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City to strengthen 'green' building codeHomeowners, contractors, developers and environmentalists, take note: Mountain View's building code is about to get a bit...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2011Last comment by Ann Schneider, on Apr 1, 2011 at 6:57 pm | 4 comments | 4618 Views
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Simitian's green-energy bill clears LegislatureA proposal by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, to require California utilities to obtain a greater share of their electricity...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2011Last comment by Tom, on Apr 1, 2011 at 3:36 pm | 5 comments | 5082 Views
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Could it happen here?The massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that rocked Japan last week has people all over the Bay Area and...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Apr 1, 2011 at 3:31 pm | 10 comments | 15274 Views
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About $20,000 in valuables swiped in brazen burglaryAbout $20,000 in jewelry, electronics, furniture and art was taken from a Mountain View home over the weekend in a brazen...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on Apr 1, 2011 at 12:46 pm | 23 comments | 6068 Views
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Internet trailblazer Paul Baran diesPaul Baran, 84, a resident of Palo Alto, died Saturday (March 26) of cancer. He is best known as a co-creator of the technology...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2011Last comment by Rossta, on Mar 29, 2011 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 5058 Views
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New high-intensity office building approvedA former work furlough facility next to the Middlefield light rail station will soon be razed to make way for a new three-story...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2011Last comment by Style_Guide_Mad, on Mar 25, 2011 at 2:51 am | 2 comments | 3855 Views
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Council supports plan to move historic houseA creative proposal by a developer to clear space for an office building by moving a historic house appears to have the blessing...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2011Last comment by OMV resident, on Mar 24, 2011 at 9:49 pm | 8 comments | 5087 Views
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Hospital donations jeopardized by CEO's ousterA month after El Camino Hospital abruptly announced that it would terminate CEO Ken Graham's contract at the end of the fiscal...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Hindsight is 20/20, on Mar 24, 2011 at 3:03 pm | 8 comments | 13926 Views
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Senior health services all under one roofEl Camino Hospital's board of directors recently approved funding for a new health center that will focus on preventative...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2011Last comment by Amy, on Mar 23, 2011 at 4:52 pm | 2 comments | 4855 Views
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Radiation from Japan not likely to reach Bay AreaBay Area residents are not at risk of radiation contamination from a potential nuclear disaster in Japan, regional and federal...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by jph, on Mar 22, 2011 at 4:58 pm | 9 comments | 5132 Views
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Local relief efforts for Japan disaster victimsThe images of destruction and descriptions of devastation coming from across the Pacific are both horrifying and humbling. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Mar 20, 2011 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 3895 Views
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Rub elbows with local representativesThe League of Women Voters is hosting a meet-and-greet with elected officials for the people of Mountain View and Los Altos,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Organic_Nuts, on Mar 18, 2011 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 4100 Views
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Council faces another budget challengeWith ongoing employee expenses expected to jump $3.2 million next year, and the outlook for more of the same in the years...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Average Joe, on Mar 18, 2011 at 6:12 pm | 4 comments | 3941 Views
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Local relief efforts for Japan disaster victimsThe images of destruction and descriptions of devastation coming from across the Pacific are both horrifying and humbling....
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Mar 17, 2011 at 3:57 pm | 4 comments | 4948 Views
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Remembering the Duvenecks eventFrank and Josephine Duveneck, Los Altos philanthropists and environmentalists, are the subject of a panel discussion titled,...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last comment by Daniel Robinson , on Mar 17, 2011 at 5:51 am | 4 comments | 4434 Views
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County rolls out new emergency text alertsSanta Clara County introduced a new, easy-to-use text message number to help residents receive emergency alerts in the event...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last comment by Editing Puhleeze, on Mar 16, 2011 at 7:43 am | 6 comments | 4254 Views
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City begins to parse census dataIn the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 — roughly 4.5 percent — according to figures...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by Suzanne Abrahams, on Mar 16, 2011 at 4:23 am | 1 comment | 3873 Views
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CEO Graham to leave El Camino at end of JuneEl Camino Hospital announced on Feb. 10 that CEO Ken Graham will end his contract with the organization at the end of the...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2011Last comment by IHT, on Mar 15, 2011 at 8:49 am | 28 comments | 8735 Views
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Census shows minority population growing in Mountain ViewIn the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 -- roughly 4.5 percent -- according to figures released...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2011Last comment by O.C., on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:06 am | 10 comments | 7190 Views
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City begins to parse census dataIn the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 -- roughly 4.5 percent -- according to figures released...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Mar 14, 2011 at 10:17 pm | 6 comments | 4721 Views
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