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Local school is a 'hidden gem'
Though it is often discounted as one of the lowest performing local schools, Castro Elementary School is a "hidden gem" in the Mountain View Whisman School District, said Cast... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:09 am by saw-it-through-know-better-now, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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MV Reads Together goes green
Mountain View Reads Together is going all out this year. Not only are participants asked to read Bill McKibben's book, "Eaarth," but to also attend numerous November events, i... |
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on Nov 1, 2011 at 3:49 pm by Bruce Karney, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Pago to raise money for Whisman district
The makers of the smartphone application Pago are raising money for the local elementary school district during a two-week campaign.
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm by George, 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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Bill to help businesses raise cash moves ahead
A bill that aims to help small businesses amass capital and go public overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives Wednesday morning.
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on Nov 8, 2011 at 5:34 pm by maguro_01, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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21 households displaced by fire
The cause of a two-alarm fire that displaced 21 households from an apartment complex on El Camino Real on Tuesday is still under investigation.
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on Apr 10, 2012 at 3:13 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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Q&A on MV's cancer spike
A report that found a spike in cancer rates in northwestern Mountain View will be the topic of an EPA presentation and question-and-answer session on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Mou... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 8:50 am by NW Resident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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400 miles per gallon, in a plane
Just before soaring like a graceful bird over a mesmerized crowd at Moffett Field on Monday, a Slovenian-built electric plane was declared the most efficient airplane in the w... |
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on Oct 11, 2011 at 8:02 pm by Bill, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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No settlement in high-speed-rail lawsuit
Efforts to settle a lawsuit filed against the California High-Speed Rail Authority failed nine days after they started, according to the attorney representing three Peninsula ... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm by Anna S., a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Mother finds teaching opportunity on Stevens Creek
Recently my daughter went with me on one of my forays into the Stevens Creek bed with my dog. I have been telling her about how I have been going into the creek with trash bag... |
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on Oct 11, 2011 at 11:12 am by Kate Slama, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Immigrant House saved, for now
The City Council voted Tuesday to save what is possibly the city's oldest home still standing in its original location, the tiny house at 166 Bryant Street where countless imm... |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 4:29 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Council dumps Palo Alto animal control service
Mountain View decided to break off its 18-year relationship with Palo Alto Animal Services on Tuesday night, with City Council members, instead favoring a contract with a chea... |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 10:49 am by John the Man, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Auditors: 4 of 5 county Supervisors complied with expense rules
Audits of more than $140,000 in expenses charged to taxpayers by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors released Thursday showed few problems except spending by Superviso... |
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on Jan 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Eshoo celebrates passage of new cancer-research law
Flanked by the wife of the late actor and cancer victim Patrick Swayze, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo today celebrated the passage of a law that requires the federal government to fight ... |
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 2:21 pm by palo alto parent, a resident of another community |
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Affordable housing project helps some, hurts others
The city's below market rate housing program took a strange turn Tuesday night with the approval of an affordable housing project at 819 N. Rengstorff Avenue -- it displaces t... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:20 pm by tex, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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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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Council rejects developer requests, OKs others
Mountain View's growing industrial base and high demand for housing shaped the scene at a City Council meeting Tuesday where only three of five large development requests pass... |
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on Oct 17, 2011 at 8:58 pm by George, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Bay Area looks to cash in on high-speed-rail funds
Peninsula cities and transportation officials see California's proposed high-speed rail system as both a looming threat and a golden opportunity -- a project that could both b... |
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on Mar 14, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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Another quake strikes near Berkeley
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake centered near Berkeley shook the Bay Area Friday morning (Oct. 27), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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on Oct 27, 2011 at 4:13 pm by Sarcastic Jane, a resident of the The Crossings 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 |
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NASA Ames scientist flooded with doomsday questions
On his web page, "Ask an Astrobiologist," local NASA scientist David Morrison has received over 5,000 questions about the supposed end of the world tomorrow.
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 6:34 am by Geppetto, a resident of the Gemello 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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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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Council OKs plastic bag ban
The days of plastic grocery bags in Mountain View are numbered. City Council members voted on Tuesday to ban the distribution of most plastic bags in Mountain View starting on... |
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on May 14, 2013 at 12:41 am by paper bags, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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High-speed-rail critics eye fresh legal challenges
As state officials prepare to approve the environmental analysis for California's planned high-speed-rail system, Mountain View's neighboring cities are again gearing up to ch... |
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on Apr 14, 2012 at 5:14 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of another community |
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