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Two-alarm fire damages Springer Street homeInvestigators are trying to determine what started a two-alarm fire at a home in Mountain View on Thursday night, according...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2009Last comment by Courtney Walters, on Mar 27, 2009 at 8:31 am | 5 comments | 5811 Views
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Mountain View tackles hate crimes, plans for proactive approachAfter a spate of recent hate crimes in Mountain View, community leaders said Wednesday that the city needs to take a proactive...
Original post made by GSB on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Mar 26, 2009 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 4814 Views
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El Camino launches unique genomic centerPatients at El Camino Hospital will have access to a powerful new medical tool this week after the hospital becomes the first...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2009Last comment by Deniece, on Mar 25, 2009 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 5715 Views
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Rod Diridon: High-speed rail on track, neededRod Diridon, a key leader of the high speed rail project to link San Francisco and Los Angeles, told a Palo Alto audience...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2009Last comment by HSR bankrupt, on Mar 24, 2009 at 7:59 am | 8 comments | 5595 Views
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Hatred of policemen made official in OaklandI was present (as a guest) at US Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremenony in Oakland on March 17, held in Paramount Theatre...
Original post made by Naturalized Citizen on Mar. 23, 2009There are no comments yet. 4395 Views
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Commission cracks down on council's free seats at ShorelineResponding to complaints from other cities, the California Fair Political Practices Commission is regulating the use of free...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2009Last comment by eric, on Mar 22, 2009 at 1:50 pm | 3 comments | 5584 Views
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Palo Alto bans plastic bags at grocery storesDespite a threatened lawsuit and opposition from area grocers, the Palo Alto City Council voted Monday night to ban plastic...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2009Last comment by MV utopia, on Mar 20, 2009 at 7:21 pm | 9 comments | 7443 Views
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Possible solution in preschool disputeElementary school district administrators say they may have found a solution for half of the low-income families whose members...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2009Last comment by jose, on Mar 20, 2009 at 10:47 am | 1 comment | 4341 Views
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NASA asks Navy for help with Hangar OneNASA Ames has backed away from a plan to re-skin Hangar One, instead asking the Navy to do it in exchange for the space agency...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2009Last comment by Paul, on Mar 14, 2009 at 9:33 am | 2 comments | 7566 Views
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MVLA explores green bondThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District may sponsor a bond measure next year to raise money to make its campuses...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Mar 11, 2009 at 1:07 pm | 6 comments | 5764 Views
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Budget passed, but uncertainty remainsIt was a long, long wait. But even now, after a state budget was finally passed, local administrators remain uncertain about...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by Reactionary Fringe, on Mar 4, 2009 at 12:49 pm | 1 comment | 5264 Views
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Economy creates big setback for BART to SJNew analysis of projected sales tax revenues shows that bringing BART to San Jose will be delayed a number of years, even...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2009Last comment by Vijay Kumar, on Mar 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm | 4 comments | 6489 Views
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Build a garden, save a communityMountain View handyman, inventor and entrepreneur Leland Francois likes to do things his own way. Even his philanthropy is...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2009Last comment by Paul Hughes, on Mar 2, 2009 at 6:45 pm | 1 comment | 6751 Views
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High speed flailHigh hopes for a downtown high speed rail stop may have come and gone in a flash during Tuesday's council meeting. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2009Last comment by Douglas, on Mar 1, 2009 at 1:23 am | 4 comments | 4931 Views
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Coming up: Council to discuss high speed rail, renewable energy sourcesThe city council is set to discuss the impacts of high speed rail in a meeting Tuesday chock full of agenda items pertaining...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2009Last comment by doc, on Feb 27, 2009 at 10:58 pm | 7 comments | 6164 Views
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Owner seeks a buyer for 291 EvandaleFacing a long list of code violations, a souring housing market and irritated neighbors, the owner of 291 Evandale Ave. is...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2009Last comment by MR. LEFTY, on Feb 25, 2009 at 6:52 pm | 4 comments | 4888 Views
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EDITORIAL: Paper, plastic or neitherThe odds that bags will no longer be handed out free to retail customers in Mountain View have gone up a bit, although a...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2009Last comment by Lauren, on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:39 pm | 4 comments | 5833 Views
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Sparks fly in Binkley trialIn the county courthouse Monday morning, prosecutor Deborah Medved was accused of withholding findings that may have kept...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2009Last comment by thomas medeiros, on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:42 pm | 4 comments | 7516 Views
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City budget on the lineCity Hall appears to be buckling down to keep the economic recession from tarnishing Mountain View's finances and hurting...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2009Last comment by Joe C, on Feb 22, 2009 at 1:17 am | 1 comment | 4753 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>Exclusive leagues should pay for fields Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4880 posted...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2009Last comment by Maureen O'Connor, on Feb 21, 2009 at 10:53 am | 1 comment | 4904 Views
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