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Willowgate gardeners push for new community gardens in Mountain ViewA group of local gardeners is beginning a serious push to bring more community gardens to the city, including one in a new...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Jan 14, 2014 at 7:08 pm | 5 comments | 16027 Views
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Stanford studies explore potency of flu vaccinesWhere flu vaccines for men are concerned, with virility comes virulence, according to a new report released by Stanford. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2014Last comment by Not biased against gender, on Jan 14, 2014 at 11:31 am | 2 comments | 8060 Views
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Clark, McAlister to lead City Council in 2014Second-year council members Chris Clark and John McAlister were named Mountain View's mayor and vice mayor in unanimous City...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2014Last comment by Liz, on Jan 8, 2014 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 8568 Views
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Viewpoint: City should at least study Google bridgeNo one can dispute that the city has a tremendous problem accommodating the runaway growth that has permeated every facet...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Obvious, on Jan 6, 2014 at 9:13 pm | 49 comments | 13977 Views
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Year in review: Housing crunch, toxic sewer lines among top storiesPerhaps the most significant change in Mountain View over the past 12 months in terms of its impact on the city's social...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by jeeveevo, on Dec 31, 2013 at 10:37 am | 3 comments | 7297 Views
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Year in review: Cold cases, gang crime top newsMountain View residents gained some closure this year after two cold cases were resolved, the driver who hit and killed a...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by Steven A., on Dec 30, 2013 at 9:28 pm | 2 comments | 9993 Views
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Inspector General: Google execs saved millions on jet fuel at MoffettGoogle's founders have been getting an improper bargain on jet fuel at Moffett Field, according to a report released Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by David, on Dec 28, 2013 at 12:20 am | 7 comments | 14461 Views
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DUI crackdown continues through New Year's DayThe Mountain View Police Department continues to crack down on drunken drivers. The department's annual "Avoid the 13" program...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2013Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Dec 26, 2013 at 5:18 pm | 2 comments | 4678 Views
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Free breakfast program needs a boostThe poor and homeless are often invisible in the middle of one of Silicon Valley's most booming cities, but the need for...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by Mtn View resident, on Dec 26, 2013 at 9:49 am | 7 comments | 12810 Views
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Prison program shift drives property-crime increase, report saysProperty crimes across the state rose 7.6 percent this year, and Santa Clara County was hit the worst, with an increase of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Robert, on Dec 23, 2013 at 3:04 pm | 11 comments | 7324 Views
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Questions follow surprise resignation of Sofia University headStudents and faculty at Palo Alto's Sofia University are asking questions following the surprise resignation Saturday of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Mimi Matossian, on Dec 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm | 3 comments | 10659 Views
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City hires its first information technology chiefFor a city government in the center of Silicon Valley, it was becoming obvious that the city's information technology wasn't...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2013Last comment by PM, on Dec 20, 2013 at 9:09 pm | 9 comments | 5062 Views
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Cold snap breaks MV recordIn Mountain View, temperatures dipped to 32 degrees Thursday morning, breaking a 15-year record, according to the National...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2013Last comment by rolo8ab, on Dec 17, 2013 at 9:19 am | 3 comments | 9910 Views
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Affordable housing more scarce than everOn Dec. 5, one of Elena Pacheco's biggest fears came true -- she received an eviction notice for the California Street apartment...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Dec 17, 2013 at 8:15 am | 12 comments | 14191 Views
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Google WiFi replaced in City Hall, libraryAfter getting numerous complaints about Google's aging free Google WiFi system, city officials announced last week that a...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2013Last comment by haha, on Dec 16, 2013 at 3:09 am | 10 comments | 9324 Views
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Pricey housing trumps low-cost optionsThe approval of another massive luxury housing complex at Moffett Boulevard and Central Expressway last week shows that local...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2013Last comment by Why, on Dec 14, 2013 at 3:19 am | 1 comment | 9668 Views
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'A hand up, not a hand-out'It's hard living paycheck to paycheck. It's even harder if you happen to live in the heart of Silicon Valley, where, over...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by James, on Dec 7, 2013 at 7:12 am | 15 comments | 24813 Views
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Military families say they are in the dark about toxicsIn an anonymous letter addressed to the Army and the local community late last month, military families living at Moffett...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by Greg, on Dec 7, 2013 at 3:28 am | 6 comments | 21798 Views
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Parking at 100 Moffett Project(Letter to the editor published in the 11/29/13 print edition) On Dec. 3, the City Council will consider final approval...
Original post made by Peter Spitzer on Nov. 29, 2013Last comment by Peter Spitzer, on Dec 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm | 44 comments | 7232 Views
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Local church raising money for typhoon victimsA local branch of the Iglesia Ni Cristo church -- headquartered in the Philippines and serving a large proportion of the...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by eLgimikero, on Dec 3, 2013 at 6:26 am | 1 comment | 5601 Views
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