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YourMechanic brings car repairs to you
This week I swapped cars with my husband and my car broke down. He managed to drive it, somewhat erratically, to a local service garage. The battery was dead on arrival. Had I... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:59 pm by BC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Anxious for Obama in Mountain View
Volunteers gathered to make get-out-the-vote phone calls from President Barack Obama's campaign office in Mountain View Tuesday night. Once polls closed in swing states, they ... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:40 pm by BC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Community briefs
Nob Hill strike ends
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 16, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Immigration talk with Jose Vargas at LAHS
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will be returning to Mountain View to speak about the future of immigration at Los Altos High School's Eagle Theatre on S... |
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 9:21 pm by unomas, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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VTA OKs study of dedicated bus lanes in MV
The possibility of a light rail-like bus system and new bike lanes on El Camino Real are still on the table for Mountain View after a recent VTA vote.
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 12:16 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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'Unplug your kids,' psychologist advises
"Unplug your kids." That was the message Friday, Nov. 9, of psychologist Robert Russell, who spoke in the fourth "Town & Gown" presentation by Palo Alto University.
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 8:45 am by Irene, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Bay Area gas prices continue to drop
Drivers going to the pump throughout the Bay Area will be paying less to fill up their tanks in the next couple weeks, an American Automobile Association Northern California s... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Mike, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Food banks send plea for more donations
Food banks around the Bay Area are asking for more donations as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties said that w... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 9:49 am by Jessica, a resident of another community |
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A wall of one's own
I was arrested when I was 13 years old for doing graffiti at Crittenden Middle School. Part of my punishment was 24 hours of community service and a $300 fine.
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 6:12 pm by Sheri, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Superstorm Sandy scams
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is warning people to beware of con artists soliciting donations to help aid the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm by Vero, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Mountain View's Nob Hill workers go on strike
Workers picketing in front of Mountain View's Nob Hill grocery store were asking customers not to cross the picket line Tuesday. Grocery store workers across California and Ne... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Don\'t Cross!, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Tiff brews between NASA Ames and NASA HQ?
Those working to save Moffett Field's historic Hangar One have taken note of reports that Pete Worden, the director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center, may be on his... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 9:25 am by Member, a resident of another community |
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Wings over Shoreline
This trio of Canada geese wing their way across cloud-dappled skies over Shoreline Park on a crisp autumn afternoon. Despite numerous measure to keep the unwelcome fowl off th... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 4:19 pm by Mr. Nice, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Couple snatches liquor, grazes clerk with getaway car
Police are on the lookout for a man and woman who allegedly clipped a local liquor store clerk with their car Thursday after stealing four bottles of liquor from the store.
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on Nov 7, 2012 at 9:45 am by einrich, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Two women connected to 15 residential burglaries
Two East Palo Alto women were arrested by Los Altos police Monday, Oct. 29, and have been connected to 15 residential burglaries across three counties, including in Mountain V... |
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 2:29 pm by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Plastic Bag Ban All About the MONEY!!!
The Truth about the Plastic Bag Ban
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Jim Neal, Candidate, Mountain View City Council
For months I have been wondering why m... |
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 1:18 am by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Plan to yank 120 trees delays Mayfield project
The possibility of losing 120 trees is holding up a plan to revamp the former Mayfield Mall for a major office tenant.
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:07 am by Homeowner, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Preliminary hearing set for Pumar
Matthew Pumar, the Mountain View driver accused of hitting and killing a man who was waiting for the bus, is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 27.
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on Oct 30, 2012 at 9:17 am by Chick-fil-haay!!!, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Immigrant House saved, for now
The City Council voted Tuesday to save what is possibly the city's oldest home still standing in its original location, the tiny house at 166 Bryant Street where countless imm... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 4:29 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Haunted farm tour
Who needs a haunted house? For those who want to get into the Halloween spirit, Deer Hollow Farm and Friends of Deer Hollow Farm offer Spookfest, a haunted farm tour on Saturd... |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 4:51 pm by Alice, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Halloween fun for all ages
If horror movies and gory haunted houses aren't your thing, take heart. The Midpeninsula has plenty of Halloween events planned that probably won't spark nightmares -- unless ... |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:30 pm by Spooky Sam, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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The original Big Mac
In the 1940s and '50s, Johnny Mac's, an "American Graffiti"-style drive-in on El Camino Real, was the place to be for Mountain View teens. Today, the iconic building stands va... |
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on Oct 21, 2012 at 10:26 am by Mike Winter, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Hacker Dojo ditching problematic building
Little more than two weeks after raising $250,000 to bring its building up to code, Hacker Dojo has found a different way to solve its code compliance headaches -- it's moving... |
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on Oct 20, 2012 at 7:08 pm by Sam, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Crime briefs
Not guilty plea in Ware case
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 19, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:53 pm by Correction, a resident of another community |
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Great ShakeOut rumbles through Bay Area Oct. 18
There likely won't be any freeway closures, power outages or overturned supermarket shelves, but on Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m., people they will take cover as if an earthquake has ... |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 10:32 am by Survivor, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |