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City Hall to switch off Google WiFiPerhaps another sign that Google's free WiFi system in Mountain View is on its last legs, city officials are getting ready...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2013Last comment by Trudy, on Mar 9, 2014 at 9:34 pm | 21 comments | 31530 Views
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Big jump in downtown parking costsThose who drive to work in downtown Mountain View be warned: the city is finally enforcing its two-hour time limits on parking. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by Danielle, on Dec 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | 38 comments | 31334 Views
OTHER ISSUES
North Bayshore plan draws critique over housingFormer city manager Bruce Liedstrand spent much of the 1980s running the city of Mountain View, when the downtown was being...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2014Last comment by Pro-Growther in N. Shoreline, on Aug 13, 2014 at 3:10 pm | 53 comments | 31100 Views
SPORTS
Google Fiber gets a green lightOver the next three years, Google will gradually bring online its ultra-high speed internet service throughout its hometown,...
Original post made on May. 4, 2016Last comment by mike, on Jul 16, 2016 at 8:40 am | 20 comments | 30979 Views
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Open space district purchases secluded INE RanchFor decades, coyotes, hawks and dusky-footed woodrats have roamed the secluded INE Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Few...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2014Last comment by Already Back, on Mar 25, 2014 at 6:16 am | 11 comments | 30959 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local motorcycling figure Kari Prager diesKari Prager, longtime owner of the California BMW and Triumph motorcycle dealership in Mountain View, passed away at his...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by Mark Andreasen, on Aug 12, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 32 comments | 30878 Views
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New chef embraces the old at Chez TJThe new chef at Chez TJ, Mountain View's only Michelin-starred restaurant, says that diners shouldn't expect to find agar...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:18 am | 5 comments | 30878 Views
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Pedantic politicsPlaywright Kenneth Lin focuses his newest work, "Warrior Class," on the smarmy backroom of politics, where deals are made...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by Steve, on Oct 30, 2013 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 30856 Views
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Vintage shop owner trying Mountain View on for sizeTiffany Gush said it was "heartbreaking" to give up the Palo Alto location of her shop, Empire Vintage Clothing, but she...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Aug 27, 2014 at 1:02 pm | 17 comments | 30837 Views
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Homeless population doubles in Mountain ViewSanta Clara County's homeless population is the lowest it's been in a decade, bringing in praise from city and county officials...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2015Last comment by sarahdox, on Jul 2, 2015 at 10:51 am | 7 comments | 30664 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents up in arms over digital math programIt sounds like a perfect fit for a school district based in the heart of Silicon Valley: a "smart" math curriculum -- administered...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2017Last comment by Jack Shultz, on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 101 comments | 30529 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Patients go nuts over new allergy therapyLast week marked a major milestone for 8-year-old Amelia, who flew across the country to eat a handful of nuts that, just...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2018Last comment by AJL, on Jan 18, 2018 at 1:11 am | 6 comments | 30517 Views
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Public meeting on controversial animal control ordinanceA community meeting for Mountain View's troublesome animal control ordinance is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Sep 1, 2013 at 7:38 am | 36 comments | 30196 Views
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School district's code of conduct rules questionedA prominent First Amendment lawyer and journalist had some choice words concerning a number of the rules outlined in the...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by Garrett, on Oct 29, 2013 at 1:05 pm | 16 comments | 30061 Views
ELECTIONS
Measure V ekes out narrow winIn a result that has huge implications for the local housing market, Mountain View voters have dealt a narrow win to the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by renter economist, on Nov 14, 2016 at 4:14 pm | 112 comments | 29761 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google execs offer to save Hangar One"Why doesn't Google pay for it?" has been the sort of comment often made by those frustrated by the years-long struggle to...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2011Last comment by Tinker Bell, on Jan 5, 2012 at 1:42 pm | 33 comments | 29644 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crowd debates high school newspaper's sex articlesWhen Chloe Tarrasch, the Focus section editor for the Mountain View High School student newspaper, was putting together a...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2013Last comment by Another Parent, on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:14 am | 33 comments | 29510 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Self-driving car involved in injury crashGoogle officials on Thursday reported a Mountain View crash involving one of the company's self-driving car prototypes. But...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2015Last comment by MV Resident, on Jul 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm | 48 comments | 29257 Views
OTHER ISSUES
LinkedIn busted over worker pay, pays $6 millionThe booming Mountain View company that helps people find jobs has been ordered by the United States Labor Department to pay...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2014Last comment by @Scott Lamb, on Aug 15, 2014 at 3:30 pm | 6 comments | 29239 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Duo arrested in skimming scamA pair of high-tech bandits were able to steal more than 3,600 credit card numbers with six electronic devices -- known as...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011Last comment by RandyBQuaid, on Aug 6, 2011 at 5:32 pm | 25 comments | 29186 Views
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The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 27, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
