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Cash mob gives helping hand to downtown grocer
Ava's Downtown Market and Deli saw a spike in business last weekend when it was visited by an organized "Cash Mob" which socialized and spent money in the store.
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on Mar 29, 2012 at 10:22 am by Marn-Yee Lee, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Local Air Guard wing deploys for Afghanistan
Troops may soon be withdrawing from Afghanistan but on Thursday 200 local air guardsmen were headed to the war-torn country in cargo planes loaded at Moffett Field.
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 10:08 am by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Witnesses: car that killed Ware was speeding
The driver accused of hitting and killing William Ware appeared in court Dec. 27 for a preliminary hearing. Several witnesses took the stand before a judge, but no jury.
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 12:28 am by Steve, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Monday, April 9
[Web Link Music: Open mic night at Red Rock]
The weekly open mic night tonight, April 9, brings singers, poets, musicians and comedians t... |
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on Apr 9, 2012 at 11:39 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hill urges support for Caltrain electrification plan
Local lawmakers and transit officials are calling on the public to get behind a proposal that would allocate $1.5 billion in public funds to convert Caltrain to an electricall... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 9:57 am by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos woman accused of attempted murder
A Los Altos woman accused of stabbing her estranged husband in September at the business they owned in Redwood City pleaded not guilty Thursday to attempted murder charges, pr... |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 6:20 pm by Mr. Worldallwrong, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council quashes plans for historic house in Cuesta Annex
Following a City Council decision made behind closed doors on Tuesday, the future hangs in the balance for a 130-year-old house and the city's proposed history museum. City Co... |
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:05 pm by Begener, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pacifica Quartet at CSMA in Stanford Lively Arts Informance
On Thursday, November 3, at 6:00 pm, join this Grammy-winning chamber ensemble for musical excerpts and conversation at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn C... |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 12:36 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Quick-stop tamale shop
Roberto Luna affectionately calls the convenience store he manages on California Street and Mariposa Avenue "the little store." The name fits, but the cramped 400-square-foot ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 7:30 am by Ramon, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
German school to expand on Whisman campus
With the approval of the board of trustees, the Mountain View Whisman School District has agreed to allow the German International School of Silicon Valley to proceed with the... |
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on Apr 10, 2013 at 9:36 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Merlone Geier seeks permit for "intimidating" fence
San Antonio Shopping Center developer Merlone Geier has not given up on its controversial efforts to put up a fence that several businesses and a property owners say is a way ... |
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on Aug 26, 2012 at 12:51 pm by Roberta Kerr, a resident of another community |
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Craigslist deal ends in beating, robbery
A Mountain View man was robbed Thursday, May 13, in the parking lot of his East Middlefield Road apartment complex when the bartering appointment he made on-line went awry, po... |
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on May 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm by Mary, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
SUV/auto crash sends woman to hospital
A woman in her 20s was taken to Stanford Hospital on Saturday night, Feb. 18, after her car collided with an SUV at San Antonio Road and Nita Avenue and careened onto a lawn.
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on Feb 22, 2012 at 6:03 am by horse, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Duck hunting season begins at Shoreline
As duck hunting season begins for a second year since the opening of the nearby Bay Trail, trail users will again hear shotgun blasts from surprisingly close range.
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 7:20 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tuesday, Aug. 7
[Web Link Theater: "Sleeping Rough"]
TheatreWorks' New Works Festival presents the story of a broken family that reunites to face the ... |
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors should have upper hand in park design
It is no surprise that the City Council balked at rubber-stamping the Santa Clara Valley Water District's final plan to lower the floor of McKelvey Park 15 feet so it could se... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 12:27 am by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Google fined $22.5M for privacy 'misrepresentations'
Google will be required to pay a $22.5 million penalty after the Federal Trade Commission charged the Mountain View-based Internet search giant with misrepresenting its privac... |
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on Aug 11, 2012 at 12:01 am by Don, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
2nd Harvest Food Bank-Food Drive Nov 7-Dec 28
Together we can end local hunger. Allied Auto Works is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide for the 1 in 10 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties receivi... |
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 10:51 am by Allied Auto Works, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
El Camino names new hospital CFO
Michael R. King will be taking the reins as El Camino Hospital's new chief financial officer this spring, hospital officials announced. King, the former senior vice president ... |
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on Mar 18, 2012 at 5:57 pm by Jane, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Council dumps Palo Alto animal control service
Mountain View decided to break off its 18-year relationship with Palo Alto Animal Services on Tuesday night, with City Council members, instead favoring a contract with a chea... |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 9:01 am by Tony, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Goodbye recession, city's budget back in the black
After making it through the recession with a hiring freeze and over 30 vacant job positions cut from the city budget, officials are now looking to start hiring at city hall.
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on May 3, 2013 at 7:13 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Mosquito fogging set for MV tonight
Fogging in Mountain View to combat mosquitoes that may be infected with West Nile virus is set for tonight, Sept. 4, at 11 p.m.
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 10:07 pm by dominick, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A new home for the Pearson house?
Retired VTA light rail driver Josephine Manoli says she has plenty of room in her backyard for the historic Pearson House, the 1880s home at 902 Villa St. which may otherwise... |
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on Aug 9, 2012 at 11:54 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Monday, April 16
[Web Link Lecture: Wade Davis]
Wade Davis will speak on "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World" at... |
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on Apr 16, 2012 at 10:45 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Rally at City Hall celebrates Prop 8 ruling
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against California's gay marriage ban was met with celebration at a rally in front of Mountain View City Hall Tuesday evening.
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on Feb 11, 2012 at 8:07 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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