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Mountain View High Speed Rail stop an official possibility
In response to requests from the community and the Mountain View City Council, the California High Speed Rail Authority has included Mountain View among the possible locations... |
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on Oct 7, 2009 at 10:58 pm by J Cierra, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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What do you call a resident of Mountain View?
I appreciate that this forum is importantly focused on some serious issues relative to life in Mountain View and in appreciation I don't mean to be disrespectful, but just for... |
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on Jul 2, 2009 at 12:41 pm by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
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Thoits to sell key plot at San Antonio Center
After owning the land for more than 60 years, Thoits Brothers Inc. has decided to sell its portion of the San Antonio shopping center to a developer who appears to have a fres... |
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on May 26, 2009 at 12:56 pm by Mr. MV2, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Condo project fails, leaving eyesore behind
Apparently unable to get a bank loan, the owner of an aging apartment building at 291 Evandale Ave. has given up on a plan to demolish the structure and build 144 condos. Inst... |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 11:22 pm by Another neighbor, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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'Wolf dog' stalks Old Mountain View
Residents of the Old Mountain View neighborhood are up in arms over a large, aggressive dog that roams the area unleashed and is known to attack other animals — includin... |
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on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:03 am by Nuge, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Candidate threatened, campaign signs defaced
Several of Mayor Mike Kasperzak's re-election campaign signs have been defaced along Cuesta Drive, with the words "liar" and "no" spray painted on them -- possibly by the same... |
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 7:59 pm by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Neighbors unhappy with roof-top patio added to Minton's project
After the City Council approved the project, a roof-top patio was added to the 200 luxury apartments under construction near the downtown train station, and some neighbors are... |
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on Apr 29, 2012 at 10:41 am by W-Park Dude, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Day Worker video aims to go 'beyond stereotypes'
In an effort to share their stories with the community -- and with help of a variety of local organizations -- a group of migrant workers affiliated with the Day Worker Center... |
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 8:35 am by R Drozek, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Parents fed up with school district's wait list
More than 170 would-be elementary and middle school students have been placed on the Mountain View Whisman School District's waiting list for the 2011-12 school year.
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on Jul 21, 2011 at 6:20 am by Elaine, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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EDITORIAL: Council bets on high density rentals
In the end, fears of traffic gridlock, impossible parking and an imposing, four-story facade did nothing to scare the City Council as they voted 5-2 last week to approve a 203... |
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on May 18, 2010 at 6:40 pm by no one listening, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google pressures city over N. Bayshore plan
Google executives have sent a letter to city officials expressing displeasure with some aspects of the city's ideas for the North Bayshore neighborhood, and in particular call... |
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 3:36 pm by NeHi, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New parent group forms to oppose Bullis
A group of parents and concerned citizens have formed a coalition to defend the Los Altos School District against what the members of the "alliance" say is the overzealous and... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 8:41 am by Heather Rose, a resident of another community |
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Will a new plan save the burrowing owls?
As Mountain View's population of burrowing owls is dwindling, authorities are being prodded to approve a new plan to save them.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Sep 22, 2011 at 11:14 pm by Rebecca Shapley, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Report: city should consider ownership of Hangar One
Demolish it or give it to some other government agency, that's the conclusion of a new report from the NASA Office of the Inspector General on historic Hangar One at Moffett F... |
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on Sep 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm by Mustafa Deniz Yıldırım, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Man snatches woman's necklace
A man stole a necklace from a 25-year-old woman in broad daylight, while she walked on Villa Street, police said. He got away with the help of an accomplice in a pickup truck.... |
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on Aug 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm by huh?, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Immigration forum seeks to allay fears
As the nation continues to debate its immigration laws, a handful of Spanish-speaking Mountain View residents came to St. Joseph church last weekend to learn more about the is... |
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on Jan 24, 2009 at 12:58 pm by agoldgawl, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crowd debates high school newspaper's sex articles
When Chloe Tarrasch, the Focus section editor for the Mountain View High School student newspaper, was putting together a special two-page spread on sex for the February editi... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:14 am by Another Parent, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD loses Bullis suit on appeal
A California appellate court has ruled that the Los Altos School District has not provided "reasonably equivalent" public school facilities to Bullis Charter School, overturni... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:02 pm by LASD needs to change direction, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Council members slam Civil Grand Jury reports
City Council members felt that three grand jury reports critical of the city's practices were not worthy of much discussion Tuesday night, and several members had some harsh c... |
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on Sep 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm by shaggnasty, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google gives $1 million to local schools
This morning Google announced it is giving $1 million to local elementary and middle schools with a grant aimed at helping the district's neediest students improve their math ... |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 3:11 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jobs, classes, services cut in Foothill-De Anza budget
Courses have been discontinued, positions have been eliminated, pay packages have been downsized and faculty are overworked at Foothill and De Anza colleges.
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on Oct 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm by Numbers, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Police, fire respond to fistfight over backpack at Graham
What started as a scuffle over a backpack between two boys at Graham Middle School turned into a fistfight, with Mountain View police and firefighters called to the scene on F... |
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 4:56 pm by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Campaign pits sports leagues against owls
With the burrowing owl as its poster child, the Audubon Society has started a campaign to make Shoreline Park into an owl preserve, and hopes to halt development of two playin... |
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 10:26 am by Mr. Big, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Assault with a deadly lemon
Police say a 41-year-old Mountain View woman was injured when her neighbor and his friend hit her in the stomach with an unripe lemon.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 2, 2009 at 10:25 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto settles lawsuit over plastic bags
Palo Alto will have to conduct a lengthy environmental analysis should it choose to expand its campaign against plastic bags, according to a settlement the city reached this w... |
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on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:14 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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