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Pet doors: the ins and outsAt her owner's request for a demonstration, the energetic pup bounded through the little built-in rectangle escape. She circled...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2015Last comment by Skylar Mitchell, on Jun 3, 2015 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments | 5162 Views
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission approves expansion of bike share programA tenfold expansion of the Bay Area Bike Share program was unanimously approved Wednesday morning by the Metropolitan Transportation...
Original post made on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Jun 1, 2015 at 10:12 pm | 6 comments | 6134 Views
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MV teen arrested in kidnapping incidentA 19-year-old Mountain View man was arrested last week after he allegedly refused to let his girlfriend out of his car and...
Original post made on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Paul Neumeister, on May 28, 2015 at 4:50 pm | 5 comments | 7938 Views
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Council passes new carbon-cutting plan for Mountain ViewSetting a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent in 2050, Mountain View leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved a...
Original post made on May. 27, 2015Last comment by eric, on May 28, 2015 at 3:41 pm | 11 comments | 6111 Views
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Police: Murder suspect on violent rampage in the southOne of two remaining at-large suspects in the double homicide on Plymouth Street was last seen robbing and pimping in the...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2008Last comment by Southside, on May 28, 2015 at 12:40 pm | 6 comments | 10621 Views
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MV council declines to revisit El Camino bus planA proposal to dedicate lanes of El Camino Real for bus traffic continues to be a lightning rod of controversy in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 20, 2015Last comment by MVResident67, on May 27, 2015 at 5:56 pm | 59 comments | 7648 Views
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Los Altos: police seek to ID burglary suspects in videoLos Altos police today have released video footage of two suspects in a burglary committed earlier this month. Read the...
Original post made on May. 27, 2015There are no comments yet. 5971 Views
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City toughens up water restrictionsKeeping your lawn alive just got a little more difficult. Following state-mandated requirements to reduce water use, Mountain...
Original post made on May. 21, 2015Last comment by VTA PROPAGANDA, on May 27, 2015 at 8:04 am | 23 comments | 8861 Views
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Parcel tax renewal on the horizon for MV Whisman schoolsElection season is still comfortably far away, but Mountain View Whisman school board members are looking to get a head start...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by parent, on May 23, 2015 at 7:10 pm | 31 comments | 8215 Views
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New MVLA superintendent promises to play 'big role' in communityHealdsburg Superintendent Jeff Harding will take over as superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by Sarah1000, on May 21, 2015 at 2:48 pm | 2 comments | 6683 Views
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Mountain View OKs $10.30 minimum wageIn a dramatic meeting Thursday evening, Mountain View's City Council approved a new minimum wage law based on San Jose's,...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2014Last comment by Zee Kay, on May 20, 2015 at 7:10 pm | 22 comments | 16086 Views
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Bill eliminating personal belief vaccination exemption clears state SenateA bill that would eliminate the personal belief exemption allowing parents to opt out of vaccinating their children has passed...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by USA, on May 20, 2015 at 4:37 pm | 21 comments | 9942 Views
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Housing dealt setback in North Bayshore decisionThrough last year's election and a string of subsequent policy decisions, Mountain View officials signaled they wanted to...
Original post made on May. 15, 2015Last comment by hoffmanj@gmail.com, on May 19, 2015 at 11:30 am | 10 comments | 6717 Views
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Pod Cars have new champion in Silicon ValleyMountain View may be alien territory for the Pod People, but the Pod Car? Maybe not. At Tuesday's City Council meeting, there...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2013Last comment by Michael, on May 19, 2015 at 12:39 am | 29 comments | 20667 Views
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Council extends paid parking pilot program that lost over $100,000In all the furor over the BRT lanes, the fact that last week, the Council also extended the controversial paid parking program...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Apr. 29, 2015Last comment by Jim Neal, on May 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm | 5 comments | 2267 Views
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City Sponsoring Phone App ContestAccording to today's Palo Alto Daily Post, the city of Mountain View is sponsoring a competition that will award $2000 to...
Original post made by Jim Neal on May. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 2119 Views
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LinkedIn wins big in North Bayshore land battleIn a split vote Tuesday night, LinkedIn came out ahead and Google left disappointed as the Mountain View City Council laid...
Original post made on May. 6, 2015Last comment by Fred, on May 11, 2015 at 9:18 pm | 77 comments | 18705 Views
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East Palo Alto man dies in MV car accidentAn 18-year-old East Palo Alto man died early Sunday morning after his vehicle struck a tree on northbound state Highway 85...
Original post made on May. 11, 2015Last comment by Someone who lost a brother., on May 11, 2015 at 8:38 pm | 2 comments | 6565 Views
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North BayshoreI agree: Posted by Thanks for trying, Lenny a resident of Old Mountain View on May 6, 2015 at 2:27 pm I really didn't...
Original post made by Thank you Lenny on May. 9, 2015There are no comments yet. 2169 Views
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Council to review office plans for North BayshoreIt's a dilemma that other city would envy. Mountain View leaders are poised on Tuesday night to pick their favorites among...
Original post made on May. 1, 2015Last comment by True, on May 7, 2015 at 12:03 am | 14 comments | 7234 Views
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