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Over 600 march for immigration reform in Mountain View
Over 600 people called for immigration reform during a march and rally on Wednesday evening, one of the largest demonstrations in recent memory.
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on May 5, 2013 at 1:14 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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Solar Impulse takes off Friday
The world's first solar-powered aircraft capable of flying overnight begins its cross-country journey Friday, taking off from Moffett Field shortly after dawn.
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on May 5, 2013 at 8:56 am by DC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Goodbye recession, city's budget back in the black
After making it through the recession with a hiring freeze and over 30 vacant job positions cut from the city budget, officials are now looking to start hiring at city hall.
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on May 3, 2013 at 7:13 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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200 apartments proposed for Castro and El Camino
In a long-sought redevelopment, a four-story apartment building with retail on the ground floor may soon go up at the corner of Castro Street and El Camino Real, replacing a d... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 6:53 pm by Speculator Critic, a resident of another community |
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Historic Pearson house demolished
After years of abandonment and several attempts to save it, the 130-year-old home of early Mountain View businessman Charles Pearson has been turned into rubble in order to ma... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 12:58 am by wendyleela, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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May Day march for immigration reform
As supporters of immigration reform prepared to march from Rengstorff Park to Mountain View City Hall on May 1 -- a day that has become synonymous with immigrants-rights ralli... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 7:36 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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Record temperatures expected in Bay Area this week
Record-breaking temperatures are expected to roast the Bay Area this week, a National Weather Service spokesman said.
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 7:08 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Road rage ends in arrest
A fit of road rage ended in police arresting a Redwood City man for allegedly smashing a car window and sending glass flying into a Mountain View man's face last Wednesday.
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:15 pm by Bill, a resident of another community |
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Escaped suspect captured in Mountain View
A domestic violence suspect who escaped from a patrol car in North Fair Oaks on Thursday night was captured Saturday evening in Mountain View, according to the San Mateo C... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:39 pm by Missing \"W\" (no, not him), a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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No biz opposition to plastic bag ban plan
If businesses oppose the proposal to ban plastic bags in Mountain View, it's not been obvious or apparent.
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 2:38 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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'Electronic Nose' developed at NASA Ames
If you've ever been curious to know what toxics are in the air you breathe, NASA Ames is developing an app for you.
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:57 pm by MIchael, a resident of another community |
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LASD eyes former mayor's property
As Target proposes to rebuild its Showers Drive store, Los Altos School District officials are apparently eyeing the land owned by former mayor Matt Pear opened up by the pro... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:56 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Council asks Congress for pod-car funds
The City Council decided Tuesday to push for federal money to help get "automated transit network" technology -- also known as pod cars -- off the ground, possibly in Mountain... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:41 pm by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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TCE vapor test results not verified
Residents of a condo complex at 175 Evandale Avenue say recent tests of their homes for toxic vapors produced erroneous results.
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 3:14 am by Mr. Big, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Council members praise Intuit project
In a study session Tuesday, City Council members praised the first major North Bayshore office development proposal under the city's new 2030 general plan.
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 6:18 pm by shani Kleinahus, a resident of another community |
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Back-to-back burglaries
Thousands of dollars of electronics, jewelry and other items were stolen from two apartments in the same Mountain View complex -- possibly on the same day -- according to loca... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:00 pm by Xxxxxxxxxx, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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City Council wants to close expressway entrance
The City Council is leaning towards closing a Central Expressway on-ramp at the end of Stierlin Road to create a public promenade and the start of a "cycle track" between dow... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:20 pm by Blame the city council, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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High temperatures could break Bay Area records today
The weather is heating up in the Bay Area this Earth Day, and decades-old high-temperature records could be shattered today, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 8:59 am by A.C., a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
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Hurt foot kept MV runner out of Boston Marathon
A last-minute foot-injury kept a Mountain View runner home and out of the Boston Marathon, she told the Voice on Monday.
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 11:59 pm by wally, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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Arts committee chair resigns after comments
Before City Council members could vote to remove or censure him Tuesday night, Chris Parkinson resigned his post as chair of the city's Visual Arts Committee.
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 8:25 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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Stanford professor Adam Johnson wins Pulitzer for fiction
Adam Johnson, associate professor of English at Stanford, won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel, "The Orphan Master's Son."
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:37 am by HarvardMom, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Minton's fight results in dueling petitions
Prometheus Real Estate Group has hired a firm to gather signatures in support of a controversial apartment development at Minton's Lumber and Supply — a development whic... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 9:58 am by Michael ( Minton Fariss) Duerksen, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Eshoo dedicates post office branch in honor of local soldier
Mountain View's downtown post office was dedicated this weekend to Ken Ballard, the Mountain View High School graduate who died in Iraq in 2004 as a United States Army lieuten... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Mary, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Traffic delays expected on Foothill and Junipero Serra
Traffic along Foothill Expressway and Junipero Serra Boulevard may be impacted for months as Pacific Gas and Electric replaces natural gas lines in the area.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:19 pm by MV resident, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Military families say they are in the dark about toxics
In an anonymous letter addressed to the Army and the local community late last month, military families living at Moffett Field's Wescoat Village say they have "many concerns ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:19 am by Informed, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |