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State Sen. Hill to look into higher than normal bills for PG&E customersAccording to Hill's office, customers in the Bay Area, as well as the Sacramento Valley, have said that their gas and electric...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2017Last comment by IVG, on Feb 12, 2017 at 8:35 am | 5 comments | 5952 Views
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Possible homeless shelter site gets 'upzoned'Last week the City Council increased the allowed office density, and thus the value, on a piece of property the county is...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2009Last comment by close reader, on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:48 pm | 18 comments | 5952 Views
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CSA covers 'the basic needs'Mountain View resident Eric Ross is all smiles as he greets a volunteer at the Community Services Agency and begins selecting...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2009Last comment by thank you csa, on Dec 18, 2009 at 2:17 pm | 1 comment | 5952 Views
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App makes waiting in line a thing of the pastA Mountain View startup called Pago launched a smart phone app on Aug. 9 that promises to change the way people order food,...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2011Last comment by fixiegirl, on Aug 18, 2011 at 6:26 pm | 6 comments | 5952 Views
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Council: Voters won't decide on carbon goalsA wide-ranging City Council meeting Tuesday included discussions on global warming, office developments and Rengstorff Park,...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2008Last comment by USA! USA!, on Jul 11, 2008 at 9:22 pm | 3 comments | 5951 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two women sought in bank fraudPolice are searching for two women who allegedly used fraudulent checks to scam people into withdrawing money from their...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2016Last comment by I may have a lead, on Jan 20, 2016 at 5:13 pm | 5 comments | 5951 Views
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Theft of catalytic converter leads to four arrests for drugs, counterfeiting at Mountain View hotelPolice arrested four men Sunday in connection to the theft of a catalytic converter in the North Whisman neighborhood, which...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2019Last comment by 1 IN 100 Caught?, on Aug 20, 2019 at 7:07 pm | 9 comments | 5951 Views
ELECTIONS
Cities join forces to back transportation-funding planWith Santa Clara County cruising toward a November transportation tax measure, Palo Alto and eight other cities in the north...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on Feb 10, 2016 at 10:03 am | 17 comments | 5951 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New state laws aim to boost mental health servicesGov. Jerry Brown has signed several pieces of legislation this month aimed at fixing or improving access to mental health...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:09 am | 2 comments | 5950 Views
ELECTIONS
Assembly candidates are as diverse as the cities in District 24The eight candidates vying to replace Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Sacramento all believe they have the solutions to the problems...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2016Last comment by Gary, on Apr 17, 2016 at 9:12 am | 3 comments | 5950 Views
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Local economy on road to recoveryCould the worst be over? The head of the city's Chamber of Commerce agrees with a recent report saying that Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2011Last comment by Know-It-All, on Apr 13, 2011 at 12:01 pm | 11 comments | 5949 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Civil rights leader sets sights on childhood educationDolores Huerta had a whole lot of advice for young Mountain View Whisman students looking to make a difference in the world. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2019Last comment by Elephant in the room, on Feb 12, 2019 at 3:06 pm | 4 comments | 5947 Views
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Stanford physiologist shares Nobel Prize in chemistryA Stanford Medical School professor today won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on receptors that convey chemical...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2012Last comment by Kate, on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 5947 Views
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Whisman residents feeling cut offA General Plan hearing on the Whisman neighborhood was surprisingly heated Monday night, as its residents expressed frustration...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2009Last comment by Gary Rosen, on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:01 pm | 11 comments | 5945 Views
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Man snatches woman's necklaceA man stole a necklace from a 25-year-old woman in broad daylight, while she walked on Villa Street, police said. He got...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2011Last comment by huh?, on Aug 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm | 34 comments | 5945 Views
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Google defends $2 billion tax dodgeGoogle chairman Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that he is proud of the way the Mountain View company is avoiding taxes, according...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by Steven, on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:40 pm | 24 comments | 5945 Views
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Guest opinion: As apartments make way for luxury condos, Mountain View should do more to prevent displacing residentsIn this week's guest opinion: Hundreds of older and more affordable Mountain View apartments have been replaced by luxury...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Jan 17, 2023 at 1:52 pm | 21 comments | 5945 Views
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SLIDESHOW: Hangar One, revealedAs many as 100 workers per day labored over the past year to strip the siding from Moffett Field's Hangar One, in an environmental...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by gc, on Aug 3, 2012 at 9:06 pm | 4 comments | 5944 Views
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Adding sparkle to the seasonThe holidays got into full swing in downtown Mountain View on Monday night, as the city held its annual Community Tree Lighting...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2012Last comment by to AC, on Dec 8, 2012 at 8:46 am | 2 comments | 5943 Views
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Bakery busted for bread recyclingAfter promising a $1,000-a-day fine on Esther's German Bakery for using a private company to recycle old bread, the city...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2013Last comment by William Symons, on Mar 19, 2013 at 3:56 am | 3 comments | 5943 Views
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