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Algae turns waste into fuelWorried about the scarcity of fossil fuels? Researchers at Mountain View's NASA Ames say they have a solution. Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Apr 23, 2012 at 5:33 pm | 5 comments | 11341 Views
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City-wide ban on plastic bags is back on the tableThe City Council could approve a ban on disposable plastic shopping bags in October -- earlier than anyone expected -- thanks...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2012Last comment by curious, on Apr 21, 2012 at 10:36 am | 55 comments | 10118 Views
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Rengstorff House wedding bookings near record levelsIs it a sign of the local economy's health or a fashion trend? The number of weddings planned for the Rengstorff House this...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 20, 2012 at 11:55 am | 5 comments | 6668 Views
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Man attempts to steal bag of dog droppingsIn a bizarre attempted robbery, an unknown man tried -- and failed -- to snatch a bag of dog droppings from a woman's hand...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2012Last comment by pogo, on Apr 18, 2012 at 4:56 pm | 11 comments | 4059 Views
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Council members want fee hike on Google and othersWhile discussing a recurring budget gap in a study session on Tuesday, council members called for increased fees on the city's...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on Apr 17, 2012 at 8:31 am | 32 comments | 7615 Views
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High-speed-rail authority OKs new business planCalling it a "huge step" for boosting California's transportation network, the state agency charged with building the controversial...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2012Last comment by Ned, on Apr 15, 2012 at 9:39 am | 5 comments | 6627 Views
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High-speed-rail critics eye fresh legal challengesAs state officials prepare to approve the environmental analysis for California's planned high-speed-rail system, Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2012Last comment by Martin Engel, on Apr 14, 2012 at 5:14 pm | 1 comment | 5507 Views
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New hope for city's burrowing owlsBurrowing owls being driven close to extinction by development pressures may have a chance of survival under a new plan that...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by Gail Cheeseman, on Apr 14, 2012 at 12:39 pm | 20 comments | 4284 Views
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Pedestrian killed on Shoreline BoulevardPolice say the man who was killed when he was hit by a truck while walking in Mountain View Monday night is 26-year-old Erik...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2012Last comment by Dawn, on Apr 13, 2012 at 10:16 am | 3 comments | 10808 Views
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21 households displaced by fireThe cause of a two-alarm fire that displaced 21 households from an apartment complex on El Camino Real on Tuesday is still...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2012Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Apr 10, 2012 at 3:13 pm | 3 comments | 4528 Views
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High-speed rail price tag drops by $30B in new planCalifornia's proposed high-speed rail system would extend from the Central Valley to the Los Angeles Basin within the next...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on Apr 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm | 24 comments | 7008 Views
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Man faces murder charge in hit-and-run fatalityThe Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has filed charges including murder and assault with a deadly weapon against...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by Martin Omander, on Apr 5, 2012 at 4:53 pm | 3 comments | 5184 Views
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High-speed rail price tag drops by $30B in new planCalifornia's proposed high-speed rail system would extend from the Central Valley to the Los Angeles Basin within the next...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by Zap, on Apr 5, 2012 at 3:05 pm | 1 comment | 3836 Views
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Shoplifting attempt goes awryAfter attempting to make off with two liquor bottles and scuffling with some shop employees, two teenagers were arrested...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2012Last comment by sparty, on Apr 3, 2012 at 3:09 pm | 4 comments | 5439 Views
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Simitian revives 'Breast Cancer Detection' billAfter seeing his first effort thwarted by a governor's veto, state Sen. Joe Simitian on Wednesday reintroduced a bill requiring...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2012Last comment by kman, on Mar 30, 2012 at 4:43 pm | 3 comments | 5417 Views
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Train AWOL? Better check TwitterI'd like to thank Caltrain for finally making it clear to me that there is an important use for Twitter in this world. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2010Last comment by Frederick Vallaeys, on Mar 27, 2012 at 5:08 pm | 3 comments | 4286 Views
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Sparks fly in "Civility Roundtable" immigration discussionAn event designed to bring some civility back into the debate on illegal immigration did just that, bringing the various...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Mar 27, 2012 at 10:08 am | 32 comments | 6878 Views
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Corporations are not people, council saysThe City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution in support of efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution to abolish "corporate...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2012Last comment by BeckyJ, on Mar 26, 2012 at 9:12 am | 23 comments | 7726 Views
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Lieber's campaign to focus on Prop. 13, budgetFormer Mountain View mayor and state Assembly member Sally Lieber is known for being a Democrat further to the left than...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on Mar 25, 2012 at 10:46 pm | 49 comments | 7621 Views
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SMOKERS WIN BIG VICTORY IN SUNNYVALE!!!Less than a month after the Mountain View City Council passed its controversial draconian anti-smoking ordinance which takes...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Mar. 23, 2012Last comment by Jim Neal, on Mar 23, 2012 at 10:36 pm | 3 comments | 3587 Views
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