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AROUND TOWN
Theater review: Pedantic politicsTheatreWorks' production of this play of backroom political dealings is handsome, but the script fails to deliver. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by Max Hauser, on Oct 18, 2013 at 2:05 pm | 1 comment | 33663 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 | 33648 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 | 33544 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 | 33541 Views
AROUND TOWN
After much ado, Minton's project is approvedThe City Council gave the green light once and for all on Tuesday night to a 203-unit luxury apartment complex which will...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2010Last comment by Progressive Owner, on May 14, 2010 at 3:29 pm | 18 comments | 33537 Views
MOVIES
The best, the worst and the most memorable movies of 2022Theaters continued to struggle in 2022. So did streamers, as they attempted to turn their business models profitable. But...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2022Last comment by roaksinri, on Dec 29, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 1 comment | 33315 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google execs' new toy: a fighter jet?According to Federal Aviation Administration records, Google executives have purchased a small fighter jet. Some witnesses...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Good Shepherd, on Mar 17, 2009 at 5:46 pm | 16 comments | 33172 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google drops security contractor for in-house teamAfter union protests of its labor policies, the company that employs security guards around Google headquarters, Security...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2014Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Oct 4, 2014 at 7:50 am | 15 comments | 33033 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 33005 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 33004 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 | 32953 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local company's toxic plume map causes alarmPalo Alto resident Bob Wenzlau has taken on the task of mapping the various toxic plumes in Mountain View and surrounding...
Original post made on May. 22, 2014Last comment by Back in NYC, on Jun 9, 2014 at 7:02 am | 22 comments | 32939 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New survey finds hundreds of inhabited RVs parked on Mountain View's city streetsA new community-driven survey found more than 200 inhabited RVs parked along public roadways in Mountain View, despite extensive...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021Last comment by Ok, on Dec 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm | 33 comments | 32898 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 32770 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City Council approves massive Google Landings office projectOne of Mountain View's largest ever office projects won the council's approval Tuesday night, paving the way for Google to...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2020Last comment by Thida Cornes - Former Parks & Rec Commissioner, on Jun 29, 2020 at 4:40 pm | 19 comments | 32744 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ghysels confirms relationship with principalMountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Maurice Ghysels has acknowledged that he is in a relationship with a...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2009Last comment by Juana, on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm | 53 comments | 32729 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 | 32643 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 | 32553 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 32518 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 32385 Views
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