AROUND TOWN
Moffett-Middlefield intersection closed Thursday night
Anyone know what was going on? Lots of emergency vehicles around. |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 10:12 pm by Rob , a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
PANTHER PEN
The Skin I'm In
Hello! This writing came out of an assignment for students to write about something that they feel passionately about. The perspective below is a reflection on how others c... |
Ms. Jenson |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:44 pm by L Romaine Brown, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
New football coach hopes to energize the Eagles
For the past two years, Trevor Pruitt has been proud to help lead the Mountain View High School Spartans varsity football team to victory over the Los Altos High School Eagles... |
Editor |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Disabled adults to have a place of their own
The City Council approved a 27-unit apartment project Tuesday night that will provide homes affordable to adults living with disabilities.
Read the full story here http://w... |
Editor |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 9:51 pm by ice cream man, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fake weddings a 'success'
Supporters of Mountain View High School's Queer-Straight Alliance have responded in force to objections raised by a handful of parents who took issue with the club's planned V... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 6:31 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Holiday Fund: A partnership sent from 'the heavens'
Some might see it as simple supply-and-demand economics, but officials from a local chapter of the Kiwanis International and the Day Worker Center of Mountain View say it was ... |
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 6:46 pm by ed, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cop Cars at Chef Chu's
Does anyone know what was happening at Chef Chu's (corner of San Antonio and El Camino) last night (Friday, January 25) at around 10pm? I was driving home and there were at l... |
lindal |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 12:56 pm by lindal, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Foothill's 'founding father' dies
Robert Smithwick, one of the founders of Foothill College who continued to help the college throughout his life, died Friday at his home in Los Altos Hills. He was 92.
Read t... |
Editor |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Ray Crump, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Tesla delays electric SUV, speeds government loan payment
In February of last year, Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors said it would begin production on it newest line of all-electric vehicles, the Model X, at the end of 2013.
Read the ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 3:58 pm by the_punnisher, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Police find one of two runaway girls
Mountain View police report that one of two local runaway girls have been found. The younger of the girls was located by San Jose police in that city and brought back to her M... |
Editor |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:36 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Congressmen accuse NASA Ames of giving secret technology to China
The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 6:51 pm by the_punnisher, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City Council
Google wowed the City Council on Tuesday with its most detailed presentation yet on its North Bayshore development plans, but council members were hesitant to embrace the comp... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm by Reality, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gift baskets raise funds for nonprofit
The Kaiser Permanente Medical office on Castro Street donated over $4,500 to the Mountain View Community Health Awareness Council through a raffle of gift baskets made by the ... |
Editor |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 7:15 pm by Marti, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Witnesses: car that killed Ware was speeding
The driver accused of hitting and killing William Ware appeared in court today, Dec. 27, for a preliminary hearing. Several witnesses took the stand before a judge, but no jur... |
Editor |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 7:25 am by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle Schools Facilities Plan Tour, 23rd 3:15 PM
Start at Graham Auditorium,
finish at Crittenden Middle school (4:30?)
As a new MVWSD Trustee, who is especially interested in the Facilities Plan and Public Input, I'd l... |
Steven Nelson |
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 9:16 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Meetings on toxic vapors set for March
A neighborhood association and a community advisory board have organized public meetings following the discovery of trichloroethylene groundwater pollution evaporating at unsa... |
Editor |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Darin, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain wants input on new ticket machines
Caltrain riders are being asked for their opinions in an online survey the agency will use to improve features on its ticket vending machines.
Read the full story here http:... |
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 9:18 am by Sir Vey, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Would-be robber thwarted when clerk flees
A local convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted armed robber by running away, according to a police report.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 10:00 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
40th anniversary of local basketball tournament
The Kannengeiser invitational Basketball Tournament is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Friday, Feb. 1, through Sunday, Feb. 3, in the gym at St. Nicholas Catholic School a... |
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on Jan 28, 2013 at 2:18 pm by Tourney Alum, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View man convicted of black tar heroin
He faces a minimum of 10 years in prison. Story in today's Mercury-News: Web Link... |
Mike Gama |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:34 am by Mike Gama, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary District to discuss TV/web meeting video
from, MVWSD Trustee Steven Nelson
when Thursday, Feb 7, about 7:45 PM (time not certain)
why "Strategic Goal 2 Operate with ... transparency"
I'd like to let the commun... |
Steven Nelson |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 9:40 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
High-speed rail hits speedbump in its Caltrain partnership
What was billed as a historic occasion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and its Bay Area partners ended on an awkward note Wednesday morning when the rail authorit... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:35 am by Ted Crocker, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs ultra-green offices for Samsung
Samsung's research and development headquarters may be headed to Mountain View soon, after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a pair of six-story buildings along... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 4:10 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis passes on litigation 'pause'
An official with the Los Altos School District said he was disappointed to receive official notice that Bullis Charter School officials would not consider temporarily pausing ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:57 am by Waldo, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Furor erupts over sex, drug stories in school paper
For the second time in less than a month, high school district officials have come under fire from a group of parents upset over articles published in The Oracle, Mountain Vie... |
Editor |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 4:52 pm by Michal Krupa, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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