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Milk Pail Market to closeAfter 45 years in Mountain View, the popular Milk Pail Market will be closing its doors permanently. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by smalla, on Mar 22, 2019 at 11:56 am | 29 comments | 22943 Views
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Council keeps retail cannabis laws largely intactStriking a careful balance, City Council members agreed Tuesday night to place more restrictions on where commercial pot...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by SRB, on Mar 22, 2019 at 10:32 am | 56 comments | 16760 Views
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Crime brief: Palo Alto man suspected of car burglary arrestedA 47-year-old Palo Alto man was arrested Monday after he was allegedly seen checking door handles on vehicles in the San...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Mar 21, 2019 at 5:51 pm | 1 comment | 3363 Views
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Former president of Peru arrested in West Menlo ParkA former president of Peru, who now lives in Los Altos, was arrested Sunday in unincorporated Menlo Park on suspicion of...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Holy Toledo!, on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:23 am | 8 comments | 6246 Views
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City joins fight against federal immigration clampdownThe city of Mountain View is supporting a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming proposed changes to federal immigration...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2019Last comment by Rodger, on Mar 18, 2019 at 7:10 pm | 8 comments | 6302 Views
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A neighborhood association on wheelsLacking a safety net, nearly half of Americans are estimated to be one crisis away from the poorhouse. They could be pushed...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Mar 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 6991 Views
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Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Mar 14, 2019 at 8:08 am | 7 comments | 4290 Views
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William 'Rick' Singer, lead of college admissions scam, had many local connectionsWilliam Singer, the Newport Beach, California man at the head of an elaborate fraud to get students of wealthy families into...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Mar 13, 2019 at 1:42 pm | 1 comment | 5515 Views
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Stanford coach among dozens indicted in college-admissions scandalA Stanford University coach is among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation that involved alleged...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Lighthouse Keeper, on Mar 12, 2019 at 8:42 pm | 3 comments | 8414 Views
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Maine man arrested after alleged threats to GooglePolice arrested a 33-year-old man whose gripes with Google allegedly spurred him to drive across the country with three baseball...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 6925 Views
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Council: Downtown plan needs an updateThe 30-year-old precise plan guiding all development in Mountain View's bustling downtown will be heading back to the drawing...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2019Last comment by parking issues downtown, on Mar 11, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 16 comments | 6268 Views
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Bird eScooters dumped at Cuesta ParkSo apparently, in the dark of night and without any permit by the city of MV, Bird Scooter has decided to begin running their...
Original post made by Toddler's Mom on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Move them out of the way, on Mar 11, 2019 at 11:36 am | 5 comments | 1554 Views
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Storms cause downed trees and erosion along Stevens CreekRelentless rainstorms over the last month have wreaked havoc on Stevens Creek, causing trees to tumble into the creek bed...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2019Last comment by Flush, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:12 am | 3 comments | 7318 Views
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Mountain View man detained in ICE raidA Mountain View man well known in the Castro neighborhood community was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by mother of two, on Mar 7, 2019 at 4:31 pm | 7 comments | 9906 Views
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Blood bank critically low on Type O-Stanford Blood Center on Monday asked for urgent Type O negative blood donations because of a less than two-day supply remaining...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Stanford Blood Center, on Mar 5, 2019 at 3:10 pm | 4 comments | 3916 Views
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City Attorney announces retirementMountain View City Attorney Jannie Quinn announced she will be retiring later this year, capping a 24-year career with the...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Billy Bob, on Mar 5, 2019 at 9:22 am | 7 comments | 6341 Views
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Police arrest trail attack suspectMountain View police arrested a man suspected of brutally attacking a woman on Stevens Creek Trail, leaving her with serious...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2019Last comment by Maggie, on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:39 am | 7 comments | 7979 Views
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RHC quashes rent increases on Del MedioIt started nearly a year and a half ago, but the city's most vexing landlord-tenant dispute has finally reached a resolution. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 4, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 38 comments | 7468 Views
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The elephant in the bedroomLos Altos High School sophomore Angelina Lue uses her passion for fashion to help raise awareness of the elephant poaching...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2019Last comment by ewedel, on Mar 4, 2019 at 12:08 am | 2 comments | 8477 Views
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Mountain View auto burglaries reach new heightsThe number of reported vehicle burglaries in Mountain View reached new heights, with December and January the two worst months...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by Bob, on Mar 3, 2019 at 7:50 pm | 12 comments | 8355 Views
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