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Trains, pains and bicycles
As Caltrain reaches unprecedented ridership levels, some of its most loyal and opinionated riders -- bicyclists -- raised a chorus of concerns Monday night at City Hall, paint... |
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on Jun 22, 2008 at 3:20 pm by Palo Alto resident, a resident of another community |
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EDITORIAL: Eshoo sidesteps health care noise
For Rep. Anna Eshoo, the low-tech telephone, coupled with a high-tech telephone network, proved to be the best way to filter out the noise — everything from incoherent r... |
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on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:11 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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VTA light rail train hits and kills pedestrian
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a VTA light rail train in Mountain View early this morning.
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on Jul 21, 2008 at 11:00 am by PA Resident, a resident of another community |
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Forbes calls Mountain View best town in the Bay Area for living well
Of all the cities and towns in the U.S. with populations under 100,000, Mountain View has been ranked by Forbes magazine as the fourth best to live in and the best in the Bay ... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 8:40 pm by Mr. Big, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Plan to yank 120 trees delays Mayfield project
The possibility of losing 120 trees is holding up a plan to revamp the former Mayfield Mall for a major office tenant.
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:07 am by Homeowner, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Up ship!
On Monday, Airship Ventures, Inc. let this reporter bring along his grandfather during a media tour on the 246-foot Zeppelin NT, which arrived Saturday afternoon to its new ho... |
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on Nov 2, 2008 at 6:58 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Gabby drivers take note
A week from Tuesday, those who chat behind the wheel had better have their headsets on — or be ready to get a ticket.
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on Jun 20, 2008 at 5:43 pm by Mike Farren, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Police draw ire for public drunkenness arrests
Police and a handful of local residents hold divergent opinions about what happened late last Friday after officers responded to a noise complaint at 242 Bush Street and wound... |
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on Oct 20, 2009 at 2:42 pm by Owen Johnston, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Local resident dies in Palo Alto crash
Tyler Larsen, 24, of Mountain View, was one of two men killed in a crash early Thursday morning at Park Boulevard and Stanford Avenue, according to the Santa Clara County Coro... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 7:12 pm by Morice, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Could it happen here?
The massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that rocked Japan last week has people all over the Bay Area and California thinking about the next big one. Though ex... |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 3:31 pm by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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City officials want delay of medical pot ordinance
Mountain View may become the only city in the county to specifically allow medical marijuana dispensaries, and city officials say they need more time to finish an ordinance, w... |
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on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11 pm by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Spanish-language signs defaced
Elementary school district officials are angry over the act of a vandal or vandals who stole some of the district's Spanish-language signs and re-posted them on Shoreline Boul... |
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on Nov 30, 2008 at 9:40 pm by EFMohammedMartinez, a resident of another community |
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Brain drain taking its toll on Silicon Valley
Smart, talented immigrants have shaped the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley for decades. But these days, with economies growing in India and China, they are returning ... |
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 6:05 pm by deFudge, a resident of another community |
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Fake Parking Tickets
I recently came back to my car from a store and found a fake parking ticket. My car was parked legally in a parking spot, and may have been slightly crooked, but it was in bet... |
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on Nov 15, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Randall Flagg, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Caltrain to run 'Baby Bullet' express trains on weekends
Caltrain will be adding express service to its regular schedule of trains traveling between San Francisco and San Jose on weekends.
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on Dec 6, 2010 at 7:29 pm by Ross Finlayson, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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No free lunch? Try Castro
Castro Elementary School has become a neighborhood hangout over the summer, ever since the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District started offering free meals for chi... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 12:41 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Police chase man suspected of forging prescription
A Sunnyvale man fled Mountain View police after pharmacists at a local drugstore reported that the man was attempting to use what they suspected was a forged prescription for ... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 4:21 pm by Thom, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Hospital board imposes new contract on nurses
Last night, in a divided decision, the board of directors for El Camino Hospital unilaterally approved a new contract between the health care organization and its nurses' unio... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 12:57 pm by Blane, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Anna Eshoo opposes Obama tax deal
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is not happy about a White House tax proposal, crafted with Congressional Republicans, that would, contrary to President Obama's campaign promise, ext... |
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on Dec 19, 2010 at 5:52 pm by maguro_01, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Google buys former home of the Pacific Press
Google's newest real estate purchase in Mountain View is not only home to a division of rival Microsoft, it is also one of the most historic sites in the city.
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 5:19 pm by LivingOnThe Border, a resident of another community |
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Google's 'Hiveplex' is the place to bee
Excitement was apparent on Sept. 16, as Googlers watched and helped Bill Tomaszewski of the Marin Bee Company harvest honey from the the Google "Hiveplex" -- a collection of f... |
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on Sep 25, 2010 at 9:13 pm by giveMeABreak, a resident of another community |
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Our endorsements in local races, ballot measures
The Voice's editorial recommendations for local races and select state propositions on the Nov. 2 ballot.
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on Nov 3, 2010 at 5:05 pm by Kristine, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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The little house on Boranda Avenue
City officials say they explored every alternative they could think of before deciding to demolish an elderly woman's home on Boranda Avenue late last year. In the end, they s... |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 9:16 am by kaliphamolema, a resident of another community |
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History museum site unpopular at candidate debate
In a council candidate debate Thursday, Cuesta Park neighborhood residents were uniformly unenthusiastic about the location of a City Council-backed Mountain View history muse... |
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on Oct 30, 2010 at 5:31 pm by George, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Caltrain board reluctant to cut bullet trains
Caltrain's governing board, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, urged the agency's staff Thursday to find another $3.5 million to save the Baby Bullet service and prese... |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 8:24 am by Gene, a resident of another community |