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Rail-stop idea before council next week
Residents may have their last big chance to weigh in on a high speed rail stop for Mountain View next Tuesday, as the issue will appear on the City Council's consent calendar.... |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:45 am by Andrew, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Debate over the future of the Grant Road farm grows nasty
Many Mountain View residents who live adjacent to the Grant Road farm (or famed "pumpkin patch" as it's better known) were expressing their personal opposition to the Mountain... |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 2:33 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Council narrowly approves pedestrian plan
The City Council approved Mountain View's first Pedestrian Master Plan on Tuesday.
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bullis loses latest round in legal fight
The Los Altos School District appears to be the victor in the latest round of court decisions in its ongoing legal battle with Bullis Charter School. But if the history of thi... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm by sighsighsigh, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Measure M passes
Many upper level administrators at El Camino Hospital may be dusting off their resumes this morning, while the health care organization's legal team begins working to see how ... |
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on Nov 15, 2012 at 9:09 am by Really?, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Council finally sees Shoreline traffic fix ideas
Dedicated shuttle lanes, futuristic people-movers, park-and-ride garages and new bikeways are among the transportation options being studied for Google's neighborhood as the c... |
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 2:50 pm by Mountain View Mom, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council to developer: Scale back San Antonio project
In a study session Tuesday, City Council members rejected a new redevelopment proposal for San Antonio shopping center, telling the developer to come back with a project that ... |
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 2:54 pm by OMV Resident, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charter school squabble misguided
It is time for the Los Altos School District (LASD) to turn down the rhetoric and accept that it can no longer refuse to provide Bullis Charter School (BCS) classroom space as... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:58 am by Michael, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Wednesday: commission to look at plans for San Antonio center
Planning Commissioners are expected to look at plans tonight for a 150-room hotel and 741,000 square feet of office space proposed for San Antonio Shopping Center near the cor... |
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on May 21, 2012 at 9:03 pm by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Immigration rights May Day march
Mountain View will be the only city besides San Jose in Santa Clara County to host a march on Tuesday, May 1, and it will focus on the impacts of U.S. immigration laws.
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on Apr 27, 2012 at 9:46 am by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hacker Dojo wins reprieve from city
After the city threatened to shut Hacker Dojo down on Jan. 31, a fire alarm being installed at the last minute will allow computer programmers to use the gathering space as lo... |
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 5:01 am by Godwin\'s Law, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Survey seeks public opinion on new affordable housing tax
Police officers might be getting sick from the mold in the police station, and the city's 1960s community center may be falling apart, but council members said Tuesday that No... |
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on Dec 24, 2011 at 5:57 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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MV residents hit with $80 county library fee
Palo Alto and Mountain View residents who make use of the county's vast library collection available in Los Altos libraries will have to pay an $80 library card fee beginning ... |
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on Jun 26, 2011 at 9:42 am by Too late....and off your books, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
School district confirms Polifrone's departure
Patty Polifrone, the longtime teacher at the Mountain View Whisman School District whose "tough love" teaching style sparked a backlash among some parents, has left the distri... |
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on May 11, 2011 at 1:17 pm by Watchdog, a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Smuggler kidnaps woman from MV
An illegal border crossing took a bad turn in Mountain View on Sunday, after the family of a woman was unable to pay the extra money demanded by an immigrant smuggler, a polic... |
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on Mar 23, 2011 at 6:31 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Experts urge 'thorough reassessment' of high-speed rail plans
Potentially fatal flaws are threatening California's proposed high-speed rail system, according to a new report by a panel of "peer group" experts. The six-member panel called... |
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on Dec 13, 2010 at 9:33 pm by Kristine, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Hospital board imposes new contract on nurses
Last night, in a divided decision, the board of directors for El Camino Hospital unilaterally approved a new contract between the health care organization and its nurses' unio... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 12:57 pm by Blane, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Council incumbents battle newcomers in Chamber debate
Three City Council incumbents defended their records against three challengers in a debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Monday night The candidates tackled the topics of ... |
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on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
More El Camino nurses get layoff notices
More nurses at El Camino Hospital have received notice that they "may lose employment," according to an official from the nurses' union.
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on Sep 22, 2010 at 1:09 pm by former rat, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Downtown march celebrates Proposition 8 ruling
Gay rights advocates gathered at the Mountain View Caltrain station this evening to celebrate the decision delivered by a federal judge today to overturn Proposition 8, the co... |
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on Aug 9, 2010 at 7:47 pm by Russ, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Rail report: Tunnel cheaper than trench
If high-speed rail ends up running through a covered trench in Palo Alto, it won't be easy or cheap, new California High-Speed Rail Authority data indicates.
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on Apr 15, 2010 at 3:44 pm by MVFlyer, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Late-night brawl at nightclub leads to arrest
One person was arrested following a bar fight in the Monte Carlo nightclub on Castro Street early Saturday morning which supposedly started after a man was hit on the head wit... |
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on Apr 11, 2010 at 3:20 pm by Farmer, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
City sued over child endangerment arrest
A mother who was cleared of child endangerment charges in 2007 after leaving her toddler locked in her car outside of Costco is now suing the city for false arrest.
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:19 pm by Rob, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council gives stimulus funds to homeowners
The City Council voted unanimously to give homeowners a break Tuesday night by directing federal stimulus funds towards home energy conservation.
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 6:42 pm by Ken, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the Editor
PACT shouldn't get more school resources
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 12, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 4:54 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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