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PG&E finds no leaks in Mountain View gas linePG&E workers found no leaks in 1.5 miles of gas pipeline subjected to eight hours of pressure testing in Mountain View on...
Original post made on May. 10, 2011Last comment by fancydev2010, on May 11, 2011 at 10:10 pm | 4 comments | 4652 Views
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Bleeding man found lying on apartment stepsPolice found a man bleeding from a "large laceration" on the back of his head, lying down on the steps of an apartment complex...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by MTV, on May 11, 2011 at 4:17 pm | 16 comments | 5440 Views
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No luck yet finding new city managerAfter interviewing three top candidates for city manager Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Jac Siegel said the City Council was not...
Original post made on May. 11, 2011Last comment by Steve, on May 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm | 5 comments | 4602 Views
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School district confirms Polifrone's departurePatty Polifrone, the longtime teacher at the Mountain View Whisman School District whose "tough love" teaching style sparked...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Watchdog, on May 11, 2011 at 1:17 pm | 26 comments | 7539 Views
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Fast-track for huge office campus?A large office campus proposed for Middlefield Road near Highway 237 could host a major company's headquarters with 3,500...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by Ella, on May 11, 2011 at 10:46 am | 11 comments | 5885 Views
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Another roadblock for Hangar One?As if it won't be disheartening enough to see Moffett Field's historic Hangar One reduced to a bare skeletal frame this year,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2011Last comment by Truth, on May 11, 2011 at 6:46 am | 3 comments | 5353 Views
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More cell towers proposed in residential areasThe race to provide ultra fast mobile phone connections is bringing a slew of cell tower proposals to Mountain View, including...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on May 10, 2011 at 10:45 am | 8 comments | 6953 Views
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Indecent exposure arrest at Rite AidA 55-year-old transient man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on May 5 outside of the Rite Aid on Grant Road...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by palinpoop, on May 9, 2011 at 5:40 pm | 7 comments | 4454 Views
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Council: What to do with Google's $30 million?Now that Google has agreed to pay for a $30 million land lease up front, laying off city employees to fix the city's budget...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on May 9, 2011 at 2:43 pm | 26 comments | 5326 Views
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Home burglarized during vacationA Mountain View family recently returned from vacation to find their home had been broken into, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on May 7, 2011 at 11:15 pm | 4 comments | 4673 Views
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Group protests FCC's stance on cell phones, SmartMetersA group of about 25 people picketed outside of the Computer History Museum last week to call attention to what the protest's...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by healthtolive, on May 7, 2011 at 6:08 pm | 12 comments | 12802 Views
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A shopping destination or another strip mall?Mountain View residents who thought they were going to get a new, improved addition to the San Antonio Shopping Center after...
Original post made on May. 7, 2011Last comment by Eddy Go, on May 7, 2011 at 1:21 pm | 1 comment | 3677 Views
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Hangar One's windows won't be savedAfter a last minute inspection, NASA officials have decided that Hangar One's 4,638 unique windows aren't worth saving, a...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Elaine, on May 6, 2011 at 6:07 pm | 7 comments | 10187 Views
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House's smoke alarm 'saved our lives'Shortly after 4 a.m. on the morning of April 28, Tim Dobbins, along with his wife, daughter and the two family cats, were...
Original post made on May. 5, 2011Last comment by MVPNS Alum, on May 6, 2011 at 11:12 am | 8 comments | 4454 Views
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Council close to hiring a new city managerThe city has received 76 applications from people looking to fill the city's top job. With interviews beginning Friday, a...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Observer, on May 5, 2011 at 2:24 pm | 9 comments | 5043 Views
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Students sow seeds of greenA local elementary school club is aiming to increase environmental awareness both at school and at home with a program that...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Tired_Activist, on May 4, 2011 at 7:16 pm | 1 comment | 4644 Views
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Lawmaker rips plan for 'blended' rail systemA Central Valley assemblywoman came out swinging on Friday against a proposal by three Peninsula lawmakers to 'blend' Caltrain...
Original post made on May. 2, 2011Last comment by tommygee54, on May 3, 2011 at 5:44 pm | 10 comments | 6515 Views
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Mountain View to share dispatch system with Palo Alto, Los AltosWhile other Peninsula cities are preparing to merge or outsource their public-safety departments, Mountain View, Palo Alto...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by A Cow Tent, on May 3, 2011 at 3:13 pm | 3 comments | 5308 Views
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VIDEO: Cutting-edge medicine on wheelsDoctors at El Camino Hospital tried their hands at a relatively new surgical method Monday -- single incision laparoscopic...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Duke, on May 3, 2011 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 6203 Views
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El Camino gives ground to nurses unionAfter returning to the bargaining table with the nurses' union, El Camino Hospital has partially reinstated one of the benefits...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Duke, on May 3, 2011 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 4862 Views
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