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City, Google in hotel talks
For more than 20 years the city has had a goal to build a large hotel with a conference center. Finally, with the help of Google, that goal might be realized.
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on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:11 am by ravindra, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Nob Hill Shopping Center
Now that the Nob Hill Shopping Center has been undergoing a major makeover, does anyone have any idea what stores are going to be moving into the vacant buildings there? I li... |
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on Apr 1, 2008 at 5:35 am by Ago, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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City finally traps a squirrel
After setting its sights on a small band of aggressive squirrels in Cuesta Park, the city has succeeded in trapping and euthanizing one squirrel so far — by using a baby... |
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm by worldhistoricalgenius, a resident of another community |
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'Extreme marketing' at 7-Eleven
Like Homer Simpson lusting for a donut, fans descended on Mountain View's new, temporarily named "Kwik-E-Mart" after it opened Sunday morning on Pear Avenue.
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on Jul 6, 2007 at 1:06 pm by Homer Simpson, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Thursday, Nov. 1
[Web Link Theater: 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead']
Today, Nov. 1, is the first day of Foothill College Theatre Arts Department's pres... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 1:15 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Crime Watch
Embezzlement, Target, 10/24
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on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:39 pm by richard, a resident of another community |
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Means: Say what you mean
When incoming Mayor Tom Means told the Voice what his goals were for the year, he didn't talk about fixing major problems like transportation, crime or housing. He ... |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 10:37 am by WC, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Union rallies at Google's doorstep
More than 100 union supporters gathered next to Google's headquarters Thursday evening to demand that the Internet giant address efforts to organize a union at the company's p... |
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on Feb 18, 2008 at 1:05 am by Robert, a resident of another community |
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Grand plans for San Antonio shopping center
The developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise a major urban redevelopment.
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on Feb 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm by jdm, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Murlagan house used for fire training
"Don't worry, we've only lost a few reporters since we started doing this," joked fire department spokesman Lynn Brown.
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on Jan 28, 2008 at 11:17 am by Sharkbait, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Hetch Hetchy housing standoff
Next Tuesday the City Council will finally decide on a development that has been the source of contentious debate over the last year: a proposal to build 64 homes on the Hetch... |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 3:34 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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Sears to close for demolition
Sears, along with many other businesses on the southwestern corner of the San Antonio Shopping Center, will close its doors in the next few months if the plan for a new mixed ... |
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on Dec 27, 2011 at 12:34 pm by AL, a resident of another community |
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Bike Shop Closing
Does anyone know why BIKE SPRING on Castro Street closed all of sudden last September? |
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on Apr 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm by Daniel DeBolt, a resident of the Old Mountain View 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... |
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on Nov 9, 2007 at 2:23 pm by Joe Kott, a resident of another community |
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City retirees collect pensions, return to work
The cost of city employee pensions has long been a subject of controversy, and that debate was given new life recently after three city department heads retired last month ... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:06 am by jimmy, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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PG&E threatens residents with legal action
Residents who want a large Pacific Gas & Electric gas pipeline removed from their backyards -- a line similar to the one which exploded in San Bruno -- have received a letter ... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 4:05 pm by Tom, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Educators devalued
The "two Americas" that John Edwards describes were ironically illustrated in the Oct. 26 Voice. Two separate articles addressed the same Silicon Valley concern ... |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 12:14 pm by Jonathan, 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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Cops ID victim in shooting
Mountain View police have identified the young man killed in Old Mountain View last Thursday night in a double-shooting which also left another man wounded.
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 6:09 pm by immigrant orthopedic surgeon from mountain view, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Merlone Geier seeks OK for city's tallest building
New plans for a large hotel and office building at San Antonio shopping center were met with more shock than support in a planning commission meeting last week.
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on Jun 14, 2012 at 3:19 pm by Jamie, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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The table will take your order now
California Roadhouse, the now-defunct bar and grill at 401 Castro Street, was going for an old-school image. But its replacement, uWink -- due to arrive this summer -- could b... |
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on Jul 30, 2008 at 7:31 pm by Rachael, 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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City Manager Kevin Duggan to retire
After 21 years as Mountain View's well-respected city manager, Kevin Duggan has announced that he will be retiring next year. Duggan is widely considered to be one of the fine... |
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on Dec 11, 2010 at 10:36 pm by homegirl, a resident of another community |
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Hospital overpaying its top executives
The recent action by the El Camino Hospital board to approve huge salaries and bonuses for the top 10 hospital executives is unconscionable. The board spent over $100,000 to h... |
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on Nov 11, 2007 at 9:48 am by Grace Metalious, a resident of another community |
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The scariest house in America
The award-winning "DC Cemetery" on Bush Street that draws big crowds every year isn't just a seasonal hobby for its creators — it's a year-round love affair.
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on Nov 10, 2007 at 7:11 am by Jim Thurber, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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