live well in a toxic world
A few decades ago we didn't have all the autoimmune diseases and allergies that people are experiencing today. Just in the last 15 years many more people developed allergies t... |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 7:24 am by Tammy Gardner, a resident of another community |
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Tunneling under El Camino
Section by section, the Stevens Creek Trail is tunneling under El Camino Real as 4,000 cars an hour whiz by overhead.
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on Aug 10, 2007 at 1:12 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer dumdums
With summer vacation in full swing, students are enjoying their chance to kick back and relax for awhile. But a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Education warns p... |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 1:08 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Patient checks out -- five years later
Last Tuesday, on the sixth floor of El Camino Hospital's medical care unit, a small gathering of nursing staff and others came together to celebrate the release of one of the ... |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 3:23 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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Squabble over scanners
By Molly Tanenbaum
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 10, 2006, 12:00 AM |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 7:38 am by eric, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA picks new trustee
Joseph Mitchner, a Mountain View resident and self-described finance "nerd," has been appointed to the Mountain View-Los Altos high school district board.
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on Aug 6, 2007 at 1:26 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Catch 22 at El Camino Hospital
According to his personal physician, administrators at El Camino Hospital, where he would spend the next five and half years, didn't make life any easier for Jimmy Campbell.
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 7:38 pm by Jimmy\'s Dad, a resident of another community |
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Google's wall of silence
There are probably as many opinions about Google as there are people who use Google, and it's easy to single out the company for criticism (or let it off the hook) because it'... |
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 10:35 am by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Heart on their sleeves
Camino Medical Group's new facility, located south of Route 85 on El Camino Real, is the place to go if you need a heart scan.
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on Jul 28, 2007 at 9:54 am by Eli Wisnom, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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City of Google
Google's presence in Mountain View is already unparalleled, with a reported two million square feet of office space in the North Bayshore area — a third of the area's si... |
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on Jul 27, 2007 at 3:29 pm by steve, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Home Depot story a goof
A series of misleading reports in several news outlets boil down to one big correction: Mountain View has never received, requested or required $250,000 from Home Depot to hel... |
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on Jul 26, 2007 at 10:45 am by Lucius Gore, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Knock-down drag-out over Mayfield
The Mayfield housing development wasn't killed by a "make or break" City Council study session Tuesday, billed as the last such session on the project after 29 meetings.
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on Jul 24, 2007 at 10:30 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Boundary change's possible fallout
With the decision for Los Altos School District boundary changes now final, the district's hired demographer, Jeanne Gobalet, said she thinks the Mountain View-Los Altos High ... |
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on Jul 23, 2007 at 8:38 am by Amanda, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Hospital hires high-tech guru
El Camino Hospital has hired Eric Pifer, M.D., to oversee the hospital's information and technology interests as part of a new position to its administrative staff.
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on Jul 22, 2007 at 6:25 pm by Mollie, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Worker center gets reprieve
The Day Worker Center has been given an extra month in its current spot, giving its board members valuable time to continue their search for new digs in town.
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on Jul 21, 2007 at 9:53 am by Bernie Brightman, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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CultureFest returns to Castro
CultureFest 2007, a diverse party scene of arts, foods and melodies, will take over Castro Street this Saturday and Sunday.
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on Jul 20, 2007 at 3:35 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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