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Santa Clara County seeks a roadmap for recovery as COVID-19 cases level offThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a comprehensive recovery plan laying out exactly how...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Where are all the tests?, on Apr 29, 2020 at 11:50 am | 21 comments | 16004 Views
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Day worker center eyes new locationAt long last, the Day Worker Center of Mountain View has its eye on a permanent home: an abandoned cinderblock building near...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2008Last comment by Lookmanohands, on Mar 30, 2008 at 3:40 am | 21 comments | 6634 Views
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Police arrest six after gang fightPolice say six Norteno gang members are in custody after a street fight in which a rival gang member was grazed with a knife...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2008Last comment by yo, on Jan 8, 2011 at 1:45 pm | 21 comments | 8478 Views
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Council paves way for Whisman developmentThe City Council has unanimously approved zoning for 38 acres of industrial land to be converted to hundreds of housing units...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by Frances, on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:28 pm | 21 comments | 6834 Views
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District considers major bond measureIt could cost the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District $191.7 million over the next 10 years to renovate its...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by Teacher, on May 7, 2009 at 11:18 am | 21 comments | 5434 Views
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Council on taxis: Let the market decideAs a money-saver, the Mountain View Police Department has recommended ceasing its checks on taxi cabs and drivers. In response,...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2009Last comment by Rey, on Aug 24, 2009 at 12:02 am | 21 comments | 5544 Views
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High speed rail meeting fails to sway crowdWhile it didn't degenerate into a shouting match, there wasn't a lot of love either from the 100-plus people who showed up...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2010Last comment by localmom, on Mar 2, 2010 at 8:17 pm | 21 comments | 5022 Views
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Bad date ends with kidnapping arrestA first date ended with kidnapping charges, after a Redwood City man refused to let a woman out of his car, Mountain View...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2010Last comment by Randy, on Jun 4, 2010 at 12:59 pm | 21 comments | 5851 Views
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Rail Authority drops tunnel, trench optionsDeep tunnels and covered trenches have been dropped as alternatives for the Mountain View and Midpeninsula portion of the...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2010Last comment by Robert McGinn, on Aug 11, 2010 at 3:35 pm | 21 comments | 4148 Views
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MV police aid in Palo Alto manhuntPalo Alto police were out in force Tuesday night -- including the use of a Santa Clara County sheriff's helicopter -- to...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2010Last comment by lol, on Oct 14, 2010 at 6:57 am | 21 comments | 4553 Views
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Woman robbed at gunpointA woman suffered a laceration to the head after attempting to fight off an armed purse-snatcher Monday night, police said. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2010Last comment by Gnar, on Dec 13, 2010 at 7:59 pm | 21 comments | 4483 Views
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Council says school funding should waitDespite concerns that it could hurt local schools, the City Council said Tuesday that it wants to extend the city's downtown...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Sam Player, on Jan 31, 2011 at 9:35 pm | 21 comments | 4952 Views
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San Antonio revamp up for council voteThe City Council could give final approval on Tuesday for the most ambitious redevelopment of San Antonio Shopping Center...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by Gerry, on Apr 27, 2011 at 7:02 pm | 21 comments | 5483 Views
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Safeway employees injured in scuffleA Safeway employee was punched and knocked out while trying to detain teenagers suspected of shoplifting baby formula from...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Sal, on Jun 29, 2011 at 4:44 pm | 21 comments | 4739 Views
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Google's self-driving car in five-car crashGoogle's self-driving cars have traveled 160,000 miles without incident, but that changed last week when one was behind a...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2011Last comment by Paradize650, on Aug 9, 2011 at 9:37 am | 21 comments | 7108 Views
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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 | 6481 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 | 5416 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 | 3938 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 | 6798 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 | 8975 Views
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