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SCHOOLS & KIDS
After battle over school fences, Mountain View Whisman seeks $9M redesign of Monta Loma's parkThe Mountain View Whisman School District is looking to completely revamp Monta Loma Park following a controversial decision...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021Last comment by Ray, on Sep 7, 2021 at 1:07 pm | 21 comments | 10349 Views
OTHER ISSUES
VTA OKs $1.3 million study to cut fares for low-income residentsThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission has awarded the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority with $1.3 million...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2013Last comment by Louise A., on Feb 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm | 23 comments | 10349 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Mountain View on Monday nightAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 roughly centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Mountain View area...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2019Last comment by A girl has no name. , on Oct 15, 2019 at 10:07 pm | 2 comments | 10349 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeking spare rooms to house teachersIt's not easy being a public school teacher in the Bay Area. Teachers in local school districts have made it clear, in one...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2016Last comment by George, on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:37 am | 4 comments | 10348 Views
AROUND TOWN
Driver arrested in fatal party van crashThe California Highway Patrol arrested the driver of a party van that was involved in a deadly crash on northbound Interstate...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2013Last comment by Arnold, on Aug 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm | 4 comments | 10341 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View council scrambles to save older apartmentsThe city's good intentions to save a few dozen cheap apartments from demolition nearly ended up backfiring when plans for...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by He's Baaack!, on Dec 13, 2019 at 3:36 pm | 16 comments | 10340 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County moves closer to opening youth inpatient psych unitAfter about six months of staff research and gathering of community input on the utter lack of inpatient psychiatric beds...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2015Last comment by Dana Bunnett, on Dec 18, 2015 at 1:45 pm | 5 comments | 10338 Views
SPORTS
Rugby scholarships availableThe local youth rugby season is about to start, and there are still scholarships available to cover registration fees, according...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2014Last comment by Paul Lynch , on Jan 9, 2014 at 4:52 pm | 2 comments | 10335 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Racist vandalism discovered at Huff Elementary SchoolPolice are investigating a vandalism case after overtly racist messages were found spray painted on a classroom at Huff Elementary...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by HAB, on Jan 22, 2021 at 11:17 am | 22 comments | 10334 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Pedestrian killed on Shoreline BoulevardPolice say the man who was killed when he was hit by a truck while walking in Mountain View Monday night is 26-year-old Erik...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2012Last comment by Dawn, on Apr 13, 2012 at 10:16 am | 3 comments | 10333 Views
RESTAURANTS
Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by clay, on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:24 am | 14 comments | 10333 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bike burned at Springer SchoolPolice hit a dead end in an arson investigation after finding a charred bicycle on the playground of Springer School on Thursday...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2011Last comment by Thom, on Jun 14, 2011 at 2:34 pm | 10 comments | 10331 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City calls for apartment rents to roll backOwners of nearly 15,000 apartments in Mountain View are now obligated to immediately lower their rents to October 2015 rates,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 14, 2017 at 11:28 am | 38 comments | 10330 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Behind the scenes at NASA's computer powerhouseWhether the mission is to discover new planets or study the one we call home, the scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on Aug 31, 2015 at 4:40 pm | 1 comment | 10326 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council: new Rengstorff property should be a parkCouncil members voted against any possibility of redeveloping a lush, 1.22-acre piece of property on Rengstorff Avenue Tuesday,...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2013Last comment by tod ford, on Sep 30, 2013 at 9:01 pm | 19 comments | 10320 Views
AROUND TOWN
Can these restaurants be saved?On Tuesday night the City Council discussed a new proposal to remove two antique buildings along Villa Street to make way...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2017Last comment by JS, on Jun 26, 2017 at 9:37 pm | 41 comments | 10318 Views
RESTAURANTS
Old treat with a new twistIn the midst of getting her doctorate degree in immunology from Stanford University, Lori Phillips began experimenting with...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Jul 11, 2014 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 10314 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD bond measure on the horizonFaced with growing enrollment, packed campuses and difficult shared-space agreements with Bullis Charter School, the Los...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2014Last comment by WHO GETS THE MONEY?, on Aug 17, 2014 at 11:27 am | 102 comments | 10313 Views
RESTAURANTS
No ice for this ice creamYet another ice cream shop in Palo Alto? It's a crowded field, but it would be wrong to dismiss Scoop Microcreamery, a small-batch,...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2013Last comment by reader, on Nov 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm | 1 comment | 10311 Views
AROUND TOWN
New county program to help with health careSome uninsured low-wage workers in Santa Clara County can now enroll in a new program offering inexpensive health care coverage...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2010Last comment by Lisa, on Mar 4, 2010 at 10:31 am | 6 comments | 10310 Views
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