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Burglary suspect arrestedPolice arrested a Mountain View resident earlier this week after he allegedly broke into an apartment through a window in...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2017Last comment by Me, on Sep 12, 2017 at 3:47 pm | 6 comments | 3991 Views
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Rental committee sets system for super-cheap housingMountain View's Rental Housing Committee on Monday approved a program for landlords to adjust rents on severely underpriced...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Sep 12, 2017 at 12:51 pm | 29 comments | 9142 Views
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Council balks at proposed bike rulesMountain View City Council members roundly criticized a package of changes to city laws Tuesday night that would have imposed...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by Dear Prudence, on Sep 11, 2017 at 6:38 am | 6 comments | 2745 Views
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Long road ahead in fight against Lyme diseaseMountain View resident Debbie Nelson has been hitting the trails at Rancho San Antonio every week, taking on the steep inclines...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by Common sense, on Sep 9, 2017 at 9:45 am | 13 comments | 9722 Views
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Two arrested after hours-long standoff with police, SWAT teamMountain View police arrested two people involved in a domestic dispute early Sunday morning after both allegedly refused...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2017Last comment by valley of hungry ghosts, on Sep 8, 2017 at 1:49 am | 1 comment | 2625 Views
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Military housing sets battleground for federal feudIn many ways, Shenandoah Square is a perfect site to help satisfy Mountain View's hunger for housing -- nearly ten times...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2016Last comment by Patrick, on Sep 7, 2017 at 4:11 pm | 16 comments | 14464 Views
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Prepping for Mars, NASA launches new biosciences centerAmes officials last week broke ground on a new $40-million Biosciences Collaboration Facility that is expected to help lead...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Sep 6, 2017 at 3:08 pm | 1 comment | 7137 Views
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AG warns of sham charities for Hurricane Harvey victimsCalifornians should be careful when donating money to charities purporting to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, the state's...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by @swissik, on Sep 6, 2017 at 1:58 pm | 3 comments | 4273 Views
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NASA Ames workers worry over Superfund site's toxinsFollowing news that several employees had developed a rare neurological disease, the NASA Ames Research Center is facing...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2016Last comment by The Business Man , on Sep 5, 2017 at 11:02 pm | 11 comments | 27759 Views
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Reported car burglaries spike in AugustThe number of reported auto burglaries in Mountain View more than doubled last month, according to data from the Mountain...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017Last comment by Steve, on Sep 4, 2017 at 11:48 am | 4 comments | 5657 Views
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Public's help sought for blood shortageA recent drop in blood donations has led the Stanford Blood Center to ask Bay Area residents to donate blood to help meet...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2017Last comment by Ex-donor, on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:31 pm | 8 comments | 4187 Views
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Santa Clara County to roll out partial payments on property taxesThe Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County has voted unanimously (5-0) to allow residents to pay their property tax bills...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2017Last comment by Taxes, on Sep 1, 2017 at 5:05 pm | 14 comments | 10764 Views
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County sets aside $1.4M for MV homeless shelterThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors agreed this week to pour $1.4 million into financing a 50-person cold weather...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2017Last comment by Lynn Huidekoper, on Sep 1, 2017 at 1:36 am | 4 comments | 5217 Views
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County launches new immigrant support networkSanta Clara County officials announced the launch of a new network Wednesday that provides support services for undocumented...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2017Last comment by Legal American, on Aug 31, 2017 at 4:08 pm | 8 comments | 5299 Views
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Judge tentatively rules in favor of Recall Persky campaignThe group working to unseat Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky won a legal victory on Monday afternoon, when a retired...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2017Last comment by PeterCao111, on Aug 30, 2017 at 5:46 pm | 5 comments | 4799 Views
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A colorful new careerArtist Caroline Mustard moved to Mountain View to retire, but that was before her son gave her an iPad. Five years later,...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2017Last comment by Pat Dragan, on Aug 28, 2017 at 5:05 pm | 5 comments | 3470 Views
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Attorney general sides with Recall Persky campaign in legal challengeThe state's top lawyer weighed in Tuesday on a legal battle between Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky and the group working...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2017Last comment by Otto_Maddox, on Aug 25, 2017 at 2:31 pm | 9 comments | 4327 Views
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Driver arrested in crash that killed Mountain View manA San Jose woman has been arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter in a vehicle...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2017Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Aug 23, 2017 at 3:45 pm | 3 comments | 6557 Views
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Rent control rumored to be driving apartment salesMountain View's rent-control program has already survived political and legal trials -- but what about the business test?...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by True, on Aug 22, 2017 at 2:56 pm | 29 comments | 10350 Views
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Church offers sanctuary as cold-weather homeless shelterTrinity United Methodist Church is proposing to use its church property in Old Mountain View to house 50 homeless families...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Aug 22, 2017 at 8:11 am | 9 comments | 8353 Views
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