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Cyclist, train collide near downtown station

Caltrain service was briefly halted Tuesday afternoon after a northbound train and a bicyclist collided near the downtown...

Original post made on May. 6, 2008
Last comment by DG, on May 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm | 3 comments | 633611 Views

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FAA committee: Scrap existing flight path

A committee tasked with recommending ways to reduce airplane noise over the Midpeninsula voted last week in favor of a new...

Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016
Last comment by Mad at FAA, on Nov 28, 2016 at 7:30 am | 10 comments | 487906 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Movie theater proposed for San Antonio shopping center

Developer Merlone Geier has significantly revised its proposal for phase two at San Antonio Shopping Center to include an...

Original post made on Mar. 12, 2013
Last comment by MW, on Apr 4, 2013 at 1:08 am | 77 comments | 268563 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Protest of Castro Street development

On Monday at 6:30 p.m. a group of residents is set to assemble to speak their minds about a redevelopment proposed for Castro...

Original post made on Jul. 13, 2013
Last comment by Life Beyond Cars, on Jul 28, 2013 at 3:06 pm | 59 comments | 259896 Views

RESTAURANTS

Downtown Mountain View restaurant faced multiple closures after health inspectors found rats and cockroaches in the kitchen

Biryaniz, an Indian restaurant in downtown Mountain View, has been temporarily shut down three times in the last three years...

Original post made on May. 13, 2021
Last comment by Basha, on May 14, 2021 at 7:18 pm | 5 comments | 230467 Views

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A sport on the rise

It's typical for the city's youth to be seen playing baseball or kicking around a soccer ball. But two Mountain View residents...

Original post made on Dec. 17, 2009
Last comment by Paul, on Jul 24, 2010 at 2:48 pm | 2 comments | 214572 Views

SPORTS

Strength, stamina and smarts

In Silicon Valley's knowledge-based economy, where intellect is prized, voluntarily putting your head in the way of a flying...

Original post made on Jan. 12, 2014
There are no comments yet. 183061 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Third coronavirus case in Santa Clara County was treated at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View

Santa Clara County public health department leaders reported a third case of coronavirus in the county on Friday, and El...

Original post made on May. 21, 2020
Last comment by Davis S, on May 21, 2020 at 5:32 pm | 3 comments | 171083 Views

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What was Mountain View like in the '70s

I am new to the area and am curious what life was like in Mountain View in the 1970s, 1980s and even earlier. I would love...

Original post made by Newbie on Apr. 13, 2008
Last comment by Eric Comerford , on Oct 5, 2017 at 9:12 am | 228 comments | 139277 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Can't compete with free eats

A group of restaurant owners north of Highway 101 say they have been watching their customers disappear as Google expands...

Original post made on Jul. 11, 2013
Last comment by Laura, on Jul 23, 2013 at 1:34 am | 70 comments | 132277 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Local megachurch's charismatic leader resigns

Paul Sheppard, the beloved pastor who led the monumental growth of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship for 20 years, resigned...

Original post made on Dec. 22, 2009
Last comment by Don Frances, on Jan 25, 2010 at 11:58 am | 529 comments | 131359 Views

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Meta says it left its Mountain View offices to build a 'best-in-class remote work experience.' Current employees beg to differ

According to Meta content moderators, contracted employees who worked at the company's now-vacated Mountain View office don't...

Original post made on Nov. 29, 2022
Last comment by Jane , on Dec 1, 2022 at 6:21 am | 10 comments | 121682 Views

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P.E. credit for marching band?

Everyone seems to agree that marching up and down a football field while banging on drums or playing the horn is hard work....

Original post made on May. 16, 2013
Last comment by Marching band, on Mar 4, 2016 at 9:24 am | 36 comments | 88470 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Los Altos district needs to compromise

Short of the sheriff showing up to escort school children to their rightful classrooms, it does not appear that the Los Altos...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012
Last comment by MV Native, on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm | 95 comments | 88137 Views

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The coronavirus has been confirmed in Mountain View

Officials at El Camino Hospital confirmed Friday that the county's new case of coronavirus was treated at its Mountain View...

Original post made on Feb. 29, 2020
Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:34 pm | 22 comments | 79435 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Amid complaints, Google promises WiFi upgrades

While Google says it is committed to improving its network of light-pole mounted WiFi nodes in Mountain View, some users...

Original post made on Jan. 31, 2013
Last comment by Jorge, on Oct 15, 2013 at 1:56 pm | 50 comments | 74329 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Blind date robbers strike again

For the second time in two days, a pair of robbers lured two out-of-town men into a lurid trap. Read the full story here...

Original post made on May. 31, 2013
Last comment by Write M. Hard, on Jul 27, 2017 at 1:36 pm | 59 comments | 66684 Views

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Cancer spike found near Superfund site

A study released Monday finds a historical increase in cancer among residents of northeastern Mountain View, where a large...

Original post made on Oct. 11, 2012
Last comment by Sparty, on Aug 26, 2014 at 1:23 am | 30 comments | 65752 Views

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Coronavirus Central: Second COVID-19 patient dies in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County's second fatality as a result of COVID-19 was a woman in her 80s who was admitted to the hospital on Monday....

Original post made on Mar. 15, 2020
Last comment by drslb, on Apr 27, 2020 at 8:39 pm | 11 comments | 61631 Views

AROUND TOWN

New home for North County Social Services in MV

The North County Social Services Agency is settling in nicely to its new digs, according to the organization's director. Read...

Original post made on Mar. 25, 2014
Last comment by Dr. G. DeKaplani , on Mar 26, 2014 at 10:56 pm | 2 comments | 61220 Views
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