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Arrillaga plan could give TheatreWorks a permanent home
In its roughly four decades on the Peninsula, TheatreWorks has piled up raving reviews and theater awards, but one prize has continuously eluded the theater company -- a perma... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm by Liz, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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New grocer seeks city's help
Anne Origel, co-owner of Ava's Downtown Market and Deli, asked the City Council on Tuesday for some financial help as the market struggles to undergo a transformation into a ... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm by JUST THINK ABOUT IT, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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What will happen to N. Bayshore?
With the stroke of a pen, the City Council can create the opportunity to build a new downtown just north of Hwy. 101 to serve the tech companies located there, including Googl... |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 8:47 am by Chris Conroy, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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The end of the drive-thru on El Camino?
Citing human health, climate change and neighbor concerns, the City Council took aim at the uniquely American creation known as the fast-food drive-through on Tuesday, express... |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:12 am by Ian, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Police ID man who died in car crash
Family and friends of Brian Drocco say that the Mountain View resident is the man who died in a fiery car crash in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 24.
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 11:39 pm by E, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Council passes smoking ban
It just got a lot harder to smoke in Mountain View. On Tuesday night the City Council narrowly passed a ban on smoking near publicly accessible buildings and outdoor dining ar... |
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on Feb 24, 2012 at 10:54 am by William, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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The end of the drive-thru on El Camino?
Citing human health, climate change and neighbor concerns, the City council took aim at the uniquely American creation known as the fast-food drive-through on Tuesday, express... |
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on Feb 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm by good neighbor, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Four-track design back in high-speed rail plan
A new analysis by the California High-Speed Rail Authority calling for a four-track rail system between the Bay Area and Central Valley has set off a fresh wave of criticism f... |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 2:38 pm by Lori, a resident of another community |
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White House may decide Hangar's fate
"The highest levels" of the federal government are now deciding whether to accept an offer from Google's founders to restore Moffett Field's iconic Hangar One, NASA Ames admin... |
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on Feb 19, 2012 at 3:50 pm by Mitch, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Union moves forward on initiative to cap executive pay at hospital
Members of El Camino Hospital's workers' union are moving forward on their plan to seek a legislative cap on executive pay.
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on Feb 16, 2012 at 3:30 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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DA: Domestic violence led to 16 deaths in 2011
Sixteen people died as a result of domestic violence in Santa Clara County last year -- the highest number of deaths in nearly a decade, the district attorney's office announc... |
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 2:31 pm by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Four-track design back on the table for high-speed rail
A new analysis by the California High-Speed Rail Authority calling for a four-track rail system between the Bay Area and Central Valley has set off a fresh wave of criticism f... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 5:20 pm by Steve Ly, a resident of another community |
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Playing to learn
Behavior referrals are down and kids are more focused in class, thanks to a new program that brings greater structure to recess at Monta Loma Elementary, a school official sai... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm by TLG, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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FBI file: Steve Jobs a 'driven, reality distorter'
A newly released FBI file on Steve Jobs paints a portrait of a driven, complex individual with a "tendency to distort reality" to achieve his goals. The file was gathered in 1... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 3:47 pm by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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CSA offers free home repairs for low-income households
Free home repairs are available to low income Mountain View residents under a new city funded program from the Community Services Agency, but only a few households have taken ... |
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 6:35 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Council passes smoking ban
It just got a lot harder to smoke in Mountain View.
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on Feb 6, 2012 at 1:56 pm by David, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Foothill football coach Boyett dies
Doug Boyett was a football man and a family man. That was evident when he traveled to Pasadena earlier this month to watch his nephew, John, help the Oregon Ducks beat Wiscons... |
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on Feb 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm by Srmartinson, a resident of another community |
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City museum plan is history
City officials have received a letter from the Mountain View Historical Association that axes the city's plans to put a history museum in the back of the Cuesta Annex.
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 5:03 pm by Catherine, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Assemblyman Jerry Hill discusses pipeline safety
California Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, spoke about pipeline safety and the Sept. 9, 2010, explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people during a brief press confere... |
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on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:21 pm by Stephan, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Caltrain ponders tax increase to fund operations
A year after barely avoiding draconian service cuts, Caltrain officials have several reasons to feel optimistic even as they continue to scramble for new funding sources to ke... |
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on Feb 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm by gcoladon, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Eshoo sees progress on Hangar One deal
Google's $32 million offer to restore Hangar One's siding still hasn't been accepted, but there has been progress, said Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:36 pm by John Meyer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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A whole life in whole grain
Mountain View resident Monica Spiller has made it her life's mission to promote whole grains, a passion that has led her to sell once-forgotten varieties of wheat seed, and th... |
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on Jan 30, 2012 at 1:36 pm by Alyssa, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Hospital workers vote to keep union
After a contentious vote, overshadowed by accusations of procedural lapses and questionable tactics, service workers at El Camino Hospital turned down a proposal to decertify ... |
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on Jan 30, 2012 at 11:41 am by W, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Hospital could lose district funds
Before the little-known Local Agency Formation Commission dissolves the El Camino Hospital District, we hope hospital officials and those from the commission, including City C... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 9:57 pm by Wayne, a resident of another community |
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El Camino Hospital board member stepping down
Uwe Kladde, who has served on El Camino Hospital's board of directors since 2008, has announced he will be stepping down in order to "spend more time and energy on his family.... |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 11:18 am by Blane, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |