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Caltrain plan would fell trees, add substationsA new report analyzing the environmental impacts of electrifying the Caltrain rail line indicates that the benefits of cleaner,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2014Last comment by Oh Sure, fine, no problem!, on Mar 3, 2014 at 1:22 pm | 25 comments | 6168 Views
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App to help heart attack victimsSudden cardiac arrest? There's an app for that. Health and safety officials from Mountain View are endorsing the local launch...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Brock, on Mar 1, 2014 at 12:49 pm | 2 comments | 10476 Views
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Raucous gun control event spurs council review of chamber policyNRA members packed the City Council chambers last weekend to shout down speakers promoting tighter local gun control laws,...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Hutch 7.62, on Feb 20, 2014 at 1:09 pm | 51 comments | 19078 Views
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Stanford study finds Lyme disease widespread in open spacesLyme disease is more widespread in Bay Area open spaces than previously thought, according to a new study released Thursday...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by Angel Moon, on Feb 20, 2014 at 8:53 am | 3 comments | 9270 Views
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Gun Violence Reduction Forum Turns into Raucous DebateThis morning at 10 am, a forum on "Gun Violence Reduction" was held in the Council chambers at City Hall. The event was...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Feb. 8, 2014Last comment by Hutch 7.62, on Feb 17, 2014 at 9:30 pm | 41 comments | 9704 Views
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Funding questions loom over high-speed rail's new planSeeking to comply with a legislative requirement, the agency charged with building California's high-speed-rail system on...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by un_nat, on Feb 16, 2014 at 3:59 pm | 14 comments | 13416 Views
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Scholarship to honor former Castro studentA scholarship fund is being created in memory of Garon Bolden, a former Mountain View resident who penned a popular pro-education...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Nan Recker, on Feb 13, 2014 at 3:08 pm | 1 comment | 3871 Views
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County needs programs for domestic violence victims and abusers, group saysEleven people died due to domestic violence in Santa Clara County in 2013, up from nine the year before, and the county should...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by MVcitizen, on Feb 13, 2014 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 7825 Views
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Shirley Temple Black dies at her home in WoodsideShirley Temple Black died Monday night at her home in Woodside. She was 85. Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/news/2014/02/11/shirley-temple-black-dies-at-her-home-in-w...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2014Last comment by Tony, on Feb 12, 2014 at 9:27 am | 4 comments | 9377 Views
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Road rage ends in arrestA fit of road rage ended in police arresting a Redwood City man for allegedly smashing a car window and sending glass flying...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2013Last comment by voices of better judgement, on Feb 11, 2014 at 2:35 pm | 8 comments | 4802 Views
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Happy New Year! It's Time for Another BAN!You know it's a new year when the City Council finds yet another thing to ban! Last year it was plastic bags. The council...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Feb. 5, 2014There are no comments yet. 2932 Views
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Students demonstrate as new Sofia president takes officeAs an interim president took office at Palo Alto's Sofia University this week, students demonstrating outside the school...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by calmingtor, on Jan 26, 2014 at 12:28 am | 4 comments | 13622 Views
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School's Haiti club needs community's helpA student club at Los Altos High School is gearing up for trip to one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by James, on Jan 23, 2014 at 6:53 am | 3 comments | 5611 Views
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Crime briefs: restaurant burglarized, beer stolenBurglars reportedly took a computer and cash register from a restaurant and beer from a storage shed. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by O, on Jan 23, 2014 at 12:28 am | 4 comments | 5465 Views
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Why doesn't Google start a hovercraft service rather than the ferry to Redwood CityI was speaking with some engineers over the weekend who were talking about how much faster and cheaper a hovercraft service...
Original post made by PA Resident on Jan. 20, 2014Last comment by Resident, on Jan 22, 2014 at 9:09 am | 3 comments | 8781 Views
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No windfall for local schools in state budgetThough Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for big increases in education spending, Mountain View schools aren't likely to benefit...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2014Last comment by LASD Too, on Jan 21, 2014 at 10:45 pm | 3 comments | 5142 Views
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Emergency officials get autism trainingMountain View's police and fire departments have been getting special training lately -- learning how to improve their interactions...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2014Last comment by William Stillman, on Jan 20, 2014 at 8:24 am | 6 comments | 6156 Views
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Quest for fresh food boosts popularity of gardensWhat could be more fun and educational for you and your children than growing your own food? It is an activity that more...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2014Last comment by Rose Filicetti, on Jan 19, 2014 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 3912 Views
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Police arrest 8 in meth bustLaw enforcement officials arrested eight suspects for allegedly selling more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine to undercover...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2014Last comment by Human Paraquat, on Jan 17, 2014 at 11:50 am | 4 comments | 10720 Views
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VTA OKs study of dedicated bus lanes in MVThe possibility of a light rail-like bus system and new bike lanes on El Camino Real are still on the table for Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2012Last comment by Member, on Jan 15, 2014 at 3:05 pm | 20 comments | 6643 Views
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