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Guest opinion: Building a complete communityIn this week's guest opinion, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino writes in support of Google's North Bayshore...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by Moratorium NOW, on Mar 1, 2019 at 8:35 pm | 4 comments | 3764 Views
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Woman seriously injured following attack on Stevens Creek TrailA woman walking on Stevens Creek Trail was attacked Monday evening by a man who pushed her into the bushes and punched her...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by mikepat, on Mar 1, 2019 at 10:04 am | 6 comments | 13509 Views
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Should police protect Facebook's bikes?Local law enforcement officials have been stopping people riding Facebook bikes, questioning them, and in some instances,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2019Last comment by Lector , on Feb 28, 2019 at 6:09 pm | 26 comments | 9188 Views
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New coalition plans to invest $540M for affordable housingA coalition of businesses, philanthropies, housing advocates and community and faith leaders announced on Jan. 24 an ambitious...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019There are no comments yet. 2359 Views
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Volatile market eats into El Camino Hospital budgetMassive fluctuations in the stock market are taking a toll on El Camino Hospital's finances, a sign that the record-breaking...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by Albert, on Feb 27, 2019 at 10:34 pm | 7 comments | 6604 Views
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Thursday: Council to meet for annual goal-settingAmong the most important meetings of the year, the City Council will gather on Thursday, Feb. 28, for its first goal-setting...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by William Hitchens, on Feb 27, 2019 at 5:39 pm | 1 comment | 4258 Views
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Assault with a skateboardA 28-year-old transient man was arrested in the early hours of the morning on Friday, Feb. 22, after he allegedly tried...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Feb 27, 2019 at 11:05 am | 8 comments | 4648 Views
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Lime ditches bikes for scooters, leaving cities in limboIn a feat of backpedaling, bike-share companies are swiftly pulling their fleets of rental bikes from Mountain View and a...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by marknn, on Feb 26, 2019 at 9:49 pm | 31 comments | 30889 Views
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MVLA on the hunt for a new superintendentWith Mountain View-Los Altos High School District Superintendent Jeff Harding retiring at the end of June, the district is...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2019Last comment by Bad News, on Feb 26, 2019 at 3:40 pm | 2 comments | 4571 Views
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Former youth counselor sentenced for molesting teen girlsA 30-year-old former youth counselor from Mountain View has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading no contest...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2019Last comment by William Hitchens, on Feb 25, 2019 at 4:59 pm | 1 comment | 6585 Views
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Suspicious mail at Google building prompts hazmat responseU.S. postal inspectors concluded that suspicious mail sent to a Google building Wednesday was not dangerous, following a...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2019Last comment by Choo!!! Choo!!!, on Feb 22, 2019 at 1:19 pm | 2 comments | 6438 Views
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City unveils new community centerThe Mountain View Community Center reopens this Saturday, Feb. 23, following a five-year effort to expand and update the...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2019Last comment by Mountain View Mom, on Feb 21, 2019 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 11110 Views
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Caltrain projects still a go despite high-speed rail reversalCalifornia hit the brakes on the decadelong effort to build a high-speed rail line between its major population centers....
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by Ahem, on Feb 19, 2019 at 6:13 pm | 7 comments | 5791 Views
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Tenant buyout rules approved by RHCA package of policies to allow landlords to negotiate side deals with tenants to buy them out of rent-controlled apartments...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2019Last comment by , on Feb 19, 2019 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 6066 Views
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A nature oasis opens in Google's backyardNext week, Mountain View officials will celebrate the completion of what might be called an oasis of nature tucked into the...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Steve, on Feb 18, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 8 comments | 14851 Views
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Two men in stolen vehicle arrested on drug, theft chargesTwo men driving through the North Whisman neighborhood were arrested early Saturday, Feb. 9, after police found they were...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2019Last comment by David , on Feb 18, 2019 at 9:10 am | 1 comment | 5384 Views
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Newsom scales back high-speed-rail plansCalifornia's decade-long dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2019Last comment by Ahem, on Feb 17, 2019 at 4:14 pm | 19 comments | 5286 Views
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County seeks developer for new teacher housing projectWith five North County school districts now offering support and funds, Santa Clara County officials are seeking a developer...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2019Last comment by Reader, on Feb 17, 2019 at 8:08 am | 2 comments | 5016 Views
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Council seeks to revise pot shop rulesFour Mountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday to revisit regulations for cannabis businesses in Mountain View, just...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2019Last comment by Common sense, on Feb 16, 2019 at 2:13 pm | 38 comments | 11206 Views
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Michaels reopens amid changesClosed since the end of December, Michaels at Shoreline, the bar, restaurant and banquet space, reopened last week under...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2019Last comment by MV Renter, on Feb 14, 2019 at 1:33 pm | 25 comments | 10521 Views
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