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The biggest crime stories of 2017The year drew to a grim close in Mountain View, with a brutal downtown slaying and a young Google engineer discovered dead...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by musical, on Jan 3, 2018 at 3:43 am | 4 comments | 9353 Views
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Update: Motorcyclist dies in crash with Google busA man died Wednesday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a Google commuter bus in the North Bayshore...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2017Last comment by Dread Pirate Roberts, on Jan 2, 2018 at 3:57 pm | 20 comments | 11710 Views
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Spare the air on New Year's DayBay Area residents are being asked to start the new year by sparing the air, as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2018Last comment by parent, on Jan 2, 2018 at 11:09 am | 2 comments | 3193 Views
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VTA weighs transit options for Highway 85In a bid to alleviate congested traffic on one of the Bay Area's busiest highways, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by LongTimeResident, on Dec 31, 2017 at 7:31 pm | 13 comments | 10128 Views
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Downtown homeless shelter opens doorsFor women and families with children seeking sanctuary from the cold winter weather, Christmas came a little early this year. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by Waldo, on Dec 30, 2017 at 3:55 pm | 3 comments | 7738 Views
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Downtown residents rally to save neighborhood redwoodsBlockbuster plans to redevelop North Bayshore topped the agenda of the Dec. 12 City Council meeting, but for some, the real...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2017Last comment by Greg David, on Dec 29, 2017 at 8:55 pm | 35 comments | 8720 Views
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Holiday Fund: More than a mentorJim Meikrantz and Pedro Fuentes don't have much in common at first glance: Fuentes is a senior in high school, Meikrantz...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2017Last comment by , on Dec 29, 2017 at 1:10 pm | 1 comment | 1625 Views
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Ambitious precise plan wins council approvalAfter years of analysis, an ambitious plan to transform the tech development in North Bayshore by adding a dense, dynamic...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2017Last comment by cc-r, on Dec 28, 2017 at 9:46 pm | 51 comments | 13087 Views
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County allows some property tax prepaymentsCounty tax collection departments around Northern California are alerting the public about their option to pay their property...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by wowow, on Dec 28, 2017 at 8:30 pm | 9 comments | 4912 Views
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Police seek woman suspected of stealing packagesMountain View police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman suspected of swiping packages from porches throughout...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by Matahari, on Dec 28, 2017 at 3:35 pm | 3 comments | 4322 Views
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Motorcyclist dies in collisionA male motorcyclist died in a collision at a Mountain View intersection this evening, according to officials with the Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by MV Resident, on Dec 28, 2017 at 10:49 am | 2 comments | 3493 Views
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Massive housing plan wins council's backingThe Mountain View City Council gave its blessing earlier this month to a dense new residential project intended for tech...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by Donald, on Dec 26, 2017 at 10:38 pm | 22 comments | 7650 Views
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Firefighters surprise homeless kids with holiday giftsIt wasn’t quite Santa’s sleigh, but rather a Mountain View fire truck that arrived loaded with gifts for Christmas. Local...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2017Last comment by a neighbor from OMVNA, on Dec 26, 2017 at 3:14 pm | 4 comments | 7559 Views
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City prepares trio of new taxesLacking the money for an ambitious list of transportation upgrades, Mountain View officials are hoping the city's new generation...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2017Last comment by How are We Better Off?, on Dec 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm | 12 comments | 6389 Views
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Bright lightsWhen Melissa Horton began buying Christmas lights on clearance after the holidays way back when, she never expected them...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2017Last comment by wendell, on Dec 23, 2017 at 4:08 am | 2 comments | 6602 Views
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Guest opinion: The 'heartbeat' of Mountain ViewAs I meet with officials from neighboring communities, I am struck that they are not only impressed by downtown Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by reader, on Dec 22, 2017 at 4:58 pm | 47 comments | 5119 Views
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Spare the Air alerts in effect Friday through Christmas EveThe ninth, 10th and 11th Spare the Air alerts of the season were issued Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2017There are no comments yet. 3447 Views
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Armed man arrested for cocaine possessionA Mountain View teenager was arrested last week after he was found with bags of cocaine and a loaded firearm in his car during...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2017Last comment by zap, on Dec 20, 2017 at 6:49 pm | 8 comments | 5409 Views
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Man arrested for bomb threats at Ava'sPolice arrested a 44-year-old transient man Sunday evening after he allegedly claimed he planted a bomb in Ava's Downtown...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2017Last comment by Kal Sandhu, on Dec 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 4427 Views
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County's effort to provide shelter beds runs into difficultySanta Clara County is searching for new ways to open up more temporary shelters, safe parking programs and other short-term...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2017Last comment by Trollface, on Dec 18, 2017 at 6:43 pm | 13 comments | 4612 Views
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