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Tensions grow between LASD and Bullis CharterLos Altos School District board members on Monday night accused Bullis Charter School of not being forthcoming with its enrollment...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by A concerned LA property owner, on Nov 8, 2018 at 3:37 pm | 66 comments | 11872 Views
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City considers 471-home project in Sylvan ParkA massive 471-unit apartment project in the city's Sylvan Park neighborhood will be considered this evening by the city's...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018Last comment by Wow, on Jan 10, 2018 at 6:46 pm | 65 comments | 13925 Views
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Neighbors crank up the debate over McKelvey ParkWhat should be done with the city's longest running youth baseball fields at McKelvey Park? That's under scrutiny by a group...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by Mountain View Native, on Dec 7, 2010 at 8:02 am | 64 comments | 13144 Views
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Another shooting death in Mountain ViewA 16-year-old was shot to death on the 100 block of Higdon Avenue on Tuesday evening, police said. Currently no witnesses...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2008Last comment by Get A Clue, on Jun 8, 2008 at 1:54 pm | 64 comments | 11606 Views
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Google backs 5,000 new homes in North BayshoreIn a planning commission meeting on Wednesday, Google declared support of zoning for as many as 5,000 homes north of Highway...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2014Last comment by long-term-understanding-needed-MV, on Sep 14, 2014 at 9:14 am | 63 comments | 14998 Views
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Save Shoreline's burrowing owlsOnce numbering in the hundreds around the Bay, the western burrowing owl in Santa Clara County is now down to fewer than...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2009Last comment by Steve Marsh, on Dec 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm | 63 comments | 11975 Views
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Second arrest in Jeff Johnson murder casePolice apprehended Jose Alfredo Romero, 19, on Wednesday evening as he walked out of the Jack in the Box on El Camino Real...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2008Last comment by WOW, on Mar 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm | 62 comments | 12684 Views
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Worried about Castro Street vacancies and eyesores, Mountain View council OKs Phase 1 of updated downtown planMountain View City Council took a big step toward updating the city’s Downtown Precise Plan at its Dec. 6 meeting, approving...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2022Last comment by Bob, on Feb 16, 2023 at 8:14 pm | 62 comments | 12706 Views
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Measure V backers to rally at City HallWith the future of rent control on the line, the Mountain View Tenants Coalition is making another show of force with a rally...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2017Last comment by mike rose, on Jan 19, 2017 at 10:18 am | 61 comments | 6799 Views
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MV council declines to revisit El Camino bus planA proposal to dedicate lanes of El Camino Real for bus traffic continues to be a lightning rod of controversy in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2015Last comment by MVResident67, on May 27, 2015 at 5:56 pm | 59 comments | 7576 Views
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Binkley found not guilty by reason of insanityA jury concluded this morning that Sargent Binkley was legally insane during his armed robbery of a Mountain View Walgreens...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2009Last comment by reader, on Feb 3, 2009 at 10:00 am | 59 comments | 10488 Views
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Council moves ahead with milder RV banThe City Council approved a complicated muddle of measures to restrict large RVs and trailers from parking on city streets....
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by These are NOT all poor people., on Jun 17, 2019 at 3:47 pm | 59 comments | 10511 Views
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Blind date robbers strike againFor the second time in two days, a pair of robbers lured two out-of-town men into a lurid trap. Read the full story here...
Original post made on May. 31, 2013Last comment by Write M. Hard, on Jul 27, 2017 at 1:36 pm | 59 comments | 66702 Views
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San Antonio center near completionIt took nearly half a decade, but a massive new office campus at the San Antonio Shopping Center is almost complete. The...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by Anke, on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:38 am | 58 comments | 17097 Views
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Tenants' group launches outreach campaignTenants' advocates are launching a new outreach campaign this weekend as part of an effort to get a rent-stabilization measure...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2016Last comment by sfcanative, on May 9, 2016 at 12:32 pm | 58 comments | 8650 Views
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Ahead of rent-control vote, eviction spree hits tenantsFor Elized Ramirez, this is a time of uncertainty, when her longstanding financial planning has been thrown into limbo. In...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2016Last comment by Mike_, on Nov 7, 2016 at 8:53 pm | 58 comments | 13895 Views
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El Camino Hospital to lay off 140El Camino Hospital announced today, Aug. 12, that it will be laying off about 140 full- and part-time employees. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2010Last comment by Concerned, on Aug 30, 2010 at 9:21 am | 58 comments | 23085 Views
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The only good lawn is a dead lawn?The Santa Clara Valley Water District is rolling out a new campaign to tackle California's drought, called "Brown is the...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2014Last comment by Steve, on Aug 4, 2014 at 11:55 am | 57 comments | 23388 Views
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Mountain View is confident it can meet state housing targets. Local stakeholders aren't so sure.The city says it's prepared to build 15,100 units in the next eight years, an ambitious target that would exceed state requirements...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Jun 21, 2022 at 7:45 pm | 57 comments | 5749 Views
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Council pushes back on hefty cost of affordable housingA proposed affordable housing project at 950 W. El Camino Real hit a snag last week after Mountain View City Council members...
Original post made on May. 30, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on Jul 23, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 56 comments | 7633 Views
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