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Small businesses want to be part of North Bayshore plan
Small businesses near Google headquarters are excited by proposals to create a vibrant and walkable village in North Bayshore, but also worry that they will be squeezed out by... |
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on Sep 8, 2012 at 11:26 pm by J, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Hangar One supporters all set for Obama visit
President Barack Obama and Air Force One are expected to land at Moffett Field Wednesday evening where he'll be greeted by a group working to save the towering 1930s airship h... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:54 pm by Earth Air Space & Educational Foundation, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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An air and space museum for Hangar One?
Preservationists who have been fighting to save Moffett Field's historic Hangar One are now organizing an effort to use the massive building for a major West Coast satellite o... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:50 pm by Earth Air Space Educational Foundation, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Developer drops controversial fence proposal
Developer Merlone Geier has withdrawn its application to build a fence blocking access between properties in San Antonio shopping center after city staff and several business ... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 8:17 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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William Ware's death spurs call for California Street revamp
The death of William Ware — hit by a speeding car while waiting at a California Street bus stop on June 21 — caused shock in a neighborhood where some are now call... |
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on Sep 2, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Linda Cantwell-Lum, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Bill to curb texting behind the wheel moves ahead
A proposal by state Sen. Joe Simitian to raise fines for drivers who text while behind the wheel passed through the state Senate Tuesday afternoon and now heads to Gov. Jerry ... |
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on Sep 1, 2012 at 7:53 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Young immigrants seek reprieve through new Obama program
Hundreds of young immigrants showed up at a Menlo Park church Sunday to get legal advice on applying for President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals progra... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 9:31 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Rapper E-40 says city officials kept him out of Shoreline show
When the Rock the Bells hip hop festival hit the Shoreline Amphitheater on Aug. 25, Bay Area hip hop icons Too Short and E-40 were conspicuously absent after performing in the... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 8:11 am by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Holiday Fund: CSA serves up gifts, groceries
Each year around the holidays, the Community Services Agency gets flooded with toys, clothing and canned goods -- all donated from thoughtful people in Mountain View, Los Alto... |
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on Aug 28, 2012 at 12:30 am by Raymond Harper, a resident of another community |
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Real estate investor gets five-year federal sentence
A longtime Palo Alto and Mountain View real estate investor has received a five-year federal prison term on Aug. 20 for bilking private lenders of millions of dollars, accordi... |
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on Aug 27, 2012 at 3:23 pm by Coach, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Bar owner battles with new landlord
A battle continues to ferment in a strip mall between a bar owner, a neighboring acupuncturist and their preschool-owning landlord.
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on Aug 26, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Oh Boy, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Mountain View man makes 600th blood donation
A 75-year-old Mountain View man hit a personal milestone when he made his 600th blood donation at the Stanford Blood Center Monday afternoon.
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 10:36 pm by herbert maxwell, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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PG&E plans to strip backyards
For several decades, Eileen and Beto Telleria's backyard has been a respite from their daily stresses, a Japanese garden with a heavy stone bench, a pool for their two ducks, ... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 5:09 pm by feruzzi, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Where science fiction meets reality
An ardent belief that technology can solve the world's greatest problems defines the 80 students of Singularity University, who will graduated at NASA Research Park on Saturda... |
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on Aug 20, 2012 at 4:53 pm by NeHi, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Tiffany necklace, iPads reported stolen from Jobs' Palo Alto home
The home of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic co-founder, became one of Palo Alto's latest burglary targets last month when a man allegedly made off with Apple computers, iP... |
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on Aug 14, 2012 at 11:41 pm by Nerdist, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Pure business
It wasn't long ago that it was hard to imagine a store in nearly every neighborhood selling what was practically free: water.
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm by Barbara Kyser, a resident of another community |
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New dance festival coming to MV
Bay Area residents will be able to see professional dancers from across the country at the end of August -- and they may even earn a chance to perform with them.
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on Aug 11, 2012 at 12:42 am by sparty, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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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 |
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Santa Clara County voters may face tax question
Voters in Santa Clara County may be asked to approve a one-eighth-of-a-cent boost in the sales tax this November. The Board of Supervisors Wednesday voted 4-1 to place the tax... |
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on Aug 9, 2012 at 4:45 pm by Kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Battling extreme baby blues
El Camino Hospital recently became one of only two health care organizations in the country to offer inpatient treatment to expectant and recent mothers grappling with severe ... |
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on Aug 9, 2012 at 12:49 pm by Jeanne Batacan, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Competing newspaper racks found in SJ Mercury trash bin
At least 31 newspaper distribution racks were discovered behind the San Jose Mercury News headquarters Wednesday and many, if not all of them, did not belong to the Merc, acco... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 6:14 pm by sean, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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One household's eye-opening energy audit
A pair of detectives went to work in a Mountain View home this week, probing for the secrets behind its energy bill.
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm by Bob Daley, a resident of another community |
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Supervisors set to vote on sales tax measure
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this afternoon were set to vote on whether to place a measure on the November ballot that would increase the countywide sales tax ... |
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 1:18 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Electronics stolen during apartment burglary
Several laptops and camera equipment were among items stolen in the July 27 daytime burglary of an apartment in 500 block of a Del Medio Avenue, police said.
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 7:44 pm by Don\'t do the crime if you cant do the time. but you shouldn\'t do it anyway, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Hospital district gets high marks, survey says
A majority of people living within the El Camino Hospital District are "highly satisfied" with the job the hospital is doing and a majority of recent patients rated the overal... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 10:52 pm by gary maxwell, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |