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Flying out of SFO? Better bring your own foodNearly a thousand fast food workers went on strike at the San Francisco International Airport on Monday, causing many food...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2022Last comment by Zach, on Sep 28, 2022 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 3894 Views
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Corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith beginsThe trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, who faces several charges of misconduct and perjury, began on Wednesday. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 3826 Views
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Spraying for West Nile virus planned Thursday for some parts of Mountain View, Los Altos Hills and SunnyvaleCrews will be spraying insecticide later this week in areas of Mountain View, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale where West Nile...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2022Last comment by John Ball, on Sep 22, 2022 at 1:01 pm | 2 comments | 5899 Views
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Mountain View City Council reluctantly approves downtown office project next door to City HallThe Mountain View City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to approve a four-story downtown office building, but not without...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2022Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Sep 14, 2022 at 10:23 am | 25 comments | 8805 Views
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With lawsuit resolved, Mountain View will start enforcing its RV parking ban next monthAfter years of delays caused by a voter referendum, a lawsuit and a major undertaking to install thousands of signs, the...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2022Last comment by MV Resident, on Sep 6, 2022 at 3:43 pm | 16 comments | 9416 Views
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State to refer to monkeypox as MPX to avoid stigmatization of nameState public health officials said Wednesday that they will avoid using the term monkeypox when possible going forward, referring...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2022Last comment by SRB, on Aug 25, 2022 at 5:57 pm | 2 comments | 1975 Views
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West Nile virus on the rise in Santa Clara County as drought conditions persistAs Santa Clara County faces its driest year to date in the past 128 years, county officials say drought conditions are causing...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2022Last comment by Ron, on Aug 24, 2022 at 5:11 pm | 1 comment | 2567 Views
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In a quest to spur housing growth, Mountain View looks to redeveloping shopping centersAs cities across California search for new places to allow more housing growth, Mountain View is relying on a new approach...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Aug 11, 2022 at 10:18 am | 32 comments | 16349 Views
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Arson suspect detained after multiple vegetation fires burn same area in Los Altos HillsA suspect said to be involved in multiple vegetation fires in Los Altos Hills last weekend has been identified and detained,...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2022Last comment by skim1@yahoo.com, on Aug 4, 2022 at 11:59 pm | 1 comment | 2800 Views
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Silicon Valley stinks: The science and mystery behind the rare corpse flower bloomA giant endangered flower that smells like rotting flesh bloomed for the first time at San Jose State this week. Here's a...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2022Last comment by Bill Michel, on Aug 1, 2022 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 7304 Views
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Deep divisions, further delay for California's math guidelinesThe debate over new state math guidelines is a reminder that divisions remain deep over approaches to instruction, the pacing...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2022Last comment by David, on Jul 31, 2022 at 4:32 pm | 1 comment | 3752 Views
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Man who ran across Highway 85 to receive mental health resources, Mountain View police sayA man who ran across northbound Highway 85 during commute hours Monday, causing the highway to be briefly shut down, was...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2022Last comment by ivg, on Jul 27, 2022 at 6:47 pm | 2 comments | 4036 Views
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Too much packaging at Trader Joe's? Local organizers hold anti-plastic demonstration in Mountain ViewLocal grassroots organization 350 Silicon Valley held a peaceful demonstration at the Centennial Plaza in Mountain View on...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2022Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 27, 2022 at 11:18 am | 3 comments | 6126 Views
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Still have questions about California's composting law? Here's what you need to know.Many Bay Area cities and counties already had composting ordinances before SB 1383 became law in January. So are people supposed...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2022Last comment by cc-r, on Jul 26, 2022 at 4:54 pm | 3 comments | 5574 Views
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Proposed Sobrato deal boosts effort to naturalize Matadero CreekA proposed development agreement between Palo Alto and The Sobrato Organization could pave the way for an idea that until...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2022Last comment by Rossta, on Jul 25, 2022 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 3125 Views
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Climate organization to hold plastic protest in Mountain ViewLocal grassroots organization 350 Silicon Valley is planning a protest in Mountain View on July 23, calling on Trader Joe's...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2022Last comment by David T, on Jul 25, 2022 at 1:09 pm | 1 comment | 4294 Views
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Four arrested for allegedly stealing $50K worth of lululemon merchandiseFour people who allegedly stole about $50,000 worth of merchandise in a shoplifting spree that spanned three Peninsula lululemon...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2022Last comment by addressing systemic racism, on Jul 21, 2022 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 2685 Views
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Santa Clara County expands eligibility for monkeypox vaccine after receiving more dosesSanta Clara County said Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine, making it available by appointment...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2022Last comment by John, on Jul 20, 2022 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 2286 Views
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Will a new oversight position help California's high-speed rail plans get on track?After a decade of cost, schedule, technical, personnel and legal problems, the high speed rail project will be getting an...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2022Last comment by Seth Neumann, on Jul 20, 2022 at 12:14 pm | 3 comments | 2873 Views
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Mountain View police chief: Wounded officer is recovering at home, suspect is in custodyThe suspect in the shooting of a Mountain View police officer early Saturday morning was arrested in Union City shortly before...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2022Last comment by Donna Hughs, on Jul 17, 2022 at 10:50 pm | 1 comment | 6957 Views
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