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Wine bar finally opens in train depotAfter eight years of vacancy a business is finally opening this week inside the replica of Mountain View's 1888 train depot...
Original post made on May. 17, 2010Last comment by heehee, on May 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm | 45 comments | 9258 Views
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Battle for the soul of Mountain ViewThere is a battle underway for the soul of Mountain View. For decades the Mountain View community has treasured diversity....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2019Last comment by MtViewReader, on Jan 31, 2019 at 4:16 pm | 44 comments | 7801 Views
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Why kidnap victim was not deportedAfter an illegal border crossing took a bad turn in Mountain View on Sunday -- devolving into an extortion and kidnapping...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2011Last comment by localmom, on Mar 31, 2011 at 11:00 pm | 44 comments | 5600 Views
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Council goes big for office growth in North BayshoreOffice buildings from five to eight stories tall soon could be allowed north of Highway 101, if City Council direction on...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Garrett83, on Mar 7, 2014 at 2:58 pm | 44 comments | 12182 Views
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MVWSD superintendent defends $20 + million in reserves; teachers& parents challenge his prioritiesI live in the Shoreline West neighborhood of Mountain View. After watching this video, I am appalled by Mr. Goldman's management...
Original post made by Beth Galvin on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by @MV Parent, on Sep 16, 2014 at 9:20 pm | 44 comments | 6276 Views
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Council embraces 447-unit East Whisman housing projectMountain View City Council members rolled out the welcome mat for the first of many high-density housing projects expected...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 27, 2018 at 11:47 am | 44 comments | 9514 Views
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Committee chair unleashes anti-Semitic commentsComments made by Visual Arts Committee chair Christopher Parkinson online and in emails last week are bizarre, anti-Semitic,...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:35 pm | 44 comments | 8314 Views
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Rent control law may constrain city's earthquake safety programMountain View's Rental Housing Committee took a wait-and-see approach Monday night on whether landlords could charge tenants...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 13, 2019 at 8:34 am | 44 comments | 6321 Views
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District needs to root out bad behavior, moms sayDirty dancing, drugs and foul language -- three mothers with teens enrolled in Mountain View High School are concerned that...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2013Last comment by Sean, on Jan 24, 2013 at 2:14 pm | 44 comments | 6914 Views
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Gay marriage supporters file Chick-Fil-A appealIt appears that Chick-Fil-A's chickens have come home to roost. The company's funding of anti-gay rights groups and president...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2012Last comment by LovingMtnView, on Aug 17, 2012 at 9:07 pm | 43 comments | 8848 Views
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Monte Carlo looks to grow the partyMountain View's Latin nightclub Monte Carlo wants to raise the roof on its city-issued use permit. Read the full story...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2015Last comment by EZ E, on Jul 10, 2016 at 9:24 pm | 43 comments | 8797 Views
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Caltrain ridership skyrocketsAfter years of seeking emergency funding to keep from drastically slashing services, Caltrain is on track to balance its...
Original post made on May. 6, 2013Last comment by Improvement, on Jun 9, 2015 at 7:04 am | 43 comments | 16675 Views
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MV's Pulitzer Prize winner outs his illegal statusJose Vargas, former Mountain View High school student and top American journalist, has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by Seer, on Jun 29, 2011 at 10:32 pm | 43 comments | 8201 Views
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City examining site of fatal accidentTrees, swaying lightly in the cool breeze, line the sidewalk and median strip of California Street at its intersection with...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2010Last comment by NeHi, on Aug 5, 2010 at 9:31 pm | 43 comments | 6494 Views
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Federal funding halted for Caltrain electrificationThe $1.96 billion Caltrain electrification project came to screeching halt on Friday, Feb. 17, after it was announced that...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2017Last comment by dc, on Apr 12, 2017 at 4:57 pm | 43 comments | 8500 Views
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Google takes a lashing over bridge ideaCity council members acted as the protective parents of the Stevens Creek trail Tuesday as Google pitched a plan for a pair...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by eric, on Jul 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm | 43 comments | 10261 Views
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MV driver arrested in deadly pedestrian crashFamily members of the man killed in a grisly car accident last month reacted with relief June 10 to the news that police...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Jul 13, 2012 at 9:28 pm | 43 comments | 7091 Views
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Strikers at BMW returning to the tableAfter three weeks of striking at BMW of Mountain View, service writers and mechanics were scheduled to go back to the bargaining...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2008Last comment by bmw walker, on Jun 26, 2008 at 8:17 am | 43 comments | 7214 Views
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Council OKs downtown office buildingOn Tuesday evening the City Council unanimously approved another new downtown office building, a three-story structure built...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2013Last comment by Dana, on Jul 12, 2013 at 5:47 pm | 43 comments | 11278 Views
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Fresh & Easy space to reopen as new SafewayA shuttered Monte Loma neighborhood supermarket formerly occupied by a Fresh & Easy grocery chain will be reopened as Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2016Last comment by Rick, on Jun 8, 2017 at 5:48 pm | 42 comments | 19207 Views
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