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City joins 'highfalutin' climate change groupMountain View is now a member of the Bay Area Climate Change Collaborative after a unanimous City Council vote last week. Read...
Original post made on May. 27, 2009Last comment by close reader, on May 28, 2009 at 2:20 pm | 4 comments | 4798 Views
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Forbes calls Mountain View best town in the Bay Area for living wellOf all the cities and towns in the U.S. with populations under 100,000, Mountain View has been ranked by Forbes magazine...
Original post made on May. 18, 2009Last comment by Mr. Big, on May 27, 2009 at 8:40 pm | 46 comments | 11604 Views
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Caltrain meetings on service cuts, fare hikesFacing a projected deficit of over $10 million, Caltrain will hold public meetings Wednesday of next week to give Peninsula...
Original post made on May. 20, 2009Last comment by Meeting locations, on May 26, 2009 at 11:21 am | 5 comments | 5221 Views
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Officials: Budget crisis will hit deep, hurt badGrim, dire, unprecedented, catastrophic, devastating. Officials from school districts and cities, counties, special districts...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by Jeanette Reynolds, on May 24, 2009 at 5:07 pm | 6 comments | 4731 Views
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Schools brace for cuts in wake of ballot defeatsAfter watching five of the state's six budget measures go down in flames Tuesday, local school administrators had one overarching...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by John Doe, on May 24, 2009 at 2:22 am | 5 comments | 3985 Views
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Reports of swine flu climb in Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department on Thursday reported 14 additional probable cases of swine flu, now referred...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by David, on May 23, 2009 at 11:55 am | 2 comments | 5164 Views
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Escuela condo project rejectedIn a strange process Tuesday night, a 14-unit condo project at 574 Escuela Ave. was denied 6-1 by the City Council, even...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by Grant, on May 22, 2009 at 8:26 pm | 10 comments | 6483 Views
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General Plan meetings kick off in Monta LomaAbout 60 residents of the "Monta Loma, Farley and Rock Street" neighborhood assembled Monday to discuss the city's future...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by Ben, on May 22, 2009 at 4:54 pm | 3 comments | 5429 Views
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Los Gatos hospital set to open July 12El Camino executives, speaking at the hospital district's regular board meeting Wednesday, said the newly fashioned "El Camino...
Original post made on May. 16, 2009Last comment by Tax Payer, on May 19, 2009 at 5:23 pm | 3 comments | 4991 Views
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2.0 earthquake strikes near MilpitasThe U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.0 struck Saturday morning in...
Original post made on May. 18, 2009Last comment by Tom, on May 18, 2009 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 5876 Views
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A safe haven for gay youthWhile they recognize the Bay Area is known for its progressive politics, local advocates say many Mountain View students...
Original post made on May. 14, 2009Last comment by Liam OG, on May 14, 2009 at 10:08 pm | 1 comment | 3580 Views
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TONIGHT: Latest updates on hospital acquisitionThis evening, one month after El Camino Hospital officially took over a new hospital facility in Los Gatos, board members...
Original post made on May. 13, 2009Last comment by Rodger, on May 13, 2009 at 6:32 pm | 1 comment | 4964 Views
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TONIGHT: Council decision on Worker CenterThe Mountain View City Council is scheduled to decide tonight on whether the Day Worker Center of Mountain View can occupy...
Original post made on May. 12, 2009Last comment by Seer, on May 13, 2009 at 9:05 am | 3 comments | 5091 Views
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Friends question circumstances behind suicideIn the days, weeks and months prior to her death Monday morning on the tracks just north of the San Antonio station in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 8, 2009Last comment by anonymous, on May 8, 2009 at 7:56 am | 1 comment | 8787 Views
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Woman killed by train in possible suicideA woman apparently committed suicide this morning after sitting on the Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto just north of Mountain...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by Singh, on May 5, 2009 at 11:57 pm | 11 comments | 6729 Views
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Bureaucrats botch plastic bag banThe latest attempt to increase government revenue in the county is the proposed ordinance to tax/ban single-use plastic bags...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by MV resident, on May 5, 2009 at 11:23 pm | 6 comments | 5548 Views
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City employees may be asked to take pay cutMountain View officials are in talks with the city's labor groups about ways to ease the impact of a projected $6 million...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2009Last comment by Mike Latham, on May 5, 2009 at 8:58 am | 3 comments | 4322 Views
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H1 may house new airshipNASA Ames deputy director Lew Braxton told a crowd last Thursday that the agency was hard at work on a plan to restore Hangar...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by Terry Lavender, on May 4, 2009 at 10:16 am | 1 comment | 6778 Views
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County sees first probable case of swine fluLocal health officials have identified one probable case of swine flu in Santa Clara County, and state officials are urging...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2009Last comment by Kendra Jonsdottir, on May 3, 2009 at 6:34 pm | 14 comments | 6107 Views
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Election looms large for schoolsA special election is coming next month, and local school administrators are watching it closely, with many saying the outcome...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by Johnny Robots, on Apr 30, 2009 at 11:21 pm | 6 comments | 5742 Views
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