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RESTAURANTS
From Palo Alto to State BirdStuart Brioza might not work with food at all if it weren't for two Palo Alto restaurants and one East Palo Alto pepper farm. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by Jay Park, on Mar 28, 2015 at 8:39 am | 1 comment | 3580 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: 'Human rights city' question should inspire welcome discussionThe city's Human Relations Commission last month drafted a resolution that commissioners hope will lead to a designation...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by Wiley, on Mar 28, 2015 at 4:34 am | 1 comment | 2812 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Staying in schoolTalking to middle school kids can be tough, but not for Arnel Pajarillo. At "The Beat" after-school program at Graham Middle...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2015Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 27, 2015 at 9:43 pm | 1 comment | 5142 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google's fiber optic cables stolenPolice arrested a San Jose man after he allegedly made his way into a garage on the Google campus and attempted to steal...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 5655 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thursday: Sen. Jerry Hill holds open houseState Senator Jerry Hill, D- San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, will...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 4030 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force balks on school facilities issueCalling the entire process rushed and saying they lacked critical information, members of the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2015Last comment by csea member, on Mar 25, 2015 at 7:32 am | 142 comments | 12789 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dear Mountain View Parking AuthorityDear Mountain View, Please get some decent electronic signs at your garages and lots that inform me before entering that...
Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Mar 24, 2015 at 6:18 pm | 6 comments | 1776 Views
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Man assaulted while flying remote-controlled aircraftPolice are looking for two suspects after a man was attacked by two men Sunday evening while he was flying remote-controlled...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 6297 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Update: Victims identified, motive sought in Palo Alto murder-suicideThe man who police believe used a semi-automatic gun to kill the building manager at a Palo Alto senior-housing complex on...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2015Last comment by resident, on Mar 24, 2015 at 10:49 am | 4 comments | 5155 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Questions raised over Foothill projectPlans are underway at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District to construct a new $18 million administrative building...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Concerned Citizen, on Mar 23, 2015 at 8:21 pm | 2 comments | 5343 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Artificial turf called into questionA local legislator is pushing to ban the use of artificial turf made of rubber from used tires as an overlay for fields amid...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2015Last comment by True, on Mar 23, 2015 at 5:02 pm | 8 comments | 5850 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two small quakes strike Santa Clara CountyTwo small earthquakes have struck in Santa Clara County this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read the...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by True, on Mar 23, 2015 at 4:46 pm | 3 comments | 4927 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino says goodbye to paper medical recordsPatients at El Camino Hospital can expect easy-to-access medical health records and online hospital test results -- some...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Noah Zark, on Mar 23, 2015 at 11:09 am | 3 comments | 10603 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustee comes under fire as parents grill school boardControversy over former superintendent Craig Goldman's $231,567 severence agreement with the Mountain View Whisman school...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2015Last comment by Simpler Still, on Mar 22, 2015 at 2:32 pm | 42 comments | 4738 Views
SPORTS
MV cheerleading team wins national contestThe Mountain View City Council will be recognizing the Mountain View Marauders Jr. Pee Wee Cheerleaders for their national...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2015Last comment by Bravo, on Mar 21, 2015 at 4:26 pm | 2 comments | 11525 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Push made for MV to become a "human rights city"Sometime this year, the City Council is expected to discuss the possibility of Mountain View being designated a "human rights...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2015Last comment by Greg David, on Mar 21, 2015 at 3:13 pm | 23 comments | 7800 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Just One Little ThingDear Google - Congratulations. You're brand is a part of the American lexicon. Google destroyed the likes of Lycos, Excite,...
Original post made by Light Blue Collar on Mar. 21, 2015There are no comments yet. 1780 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Francisco woman arrested for stealing from local school, Palo Alto churchA 70-year-old San Francisco woman was arrested by Palo Alto police on charges of burglarizing a church and being in possession...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2015Last comment by Parent, on Mar 21, 2015 at 8:18 am | 2 comments | 5085 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man killed at San Antonio Caltrain stationA man was killed when he apparently jumped in front of a commuter train at a Mountain View Caltrain station this afternoon,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2015Last comment by Jay Park, on Mar 19, 2015 at 4:30 pm | 13 comments | 9382 Views
AROUND TOWN
Suspected car thief arrestedPolice arrested a Gilroy man this week after he was seen in Mountain View pushing a broken-down vehicle that had been reported...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2015There are no comments yet. 4753 Views
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