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City looks into growing RV encampmentsMountain View officials are taking a closer look at the growing number of people living in motor homes and trailers on city...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2015Last comment by OpenMinded86, on Jan 21, 2017 at 1:35 pm | 32 comments | 14490 Views
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Neighbors weigh Google's ambitious campus planGoogle's hardest-to-win critics may not be government regulators, tech rivals or journalists, but rather the company's anxious...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2017Last comment by dc, on Jan 16, 2017 at 7:50 pm | 4 comments | 11600 Views
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Dismayed by Trump, political activists vie for local officesAs a result of the withering presidential contest, the local California Democratic Party chapter is seeing a dramatic surge...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2017Last comment by Gary Bradley, on Jan 10, 2017 at 4:56 pm | 16 comments | 6139 Views
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Recall campaign: State ruling that cleared judge is 'error-ridden'The campaign working to unseat Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky, sparked by his sentencing of former Stanford University...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2017Last comment by What???, on Jan 9, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 4 comments | 5358 Views
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Department of Labor sues Google to obtain employee dataThe U.S. Department of Labor sued Google Wednesday in a dispute about how much employee information the technology giant...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2017Last comment by SunnyvaleResident, on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:26 am | 12 comments | 7387 Views
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Heavy rainfall, high winds expected over the weekendMountain View police and city officials are asking residents to brace for heavy rainfall and potential flooding over the...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2017Last comment by Kyle, on Jan 8, 2017 at 3:56 pm | 5 comments | 5525 Views
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Number of auto burglaries remains high in 2016Lock your doors and don't leave anything valuable inside -- that's the message the Mountain View Police Department is sending...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2017Last comment by Jesse, on Jan 8, 2017 at 11:27 am | 4 comments | 6222 Views
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New bill would ban smoking pot while drivingA California State Senate bill introduced Thursday would outlaw driving while under the influence of marijuana in response...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2016Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm | 19 comments | 30804 Views
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Google gives $800,000 for downtown WiFiPlans for a citywide fiber-optic network may be on hiatus, but Google is looking into other ways to grow internet access...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Jan 5, 2017 at 6:54 pm | 5 comments | 10605 Views
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This week's A&E highlightsMore than 30 of Palo Alto resident Karen White’s vividly colorful landscape and floral oil paintings are on exhibit at...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2017Last comment by David Rogers, on Jan 2, 2017 at 9:46 am | 1 comment | 3561 Views
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City withholds details on rent control committee applicantsAs Mountain View's extensive new rent-control law goes into effect, the City Council faces a big decision: Who should be...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2016Last comment by Seriously B-man, on Jan 1, 2017 at 4:54 pm | 23 comments | 8548 Views
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Sunnyvale blocks homeless shelter at MoffettThe years-long search for a place to put a homeless shelter in the northern end of Santa Clara County just got a little bit...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by karen, on Jan 1, 2017 at 12:06 pm | 11 comments | 14412 Views
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Measure V put on holdOn the eve of its implementation last week, the voter-approved charter amendment hit a brick wall after the California Apartment...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2016Last comment by The Business Man, on Dec 31, 2016 at 4:05 pm | 48 comments | 7967 Views
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Nurturing tomorrow's musicians and artistsIt sounds hard to believe, but a drab concrete building at Mountain View's edge is home to what might be called the lifeline...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2016Last comment by Drab?, on Dec 30, 2016 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 5236 Views
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Caltrain collision leaves one dead in Palo AltoA man in his 60s died on Friday night after a train on the Caltrain right of way struck his vehicle at Charleston Road in...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2016Last comment by so sad, on Dec 27, 2016 at 2:43 pm | 3 comments | 8187 Views
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All aboard for holiday trainsThere's still time to catch one of Mountain View's favorite holiday traditions -- Ernie's trains. John Bianco is continuing...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2016Last comment by MyOpinion, on Dec 24, 2016 at 3:22 pm | 6 comments | 7231 Views
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Woman dies after being thrown from spooked horseA Santa Clara woman out for a horseback ride with friends in Palo Alto died on Dec. 17 after her horse threw her, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2016Last comment by Horseman, on Dec 22, 2016 at 6:10 pm | 7 comments | 6504 Views
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Measure V: Rent-control ordinance faces lawsuit threatJust days away from implementation, Mountain View's voter-approved rent-control ordinance, Measure V, is in danger of being...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2016Last comment by The Truth, on Dec 22, 2016 at 10:47 am | 99 comments | 14001 Views
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Heritage Park opens up to gardening bountyA rainy Saturday morning didn't stop the crowds from coming out for the grand opening of Mountain View's newest parkland....
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 8547 Views
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Council dumps plan for biweekly garbage pickupAmid fears of foul diapers and pet waste spilling into the streets, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday night decided...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2016Last comment by Interested neighbor, on Dec 15, 2016 at 3:53 pm | 16 comments | 8405 Views
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