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The chili house mysteryA recent round of downtown demolition revealed a curious puzzle for Mountain View's history buffs. Read the full story...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by Pizan209, on Mar 25, 2016 at 8:19 am | 10 comments | 9446 Views
AROUND TOWN
EPA orders NASA to clean up contaminated soil at Moffett FieldThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered NASA to take immediate and long-term actions to clean up contaminated...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2013Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Mar 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm | 8 comments | 9441 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino bus-lane trial wins committee's backingA controversial proposal to create dedicated bus lanes along El Camino Real gained a major boost Wednesday when a committee...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2015Last comment by BRT Definition, on Dec 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm | 77 comments | 9440 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How big is that house, really?A home's square footage is a number easily misrepresented, especially when determining ever-ambiguous "liveable space." Measurements...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Richard, on Jun 20, 2014 at 2:14 am | 1 comment | 9439 Views
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Mountain View committee to weigh safe parking rules for RVsThe city of Mountain View may see some headway on its rollout of a safe parking program this Wednesday, Sept. 4, when the...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Marcin Romaszewicz, on Sep 4, 2019 at 1:18 pm | 7 comments | 9439 Views
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The Ugliest Street in Mountain View?With all the talk of Mountain View 2030, new zoning and redevelopment, etc., I'd like to set up an informal poll... What...
Original post made by Catherine on Feb. 8, 2010Last comment by CS/Stierlin Rd, on Sep 23, 2011 at 11:17 am | 46 comments | 9438 Views
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Sobrato pitches North Bayshore housing projectMountain View city planners are more than a year away from figuring out how to transform the North Bayshore tech hub into...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2016Last comment by Frustrated, on Feb 1, 2016 at 2:02 pm | 25 comments | 9438 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
College Board taps Khan Academy in SAT overhaulA local web-based education company is at the center of number of major changes planned for the SAT. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2014Last comment by Captain James T. Kirk, on Mar 14, 2014 at 11:07 am | 5 comments | 9437 Views
ELECTIONS
Council eyes tweaks to rent controlAmid plans to draft a 2020 ballot measure, the Mountain View City Council will likely seek greater influence over the city's...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 17, 2019 at 5:49 pm | 52 comments | 9436 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 | 9427 Views
AROUND TOWN
Historic "cork room" slated for demolition soon inside Hangar OneAny day now one of the last unique artifacts of the pre WWII airship era is set to be destroyed -- a building inside Moffett...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2010Last comment by BOBBY, on Jun 26, 2010 at 5:39 pm | 20 comments | 9423 Views
OTHER ISSUES
District plans to get tough on water wastersMinimal rainfall marked the end of a dry winter season for California, and the end of the drought appears to be nowhere in...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2015Last comment by Put up p, on Apr 13, 2015 at 5:33 pm | 36 comments | 9422 Views
AROUND TOWN
City's new shuttles make 'car-free' life easierA crowd gathered at the downtown transit center last Friday to celebrate the launch of two new shuttles services that will...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jan 15, 2015 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 9421 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis seeks new school in Mountain View WhismanBullis Charter School officials announced on Tuesday a proposal to open a new charter school in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by Anthony Padilla, on Oct 22, 2018 at 11:02 am | 66 comments | 9415 Views
AROUND TOWN
City putting $6.3M toward 62 new affordable housing unitsMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to set aside over $6.3 million to expand the Shorebreeze Apartment...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2016Last comment by JM, on Sep 20, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 15 comments | 9415 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford researchers offer 3 ways to kill coronavirus on N95 masks, helping hospitals and first responders stretch limited suppliesA new website spearheaded by researchers at Stanford is helping hospitals and first responders across the globe to decontaminate...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Apr 14, 2020 at 6:58 pm | 2 comments | 9413 Views
AROUND TOWN
Another fire at Sims metal recycling in Redwood CityFirefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a metal recycling facility in Redwood City this morning. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Connie, on Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 9410 Views
AROUND TOWN
City Council responds to push for new gun lawsCity Council members took a small step last week towards following Sunnyvale's lead in cracking down on illegal guns and...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Criminals and crazies , on Jun 20, 2014 at 6:14 pm | 31 comments | 9408 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man shot in head during robberyA man was shot in the head during a struggle with a robber on Monday afternoon on Fairchild Drive, police said. Officers...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2013Last comment by Steve, on Jul 3, 2013 at 2:57 pm | 14 comments | 9405 Views
ELECTIONS
Despite calls for defunding, Mountain View keeps its annual police budget intactThe Mountain View City Council approved a $44.8 million budget for the city's police department Tuesday, holding firm on...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Jun 29, 2020 at 5:07 pm | 32 comments | 9405 Views
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