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Man arrested after attempted home invasionA Mountain View man suspected of inappropriately touching women in downtown Mountain View was arrested Wednesday night after...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2019Last comment by Holly, on Jan 13, 2019 at 12:15 am | 1 comment | 5046 Views
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California leads appeal defending ObamacareResponding to the latest effort to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jan 12, 2019 at 4:33 pm | 2 comments | 4854 Views
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Shareholder sues Google parent company over sexual harassment scandalA shareholder sued the board of Google Inc.'s parent company, Alphabet Inc., in San Mateo County Superior Court Thursday...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Old Mountain View, on Jan 12, 2019 at 9:08 am | 5 comments | 5413 Views
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103 years old and still going strongPerhaps Mountain View's oldest resident, 103-year-old Mary Peterson remains sharp and spry after all these years. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by JAMES M. BROWN, on Jan 11, 2019 at 4:18 pm | 9 comments | 10020 Views
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Seven step forward for rent control committeeWith three upcoming vacancies, Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee is looking to recruit new members to help administer...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by Howard, on Jan 10, 2019 at 10:24 pm | 9 comments | 5227 Views
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Mountain View debuts new council, picks new mayorIt was a changing of the guard on Tuesday night as a trio of new city leaders assumed their seats on Mountain View City Council....
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by David, on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 14 comments | 11134 Views
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MV hires new community development directorA crucial new staffer has been recruited to lead Mountain View's Community Development Department, the city's pipeline for...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by R Garafalo, on Jan 10, 2019 at 9:04 am | 2 comments | 7947 Views
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Nonprofit aids growing numbers of sexual violence survivorsIn the era of the #MeToo movement, Santa Clara County has seen a rising number of domestic violence and sexual assault victims...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by Liz LYNX, on Jan 10, 2019 at 12:12 am | 1 comment | 6612 Views
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Unhoused but not unheardAmid feelings of being excommunicated by their community, homeless persons have started a support-group system to cope with...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2019Last comment by Mummzie 3, on Jan 8, 2019 at 4:56 pm | 6 comments | 6025 Views
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Mountain View looks to a green 2019Mountain View set itself apart from neighboring cities in 2018 by welcoming retail marijuana stores to open inside city limits,...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2019Last comment by Or, on Jan 8, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 7 comments | 5593 Views
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Little closure in city's biggest crimes in 2018Several high-profile crimes in Mountain View, some of which resulted in serious injuries or death, didn't see a whole lot...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2019Last comment by Omitted, on Jan 5, 2019 at 5:56 pm | 3 comments | 5833 Views
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Los Altos planning commissioner pleads not guilty to misdemeanor DUIA Los Altos planning commissioner pleaded not guilty to a driving under the influence charge Wednesday after being found...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Jan 5, 2019 at 2:13 pm | 8 comments | 4681 Views
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Rent increases denied again for Del Medio apartmentsFor the second time, a city-appointed hearing officer is rejecting a request for series of rent increases on dozens of tenants...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2018Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 4, 2019 at 4:05 pm | 27 comments | 7768 Views
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City scrambles to salvage sustainability goalsDespite Mountain View's prosperity, the city is still falling short of its stated goals to reduce its own carbon output....
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2019Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Jan 3, 2019 at 5:03 pm | 20 comments | 8805 Views
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Tows for the tipsy available on New Year's EveMotorists can get a safe ride home on New Year's Eve from AAA rather than driving while drunk, AAA officials said Thursday....
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2018Last comment by resident, on Dec 31, 2018 at 5:36 pm | 1 comment | 3469 Views
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Family finds stranger barricaded inside their home on ChristmasA transient man suspected of barricading himself inside a family's home on Christmas Day and then attacking an officer after...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2018Last comment by RIP, on Dec 31, 2018 at 3:07 pm | 2 comments | 6157 Views
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Plan to delay minimum-wage hike defeatedA plan to hit the pause button on Mountain View's minimum wage increase was swiftly shot down at the Tuesday, Dec. 4, City...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2018Last comment by Lector , on Dec 29, 2018 at 11:45 pm | 10 comments | 10278 Views
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New directors join health care district boardEl Camino Healthcare District board members Gary Kalbach and George Ting took the oath of office, officially joining the...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2018Last comment by Robyn, on Dec 26, 2018 at 3:25 pm | 2 comments | 4809 Views
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Ignition-lock mandatory for repeat DUI offenders starting Jan. 1Starting Jan. 1, repeat DUI offenders statewide will be required to install an ignition lock preventing them from driving...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2018Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Dec 26, 2018 at 2:31 am | 1 comment | 3479 Views
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Federal shutdown would bring NASA Ames to a standstillWith the federal government shutdown set to start at midnight, the NASA Ames Research Center is preparing to furlough nearly...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by GoTrump, on Dec 25, 2018 at 12:02 pm | 2 comments | 5418 Views
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