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Big transformation under way for San Antonio area
Clearly, the recession is over in the local housing sector. New development could bring over 1,300 new homes to the San Antonio Road and El Camino Real area, so many that a ne... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:07 pm by Erica, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Tuesday: Plastic bag ban meeting at City Hall
The city will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. this evening to gather comments on a proposal to ban plastic bags in Mountain View's retail stores.
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 8:52 pm by dc, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Measure M may be dead
Measure M, the voter-approved local initiative that would limit executive pay at El Camino Hospital, looks as if it will be invalidated by the courts, according to one of the ... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 2:25 pm by Don\'t say anything against, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Bill approved to rename Mountain View post office after fallen soldier
It's official: The bill to rename a Mountain View post office branch as the Lieutenant Kenneth N. Ballard Memorial Post Office has passed in the Senate and is to become law, a... |
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on Mar 3, 2013 at 1:14 am by Jeffrey D. Todd, a resident of another community |
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El Camino Hospital pursuing legal options against Measure M
El Camino Hospital's board of directors confirmed that they will be exploring all legal avenues to block Measure M. The salary-capping measure passed by a thin margin in the N... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:04 pm by Shadow worker, a resident of another community |
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Local bank robbed
A man robbed the Chase Bank at 2510 W. El Camino Real on Tuesday, according to police.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 8:05 am by Steve M., a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Thursday, Feb. 28
[Web Link Cooking: Risotto, Pilaf and Rice Know How]
Rice is a staple of the world's diet and perfect for gluten free or vegan menus. In this class ... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 1:48 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Cancer spike found near Superfund site
A study released Monday finds a historical increase in cancer among residents of northeastern Mountain View, where a large plume of TCE has contaminated the soil and groundwat... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 10:19 am by Tim King, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Another gun buyback set for Saturday
Gun owners who missed their chance to participate in a highly successful gun buyback in East Palo Alto over the weekend will get another opportunity to sell unwanted firearms ... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 5:46 am by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Drivers are paying the price for their dangerous behaviors
You keep running people over and the cops will continue to focus on you...as it should be, as it will always be. Fix yourselves drivers. You're very broken:
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:09 pm by Safer than most, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Meetings on toxic vapors set for March
A neighborhood association and a community advisory board have organized public meetings following the discovery of trichloroethylene groundwater pollution evaporating at unsa... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Darin, a resident of another community |
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'Joke' brings police rushing to high school
The Mountain View High School senior who caused a stir by wearing camouflage fatigues and a gas mask to school on Valentine's Day was described by one of his teachers as a "mu... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:07 am by Scott Lamb, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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A big day for a little house
A piece of the city's history was not only saved last Friday, but was ceremoniously trucked down Castro Street in an unusual spectacle.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:50 pm by Peggy Prendergast, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Former Airship Ventures employee loved her work
Over the last few weeks, friends of former Airship Ventures employee Pamela Wright rallied to raise money for the cancer treatment that was supposed to prolong her life.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:35 am by Joanne Fedeyko, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City Council
Google wowed the City Council on Tuesday with its most detailed presentation yet on its North Bayshore development plans, but council members were hesitant to embrace the comp... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm by Reality, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google pitches big plans to a hesitant City Council
Google wowed the City Council on Tuesday with its most detailed presentation yet on its North Bayshore development plans, but council members were hesitant to embrace the comp... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Ken Mort, a resident of another community |
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Silicon Valley is second in U.S. in wealth
Silicon Valley had the second-highest concentration of wealthy households during the period of 2007-2011, according to a report the U.S. Census Bureau released Monday, Feb. 11... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Who are the wealthiest?, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Former Airship Ventures employee loved her work
Over the last few weeks, friends of former Airship Ventures employee Pamela Wright rallied to raise money for the cancer treatment that was supposed to prolong her life.
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on Feb 23, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Janis King, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Review: Cozy, classic, French
Not that long ago (OK, in light years) the culinary landscape was dotted with French restaurants. Most are gone now, swept away by changing tastes and the onslaught of appeali... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm by Yummee, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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Stevens Creek Trail extension opens
Wearing bicycle helmets and their walking shoes, several hundred residents waited patiently Saturday morning for city officials to cut the ribbon before heading over a new ext... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Stacy Yeng, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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New Stevens Creek Trail bridge to open Saturday
A new extension of the Stevens Creek trail opening Saturday may be the last such opening for quite some time.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:29 pm by David K, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Oliver Stone to present film at Stanford
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will present his new documentary, "The Bomb," in a free public showing at Stanford University Friday, Feb. 22.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Traffic plan: Council zeroes in on North Bayshore
A host of options for relieving traffic by Google headquarters were presented to the City Council Feb. 5, including new freeway ramps, tunneling Charleston Road under Highway ... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:09 am by Bayshore commuter, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Train strikes man in Palo Alto
A 22-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad Co. freight train Monday night north of Churchill Avenue, a Caltrain spokeswoman has said.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 8:54 am by Mr. Worldallwrong, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Furor erupts over sex, drug stories in school paper
For the second time in less than a month, high school district officials have come under fire from a group of parents upset over articles published in The Oracle, Mountain Vie... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 7:26 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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