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City may allow pot dispensaries by year's end
The City Council approved a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, buying itself time to craft regulations allowing medical marijuana to be sold in Mountain V... |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm by scotty, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Bullis, LASD to enter mediation talks
Officials from the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School have agreed to sit down together in mediation and try to come to a consensus upon how to allocate land a... |
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on Feb 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm by Ron Haley, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Pulitzer Prize winner from MV outs his illegal status
Jose Vargas, former Mountain View High school student and top American journalist, has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in a stirring article in The New York Times m... |
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on Jul 13, 2011 at 9:58 am by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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National group targets local Day Worker Center
Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" the neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the grou... |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Mr. Church, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Girl, 18, goes missing outside Castro Street night club
Police are searching for Brittany Brown, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident who disappeared Friday night after working the door at the Monte Carlo night club on Castro Stre... |
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on Sep 16, 2008 at 2:32 pm by Liz, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Sick and tired of chronic fatigue syndrome
Amberlin Wu, who has suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for 15 years, is sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:17 am by AnotherAffected, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Big transformation under way for San Antonio area
Clearly, the recession is over in the local housing sector. New development could bring over 1,300 new homes to the San Antonio Road and El Camino Real area, so many that a ne... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:07 pm by Erica, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Revolt by smokers fails to sway council
The Mountain View City Council passed a strict new smoking ban Tuesday, despite strong opposition from patrons and owners of the city's bars and night clubs.
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on Feb 23, 2012 at 3:41 pm by Really, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Renewed outrage over Americana roof work
Residents of the Americana apartment complex say they have been asked to spend the Fourth of July weekend moving out of their apartments to prevent asbestos dust from raining ... |
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on Jul 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm by Sanjit, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversial teacher reassigned to Graham
A former fourth-grade teacher at Huff, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally abusive" to her students, will be returning to the ... |
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on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm by Luke, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Bullis, LASD battle 'escalating'
The ongoing battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District appears to be escalating — with the heads of both organizations accusing the other of breaki... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 11:49 pm by DavidR, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Movie theater proposed for San Antonio shopping center
Developer Merlone Geier has significantly revised its proposal for phase two at San Antonio Shopping Center to include an eight-screen movie theater to go with a hotel and off... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 1:08 am by MW, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Bullis files another lawsuit against LASD
Bullis Charter School's legal team has filed another lawsuit against the Los Altos School District in an effort to get a judge to compel the district to provide the charter sc... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 6:54 pm by HMMMMM, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Cold case cracked: three arrested in 2004 gang murder
A new investigation into the 2004 shooting death of 17-year-old Alejandro "Alex" Fernandez has led to the arrest of two main suspects, the alleged driver and shooter. The fath... |
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on Aug 30, 2011 at 9:46 am by S Tyler, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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LASD eyes former mayor's property
As Target proposes to rebuild its Showers Drive store, Los Altos School District officials are apparently eyeing the land owned by former mayor Matt Pear opened up by the pro... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:56 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Legal battle ends between Bullis, LASD
The California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Los Altos School District on Jan. 18, effectively ending the years-long battle between the district and Bullis... |
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on Jan 30, 2012 at 9:48 am by Sam, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
The end of the drive-thru on El Camino?
Citing human health, climate change and neighbor concerns, the City Council took aim at the uniquely American creation known as the fast-food drive-through on Tuesday, express... |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:12 am by Ian, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
The little house on Boranda Avenue
City officials say they explored every alternative they could think of before deciding to demolish an elderly woman's home on Boranda Avenue late last year. In the end, they s... |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 9:16 am by kaliphamolema, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTAs oppose Bullis' quest to take over LASD campus
The heads of the PTAs and education foundation are asking parents to take a stand against closing any Los Altos District school to give the Bullis Charter School its own campu... |
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on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:54 am by dawn t, a resident of another community |
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Guest opinion: My hometown hero, Jose Vargas
It's here. It's finally here, I thought to myself. Wall posts bombarded the Facebook profile with "thank yous" for his bravery and inspiration. My heart skipped a beat as I sc... |
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on Jul 9, 2011 at 1:22 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Over 200 bike-related injuries in five years
A bicyclist is injured every nine days in Mountain View, on average, according to data compiled this week by the police department. Bicyclists say they want city officials to ... |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm by bikes2work, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Preschool parents oppose cell tower atop church
Mountain View's First Presbyterian Church has proposed putting a cell phone tower inside a new steeple, but the parents of a preschool on the property aren't happy about it. T... |
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on Nov 29, 2010 at 5:54 pm by A. Reader, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District announces Ghysels will step down
Superintendent Maurice Ghysels has officially informed the Mountain View Whisman School District board of trustees that he is looking for work outside the district, it was ann... |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 9:45 pm by No More of This Please, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Bicyclists say city's bike network needs a boost
According to census data, a growing number of Mountain View residents are rolling to work on bicycles. But Mountain View's efforts to grow its network of bike routes is at a s... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 6:53 pm by David, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Neighbors crank up the debate over McKelvey Park
What should be done with the city's longest running youth baseball fields at McKelvey Park? That's under scrutiny by a group of neighbors who want one or both baseball fields ... |
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on Dec 7, 2010 at 8:02 am by Mountain View Native, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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