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Conflagration consumes classic carA rare classic car caught fire and burned to a crisp on Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot at the San Antonio shopping center....
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2016Last comment by Mark Noack, on Feb 25, 2016 at 10:57 am | 20 comments | 10919 Views
ELECTIONS
Two new candidates join City Council raceAs the candidate filing period closes, it appears that Mountain View voters will have a field of eight candidates running...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2016Last comment by Follow the money, on Sep 9, 2016 at 9:58 am | 10 comments | 10919 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Neighbors express fears over toxic plumeIn a meeting with residents of Mountain View's Wagon Wheel neighborhood on Sunday, EPA officials addressed fears about the...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2013Last comment by Old Ben, on Mar 12, 2013 at 12:12 am | 3 comments | 10918 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google takes a lashing over bridge ideaCity council members acted as the protective parents of the Stevens Creek trail Tuesday as Google pitched a plan for a pair...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by eric, on Jul 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm | 43 comments | 10915 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Nazi propaganda left downtownCards bearing messages written by the American Nazi Party have caught the eye of at least one Mountain View resident who...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2011Last comment by Ex-ANP, on Dec 20, 2011 at 1:23 pm | 26 comments | 10913 Views
ELECTIONS
A breath of fresh air in fight against lung cancerDoctors at El Camino Hospital broke new ground in the fight against cancer last month, debuting a new robot-guided procedure...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2018There are no comments yet. 10911 Views
ELECTIONS
Despite calls for defunding, Mountain View keeps its annual police budget intactThe Mountain View City Council approved a $44.8 million budget for the city's police department Tuesday, holding firm on...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Jun 29, 2020 at 5:07 pm | 32 comments | 10910 Views
AROUND TOWN
Medicare payments a thorny issue for hospital patientsIn October, a 90-year-old man was taken to El Camino Hospital in an ambulance with back pain so severe that it prevented...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2018Last comment by Reverse 2-Midnight Rule, on Apr 16, 2018 at 6:39 pm | 6 comments | 10909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A safe, car-free route to schoolA typical commute to school can be a hectic scene. Parents, often on a tight schedule, swerve through traffic two minutes...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2014Last comment by Elaine, on Apr 26, 2014 at 7:17 am | 13 comments | 10907 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's achievement gap is one of largest in U.S.Officials at the Mountain View Whisman School District have long acknowledged the achievement gap, a gulf in student performance...
Original post made on May. 24, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on May 31, 2016 at 12:26 pm | 63 comments | 10897 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Mountain View and Los Altos schools are approaching reopeningTwo distinct approaches to reopening schools are playing out in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District and...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by AmyGregory, on Feb 1, 2021 at 2:14 am | 7 comments | 10897 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google partners with NASA to develop unmanned aircraftIs it a bird, a plane, a UFO? According to a new agreement between Google and NASA, unmanned flying objects of all sorts...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Jo, on Sep 8, 2014 at 1:31 pm | 2 comments | 10896 Views
AROUND TOWN
Model trains mesmerize a neighborhoodErnie and John Bianco's front yard on Adele Avenue has been attracting train lovers young and old since 1977, when the father...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by Wendy Nelson, on Dec 22, 2010 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 10894 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View debuts new council, picks new mayorIt was a changing of the guard on Tuesday night as a trio of new city leaders assumed their seats on Mountain View City Council....
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by David, on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 14 comments | 10892 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bridging the age gapKids these days get their kicks from digital media and video games, which has some people worried about the tabletop games...
Original post made on May. 31, 2014Last comment by Debbie Rosenberg, on May 31, 2014 at 12:26 am | 2 comments | 10891 Views
AROUND TOWN
Will millions flock to Moffett Field for the 2020 World Expo?From Shanghai this Sunday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to pitch Silicon Valley as the site of the 2020 World Expo....
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2010Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Sep 26, 2010 at 5:47 pm | 25 comments | 10890 Views
ELECTIONS
LASD narrows down new school optionsAfter months of soliciting public opinion from hundreds of district parents and residents, the Los Altos School District...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Not in MV, on Sep 21, 2015 at 10:56 am | 76 comments | 10890 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: brawl at barPolice arrested a man last Friday after he allegedly threw his bike lock at someone's head and punched two patrons at the...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2014Last comment by Dylan Carlson, on Jul 14, 2014 at 2:03 am | 9 comments | 10881 Views
AROUND TOWN
Regulations, residents often hamper affordable housingOn paper, it seemed like a project no one could oppose: a 60-unit apartment complex for low-income seniors in one of the...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2016Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Aug 15, 2016 at 3:57 pm | 15 comments | 10880 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis not happy with district's facility offerWhile the Los Altos School District described its April 1 facilities-sharing arrangement to Bullis Charter School as "the...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2013Last comment by LASD Sanity, on Apr 29, 2013 at 12:59 am | 141 comments | 10879 Views
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