AROUND TOWN
'Idea Farm' runs out of ideas on Highway 237
The "Idea Farm" truck — the ubiquitous vehicle parked around Mountain View featuring large spray-painted messages on billboards — apparently hit a snag last weeken... |
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on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:52 am by bob clifford., a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Another shooting death in Mountain View
A 16-year-old was shot to death on the 100 block of Higdon Avenue on Tuesday evening, police said. Currently no witnesses have been found, and police have little to go on.
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on Jun 8, 2008 at 1:54 pm by Get A Clue, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Merlone Geier seeks OK for city's tallest building
New plans for a large hotel and office building at San Antonio shopping center were met with more shock than support in a planning commission meeting last week.
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on Jun 14, 2012 at 3:19 pm by Jamie, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Grand plans for San Antonio shopping center
The developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise a major urban redevelopment.
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on Feb 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm by jdm, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Save Shoreline's burrowing owls
Once numbering in the hundreds around the Bay, the western burrowing owl in Santa Clara County is now down to fewer than 40 nesting pairs. In the past 10 years, as many as 13 ... |
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on Dec 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm by Steve Marsh, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District to vote on parcel tax
In an effort to make up for falling revenues from state and federal sources, Los Altos' elementary and middle school officials are asking voters to approve a new $193 parcel t... |
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on Mar 9, 2011 at 2:48 pm by Count Me Out Too, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Man beaten unconscious in downtown mugging
A man was beaten unconscious and robbed of his wallet while another suffered injuries after being attacked in a downtown parking lot late Monday night, police reported.
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on Nov 7, 2009 at 6:24 pm by Hydroponics, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Second arrest in Jeff Johnson murder case
Police apprehended Jose Alfredo Romero, 19, on Wednesday evening as he walked out of the Jack in the Box on El Camino Real near Ehrhorn Avenue -- only a few yards from where t... |
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on Mar 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm by WOW, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Rampaging teen smashes up store
A Mountain View teenager was arrested after allegedly going on a destructive rampage through a Latham Street convenience store Saturday night, and then violently resisting pol... |
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on Aug 3, 2011 at 9:28 pm by sam, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
'Distracted' driver hit woman on sidewalk
An elderly woman was hit by a "distracted" driver Wednesday while she was walking on the sidewalk near the intersection of Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway, officials ... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 2:45 pm by bad driver magnet, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View set to OK Chik-Fil-A
Fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to expand into the Bay Area with a new location in Mountain View, though the company's apparent opposition to gay marriage might not be s... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 7:39 pm by nutile1011, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Binkley found not guilty by reason of insanity
A jury concluded this morning that Sargent Binkley was legally insane during his armed robbery of a Mountain View Walgreens in 2006, a verdict will keep him from serving a man... |
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on Feb 3, 2009 at 10:00 am by reader, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
City may prohibit marijuana dispensaries
This Tuesday the Mountain View City Council may decide to follow the lead of other cities in the area and impose an "interim urgency ordinance prohibiting the establishment an... |
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on Dec 4, 2010 at 5:01 am by Law, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino Hospital to lay off 140
El Camino Hospital announced today, Aug. 12, that it will be laying off about 140 full- and part-time employees.
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 9:21 am by Concerned, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
MP mom wonders: Who wins with Prop 13?
Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail." But one Menlo Park resident decided to touch it anyway, and conducted a parcel-by-parcel investigation. Her conclusio... |
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on Mar 23, 2010 at 6:18 pm by Big Al, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two shot, one dead after Thursday night mayhem
Two possibly related shootings in the Old Mountain View area Thursday night left one person mysteriously and fatally shot in a crashed SUV on El Camino Real and another stumbl... |
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on Jan 10, 2010 at 11:03 pm by Patrick T, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Protesters clash at recruitment center
Dozens of people flocked to Mountain View's U.S. Army Career Center on Friday to stage a protest -- some to protest the presence of military recruiters in Mountain View, other... |
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on Feb 29, 2008 at 3:14 am by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Ideafarm breaks his silence
A controversial Mountain View man has broken his long silence and is once again speaking out against the city and the county for what he claims is a violation of his First Ame... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 7:43 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School dispute will cost Los Altos district
The pitched battle between the Los Altos school district and Bullis Charter School unfortunately shows no sign of abating, despite a ruling from the state Appellate Court tha... |
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on Sep 3, 2012 at 9:40 pm by Bullis are Bullies, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Impromptu BMX park bulldozed by city
In the name of safety and to protect itself from lawsuits, the city took a bulldozer last week to the result of years of work by local youths: The informal BMX park known as "... |
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on Jul 22, 2012 at 8:05 pm by Nukem, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis heads back to court
After a brief respite, the battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District is returning to court.
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 10:14 pm by no dog in this fight, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs new site for Day Worker Center
In a drama-filled meeting Tuesday night, the City Council voted unanimously to allow the Day Worker Center of Mountain View to take up residence once and for at 113 Escuela Av... |
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on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:50 pm by Richard Drozek, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
HSR station: where will it fit?
A rough outline of what a high-speed rail station would look like in downtown Mountain View is starting to take shape, and it's going to need a lot of parking. City officials ... |
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on Aug 14, 2010 at 8:11 am by GC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Workers go on strike at BMW dealership
Mechanics and service writers at BMW of Mountain View went on strike this week, saying their reputation for doing high-quality work at "the last honest BMW dealer in the Bay A... |
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on Jun 19, 2008 at 12:48 pm by Just a question, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police crack down on drivers ignoring pedestrians in crosswalks
Mountain View police officers issued 37 tickets yesterday, March 28, as part of crackdown on drivers who do not yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, according to the department... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 pm by Hmmm..., a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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