OTHER ISSUES
Bay trees being removed to save oak trees
A crew started removing roughly 250 bay trees in several open space lands in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties Monday, July 11, to stop the spread of a plant pathogen that ki... |
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on Jul 13, 2011 at 3:35 pm by Tree Nut, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
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Never a dull moment at Light in Africa
I hadn’t written in a couple of days so I thought I would give an update on what I've been up to. I had spent the days mostly on the Light in Africa property so it seems like ... |
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 2:03 pm by AnnaMirsky, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
reckless driver kills pedestrian on California Street this morning
Victim was apparently standing on the sidewalk. Speeding Audi jumped the curb and killed him. 9:29am this morning.
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on Jun 21, 2012 at 11:08 am by pedestrian, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
"We are constructing cities for an economy that no longer exists"
The architect said to be responsible for the success of downtown Mountain View gave a passionate talk Monday night. Michael Freedman made an economic argument for a "vital cit... |
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on May 16, 2012 at 9:52 pm by leigh, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Love the Historic Palo Alto Bowl? Prefer Anti-discrrimination to Discrimination? Please Read This...
Hi all,
I have not given up; have you? I remain optimistic that something positive will indeed rise out of this mess. What will it be, you might ask? I don’t know. How... |
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on Sep 23, 2011 at 10:34 pm by Daniel Mart, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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City considers 'retirement incentive program'
As an alternative to laying off 33 city employees, the city of Mountain View is hoping to encourage some to retire early. A set of incentives for early retirement will be vote... |
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on Mar 28, 2010 at 5:18 pm by Robert, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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PA holds meeting today on Google fiber plan
An informational meeting has been set for 6 p.m. today on how residents and businesses can support Palo Alto's application to Google to be a test community for a Google Open F... |
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on Mar 15, 2010 at 7:51 pm by SunnyDays, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Keeping the faith at 100
Esther Pipkin, a 55-year Mountain View resident who was one of the original founders of the Foothill Covenant Church in Los Altos, celebrates her 100th birthday on Monday, Oct... |
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on Mar 2, 2010 at 9:52 am by Diane Boudreautl, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
New suit claims high-speed-rail officials 'misled' public
Just weeks after California's high-speed rail project withstood a court challenge from a group of Peninsula cities, the agency is facing another suit from project critics, who... |
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:47 am by John, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Police doubt gunshot victim's story
Police suspect that a man who showed up at a Redwood City hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg isn't telling the whole truth about the incident.
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on Jul 26, 2011 at 7:29 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
MV's Vargas: America's most famous undocumented immigrant
Following his startling personal story in The New York Times magazine, Mountain View's Pulitzer Prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas has apparently pulled off the impossible over ... |
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on Jul 15, 2011 at 8:47 am by PH, a resident of another community |
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Maintenance man says he rescued man in fire
A maintenance man says he and his team -- not the fire department -- extinguished a fire and saved a man from a burning apartment unit Friday, Jan. 8.
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on Jan 15, 2010 at 3:35 pm by The Eye, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Attempted rape at Mountain View motel
Police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a female employee of a Mountain View motel on Sunday, Nov. 13.
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:40 pm by brave, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Indecent exposure in Pioneer Park
A Mountain View man was arrested at Pioneer Park Aug. 29 after he allegedly beckoned for a woman's attention and then urinated in front of her, police said.
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on Aug 31, 2011 at 3:04 pm by Bubb mom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hit-and-run driver avoids jail time
The driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed a man in downtown Mountain View avoided jail time when she was sentenced Monday, July 18. Keibun Son's license was suspended a... |
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on Jul 22, 2011 at 12:08 pm by MIchael, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Meetings to focus on plans for Stevens Creek Trail
Beginning Wednesday night, Mountain View residents will have a chance to weigh in on the challenge of extending the Stevens Creek Trail into Sunnyvale, Los Altos and Cupertino... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:51 pm by Jim Hirt, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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More residents say PG&E will strip their yards
A group of residents who live in a Rock Street condo complex are joining a chorus of complaints from Mountain View residents about PG&E's plans to strip backyards where major ... |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 2:23 pm by OldGuy, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Hill, Lieber poised for November showdown
Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber cruised to victory at Tuesday's primary election and will now square off in November for a chance to represent a newly formed Senate district in th... |
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 10:00 am by Don Wikey, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Whisman area footbridge to be closed for repairs
To finish the second half of a re-decking project, the footbridge from the Stevens Creek Trail to Whisman Park and the Hetch-Hetchy Trail will be closed again this week.
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on Sep 9, 2011 at 3:42 pm by Dee, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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The funny physicist
It's not every day that you find a physicist who likes to do stand-up comedy about science. Somehow Mountain View resident Norm Goldblatt makes it work.
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on Jul 30, 2010 at 11:10 am by Mike Zelinski, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Trash cans set ablaze at Eagle Park
Police believe two teenage boys are responsible for setting a pair of fires inside of a garbage can and a recycling can at Eagle Park in the 600 block of Franklin Street on Ju... |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 8:31 pm by Sheesh, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Local band takes it 'Easy'
Just north of Highway 101, tucked into the back corner of a squat, unassuming strip of office space, Andrew Heine of Dogcatcher hunches over the piano. The Mountain View-based... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 11:49 am by Jared Milos, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Prometheus proposes nearly 1,000 new apartments
After a decade almost exclusively developing ownership housing, the city is being flooded with proposals to develop nearly 1,500 apartments. The shift in the real estate marke... |
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on Jun 9, 2012 at 6:54 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Police release sketch of Los Altos indecent exposure suspect
Police have released a sketch of a man who indecently exposed himself to a juvenile in Los Altos Monday morning. The man approached the victim in a vehicle and exposed himself... |
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on Jul 28, 2011 at 2:44 pm by DayWorker, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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El Camino cuts dangerous infection rates
El Camino Hospital has seen a significant drop in reported cases of a serious infection commonly found in hospitals and nursing homes across the country, hospital officials sa... |
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on Sep 15, 2012 at 8:35 pm by Linda Smith, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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