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Obama praises Mountain View while greeting mayorBefore president Obama's town hall meeting in Mountain View on Monday, Mayor Jac Siegel said Obama had some flattering words...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2011Last comment by James Hoosac, on Oct 1, 2011 at 7:52 pm | 36 comments | 9112 Views
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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 | 6119 Views
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Obama coming to Mountain View for town hall meetingPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting on the economy at Mountain View's LinkedIn on Monday, Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by Rank and file, on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:10 am | 37 comments | 10649 Views
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Online Voter Registration-A Bad Idea09/12/2011 Howdy, Recently I was contacted by a super-group of concerned citizens about California Senate Bill 397...
Original post made by Alan Whitehorn on Sep. 13, 2011There are no comments yet. 4816 Views
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New Mayor's Award may be here to stayAfter two years of not having a mayor's award, Mayor Jac Siegel has resurrected it and is seeking nominations for outstanding...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2011Last comment by gcoladon, on Sep 12, 2011 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 5200 Views
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New law requires carbon monoxide detectorsLocal fire officials are spreading the word about a new California law requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be placed in...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2011Last comment by Beuttey, on Aug 31, 2011 at 11:36 pm | 7 comments | 8193 Views
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Lieber begins state Senate campaignMountain View's Sally Lieber, former mayor and state Assembly member, has launched her 2012 state Senate campaign within...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2011Last comment by USA, on Jun 21, 2011 at 8:39 pm | 7 comments | 6713 Views
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New voter districts drawn by citizens' groupThe first draft of new voting-district maps that will change legislative boundaries were released by the California Citizens...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2011Last comment by AK, on Jun 14, 2011 at 4:35 pm | 3 comments | 6115 Views
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LASD parcel tax passing narrowlyAs the polls closed May 3, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, had the votes to pass and its...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Parent of a Cupertino kid, on May 8, 2011 at 4:19 pm | 10 comments | 6787 Views
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Gov. Brown proposes spending cuts, continuing tax hikesGov. Jerry Brown said today that he is proposing to close the state's $25.4 billion budget gap by cutting spending by...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Paul, on Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm | 5 comments | 6412 Views
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Headhunter hired to find next city managerEfforts to find a new city manager got a head start Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council picked a headhunting firm to...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Jan 6, 2011 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 7775 Views
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Woman robbed after walking in on burglaryA 27-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint after she came home to a burglar in her home shortly before 9 p.m on Thursday. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by Jeff, on Dec 22, 2010 at 4:18 pm | 18 comments | 7476 Views
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Three MV council members eyeing Kniss' seatA trio of Mountain View City Council members -- Margaret Abe-Koga, Laura Macias and Mike Kasperzak -- said this week that...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2010Last comment by AgnosticAl, on Nov 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm | 10 comments | 8831 Views
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Incumbents win council raceMargaret Abe-Koga, Jac Siegel and Ronit Bryant have won re-election to the City Council, batting back a trio of newcomers...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2010Last comment by Joe, on Nov 5, 2010 at 9:14 pm | 11 comments | 7979 Views
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Schmidt wins new District 7 seat on water boardThe newly created seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District's board of directors will be filled by Brian Schmidt, a 43-year-old...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Nov 5, 2010 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 7898 Views
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Community college parcel tax falling shortWith 54 of 271 precincts reporting, it appears that a majority of Peninsula voters are in favor of a proposed parcel tax...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2010Last comment by jupiterk, on Nov 4, 2010 at 3:18 pm | 20 comments | 8364 Views
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City says yes to phone tax expansionThe city's general fund is in slightly better shape with the passage of measure T on Tuesday, perhaps bucking a trend of...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2010Last comment by localmom, on Nov 4, 2010 at 12:27 pm | 12 comments | 7661 Views
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Absentee ballots 'smudge' snafu needs erasersHundreds of thousands of Santa Clara County mail-in ballots must have an ink smudge hand erased before they can be counted,...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2010Last comment by curious, on Nov 3, 2010 at 12:04 pm | 9 comments | 6131 Views
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Editorial endorsement: Phone tax upgrade justifiedIn Mountain View, home of Google and numerous high-tech firms, voters should easily understand the city's effort to broaden...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2010Last comment by nil, on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm | 2 comments | 9612 Views
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Foothill-De Anza service union urges no on parcel taxThe local community college district's service workers union is urging voters to reject Measure E, the parcel tax that proponents...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2010Last comment by Sethro, on Oct 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm | 1 comment | 6621 Views
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