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Cop Cars at Chef Chu's
Does anyone know what was happening at Chef Chu's (corner of San Antonio and El Camino) last night (Friday, January 25) at around 10pm? I was driving home and there were at l... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 12:56 pm by lindal, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Foothill's 'founding father' dies
Robert Smithwick, one of the founders of Foothill College who continued to help the college throughout his life, died Friday at his home in Los Altos Hills. He was 92.
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Ray Crump, a resident of another community |
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Witnesses: car that killed Ware was speeding
The driver accused of hitting and killing William Ware appeared in court today, Dec. 27, for a preliminary hearing. Several witnesses took the stand before a judge, but no jur... |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 7:25 am by Otto Maddox, a resident of the Monta Loma 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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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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Caltrain wants input on new ticket machines
Caltrain riders are being asked for their opinions in an online survey the agency will use to improve features on its ticket vending machines.
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 9:18 am by Sir Vey, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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40th anniversary of local basketball tournament
The Kannengeiser invitational Basketball Tournament is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Friday, Feb. 1, through Sunday, Feb. 3, in the gym at St. Nicholas Catholic School a... |
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on Jan 28, 2013 at 2:18 pm by Tourney Alum, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Mountain View man convicted of black tar heroin
He faces a minimum of 10 years in prison. Story in today's Mercury-News: Web Link... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:34 am by Mike Gama, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Council OKs ultra-green offices for Samsung
Samsung's research and development headquarters may be headed to Mountain View soon, after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a pair of six-story buildings along... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 4:10 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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EPA to test homes for toxics on Leong Drive
EPA officials announced on Friday that their agency has allocated $100,000 to test and remediate homes on Leong Drive that could have unsafe levels of toxic vapors trapped ins... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 8:19 am by Observation, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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Free help with income tax
Free tax preparation services will be available for low-income families in the Mountain View area. The two Mountain View sites are San Antonio Place, at 210 San Antonio Cir., ... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 3:47 pm by Martin Omander, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Three-city gun buyback to be held Feb. 23
A group of Silicon Valley residents is sponsoring a gun-buyback event for Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 23 -- the first buyback in Palo Alto histo... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 11:39 pm by Curious, a resident of another community |
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190 apartments proposed for Moffett Blvd
A four-story apartment project could soon replace the County Social Services building at 100 Moffett Boulevard, and close Stierlin Road's entrance onto Central Expressway.
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on Mar 10, 2013 at 9:31 pm by dc, a resident of the Sylvan Park 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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The 30-minute chef
With a degree in history and a minor in political science, Jess Dang never expected to have a career in cooking.
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 12:44 pm by Barbara, a resident of another community |
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Woman dies in fiery Mountain View crash
A woman was killed early Sunday morning when her car struck a tree in Mountain View, police said.
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 12:51 am by Cena, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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High-speed rail hits speedbump in its Caltrain partnership
What was billed as a historic occasion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and its Bay Area partners ended on an awkward note Wednesday morning when the rail authorit... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:14 pm by Cuesta Resident, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Tesla's Elon Musk speaks at Computer History Museum tonight
Tesla Motors CEO and PayPal co-founder Elon Musk will speak at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View tonight about his life, from his South African roots to his succes... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 10:44 am by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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China Cafe robbed at gunpoint
An employee of the China Cafe restaurant located near the Safeway on Miramonte Avenue was robbed at gunpoint as she prepared to close the store on May 11, according to police.... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 9:32 am by Baffled, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Investing in our community
Our new General Plan allows sizeable increases in housing and commercial activity in the area anchored by San Antonio Road, between Central Expressway and El Camino Real. The ... |
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on Mar 16, 2013 at 2:47 pm by Juan C, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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190 apartments proposed for Moffett Blvd.
A four-story apartment project could soon replace the County Social Services building at 100 Moffett Boulevard, and close Stierlin Road's entrance onto Central Expressway.
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Peter Spitzer, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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A good start toward safer streets
The City Council moved last week to trim down a handful of its oversized streets to make safer lanes and sidewalks for cyclists and pedestrians. It was a good first step after... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 12:42 pm by Janet Lafleur, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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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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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 Feb 9, 2013 at 8:28 am by Sonny, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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TV stolen in burglary
A television was stolen from a home in the 2300 block of Jane Lane during an overnight burglary, police said.
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 4:04 pm by Motorcycle stolen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |