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Teenage bicyclist dies after collision with a truck in Mountain ViewA 13-year-old bicyclist died on Thursday, March 17, after colliding with a transport truck at the corner of El Camino Real,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Burford Furman, on Mar 21, 2022 at 4:57 pm | 19 comments | 30385 Views
OTHER ISSUES
SEIU protests at GoogleFor some, a job at Google is the stuff dreams are made of, but for security guard Manny Cardenas, it's been more of a nightmare. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 5, 2014 at 4:01 pm | 31 comments | 30375 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Santa Clara County reports first death due to new coronavirus at El Camino HospitalA woman in her 60s died Monday morning, March 9, from COVID-19 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, the first fatality...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Mannatarora, on Mar 12, 2020 at 4:35 am | 4 comments | 30325 Views
ELECTIONS
Tracking the wildfires: The latest updates for the MidpeninsulaAs wildfires ravage California, one is taking its toll on the Midpeninsula: the CZU August Lightning Complex fires, which...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2020Last comment by Mountain View Resident, on Aug 22, 2020 at 8:18 am | 2 comments | 30132 Views
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Lime ditches bikes for scooters, leaving cities in limboIn a feat of backpedaling, bike-share companies are swiftly pulling their fleets of rental bikes from Mountain View and a...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by marknn, on Feb 26, 2019 at 9:49 pm | 31 comments | 30109 Views
MOVIES
New movie theater promises big-ticket experienceOpening next week, the new ShowPlace Icon theater at the San Antonio shopping center is planning to carve out a niche as...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by mahsm, on Oct 18, 2018 at 7:23 pm | 22 comments | 30073 Views
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Developer offers Milk Pail market new spaceIn its proposed second phase of development at San Antonio Shopping Center, Developer Merlone Geier has offered Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by healthy shopper, on Jan 7, 2014 at 2:11 pm | 49 comments | 30016 Views
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One household's eye-opening energy auditA pair of detectives went to work in a Mountain View home this week, probing for the secrets behind its energy bill. The...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2012Last comment by Dear Jack,, on Mar 6, 2012 at 1:22 pm | 7 comments | 29851 Views
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Facing closure, downtown Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee asks for community supportMountain View's Red Rock Coffee has been a lot of things to a lot of people, but the downtown institution is in financial...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by GoFoolMe, on Jul 29, 2020 at 9:38 am | 26 comments | 29777 Views
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A graveyard of Google bikesIt's just one of the many perks of working at Google -- employees can take their pick from about 1,000 brightly colored bicycles...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017Last comment by business opportunity, on Jul 25, 2017 at 4:31 pm | 58 comments | 29769 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: Gyro House burglary caught on videoPolice are looking for a man who burglarized the Gyro House restaurant in downtown Mountain View on May 23. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 30, 2014Last comment by dc, on Jun 6, 2014 at 11:45 am | 4 comments | 29663 Views
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City poised for unprecedented office growthAn analysis by the ==I Voice== shows that an explosion of office development is knocking on Mountain View's door, bringing...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Apr 16, 2014 at 2:35 pm | 25 comments | 29617 Views
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Plans underway to restore iconic Hangar One starting next yearA massive effort by Google to restore one of Mountain View's iconic dirigible hangars is expected to begin next year, aimed...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by That MV guy, on Oct 27, 2020 at 4:35 pm | 4 comments | 29529 Views
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Middle class anxiety over rising rentsThey might not be the sort of folks you'd expect to hear making such complaints, but several Mountain View families with...
Original post made on May. 30, 2014Last comment by True, on Mar 17, 2015 at 6:04 pm | 150 comments | 29485 Views
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Police nab suspected 'smelly' bank robberPolice arrested a man suspected of shoplifting at a CVS Pharmacy Tuesday whom they believe is the same malodorous man who...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2014Last comment by DP, on Jul 11, 2014 at 12:15 pm | 4 comments | 29474 Views
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City considers bold new transit systemSomeday in Mountain View's not-too-distant future, driverless electric vehicles could whisk passengers between the downtown...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by James Anderson Merritt, on Oct 2, 2009 at 4:10 pm | 22 comments | 29268 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Scientology center draws downtown protestA strange standoff between the Church of Scientology and a group calling itself "Anonymous" played out during a downtown...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2008Last comment by Andrew L. Freedman, on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:26 pm | 108 comments | 29259 Views
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$200K in pot seized in drug bustMountain View police raided a building on Independence Avenue Thursday night and seized about 1,000 marijuana plants. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jun 18, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 13 comments | 29240 Views
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Leaky sewer lines delivered TCE to homesA report commissioned by the city is boosting suspicions that early semiconductor companies spread pollution throughout northeastern...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by Liz S., on Mar 7, 2014 at 10:13 pm | 11 comments | 29155 Views
ELECTIONS
City Council race gets crowdedNine residents have indicated that they will run for the Mountain View City Council this fall, and the official filing period...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2014Last comment by Jerry, on Jul 24, 2014 at 4:48 pm | 24 comments | 29136 Views
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