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Petitioners rally to save Hangar OneSigning their names and writing notes on a petition, hundreds of people around the country are making it clear that Hangar...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2011Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 5, 2011 at 4:15 pm | 21 comments | 6205 Views
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Best of Mountain View 2011They're more than one-hit wonders. These chart-toppers are the rock stars of Mountain View, chosen by their discerning fans...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by judy, on Jan 30, 2012 at 4:44 pm | 21 comments | 5189 Views
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Price tag swells for high-speed railThe cost of California's proposed high-speed-rail system, originally pegged at about $36 billion, has nearly tripled since...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Nov 4, 2011 at 9:40 pm | 21 comments | 3749 Views
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Four train tracks may still be ahead for MVPart of the growing popularity of a "blended system" for high-speed rail and Caltrain is that Palo Alto and other cities...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2012Last comment by Christopher Parkinson, on Mar 14, 2012 at 1:05 pm | 21 comments | 6562 Views
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Valley's birthplace haunted by Nobel laureate's dark pastPhysicist William Shockley may have introduced silicon to the valley, but efforts to save his former lab building in Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2012Last comment by Sabrina, on Jun 26, 2012 at 10:45 pm | 21 comments | 8601 Views
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Groups set to appeal Chick-Fil-AOver the last week two separate efforts sprang up to oppose a Chick-Fil-A fast-food restaurant approved by the city's zoning...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2012Last comment by LovingMtnView, on Aug 11, 2012 at 10:09 am | 21 comments | 6432 Views
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Bike use climbs in Mountain ViewBicycle advocates are buzzing about new census data which shows that bicycling to work is on the rise in Mountain View --...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2012Last comment by kman, on Oct 8, 2012 at 2:50 pm | 21 comments | 5134 Views
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Google may move planes from Moffett to San JoseAfter plenty of difficulty in dealing with their federal government landlords at Moffett Field, Google's leaders are nearly...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2013Last comment by Steve , on Feb 14, 2013 at 3:04 pm | 21 comments | 15420 Views
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Four residential burglaries in three daysResidential burglaries continue to be a problem in Mountain View, with four burglaries and one attempted break-in over a...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Jun 18, 2013 at 7:54 am | 21 comments | 6269 Views
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Two new movie theater complexes for MV?Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/09/11/two-new-movie-theater-complexes-for-mv#comments posted...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2013Last comment by Robert C, on Jan 30, 2014 at 6:16 am | 21 comments | 11107 Views
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City Hall to switch off Google WiFiPerhaps another sign that Google's free WiFi system in Mountain View is on its last legs, city officials are getting ready...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2013Last comment by Trudy, on Mar 9, 2014 at 9:34 pm | 21 comments | 33361 Views
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Google wins Hangar One leasePreservationists can rejoice -- Hangar One will be restored. Google has won a lease deal for the massive hangar and operation...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2014Last comment by ac, on Feb 15, 2014 at 9:32 pm | 21 comments | 34568 Views
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High school wrestling program a no-goA local effort to bring the wrestling program back to Mountain View High School looks to be a no-go, at least for now. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2014Last comment by Concerned MVLA Teacher, on May 6, 2014 at 3:44 pm | 21 comments | 10896 Views
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More than 100 arrested at Shoreline raveThe speakers didn't go up to 11 last weekend at the Beyond Wonderland electronica dance festival. Though the number of narcotics-related...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2014Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 25, 2014 at 11:29 pm | 21 comments | 9114 Views
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Google-donated shuttle service gets green lightIn January, a small fleet of white and blue electric shuttle buses will begin rolling down the streets of Mountain View on...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by dc, on Oct 27, 2014 at 7:23 pm | 21 comments | 10843 Views
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Workers deliver petition for $15 wage at MV's WalmartOn Wednesday, Mountain View's Walmart was one of many around the country where workers presented management with a petition...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2014Last comment by Martin, on Nov 5, 2014 at 9:30 am | 21 comments | 7154 Views
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MV won't join suit against Hwy. 85 express lanesA coalition of South Bay cities is taking the Valley Transportation Authority to court over a controversial plan to expand...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2015Last comment by alex, on Oct 26, 2015 at 9:22 pm | 21 comments | 8175 Views
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Walgreens to close Mountain View storeThe drug-store chain Walgreens is planning to close down one of its Mountain View locations later this month. On Jan. 28,...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2016Last comment by Darin, on Jan 22, 2016 at 3:44 pm | 21 comments | 16249 Views
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A city park that bans bikes and trees?A tangle of restrictions and costs led many at Tuesday's City Council meeting to denounce plans for a new mini-park near...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2016Last comment by Public BeneFAT, on Feb 6, 2016 at 8:04 pm | 21 comments | 8544 Views
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Man sought in gun-brandishing road-rage incidentPalo Alto police are seeking a man allegedly who brandished a handgun at a woman during a road-rage incident on Thursday,...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by LiberalGuns, on Feb 16, 2016 at 11:51 pm | 21 comments | 5918 Views
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