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Suspect punches officer at Chevy's

A 55-year-old transient man was arrested in Mountain View over the weekend after he allegedly punched an officer in the face...

Original post made on Aug. 13, 2015
Last comment by Rodger, on Aug 13, 2015 at 3:26 pm | 1 comment | 5268 Views

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Google restructures under new name: Alphabet

Google announced a major shakeup this week as company founders announced the creation of a new overarching firm called Alphabet...

Original post made on Aug. 11, 2015
Last comment by There is a trade off, on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:04 pm | 12 comments | 8743 Views

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Perseid meteor shower to appear this week

This week will be one of the best times to watch the Perseid meteor shower, chair of Foothill College's astronomy department...

Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015
Last comment by Ps, on Aug 13, 2015 at 8:49 am | 5 comments | 5548 Views

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Motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 101 collision with dump truck

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View this morning, according to...

Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015
Last comment by A Thousand Miles A Week, on Aug 11, 2015 at 7:44 pm | 15 comments | 11371 Views

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Cities seek input on boosting minimum wage

The cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale will each be hosting public meetings seeking input on the regional increase to...

Original post made on Aug. 5, 2015
Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Aug 11, 2015 at 5:40 pm | 26 comments | 6195 Views

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Robots deployed to protect and serve

Standing at 5 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, Knightscope K5 looks like it came straight out of the sci-fi film Stars...

Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015
Last comment by PA Resident, on Aug 11, 2015 at 9:44 am | 4 comments | 8375 Views

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Two homes burning on Wortham Court

A two-alarm fire broke out on Wortham Court in Mountain View on the afternoon of March 19. No one has been reported injured...

Original post made on Mar. 19, 2014
Last comment by Methematician, on Aug 11, 2015 at 3:57 am | 4 comments | 7915 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Small earthquakes strikes off SF coast

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 3.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of San Francisco Sunday afternoon. Read...

Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015
Last comment by anthodyd, on Aug 10, 2015 at 6:18 pm | 4 comments | 4483 Views

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Mountain View man dies in Sonoma County car crash

A Mountain View man died on the scene of a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Friday night near Sonoma, according to...

Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015
Last comment by bjd, on Aug 10, 2015 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 8964 Views

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Cyclists cheer improved bike lanes

A typical bike lane normally doesn't get much attention, but this bike lane is hardly typical. Read the full story here...

Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015
Last comment by Except..., on Aug 10, 2015 at 10:55 am | 6 comments | 5506 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Students take on MV social justice issues

Immigration, policy brutality and the high cost of living are all hot-button issues that are sure to draw a crowd, and here...

Original post made on Aug. 9, 2015
Last comment by Prithvi and Padma Singh, on Aug 9, 2015 at 1:45 pm | 2 comments | 5018 Views

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11 applicants for school board seat

The Mountain View Whisman School District is looking to fill a seat left vacant by former school board president Chris Chiang,...

Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015
Last comment by Gary, on Aug 8, 2015 at 6:15 pm | 8 comments | 8356 Views

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Nearly 1,000 lightning strikes recorded in Bay Area

Lightning struck 978 times in the Bay Area Thursday night during a dry storm that prompted a Red Flag Warning for fire danger,...

Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015
Last comment by Electric Blue, on Aug 7, 2015 at 10:19 pm | 4 comments | 5278 Views

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Used bookshop scrambles to save business

Hotranatha Ajaya, the owner of the downtown shop Book Buyers, committed what some merchants might consider a blunder -- he...

Original post made on Apr. 17, 2015
Last comment by Susan Hubbart, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 32 comments | 20893 Views

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Man arrested in bike theft

A 24-year-old Santa Clara man was arrested last week after he allegedly stole two bikes from a Mountain View apartment complex,...

Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015
Last comment by resident, on Aug 7, 2015 at 11:42 am | 1 comment | 5400 Views

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Local coach to compete in world championship

A local track and field coach who taught at both Stanford and Los Altos High School is headed to France this week to compete...

Original post made on Aug. 3, 2015
Last comment by KC, on Aug 7, 2015 at 11:00 am | 3 comments | 6530 Views

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Mountain View plays host to sister city's teens

Teens from Mountain View's sister city in Japan are getting a taste of life in Silicon Valley this week as part of a high...

Original post made on Aug. 5, 2015
Last comment by Stevie, on Aug 7, 2015 at 10:47 am | 2 comments | 7080 Views

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Bullying, depression, disengagement at school

A district-wide survey of Mountain View students revealed that many kids are victims of bullying and don't feel they have...

Original post made on Nov. 24, 2014
Last comment by Tyler Ment, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:13 am | 18 comments | 7937 Views

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Teaming up to beat diabetes

Dozens of people showed up at the doors of Community Services Agency on Tuesday, some arriving an hour early, to get screened...

Original post made on Mar. 30, 2015
Last comment by Sarah, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:10 am | 2 comments | 10316 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Depression still a top problem in high schools

High school staff in Mountain View have a lot to brag about after recent results from a school climate survey showed Mountain...

Original post made on May. 7, 2015
Last comment by Sarah, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:07 am | 2 comments | 6544 Views
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