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OTHER ISSUES
Couple in stolen car arrested in connection to burglariesA couple living in a stolen vehicle with a 7-month-old baby were arrested in Mountain View early Tuesday morning in connection...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2017Last comment by vkmo1, on Jan 24, 2017 at 7:15 pm | 3 comments | 6050 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Need for CSA just keeps growingDay in, day out, the economic desperation that underpins Silicon Valley is evident at the Community Services Agency headquarters,...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2018There are no comments yet. 6050 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council balks at looking into HSR stop downtownHopes for a downtown high speed rail stop may have come and gone in a flash Tuesday after City Council members deadlocked...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2009Last comment by James Hoosac, on Mar 3, 2009 at 4:19 pm | 23 comments | 6050 Views
AROUND TOWN
Review: Absolutely perfect funThe TheatreWorks recipe for a successful new musical: Take one brilliant comedy that has withstood the test of time, toss...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2013Last comment by Mr Advice, on Apr 11, 2013 at 7:33 am | 1 comment | 6050 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'What's Your Number?'Based on Karen Bosnak's novel "20 Times a Lady," "What's Your Number?" is frothy and predictable, occasionally annoying (the...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2011Last comment by NeHi, on Sep 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm | 2 comments | 6050 Views
ELECTIONS
Supervisor race pits Abe-Koga against Saratoga's KingMountain View City Council member Margaret Abe-Koga declared her candidacy for county supervisor on Wednesday, setting up...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2011Last comment by Steve , on Sep 30, 2011 at 3:46 pm | 7 comments | 6050 Views
AROUND TOWN
Game-day parking rules to continue downtownFears that 49ers' games at the new Levi's Stadium would create a Mountain View parking nightmare turned out to be little...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2015Last comment by DC, on Apr 10, 2016 at 6:00 pm | 16 comments | 6048 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman sexually battered near Pioneer ParkPolice are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed and groped a woman Sunday near Pioneer Park. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2014Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Jul 15, 2014 at 7:05 pm | 2 comments | 6047 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Jay Boyarsky appointed chief assistant to district attorneyLong-time county prosecutor Jay Boyarsky has been tapped to serve as chief assistant district attorney by Jeffrey F. Rosen,...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2010Last comment by Alicia Crank, on Dec 10, 2010 at 10:30 am | 1 comment | 6046 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County union supports candidate to oppose sheriff in 2014Unions representing deputies and correctional officers today announced members voted in a "landslide" to endorse a candidate...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by Steve, on Jul 18, 2013 at 3:12 pm | 3 comments | 6046 Views
AROUND TOWN
City schedules meeting on high speed railIn the city's most ambitious effort to date to educate the public about high speed rail, an informational meeting will be...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2010Last comment by nancy, on Jun 7, 2010 at 2:40 pm | 20 comments | 6046 Views
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Living in colonial times is no tea partyMore than 500 students from Benjamin Bubb Elementary and other schools from the Mountain View Whisman district were transported...
Original post made on May. 31, 2011Last comment by USA, on Jun 2, 2011 at 3:33 pm | 7 comments | 6046 Views
AROUND TOWN
Avoid the 13: No arrests in Mountain ViewAvoid the 13 deployments arrested 45 people in Santa Clara County on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2014Last comment by Lets Re-Evaluate, on Jul 10, 2014 at 11:58 am | 2 comments | 6046 Views
ELECTIONS
More women to get health services under new lawAccess to women's health services expanded on Wednesday, Aug. 1, due to the federal Affordable Care Act. The guaranteed services...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by curious, on Aug 8, 2012 at 5:01 pm | 10 comments | 6046 Views
AROUND TOWN
How would you spend $10 million downtown?If the six candidates for City Council were given $10 million to improve Mountain View's downtown, the area could end up...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2010Last comment by Steve, on Nov 6, 2010 at 1:21 pm | 19 comments | 6045 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 6045 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 | 6045 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council to vote on $3 million land dealA 1.2 acre park near the intersection of Rengstorff Avenue and Old Middlefield Way could be in the works soon if the City...
Original post made on May. 7, 2013Last comment by Political Insider, on May 9, 2013 at 9:46 pm | 19 comments | 6044 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Huff principal to tackle student achievement gapArmed with ambitious new plans to close the achievement gap, the Mountain View Whisman School District chose Huff Principal...
Original post made on May. 17, 2016There are no comments yet. 6043 Views
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County campaigns against secondhand smokeAn estimated 4,000 people each year in California die from secondhand smoke, according to Santa Clara County Department of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2011Last comment by gene, on May 9, 2011 at 11:30 am | 9 comments | 6043 Views
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