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Resentment builds against fruit thieves
Downtown property owners say they are creeped out and irritated by the regular presence of fruit thieves in their neighborhood � people who sneak onto properties and strip t... |
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on Mar 31, 2013 at 5:55 pm by Catherine, a resident of another community |
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Parking dispute leads to fisticuffs
A man punched a woman in the face after she slapped him inside a Mountain View supermarket on Monday afternoon, police said. The confrontation allegedly stemmed from a dispute... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 2:37 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Merlone Geier seeks permit for "intimidating" fence
San Antonio Shopping Center developer Merlone Geier has not given up on its controversial efforts to put up a fence that several businesses and a property owners say is a way ... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 1:36 pm by Nick Shelton , a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Police bust woman for selling pot
Police arrested a Mountain View woman Wednesday after finding 29 pounds of marijuana -- with an estimated street value of more than $140,000 -- in her apartment.
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on Jun 22, 2011 at 2:15 pm by Flava Dave, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Council to discuss $1 million in fee hikes
To help fix a projected $4 million budget deficit this year, the City Council on Tuesday plans to consider asking those who use city services to pay more for them.
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on Apr 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm by the299crew, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Local gay couples say 'I do'
It is a warm Friday afternoon with the sun lighting the fountain in C.W. Hobbs and Stephen Carney's back yard. The two jokingly say they originally bought the property for the... |
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on Aug 9, 2008 at 9:18 am by CW&Stephen, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Teen hit by car on South Shoreline
A young man was hit by a car early this morning in Mountain View, suffering non-life threatening injuries, according to police. Investigators are looking for any witnesses who... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 5:51 pm by erika c, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Space shuttle passes over Mountain View
A massive crowd gathered on the tarmac at Moffett Federal Airfield Friday morning to watch the historic last flight of space shuttle Endeavour as it was ferried to a museum in... |
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 5:38 pm by BC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Fighting the law with free foie gras
Animal rights activists are up in arms over a local chef's decision to continue serving foie gras despite a new state law banning its production and sale. They can quack about... |
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on Jul 28, 2012 at 5:18 pm by Bob Huenemann, a resident of another community |
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Mountain View High Speed Rail stop an official possibility
In response to requests from the community and the Mountain View City Council, the California High Speed Rail Authority has included Mountain View among the possible locations... |
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on Oct 7, 2009 at 10:58 pm by J Cierra, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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What do you call a resident of Mountain View?
I appreciate that this forum is importantly focused on some serious issues relative to life in Mountain View and in appreciation I don't mean to be disrespectful, but just for... |
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on Jul 2, 2009 at 12:41 pm by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
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Thoits to sell key plot at San Antonio Center
After owning the land for more than 60 years, Thoits Brothers Inc. has decided to sell its portion of the San Antonio shopping center to a developer who appears to have a fres... |
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on May 26, 2009 at 12:56 pm by Mr. MV2, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Condo project fails, leaving eyesore behind
Apparently unable to get a bank loan, the owner of an aging apartment building at 291 Evandale Ave. has given up on a plan to demolish the structure and build 144 condos. Inst... |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 11:22 pm by Another neighbor, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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'Wolf dog' stalks Old Mountain View
Residents of the Old Mountain View neighborhood are up in arms over a large, aggressive dog that roams the area unleashed and is known to attack other animals — includin... |
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on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:03 am by Nuge, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Candidate threatened, campaign signs defaced
Several of Mayor Mike Kasperzak's re-election campaign signs have been defaced along Cuesta Drive, with the words "liar" and "no" spray painted on them -- possibly by the same... |
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 7:59 pm by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Neighbors unhappy with roof-top patio added to Minton's project
After the City Council approved the project, a roof-top patio was added to the 200 luxury apartments under construction near the downtown train station, and some neighbors are... |
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on Apr 29, 2012 at 10:41 am by W-Park Dude, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Parents fed up with school district's wait list
More than 170 would-be elementary and middle school students have been placed on the Mountain View Whisman School District's waiting list for the 2011-12 school year.
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on Jul 21, 2011 at 6:20 am by Elaine, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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EDITORIAL: Council bets on high density rentals
In the end, fears of traffic gridlock, impossible parking and an imposing, four-story facade did nothing to scare the City Council as they voted 5-2 last week to approve a 203... |
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on May 18, 2010 at 6:40 pm by no one listening, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google pressures city over N. Bayshore plan
Google executives have sent a letter to city officials expressing displeasure with some aspects of the city's ideas for the North Bayshore neighborhood, and in particular call... |
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 3:36 pm by NeHi, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Will a new plan save the burrowing owls?
As Mountain View's population of burrowing owls is dwindling, authorities are being prodded to approve a new plan to save them.
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on Sep 22, 2011 at 11:14 pm by Rebecca Shapley, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Report: city should consider ownership of Hangar One
Demolish it or give it to some other government agency, that's the conclusion of a new report from the NASA Office of the Inspector General on historic Hangar One at Moffett F... |
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on Sep 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm by Mustafa Deniz Yıldırım, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Man snatches woman's necklace
A man stole a necklace from a 25-year-old woman in broad daylight, while she walked on Villa Street, police said. He got away with the help of an accomplice in a pickup truck.... |
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on Aug 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm by huh?, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Police, fire respond to fistfight over backpack at Graham
What started as a scuffle over a backpack between two boys at Graham Middle School turned into a fistfight, with Mountain View police and firefighters called to the scene on F... |
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 4:56 pm by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Assault with a deadly lemon
Police say a 41-year-old Mountain View woman was injured when her neighbor and his friend hit her in the stomach with an unripe lemon.
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on Dec 2, 2009 at 10:25 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Six stabbed at Shoreline concert
Police ended a Shoreline Amphitheatre concert early on Saturday night after at least six people were stabbed in the lawn seating area.
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 9:57 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
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