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New law requires carbon monoxide detectors
Local fire officials are spreading the word about a new California law requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be placed in single-family homes.
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on Aug 31, 2011 at 11:36 pm by Beuttey, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Lieber begins state Senate campaign
Mountain View's Sally Lieber, former mayor and state Assembly member, has launched her 2012 state Senate campaign within a newly proposed district that will take her precinct ... |
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on Jun 21, 2011 at 8:39 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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New voter districts drawn by citizens' group
The first draft of new voting-district maps that will change legislative boundaries were released by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday, June 10.
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on Jun 14, 2011 at 4:35 pm by AK, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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LASD parcel tax passing narrowly
As the polls closed May 3, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, had the votes to pass and its proponents were optimistic. However, at least one op... |
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on May 8, 2011 at 4:19 pm by Parent of a Cupertino kid, a resident of another community |
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Gov. Brown proposes spending cuts, continuing tax hikes
Gov. Jerry Brown said today that he is proposing to close the state's $25.4 billion budget gap by cutting spending by $12.5 billion and extending temporary tax increases t... |
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on Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm by Paul, a resident of another community |
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Headhunter hired to find next city manager
Efforts to find a new city manager got a head start Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council picked a headhunting firm to help in the search.
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on Jan 6, 2011 at 5:08 pm by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Woman robbed after walking in on burglary
A 27-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint after she came home to a burglar in her home shortly before 9 p.m on Thursday.
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on Dec 22, 2010 at 4:18 pm by Jeff, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Three MV council members eyeing Kniss' seat
A trio of Mountain View City Council members -- Margaret Abe-Koga, Laura Macias and Mike Kasperzak -- said this week that they are considering a run to replace county supervis... |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm by AgnosticAl, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Incumbents win council race
Margaret Abe-Koga, Jac Siegel and Ronit Bryant have won re-election to the City Council, batting back a trio of newcomers and accusations that they were not doing enough to b... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 9:14 pm by Joe, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Schmidt wins new District 7 seat on water board
The newly created seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District's board of directors will be filled by Brian Schmidt, a 43-year-old environmental lawyer from Mountain View.
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 12:53 pm by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Community college parcel tax falling short
With 54 of 271 precincts reporting, it appears that a majority of Peninsula voters are in favor of a proposed parcel tax that proponents say will bring much needed money to th... |
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on Nov 4, 2010 at 3:18 pm by jupiterk, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
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City says yes to phone tax expansion
The city's general fund is in slightly better shape with the passage of measure T on Tuesday, perhaps bucking a trend of no new taxes in this election.
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on Nov 4, 2010 at 12:27 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Absentee ballots 'smudge' snafu needs erasers
Hundreds of thousands of Santa Clara County mail-in ballots must have an ink smudge hand erased before they can be counted, in a major mail-in ballot snafu. The glitch could a... |
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on Nov 3, 2010 at 12:04 pm by curious, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Editorial endorsement: Phone tax upgrade justified
In Mountain View, home of Google and numerous high-tech firms, voters should easily understand the city's effort to broaden its phone tax to cover VOIP and other modern techno... |
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on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm by nil, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Foothill-De Anza service union urges no on parcel tax
The local community college district's service workers union is urging voters to reject Measure E, the parcel tax that proponents say would raise much needed money for Foothil... |
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on Oct 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm by Sethro, a resident of another community |
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Why you should vote yes on E
It's no secret that succeeding in the Silicon Valley economy requires a top-notch education. The best and the brightest from all over the world come here to work and our resid... |
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on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:42 pm by Ron, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Google wunderkind running for City Council
At 20 years old Aaron Jabbari is as young as City Council candidates come. But according to Jabbari's resume, taking on a challenge is not unusual for him.
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on Oct 18, 2010 at 11:43 am by Michelle, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Six vie for three City Council seats
Three newcomers have decided to challenge three incumbents for their seats in the Nov. 2 election, hoping to change the city as a council member or to at least question the re... |
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on Oct 17, 2010 at 6:28 pm by Cuesta Calling, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Council incumbents battle newcomers in Chamber debate
Three City Council incumbents defended their records against three challengers in a debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Monday night The candidates tackled the topics of ... |
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on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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High-speed rail chalks up legal win
Even as news spread of a fresh lawsuit against high-speed rail, the beleaguered rail authority announced the dismissal of a different suit filed in April by Menlo Park residen... |
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on Sep 29, 2010 at 1:43 pm by Rail good, HSR bad, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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City may beef up phone tax
A survey of local voters shows that a majority would support a November ballot measure to place an additional tax on phone calls in Mountain View.
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on Sep 25, 2010 at 12:09 pm by JimR, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Three challengers confirm candidacy in council race
There are six confirmed candidates in this year's City Council election, two of whom work for Google.
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on Sep 24, 2010 at 11:13 pm by Ming, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Patients plead to keep pot club open
The City Council came face to face with a half dozen medical marijuana users Tuesday who pleaded with the council to not shut down a convenient source of medical marijuana in ... |
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on Sep 14, 2010 at 8:57 pm by \"Just Think About It\", a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Pear parcel blocks path plans
After seeing some drawings of a parkway running through his family's property, former Council member Matt Pear spoke up to oppose the idea in Tuesday's City Council meeting.
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on Sep 14, 2010 at 8:29 pm by \"Just Think About It\", a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Council campaign on a shoestring
A city policy encourages City Council candidates to spend less than $20,000 on their election campaigns, but candidate Greg David intends to spend well below that.
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 12:47 pm by the299crew, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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