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Air district issues second 'Spare the Air' alert
For the second day in a row, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking residents to refrain from burning wood.
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on Dec 11, 2011 at 9:22 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Mountain View resident accused of running 'pill mill'
A Mountain View woman was arrested Friday and charged with allegedly prescribing large quantities of highly-addictive, opiate-based painkillers to patients without conducting ... |
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on May 15, 2012 at 6:07 pm by Zonker, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Despite protests, council switches animal services
A group hoping to save Palo Alto's animal shelter swayed only one member of the City Council on Tuesday in an effort to keep Mountain View from switching to a Santa Clara-base... |
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on May 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm by Jen, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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City wins grant to launch nine bike-sharing stations
By early fall Mountain View will join the ranks of such cities as Paris, Barcelona and London in having its own bike-sharing network, which will place up to 117 bikes at stati... |
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on May 10, 2012 at 9:16 pm by Aaron G, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Missing Mountain View man found
A missing 89-year-old Mountain View man was found early this morning, Sept. 13, after his family reported him missing Tuesday night when he had not returned from a morning wal... |
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on Sep 16, 2011 at 9:57 pm by don'tworrybeehappy, a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Official defends hospital against critical report
In the wake of a report calling for serious reforms, officials with El Camino Hospital said they will continue to work diligently to improve the public's perception of the loc... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Dorothea Grimes-Farrow, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Document shredding fundraiser today at Cancer Support Community
Give mom a special gift for Mother’s Day. Save money, time and effort by bringing your old records, past bills, receipts and junk mail and watch it be destroyed forever in sec... |
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on May 12, 2012 at 11:41 am by TODAY: Cancer Support Community MV, a resident of another community |
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Cupertino resident dies in fiery Los Altos crash
An 85-year-old Cupertino woman died in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Altos this morning, police said.
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 5:56 pm by Anon, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
VTA inches toward faster Mountain View light rail service
Taking light rail from Mountain View to San Jose could be much faster under plans in the works at the Valley Transportation Authority.
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on May 27, 2010 at 4:03 pm by Jack, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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The long goodbye
I'M HEADED to the hospital — and everything's fine.
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on Apr 30, 2010 at 7:40 am by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Another Spare the Air alert issued this week
Yet another Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for the Bay Area for Friday, Jan. 25, meaning residents won't be able to burn wood for 24 hours.
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 2:59 pm by Kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Smokers hope to overturn smoking ban for bar patios
Hoping to amend the city's new ban on smoking for on and around outdoor patios, smokers, bar owners and their supporters have gathered 1,083 signatures to give to the City Cou... |
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on May 14, 2012 at 11:10 pm by Rob Gilmark, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Young Afghan tech exec shadows local firm
Afghanistan is often described as war-torn and one of the worst places in the world to be a woman, but at least one tech startup hopes to help change that.
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on May 8, 2012 at 8:36 am by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Council kills request for detailed meeting minutes
Planning commissioners upset about the city ending its practice of keeping a written record of meeting discussions didn't get a break from the City Council on Tuesday.
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 5:58 pm by Common Sense, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
A Stanford engineering degree -- and no job
Mountain View resident Chad Bowling never thought he would fall a victim to the down economy. While a chemical engineering student at Stanford University, "I assumed that I wo... |
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on May 5, 2010 at 11:58 am by John the Man, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Hospital expects a profitable 2013
Officials with El Camino Hospital are expecting 2013 to be a good year with a $56 million profit for the Mountain View-based healthcare organization.
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm by Taxpayer, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Local grocery store hit in card-skimming scam
The Lucky grocery store in Mountain View is among 20 Bay Area stores in the Save Mart Supermarket chain where tampering was found at credit and debit card readers at self-che... |
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on Dec 8, 2011 at 3:40 pm by fantasy, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Council set to discuss Minton's project
In an issue which so far has drawn intense local scrutiny, the City Council is scheduled to take public comment this Tuesday on a proposal for 214 homes on the site of Minton'... |
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on Mar 23, 2010 at 9:08 pm by daisy, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Huff student a whiz at math
Huff Elementary School student Nitin Kumar claimed a trophy, $750 in cash and other prizes for his strong showing in the second national Trimathlon Competition, hosted by Math... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 12:59 pm by Nitin, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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No biz opposition to plastic bag ban plan
If businesses oppose the proposal to ban plastic bags in Mountain View, it's not been obvious or apparent.
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 9:56 am by LovingMtnView, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Burglars nab jewelry, cash
About $2,000 in jewelry and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from a Mountain View home on the 1000 block of Morton Court.
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on Jul 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm by unknown, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
City digs the trench solution
If 125-mile-per-hour electric trains are going to whoosh through town as planned by the California High Speed Rail Authority, the City Council wants to put most of Mountain Vi... |
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on May 28, 2010 at 8:16 am by Steve, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Breast-density notification bill signed into law
A bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian that would require physicians to notify women who have dense breast tissue of their increased risk of breast cancer has been signed ... |
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 12:50 pm by Stop the Madness, a resident of another community |
BOOKS
Love and Terror in Middle East
LOVE AND TERROR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 3rd Ed., by Dr. Frank Romano: author event
Saturday, Sept. 22nd, 1-4 pm, Barnes & Noble, 11 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94403
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 6:16 am by Dr. Frank Romano, a resident of another community |
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Neighbors object to roof-top patio
After the City Council approved the project without it, a roof-top patio was added to the 200 luxury apartments under construction near the downtown train station, and some ne... |
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on Apr 28, 2012 at 11:05 am by William Symons, a resident of another community |
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