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Supervisors seek state funds for new jail towerThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors today approved a plan to ask the state to pay for a new tower and repair work...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2015Last comment by Incognito, on Feb 12, 2015 at 11:15 pm | 3 comments | 4308 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wizards on six-stringsAward-winning middle and high-school guitarists are headed to the San Francisco this weekend to demonstrate what a lifetime...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2015Last comment by NeHi, on Feb 12, 2015 at 5:25 pm | 1 comment | 5764 Views
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School districts seeking input on superintendent searchesMountain View-Los Altos and Mountain View-Whisman school districts are both seeking community input and feedback on the search...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2015Last comment by Samuel L, on Feb 11, 2015 at 6:06 pm | 2 comments | 4837 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Obama plans 'cybersecurity summit' at StanfordPresident Barack Obama is planning a trip to the Bay Area next week as he prepares to push for changes in cybersecurity policy....
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by PA Resident, on Feb 10, 2015 at 9:23 pm | 11 comments | 7229 Views
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Bay Area braces for toll lane projectsProjects that would add express lanes to two Bay Area highways through Mountain View are well on the way, part of a Silicon...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by JeSuisCharlie, on Feb 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm | 25 comments | 7084 Views
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Report highlights Silicon Valley's uneven prosperityFueled by a sizzling tech sector, strong population growth and low unemployment, the Silicon Valley economy has grown rapidly...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2015Last comment by You get paid what u are worth, on Feb 9, 2015 at 11:52 am | 2 comments | 9314 Views
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Council clears path for 4G antennasThanks to a City Council decision Tuesday, cell phone companies may soon be able to build a network of small antennas on...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2011Last comment by Thomas F, on Feb 9, 2015 at 7:45 am | 3 comments | 4633 Views
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Caring for the caregiversCaregivers who need to stretch their legs and talk about their challenges have a new outlet. The Meet and Move program, founded...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by Help forAlz, on Feb 8, 2015 at 8:57 am | 1 comment | 6542 Views
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Fee for ambulance?A few weeks ago I experienced shortness of breath and heart palpitations so I called 911. MVFD arrived, followed by paramedics....
Original post made by Linda K. on Feb. 7, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 7, 2015 at 10:49 pm | 1 comment | 1807 Views
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Storm brings wind warnings for Bay AreaThe National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area in effect from 4 a.m. Friday to 4...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 11:25 pm | 10 comments | 5074 Views
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A nut a day keeps the doctor awayTessa sat on a second-floor hospital bed at El Camino Hospital eating a cup of applesauce, as her mother and two nurses stood...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by stef, on Feb 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 13802 Views
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North County gets new center for domestic-violence servicesA domestic-violence services center for women in affluent communities is now headquartered in Palo Alto. Women/SV, formerly...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2015Last comment by Deb Member, on Feb 6, 2015 at 1:04 pm | 4 comments | 7784 Views
SPORTS
Martial arts instructor arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a minorPolice have arrested an instructor from a martial arts studio on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto for allegedly attempting to...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 3:32 am | 21 comments | 9365 Views
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Council puts North Bayshore housing back on the tableAt a meeting tonight, the City Council is expected to discuss the possible development a new neighborhood around Google headquarters....
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Feb 4, 2015 at 3:17 pm | 16 comments | 6076 Views
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Rainstorm forecast in Bay Area starting ThursdayNational Weather Service officials are predicting rain starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend in the Bay Area. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Weather Karma, on Feb 4, 2015 at 5:24 am | 2 comments | 6325 Views
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Police release sketch of suspect in concert shootingPolice have released sketches of the suspect who shot and killed a man backstage at a Wiz Khalifa concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by , on Feb 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 6007 Views
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Carl Djerassi, 'father of the pill,' dead at 91Carl Djerassi, 91, known as the father of the birth control pill and the founder of the Djerassi Resident Arts Program at...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Good Old Days, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 5062 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to draw the line?School boundaries in Mountain View aren't working particularly well for the Mountain View Whisman School District. Officials...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by Plan for growth, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:56 pm | 9 comments | 9246 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wanted: two superintendentsMountain View faces a big change in school leadership after two superintendents resigned late last year. As the school boards...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by James Hall, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 6603 Views
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Spare the Air alert called for TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, meaning that burning wood...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Weather guy, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 4162 Views
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