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Water line break closes Ferguson DriveA water line on Ferguson Drive ruptured this week, forcing city officials to close the Whisman Station roadway for at least...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by Robyn, on Oct 12, 2018 at 6:10 pm | 1 comment | 4141 Views
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Council votes to allow pot shops in Mountain ViewA majority of Mountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to allow marijuana retailers to open up shop in Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by The sky will fll...no really, it will, one day...really, on Oct 12, 2018 at 4:28 am | 7 comments | 2494 Views
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Judge cites lack of evidence in case against police chiefSanta Clara County judge sided with the city of Mountain View and police Chief Max Bosel in a tentative ruling Thursday...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by Howard, on Oct 8, 2018 at 9:45 pm | 6 comments | 7440 Views
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Council backs cross-city housing plansCity leaders throughout Santa Clara County are looking at a new strategy for cross-city housing developments and the ability...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2018Last comment by Step up, Cupertino, on Oct 4, 2018 at 12:36 pm | 11 comments | 6213 Views
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Crime briefs: home and business burglary arrestsPolice arrested two men this month on burglary charges in separate incidents, one in the business-centric region of Terra...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018Last comment by Old Time MV Resident , on Oct 1, 2018 at 10:27 am | 2 comments | 3951 Views
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Growing up undocumented in Mountain ViewIn his new book, Jose Antonio Vargas recounts his own story of growing up in Mountain View and living for years with the...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by Speedypaper, on Oct 1, 2018 at 8:12 am | 9 comments | 6351 Views
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Hundreds attend vigil for Christine Blasey FordFour corners of a major Palo Alto intersection were filled with people in support of university professor Christine Blasey...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by @Jeff, on Sep 30, 2018 at 6:13 pm | 35 comments | 4608 Views
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County hikes Stanford fees for affordable housingThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday new policies that require Stanford University to pay higher...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by @@omvmyr, on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:43 pm | 5 comments | 3828 Views
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County denounces proposed immigration rule on public benefitsSanta Clara County officials have denounced a new Trump administration proposal that it says seeks to impose "harsh immigration...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by omvmyr, on Sep 25, 2018 at 8:10 pm | 4 comments | 4059 Views
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Harvesting Mountain View's historyMountain View's agricultural history was celebrated at a festival held Saturday at Heritage Park. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2018Last comment by Gene Cavanaugh, on Sep 25, 2018 at 6:51 pm | 1 comment | 6386 Views
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New state laws aim to boost mental health servicesGov. Jerry Brown has signed several pieces of legislation this month aimed at fixing or improving access to mental health...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:09 am | 2 comments | 6129 Views
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Community to Kavanaugh accuser: 'We are here, and we have your back'Local residents, friends and strangers have rallied around Christine Blasey Ford, who has publicly accused Supreme Court...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 23, 2018 at 11:44 pm | 42 comments | 4714 Views
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Former teacher accuses MVLA supe of lying about free speech dust-upA former Mountain View High School teacher accused Superintendent Jeff Harding of lying to the press about his suspension...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Sep 21, 2018 at 9:32 pm | 7 comments | 6428 Views
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Diocese of San Jose addresses sex abuse allegationsBishop Patrick McGrath will visit Palo Alto this Saturday on behalf of the Diocese of San Jose to hold a listening session...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Maher, on Sep 21, 2018 at 3:43 pm | 2 comments | 3228 Views
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Google renews community shuttle fundingMountain View's free community shuttle will remain free for a little bit longer. City officials announced last week that...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2018Last comment by Don Keedick, on Sep 20, 2018 at 2:40 pm | 2 comments | 6022 Views
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Council rejects tweaks to North Bayshore housing projectOn Tuesday night, the City Council denied a request to heavily revise a proposed housing development, overruling concerns...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2018Last comment by COP, on Sep 14, 2018 at 5:10 pm | 19 comments | 7846 Views
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Young and homelessA series of new surveys are showing skyrocketing numbers of homeless youth in the South Bay, but experts say a crisis has...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2018Last comment by Landon Rust, on Sep 12, 2018 at 10:04 am | 14 comments | 15241 Views
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Council backs mandatory seismic retrofitsA majority of Mountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night that the city should adopt a mandatory seismic retrofit...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by The Successful Businessman, on Sep 9, 2018 at 7:57 pm | 8 comments | 7604 Views
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Theranos shutting down permanentlyTheranos Inc., the Palo Alto-based blood-testing company whose former CEO and chief operating officer were indicted by a...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by Star Studded Board, on Sep 5, 2018 at 10:58 pm | 3 comments | 3534 Views
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Caltrain receives $19M grant for safety improvementsThe U.S. Department of Transportation has given an $18.7 million grant to Caltrain to implement advanced technology for monitoring...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by MVFlyer, on Sep 5, 2018 at 4:12 pm | 1 comment | 3119 Views
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