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Waste and Inefficiency at City Hall
You won't be surprised that the streets and roadways of our fair city are stored by city hall in a grand database. What might surprise you though is that it's not one database... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Oct 20, 2012 at 12:02 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Sunday afternoon police activity
Police were all over the Stevens Creek Trail this afternoon, positioned on its exits at Moffett Blvd., at Middlefield and on Dana, blocking the road in a couple of those place... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:18 am by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Motorcade downtown 10 PM Thursday
What was that very long motorcade going south on Castro and then left on Villa all about? |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Jul 1, 2010 at 10:23 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Power out in North Whisman
Power has been out since 11 AM. An explosion of light was seen atop one of the power poles on Easy St. Anyone know if they have any idea when it will be restored.
Underst... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Feb 26, 2010 at 4:05 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Police car crash on E. Middlefield near Whisman Wed. night
Anyone know what has been going on? Looks like a car chase maybe. Many police cars around and eastbound Middlefield blocked off from Tyrella. Damaged car is on the sidewalk in... |
Jes\\\' Sayin\\\' |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Neal and Other Locals Give Impassioned Pleas for Berlin Wall
Jim Neal, who ran for City Council last November has continued to be very active in city politics. He still attends all regular City Council meetings and speaks on issue... |
Jim Neal |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 5:02 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Chick-Fil-A Challenge!!!
Now that the city council has thrown out the chicken with the broth water, I am issuing a challenge to all those that voted "No" or abstained! They said the reason was becaus... |
Jim Neal |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 6:56 am by Stalin, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Bicyclist suffers minor injuries in Hit and Run accident
An Alta Vista High School student suffered minor injuries this morning after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle to school this morning near the intersection of Wri... |
Joe |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 11:25 am by Joe, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Castro Street Research
Dear Town Square Readers,
I am conducting research for a doctoral dissertation on the topic of urban street design and the use of streets through the Institute for Sustaina... |
Joe Kott |
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on Nov 9, 2007 at 2:23 pm by Joe Kott, a resident of another community |
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Suzy's Diner Soup Recipe request
Growing up in Mountian View, we dined at Suzy's Diner (on El Camino Real)2-3 x's a month.
I'll always remember the way the meal was served.
In order....
* Soup
* Salad
... |
John Gomez |
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on Jul 25, 2011 at 1:33 pm by John Gomez, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Coast Guard copter low over MV about 430p on 7-8?
A Coast Guard Dolphin rescue helicopter flew low over west/southwest Mountain View today (7/8) about 430p today. Very unusual. On the second pass, it looked like it was descen... |
John the Man |
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on Jul 8, 2010 at 7:15 pm by le dude, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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What's going on with the Shell station at Middlefield and Shoreline?
The Shell station at Middlefield and Shoreline has been fenced off and the pumped covered in dark plastic.
Is this another case of Shell shuttering one of their own station... |
John the Man |
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 8:41 pm by John the Man, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Fresh & Easy coming to Middlefield and Rengstorff
This is interesting. A Fresh & Easy market is coming 'soon' to the shopping center complex at Rengstorff and Middlefield:
Web Link
(Do a ... |
John the Man |
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on Jun 2, 2010 at 3:57 pm by Ben Delucca, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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BE AWARE: BIG TRAFFIC HEADACHE TONIGHT
A group of up to a couple of thousand bicycle riders (Web Link) will be out for their monthly bike ride this evening.... and a good part of it will be throu... |
John the Man |
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on Apr 16, 2010 at 3:36 pm by John the Man, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Inconveniences caused by Dr Charles Kao (Nobel Physics Prize Winner) ?
In case you didn't know, the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics winner, Dr. Charles Kao, lives right here in Mountain View. Dr. Kao invented the fiber optics, which is the cornerst... |
John W |
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on Dec 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm by Kelsey Mesher, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
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Over zealous hands-free cell phone law enforcement
I have always used handsfree devices if I am using a cell phone while driving.
The other day, I was talking on the bluetooth, and I pressed against the bluetooth more inwar... |
John W |
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 9:33 pm by Dave, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Stabbing on Walker Drive
There was a lot of police activity on Walker Drive Saturday night (early Sunday morning). The police blocked off the entire street because there was a stabbing. Anyone know ... |
JT |
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on Sep 27, 2010 at 2:24 pm by JT, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Chick-fil-A 'open house' tonight (Oct. 11)
Just received this 4-page mailer today. (Thanks for the advance notice, not!)
CHICK-FIL-A OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, October 11
6pm to 8pm
Mountain View Senior Center
Arts ... |
Just a Guy |
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on Oct 16, 2012 at 9:57 pm by Sparty, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Diericx Bridge opens on time
With all of the bad news, nice to see City and contractors meet the time line opening on 8/13. Nice looking bridge, too. |
j_cooper |
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on Aug 16, 2010 at 9:20 pm by j_cooper, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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El Camino Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer Opportunities
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary is looking to recruit adult volunteers who are willing to commit to a one day per week shift of 3 ½ - 4 hours. We are looking for positive and ou... |
Kaitlyn |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 10:35 am by Kaitlyn, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Friday December 7, 2007 from 6- 9 pm, Photography reception, Norton Gallery, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto
Something Changed In My Eye
Currently there is a retrospective of Karen Schreiber’s photographs taken from different bodies of work created during the past four years. The ... |
Karen Schreiber |
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on Dec 5, 2007 at 2:43 pm by Karen Schreiber, a resident of another community |
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Silicon Valley’s First CoHousing Project Wins Approval
The Mountain View Cohousing Community received approval on September 27 for what will be the first cohousing development to be built from the ground up in Silicon Valley. Fol... |
Katherine Forrest |
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on Sep 29, 2011 at 7:09 am by Katherine Forrest, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Newark High School-Class of 1971-40th Reunion
Newark High School’s Class of 1971 is ready to celebrate their 40th Reunion. The celebration will commence at the W Silicon Valley Hotel, 8200 Gateway Boulevard, Newark, CA 94... |
Kathy Buob |
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on Sep 7, 2011 at 2:43 pm by Kathy Buob, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Mountain View's Jenna Bayer of Jenna Bayer Garden Design Showcases Work at Holidays on a High Note Benefit
Jenna Bayer, owner of Jenna Bayer Garden Design in Mountain View, showcases her table design from this year's 'Holidays on a High Note' benefit for Peninsula Family Service. H... |
KC |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 12:55 pm by KC, a resident of another community |
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Jenna Bayer's 'Evening in the Garden' Welcomes Jacob Mar
On June 2, Jacob Mar and Jenna Bayer of Mountain View-based Jenna Bayer Garden Design, Inc. celebrated "An Evening in the Garden", an outdoor garden party hosted by Saratoga r... |
KC |
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on Jun 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm by KC, a resident of another community |
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