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People to People Ambassadors coming door-to-door. Legit?My wife and I just had two college-age kids knock on our door and claim they were from the People to People Ambassador program,...
Original post made by Paul on Jan. 12, 2010Last comment by USA, on Jan 13, 2010 at 10:24 am | 3 comments | 3388 Views
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The buzz on caffeineRecently, you may have picked up the newspaper or turned on the TV news to see yet another report about caffeine. The debate...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2010Last comment by dr. meow, on Jan 12, 2010 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 3643 Views
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Collect pension, return to workThe cost of city employee pensions has long been a subject of controversy, and that debate was given new life recently after...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2010Last comment by Daniel DeBolt, on Jan 11, 2010 at 11:48 am | 3 comments | 4006 Views
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Cloudy water not a concernWater customers in the East Bay, South Bay, the Peninsula, and in San Francisco may see some temporary cloudiness in their...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2009Last comment by Alan R, on Jan 11, 2010 at 11:34 am | 3 comments | 7753 Views
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Census Bureau sets up Evelyn Avenue officeThe U.S. Census Bureau has come to Mountain View as part of its nationwide campaign to solicit information from every residence...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2010Last comment by Dave, on Jan 10, 2010 at 11:42 pm | 2 comments | 5722 Views
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Top high speed rail executive to retireMehdi Morshed, the executive director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, announced Thursday that he will retire...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2010Last comment by Rodger, on Jan 8, 2010 at 5:18 pm | 1 comment | 4521 Views
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Analysts: Guv's goals appropriate, but unlikelyIn his State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discussed prisons and priorities while pushing a...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2010Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Jan 7, 2010 at 11:32 pm | 1 comment | 4540 Views
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Local mom Kelly Ruiz killed in SoCal crashThe victims of a horrific car crash in Santa Barbara County earlier this month included a young woman from Mountain View,...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2007Last comment by ashley, on Jan 7, 2010 at 4:37 pm | 9 comments | 13302 Views
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Air district issues 'Spare the Air' alertThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a "Spare the Air" alert for Tuesday, marking the fourth of the season...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2010Last comment by localmom, on Jan 5, 2010 at 9:18 pm | 3 comments | 4202 Views
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Gunmen rob Kragen Auto on California StreetPolice say two men brandishing a handgun robbed the Kragen Auto Parts on California Street last Saturday morning, getting...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2010Last comment by Joe, on Jan 5, 2010 at 6:09 pm | 3 comments | 5393 Views
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Began Ave. homes evacuated for gas leakFifteen homes were evacuated in Mountain View on Friday afternoon after a contractor hit a gas line and caused a leak, according...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2010Last comment by Don Frances, on Jan 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm | 3 comments | 4160 Views
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Holiday Fund helps domestic violence victimsThe holiday season can make a bad situation even worse for a battered woman, say staff members at Support Network, a Sunnyvale...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2009Last comment by Claudia Hevel, on Dec 30, 2009 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 5610 Views
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Megachurch's charismatic leader resignsPaul Sheppard, the beloved pastor who led the monumental growth of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship for 20 years, resigned...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2009Last comment by Daniel DeBolt, on Dec 28, 2009 at 3:42 pm | 36 comments | 9994 Views
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Police LogASSAULT Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5718 posted Friday, December 25, 2009, 12:00...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2009Last comment by The Eye, on Dec 24, 2009 at 3:18 pm | 1 comment | 3752 Views
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Like it or not, you still have a homeless problemI was sorry to learn, from the article about 86-year-old homeless resident Jess Santana, that David Mace, a former colleague,...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2009Last comment by Old Ben, on Dec 24, 2009 at 12:38 pm | 2 comments | 3850 Views
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Spare the Air alert a possibility for ChristmasThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking residents to check before burning any wood fires this week, as roasting...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2009Last comment by USA, on Dec 24, 2009 at 10:20 am | 7 comments | 4758 Views
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Driver escapes Caltrain smash-up in San MateoPeninsula Caltrain service was delayed most of Monday evening when a driver escaped from her stalled car just before it was...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2009Last comment by James Thurber, on Dec 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm | 1 comment | 4580 Views
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Meeting on high speed rail draws 200 residentsThe city held its first-ever public meeting last week dedicated entirely to the subject of high speed rail, drawing 200 people...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2009Last comment by Catherine, on Dec 21, 2009 at 2:46 pm | 27 comments | 7603 Views
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High-Speed Rail Authority proposes higher faresThe California High-Speed Rail Authority is banking on billions of private dollars, extensive federal support and riders...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2009Last comment by k, on Dec 21, 2009 at 2:41 pm | 4 comments | 5357 Views
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Body of local nurse found, one year laterThe body of Donna Dowell, an El Camino Hospital nurse who went missing a year ago, has been found by a hiker near Calaveras...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2009Last comment by Pamela Cutino, on Dec 17, 2009 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 4459 Views
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