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Two dead in head-on collision on Highway 85Two people died in a fiery head-on collision on Highway 85 caused by a wrong-way driver early Friday morning, according to...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by RIP Safa Ngo, 1 hour ago | 34 comments | 13074 Views
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Federal rule change could leave thousands of county residents without foodThree million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance programs under new rules proposed by the Trump administration,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Tracy Weatherby, 11 hours ago | 3 comments | 1321 Views
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NASA women's leadership summit hosts Pelosi, EshooIt was a mix of corporate executives and political heavyweights, global thought leaders and scientific stars. And by no coincidence,...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2019Last comment by This girl, on Sep 13, 2019 at 2:25 pm | 11 comments | 1919 Views
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$450K in seized assets from opium bust going to Mountain View policeThe Mountain View Police Department is receiving $450,000 for its part in a 2017 drug bust on a opium operation that was...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Sep 12, 2019 at 3:45 pm | 12 comments | 3131 Views
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Mountain View council swiftly approves drone policy for city staff useThe Mountain View City Council was quick to embrace a new policy Tuesday allowing city employees to use drones, saying the...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by V. Putin, on Sep 8, 2019 at 11:48 am | 5 comments | 2091 Views
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San Jose police arrest 10 residents for burglaries in a dozen citiesSan Jose police this week arrested 10 San Jose residents in connection with commercial burglaries in more than a dozen Bay...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2019Last comment by Diana O, on Sep 5, 2019 at 6:25 am | 5 comments | 1484 Views
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Santa Clara County, San Francisco seek injunction blocking public charge ruleSanta Clara County and San Francisco have asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction blocking a "public charge" rule...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by European immigrant', on Aug 30, 2019 at 7:06 am | 3 comments | 1325 Views
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VTA may scrap plans for light rail on Highway 85Elected leaders throughout Santa Clara County rejected last week the idea of constructing a light rail line along Highway...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by Kevin, on Aug 28, 2019 at 12:44 am | 11 comments | 3656 Views
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Guest opinion: Shedding light on the disagreement between PG&E and the California Station HOAIn a guest opinion in the Aug. 23 edition, resident Jim Pollart shares the California Station Homeowners Association's perspective...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 27, 2019 at 11:35 am | 13 comments | 4010 Views
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NASA Ames' computer powerhouse gets a major upgradeTo fuel a future mission to the moon and someday Mars, NASA is facing a near insatiable demand for more computing power....
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2019Last comment by @Ok, on Aug 26, 2019 at 12:00 pm | 3 comments | 2928 Views
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Residents rally for gun control legislationIn the wake of three high-profile mass shootings, a small but passionate crowd gathered at the corners of El Camino Real...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by Liberalguns, on Aug 22, 2019 at 12:09 am | 7 comments | 1506 Views
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Theft of catalytic converter leads to four arrests for drugs, counterfeiting at Mountain View hotelPolice arrested four men Sunday in connection to the theft of a catalytic converter in the North Whisman neighborhood, which...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by 1 IN 100 Caught?, on Aug 20, 2019 at 7:07 pm | 9 comments | 2975 Views
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VTA board members support shake-up after scathing grand jury reportA new VTA subcommittee began discussions on potential tweaks to the governing board that would improve effectiveness at the...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by Rob Means, on Aug 19, 2019 at 6:26 pm | 11 comments | 2114 Views
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Traffic alert: Highway 101 crash causes sewage leakUp to 36,000 gallons of raw sewage may have spilled onto Highway 101 after a multi-car wreck caused a sanitation truck to...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by @JR, on Aug 15, 2019 at 6:13 pm | 15 comments | 18712 Views
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After two seasons, Pear Theatre artistic director to bow out in JanuaryBetsy Kruse Craig will be stepping down in January to accept a new promotion as program director of speech, debate and performing...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2019Last comment by Consider the Pear veterans, on Aug 15, 2019 at 3:43 pm | 1 comment | 1537 Views
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High temperatures in forecast prompts heat advisory for parts of the Bay AreaThe National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Wednesday and Thursday for parts of the Bay Area. The announcement...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2019Last comment by James Thurber, on Aug 14, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 1 comment | 1316 Views
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Chez TJ, Tied House granted historic statusA pair of old downtown restaurants that could have been demolished two years ago have been granted historic status. In a...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2019Last comment by Ok, on Aug 13, 2019 at 11:20 am | 33 comments | 2295 Views
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Mountain View murder trial stalled over mental competency questionThe criminal case against a man accused of killing a homeless man in downtown Mountain View in 2017 has barely budged this...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2019Last comment by News Commenter, on Aug 10, 2019 at 3:58 am | 1 comment | 2654 Views
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National Night Out hosted at Rengstorff ParkResidents are invited to come out to Rengstorff Park Tuesday to meet cops and firefighters at Mountain View's fifth National...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by Jamie, on Aug 6, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 3 comments | 1777 Views
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Palo Alto police arrest armed man after 29-hour standoffThe man whose 29-hour standoff with the police transformed a quiet block of Charleston Meadows into a hive of police activity...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by well regulated, on Aug 5, 2019 at 3:33 pm | 2 comments | 1615 Views
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