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A pollution solution that's growing on treesNew published studies from an experiment at Moffett Field is showing dramatic success at using inoculated poplar trees to...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 4, 2017 at 10:49 am | 22 comments | 17193 Views
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Editorial: Tom Means should resign from Rental Housing CommitteeOne year ago this month, Mountain View voters approved Measure V, a rent-stabilization law meant to put the brakes on the...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 3, 2017 at 11:50 pm | 1 comment | 2636 Views
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Hospital's new CEO says patient care is top priorityEl Camino Hospital's new CEO, Dan Woods, says he's still getting used to Silicon Valley after moving into Mountain View from...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2017Last comment by Concerned patient, on Nov 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm | 1 comment | 6600 Views
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City approves downtown homeless shelterHomeless women and children will have a sanctuary from the cold, wet winter months in Mountain View starting this winter. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2017Last comment by Amazed, on Nov 3, 2017 at 2:37 pm | 10 comments | 9030 Views
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Man arrested in break-in at Ava's Downtown MarketPolice arrested a 37-year-old transient man last week after he allegedly broke into Ava's Downtown Market in downtown Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2017Last comment by CarolB, on Nov 2, 2017 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments | 4180 Views
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Google's unbuilt Bay View campus already claims breakthroughAt Moffett Field is the Bay View site, the largest construction project Google has yet attempted. By 2019, the location will...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2017Last comment by Sue, on Nov 2, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 5 comments | 17240 Views
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Man dies in solo vehicle crash on Middlefield RoadA man driving a truck on Middlefield Road died Monday morning after he collided with a tree east of the Rengstorff Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2017Last comment by RedLeader, on Nov 1, 2017 at 2:21 pm | 8 comments | 10050 Views
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Haunted house raises funds for CSAHow do you like your haunted houses -- terrifying, or not too scary? Either way, the haunted house at the Odd Fellows Lodge...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2017Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Nov 1, 2017 at 9:08 am | 1 comment | 4273 Views
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Parents call for Friday night lightsWhen it comes to football at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools, light is always in short supply. Read the full...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Oct 29, 2017 at 7:09 pm | 39 comments | 6308 Views
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Rent committee member's paid political work drawing scrutinyIn Mountain View, some critics see a case of the fox guarding the henhouse at the city's Rental Housing Committee, the panel...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2017Last comment by Darin, on Oct 28, 2017 at 10:55 am | 8 comments | 2523 Views
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Man arrested after entering car involved in a crashA 27-year-old man was arrested in downtown Mountain View earlier this month after he allegedly tried to hop into a vehicle...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2017Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Oct 27, 2017 at 10:30 am | 4 comments | 3961 Views
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Police target RVs on Crisanto AvenueCrisanto Avenue, home to the city's largest makeshift encampment of people living out of their cars, was a tense scene on...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2017Last comment by ellespeth, on Oct 26, 2017 at 12:20 am | 45 comments | 17792 Views
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Teen arrested at Castro ElementaryAn 18-year-old man was arrested after officers found him inside a classroom at Castro Elementary School during the early...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2017There are no comments yet. 5083 Views
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Longtime CSA director retiresAfter 20 years of weaving a safety net of social services for low-income families, seniors and the homeless in Mountain View...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2017Last comment by Wondering, on Oct 24, 2017 at 2:15 pm | 1 comment | 5077 Views
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City sees spike in auto burglariesNearly one in four auto burglaries reported in Mountain View this year occurred in a small, triangle-shaped In-N-Out Burger...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by unintended consequences, on Oct 20, 2017 at 7:40 pm | 8 comments | 7511 Views
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San Antonio mall up for saleA strip mall at the bustling corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road is now up for sale with an asking price of $42.5...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by lan, on Oct 20, 2017 at 6:55 pm | 23 comments | 6644 Views
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Caltrain work forces Crisanto car campers to leaveOne of Mountain View's largest encampments of people living out of their vehicles was shaken up this week after city officials...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by Otto_Maddox, on Oct 20, 2017 at 2:59 pm | 8 comments | 7599 Views
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City begins talks on redeveloping older apartmentsPerhaps a glimpse of things to come — an attractive new housing project came before the City Council on Tuesday that seemed...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Oct 18, 2017 at 10:40 pm | 85 comments | 5768 Views
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Smoke poses health concerns for Peninsula residentsMountain View residents are encouraged to stay indoors and avoid prolonged exposure to smoke pouring onto the Peninsula from...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by Oy, Donna, on Oct 18, 2017 at 5:00 pm | 7 comments | 6714 Views
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MV firefighters battle deadly North Bay blazeThousands of firefighters have finally turned a corner in the battle to control multiple fires in Northern California that...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2017Last comment by Nice work MVFD, on Oct 18, 2017 at 4:20 pm | 2 comments | 4798 Views
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