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National group targets local Day Worker Center
Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" the neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the grou... |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Mr. Church, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Scientology center draws downtown protest
A strange standoff between the Church of Scientology and a group calling itself "Anonymous" played out during a downtown demonstration Saturday morning.
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:26 pm by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto votes to ban foam take-out containers
Polystyrene containers, those foamy boxes commonly used to store Chinese take-out or to save a sandwich for the road, will soon be taken out of Palo Alto restaurants for good.... |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 11:33 am by smart growther, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Bay Area health officials monitoring swine flu
Health officials across the Bay Area say they are actively monitoring the spread of swine flu in the U.S., though no cases have been reported locally.
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on Apr 28, 2009 at 3:13 pm by Robin, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Curb enthusiasm in Rex Manor area
The City Council unanimously made an exception to the rules Tuesday, allowing the Rex Manor neighborhood to keep its much-loved rolled curbs.
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 1:47 pm by RMT of Rex Manor, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Housing report: City is 'jobs rich'
Every seven years, Mountain View residents have a chance to significantly change the direction of the city's housing policies, a process called "re-visioning" the General Plan... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 3:33 pm by GDM, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Letters to the Editor
Looks like council was asleep at the budget wheel
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 24, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 12:34 pm by oldschgrl, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Curb enthusiasm
The City Council unanimously made an exception to the rules Tuesday, allowing the Rex Manor neighborhood to keep its much-loved rolled curbs.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm by RMT of Rex Manor, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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MV police help Sunnyvale make two arrests
Mountain View and Sunnyvale police took two armed suspects into custody last week after the men allegedly robbed two Sunnyvale locations and led officers on a lengthy search t... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 5:32 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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City employees may be asked to take pay cut
Mountain View officials are in talks with the city's labor groups about ways to ease the impact of a projected $6 million budget deficit -- and one of those ways involves decr... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 5:24 pm by outatowner, a resident of another community |
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Curbing seasonal allergies
Sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose and itchy eyes are the uncomfortable signs that allergy season is underway. Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, happens when your immune... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 9:53 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
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Council moves ahead with major projects
Budget problems notwithstanding, the City Council supported moving forward with many of its infrastructure plans during a study session Tuesday, including a $9 million athleti... |
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on Apr 19, 2009 at 1:08 pm by Dude, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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The Naysayer?
From Mercury News' "The Phantom":
NAYSAYER: Since joining the Mountain View City Council in January, Council Member John Inks has become quite the contrarian.
At last Tu... |
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on Apr 18, 2009 at 1:48 pm by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Auto burglars find apartments to be good hunting grounds
Auto burglaries are "absolutely" on the rise in Mountain View, police say, especially in the garages of apartment complexes. Another such crime was committed late last week, w... |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:06 am by Sean, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Conviction reinstated in 1976 murder case
The California Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the first-degree murder conviction of a Sunnyvale man in the strangling and rape of a Mountain View woman 33 years ago.
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm by whiskey, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Developer found for Shoreline hotel
After Google bowed out of negotiations last year to develop a hotel next to its headquarters, several other developers came forward, and the council confirmed a favorite on Tu... |
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on Apr 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm by Avid MV Reader, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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El Camino sheds light on Los Gatos deal
It will cost El Camino Hospital about $32 million to operate Community Hospital of Los Gatos for 18 months, in addition to the previously announced $45 million purchase price ... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:15 am by Robert, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Parents up in arms over 'abusive' teacher
Mountain View parents say they are fed up with a fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School who they claim is not being disciplined by the district despite numerous compla... |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 10:26 am by another brick in the wall, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Google shows off 'extraordinary' building plans
As if conquering the Internet weren't enough, Google has a new wonder in the works: a space-age structure that could be the greenest office building of all time.
Read the ful... |
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on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:24 am by Frank, a resident of another community |
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Police: Brittany Brown lied about disappearance
Brittany Brown, the young Mountain View resident who made headlines last year when she disappeared for four days after going to a Castro Street nightclub, has been arrested fo... |
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on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:45 am by Franky, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Two-alarm fire damages Springer Street home
Investigators are trying to determine what started a two-alarm fire at a home in Mountain View on Thursday night, according to the fire department.
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 8:31 am by Courtney Walters, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View tackles hate crimes, plans for proactive approach
After a spate of recent hate crimes in Mountain View, community leaders said Wednesday that the city needs to take a proactive approach to promoting tolerance.
Several doze... |
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on Mar 26, 2009 at 10:32 pm by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino launches unique genomic center
Patients at El Camino Hospital will have access to a powerful new medical tool this week after the hospital becomes the first in the nation to open its own genomic center.
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 4:28 pm by Deniece, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Rod Diridon: High-speed rail on track, needed
Rod Diridon, a key leader of the high speed rail project to link San Francisco and Los Angeles, told a Palo Alto audience this week that it's $90 million and many months too l... |
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on Mar 24, 2009 at 7:59 am by HSR bankrupt, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Hatred of policemen made official in Oakland
I was present (as a guest) at US Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremenony in Oakland on March 17, held in Paramount Theatre in Oakland.
I was appalled when the official Ma... |
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 11:26 am by Naturalized Citizen, a resident of another community |
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