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Holiday train comes to town
The Caltrain "Show Train" will be returning to Bay Area stations this weekend, Dec. 1 and 2, to collect toys for underprivileged children. A stop at Mountain View's station is... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:29 pm by steve, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Community tree-lighting set for Monday
On Monday, Dec. 3, the city of Mountain View will be holding its annual Community Tree Lighting Celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Plaza at 500 Castro... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 11:13 am by All Welcome, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Facebook Privacy
Each week the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to ask people a question about a current event. This week, we asked about concerns over Facebook's privacy settings.
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 4:20 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Council to take up bike-ped safety
In response to several collisions — some deadly — and calls for change from residents, the City Council is beginning to look at ways to improve bike and pedestrian... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 2:48 pm by AC, a resident of another community |
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PG&E working to restore power to 20,000 in Bay Area
As the latest in a series of storms to hit the Bay Area continued to move south this morning, PG&E was working to restore electricity to more than 20,000 customers who remaine... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 8:32 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Man pleads 'no contest' for burglarizing Steve Jobs' home
The Alameda man arrested in August for allegedly burglarizing the Palo Alto home of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs pleaded "no contest" Wednesday morning to a string of ho... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 8:28 am by resident, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Bullis loses latest round in legal fight
The Los Altos School District appears to be the victor in the latest round of court decisions in its ongoing legal battle with Bullis Charter School. But if the history of thi... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm by sighsighsigh, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Castro School--gang graffiti, sex assaults, robberies... When will MVPD care?
The metal picnic tables at Castro school have gang graffiti on them--as they have for months. As does a utility box directly across the street--for months... less than half a... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 6:41 pm by Sparty, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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'Undocumented' but inspiring
Immigration reform activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke at to a near-capacity crowd at Los Altos High School last weekend, advocating for swift, comprehensive and fair changes t... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 4:27 pm by puzzeled, a resident of another community |
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Video games stolen in burglary
A Mountain View man returned from vacation on Saturday to find that his apartment had been burglarized while he was gone, police said.
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:49 pm by Jorge, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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City blames contractors for janitor job losses
After janitors protested job losses and pay cuts Thursday, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's janitorial service providers.
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 9:04 am by Gustavo , a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
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Cuesta Annex: no flood basin proposed
A controversial flood detention basin at Cuesta Annex is no longer being proposed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and may be on its way off the table entirely.
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm by Dog Lover, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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In a tight spot: residents pitch ideas for Stevens Creek Trail
Over 120 people packed a meeting hall in Los Altos on Nov. 14 to discuss the biggest challenges yet in extending the Stevens Creek trail -- the last links through Mountain Vie... |
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:17 pm by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Fired up over 'Start-Ups'
A new reality show centered around the lives of several young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs has got locals buzzing. Two of the people profiled in the show "Start-Ups: Silicon V... |
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on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:53 am by @ Justin, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Council to take up bike-ped safety tonight
In response to several collisions -- some deadly -- and calls for change from residents, the City Council will begin looking at ways to improve bike and pedestrian safety in a... |
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on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:34 am by Eli, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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City blames contractors for janitors' job losses
After janitors protested job losses and pay cuts last week, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's janitorial service providers.
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 5:26 pm by Cuesta Resident, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Zeppelin grounded: Airship Ventures ends operations
After floating its Zeppelin over the Bay Area for four years, Airship Ventures announced Thursday that it has grounded the airship and is issuing refunds to passengers. A lack... |
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 2:50 pm by Eric O, a resident of another community |
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Update: Man hit and killed by Caltrain in Palo Alto
Caltrain is back on schedule after experiencing major delays this morning after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks in Palo Alto, an agency spokeswoman said.
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on Nov 21, 2012 at 9:26 pm by Sally, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Tuesday, Nov. 20
[Web Link Art: 'Shaped By Water']
Painter Rajani Balaram is showing her sweeping, lively landscapes painted in water media in a solo show throug... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 12:09 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Two men robbed at gunpoint at Foothill College
Two men were robbed at gunpoint this morning at Foothill College, a campus spokesman said. According to law enforcement officials, no one was hurt during the robbery and there... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 8:38 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Monday, Nov. 19
[Web Link Author: Paul de Barros]
Paul de Barros, a journalist and author who grew up in Palo Alto, will give a ... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 12:17 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Survey: Financial stress affects county residents' quality of life
A study released Wednesday on life in Santa Clara County shows that while the majority of people are satisfied with their quality of life, financial and economic issues are a... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:16 am by michelle scott , a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Council looks to double housing fees
In a city soon to be flooded with building proposals from Google and Intuit, council members said Tuesday that commercial developers of commercial buildings should pay more to... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 4:29 pm by Does anyone connect the dots?, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Bus lanes back on the table
The possibility of a light rail-like bus system and new bike lanes on El Camino Real are still on the table for Mountain View after a recent VTA vote.
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm by BC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Consultants justify big housing fee increases
In a city soon to be flooded with building proposals from Google and Intuit, council members said Tuesday that commercial developers of commercial buildings should pay more to... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 11:05 am by BC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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