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Thursday: Firefighters fundraising relay on El Camino RealTraffic crossing El Camino Real may be delayed during the day on Thursday (Aug. 31) as Peninsula firefighters participate...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2017Last comment by Cuesta Resident, on Aug 30, 2017 at 6:45 pm | 2 comments | 3626 Views
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Water district declares emergency for Stevens Creek TrailSanta Clara Valley Water District officials are taking swift action to control worsening erosion along Stevens Creek Trail. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2017Last comment by Otis Gulati, on Aug 30, 2017 at 5:10 pm | 32 comments | 11008 Views
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Star-crossed loversIn Nick Payne's "Constellations," receiving its regional premiere with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the world (or worlds,...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2017Last comment by Theatregoer, on Aug 30, 2017 at 3:50 pm | 2 comments | 3952 Views
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Santa Clara County stands up for net neutralitySanta Clara County took a stance on defending the free internet under a resolution approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2017Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Aug 30, 2017 at 2:05 pm | 3 comments | 3255 Views
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Delivery robots heading to Mountain ViewRobots in Mountain View are already driving passengers, running security patrols and baking pizzas. But very soon, these...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2017Last comment by WMD's seriously?, on Aug 27, 2017 at 11:04 pm | 25 comments | 15112 Views
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Water District Construction Project at Palo Alto Flood BasinI heard recently from a couple of folks that the Santa Clara Valley Water District will be closing the bike trail around...
Original post made by John Mellon on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by Linda, on Aug 23, 2017 at 1:04 pm | 1 comment | 1628 Views
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Man arrested for flashing woman outside Milk Pail MarketA 58-year-old man was arrested in Mountain View Sunday afternoon after he allegedly exposed himself twice to a woman in the...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by name withheld, on Aug 23, 2017 at 9:17 am | 5 comments | 7257 Views
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Eclipse called 'epic,' 'eerie,' 'amazing'A handful of Midpeninsula residents had a prime view of Monday's solar eclipse from the path of totality, an experience they...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by melnel, on Aug 22, 2017 at 3:13 pm | 2 comments | 4677 Views
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Google, SF firm end service to hate siteGoogle and a San Francisco-based provider of services to protect websites from attacks and speed up internet traffic Wednesday...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2017Last comment by Darin, on Aug 22, 2017 at 2:26 pm | 3 comments | 4374 Views
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Home front: Mountain View, 94043; save the dateA roundup of local home and garden news and events, including Midpeninsula zip codes ranking in the top 10 toughest places...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by Bill, on Aug 20, 2017 at 7:32 am | 8 comments | 4307 Views
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East Bay men arrested following chaotic robbery attemptMountain View police arrested two men on Google's campus Tuesday afternoon after a bizarre robbery attempt where the suspects...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2017Last comment by Waldo, on Aug 18, 2017 at 11:01 pm | 3 comments | 5835 Views
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Guest opinion: Rental committee member clarifies meeting actionsI would like to clarify some of the issues raised in your recent article, "Rent committee pursues landlord-friendly policy"(<I>Voice</I></B>,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by Shame, on Aug 17, 2017 at 3:54 pm | 17 comments | 2883 Views
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Dueling rallies at Google this weekendThe deadly clashes between alt-right demonstrators and counter-protesters in Charlotteville, Virginia have shaken the nation,...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Aug 16, 2017 at 5:30 pm | 19 comments | 13474 Views
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Rent control rumored to be driving apartment salesMountain View's rent-control program has already survived political and legal trials — but what about the business...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by @YIMBY, on Aug 16, 2017 at 11:35 am | 13 comments | 4078 Views
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Vigil against hate attracts hundredsSeveral hundred people marched in a candlelight procession in Mountain View on Sunday night in solidarity against white supremacist...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by Steve Old Town, on Aug 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm | 13 comments | 6258 Views
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Where are all the Google cars (Waymo)?We had out of town guests staying with us and they wanted to see all the Silicon Valley sights. On a couple of occasions...
Original post made by PA Resident on Aug. 12, 2017Last comment by Darin, on Aug 15, 2017 at 2:54 pm | 5 comments | 1930 Views
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Vigils today respond to Charlottesville violenceResidents and local groups are holding vigils on Sunday after the violence by extremist right-wing groups in Charlottesville,...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2017Last comment by nicole, on Aug 14, 2017 at 12:22 pm | 14 comments | 5366 Views
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Free summer lunch program reaches more hungry childrenIn just two years, the Mountain View Whisman School District has quadrupled the number of meals served to hungry kids during...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2017 at 7:19 am | 7 comments | 7067 Views
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Crime briefs: Bicyclist stopped; construction tools swipedThis week in police reports, two storage lockers were burglarized and police arrested a bicyclist after allegedly finding...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by resident, on Aug 11, 2017 at 12:12 pm | 1 comment | 4629 Views
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Debate over rent control's start date heading to courtMountain View's new rent-control measure is headed back to the courtroom. Earlier this week, the city's Rental Housing Committee...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2017Last comment by The Business Man , on Aug 10, 2017 at 7:57 pm | 26 comments | 6393 Views
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