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The end of the drive-thru on El Camino?Citing human health, climate change and neighbor concerns, the City Council took aim at the uniquely American creation known...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2012Last comment by Ian, on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:12 am | 70 comments | 31026 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
EPA finds toxic vapors in Evandale homesAbove a much-studied toxic groundwater plume, the Environmental Protection Agency has found something of a surprise: toxic...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by jravanell, on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:04 am | 22 comments | 30902 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 | 30850 Views
AROUND TOWN
New bill would ban smoking pot while drivingA California State Senate bill introduced Thursday would outlaw driving while under the influence of marijuana in response...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2016Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm | 19 comments | 30721 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 | 30682 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 | 30672 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 | 30570 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 | 30526 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 | 30489 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 | 30386 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 | 30322 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 | 30253 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 | 30031 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 | 29982 Views
OTHER ISSUES
In less than a year, Mountain View builds and opens new 100-unit homeless housing complexCalling it an innovative new approach that can swiftly reduce the Bay Area's growing homelessness problem, Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 6, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 16, 2021 at 1:11 pm | 12 comments | 29913 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 | 29900 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 | 29885 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 | 29840 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 | 29813 Views
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St. Francis High School launches investigation into racist Instagram linked to recent gradsSt. Francis High School officials released a statement Thursday condemning what it calls a "highly offensive" and "racist"...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by daniel, on Jun 9, 2020 at 5:16 am | 18 comments | 29719 Views
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