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Prop 93's demise pits Lieber against Kniss
Due to the failure of state Proposition 93, Mountain View's Sally Lieber says she will be stepping down from her state Assembly seat and making a run against county Supervisor... |
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on Feb 6, 2008 at 5:38 pm by Enough!, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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School districts see budget storm coming
Local school officials say they are hoping for the best and planning for the worst as they assess what could happen if the state slashes the education budget as promised by Go... |
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on Feb 5, 2008 at 12:42 pm by Enough!, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Letters to the Editor
Desperate and diner-less
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 14, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Jan 29, 2008 at 5:11 am by Jeanette Sollén, a resident of another community |
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SOFIA comes to Moffett
Local residents wondered what an enormous jumbo jet was doing flying so low over Mountain View on Monday, trailed by an FA-18 fighter jet.
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on Jan 19, 2008 at 2:37 pm by David, a resident of another community |
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Surprise confession for '88 Mt. View murder
There was a shocking development last week in a South Bay murder trial when the defendant, who previously had not admitted any guilt or said more than a few words publicly, ch... |
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on Jan 19, 2008 at 8:11 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
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PART 3: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 3:24 PM |
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on Jan 14, 2008 at 11:39 am by Alison Chaiken, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Where the grizzly bears roam
I love ideas that seem outrageous at first blush but make more sense the deeper you delve. For example: We should repopulate the wilds of California with the big magnificent a... |
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on Dec 30, 2007 at 8:12 am by Jill Corsiglia, a resident of another community |
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Council passes tenant relocation ordinance
The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to require those who wish to demolish, redevelop or convert low income rental housing to pay displaced tenants' relocation expenses, giving ... |
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on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:08 pm by acutegrl, a resident of another community |
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Navy to close bargain stores at Moffett
The Navy has announced that its Moffett Field hardware store, department store and barber shop will close Feb. 2 as part of ongoing closures of naval operations at Moffett. A ... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 7:53 am by Otter, a resident of another community |
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Denser housing on way out?
A majority of the City Council sent a message to developers Tuesday that it wants "quality over quantity" in housing projects as it reconsiders city policies that increase hou... |
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on Dec 3, 2007 at 12:25 am by Garrett Hammell, a resident of another community |
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Denser housing on way out?
A majority of the City Council sent a message to developers Tuesday that it wants "quality over quantity" in housing projects as it reconsiders city policies that increase hou... |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 6:45 pm by Ralph Winstead, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Residents, pet sitters fight over dog park
If some residents get their way, pet sitters who show up at the Shoreline dog park with up to a dozen dogs each will be forced to go elsewhere -- or limit the size of their pa... |
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on Nov 28, 2007 at 5:14 pm by Ann Curlee, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Crime Watch
Robbery, Castro St. / W. Dana St., 3/9
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 16, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 27, 2007 at 12:35 pm by bob wayne, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Cleaning up dry cleaning
Now that the cold winds of autumn are upon us and we are shutting our houses up tight again, it is a good time to consider the air quality inside our homes.
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 9:01 pm by Kurt, a resident of another community |
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Hit-run death on El Camino
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 8:47 PM |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 11:04 pm by anon, a resident of another community |
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Reality check for displaced tenants
In an effort to help families being forced out of their affordable apartments, the Mountain View City Council set up a way to provide displaced tenants with up to $3,000 in ca... |
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on Oct 22, 2007 at 7:44 am by Philip C. Cosby, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Huff kids grow their own Great Pumpkin
A giant pumpkin named Frank, carefully nurtured since spring by Huff Elementary School students, tipped the scales during a weighing party last week, demonstrating in the proc... |
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on Oct 21, 2007 at 11:03 pm by Huff student, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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The joys of home schooling
On a typical weekday, Jonathan Luxton, 11, sleeps in late, eats breakfast at 11:30, plays on the computer at noon, writes legalese and enjoys reading about atomic physics.
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on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:26 am by Jeff, a resident of another community |
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Council slashes Rengstorff project
The City Council came close to rejecting a proposal for high-density affordable condos at a study session Tuesday night, but instead mustered support in a 4-3 straw vote to cu... |
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on Oct 6, 2007 at 2:10 pm by Darin, a resident of another community |
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NASA bends rules for Google
The idea that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could hide their private Boeing 767 jumbo jet at Moffett Field with no one noticing is one of the best chuckles of the... |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:11 am by Jennifer, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Sixty fruitful years
For 60 years, the Satake family churned out high-quality annuals — colorful marigolds, chrysanthemums and petunias — from its nursery at the end of Marilyn Drive. ... |
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:36 pm by Kathy Mayeda, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Get our goose
Golfers and other park users say a huge population of Canada geese at Shoreline Park is turning the lawns and links into a mine field of bird droppings.
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on Aug 24, 2007 at 8:00 am by joe, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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The AC paradox
A recent study concluded that air conditioners were increasing the outside air temperature in Tokyo by two to four degrees Fahrenheit. The study was conducted by Dr Yukitaka O... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 4:01 pm by Joe, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Catch 22 at El Camino Hospital
According to his personal physician, administrators at El Camino Hospital, where he would spend the next five and half years, didn't make life any easier for Jimmy Campbell.
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on Jul 31, 2007 at 7:38 pm by Jimmy\'s Dad, a resident of another community |
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One hurt, several displaced in Church St. fire
The Red Cross has provided lodging for seven people, including an infant, after a two-alarm fire destroyed part of a Church Street apartment building Monday night.
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 1:41 pm by Geoffrey Ziman, a resident of another community |