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PG&E to meet with residents over plan to strip backyards
Residents of San Lucas Avenue have been successful in getting PG&E to meet with them as a group to discuss the utility company's plan to strip their backyards.
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on Sep 27, 2012 at 10:20 am by Larry Medina, a resident of another community |
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Breast-density notification bill signed into law
A bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian that would require physicians to notify women who have dense breast tissue of their increased risk of breast cancer has been signed ... |
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 12:50 pm by Stop the Madness, a resident of another community |
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Over 200 bike-related injuries in five years
A bicyclist is injured every nine days in Mountain View, on average, according to data compiled this week by the police department. Bicyclists say they want city officials to ... |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm by bikes2work, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Council OKs townhouses without park space
A last-ditch effort failed to add park space to an isolated townhouse development before the City Council approved the 70-unit project Tuesday night.
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on Sep 17, 2012 at 9:07 pm by Steve, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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HP to eliminate 2,000 more jobs
Silicon Valley computer and printer giant HP will cut about 2,000 more jobs than previously announced, according to a Sept. 10 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commissi... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:53 am by Bill, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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Bee enthusiast upset over hive's removal
One Mountain View resident is upset that a beehive was removed from a tree on the 700 block of Independence Avenue. The bees were removed from a hollow portion of the tree by ... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 1:18 am by man and van croydon, a resident of another community |
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Meditation teacher's practice thrives in Mountain View
Meditation teacher Shaila Catherine once added it all up. It turned out that she's spent more than eight of her 50 years in meditative silence. "I love meditating," she says, ... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 5:34 pm by A Student of Buddhism, a resident of the Stierlin Estates neighborhood |
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South Bay area code overlay starts in October
Starting in mid-October, anyone calling the South Bay from a phone with a 408 area code will be required to do something that may feel redundant: dial 1 plus 408 before punchi... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 9:21 am by Ted, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Los Altos police arrest two for June burglary
Los Altos police announced they have arrested two people for a June 23 burglary in Los Altos Hills in which burglars stole a car and credit cards, which were later used to pur... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 9:17 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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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 |