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Bay Area home prices up slightly in August compared to last yearThe median cost for a Bay Area home rose slightly in August compared to the same period last year partly due to low interest...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Greg Coladonato, on Sep 21, 2016 at 11:09 am | 2 comments | 3970 Views
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Guest opinion: Measure V: fair to landlords, a necessity for rentersThe effort to bring rent control (Measure V) to Mountain View has been a source of hope and inspiration for many of the hardest-working...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on Sep 21, 2016 at 8:09 am | 12 comments | 6192 Views
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City putting $6.3M toward 62 new affordable housing unitsMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night to set aside over $6.3 million to expand the Shorebreeze Apartment...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2016Last comment by JM, on Sep 20, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 15 comments | 10758 Views
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Overturned big-rig accident sends one to hospitalA big-rig that overturned on Interstate Highway 280 near Los Altos Hills Monday afternoon sent one person to a hospital,...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2016Last comment by Probably74, on Sep 20, 2016 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 4772 Views
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High schools face looming classroom shortageLast week, officials with the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District considered just about every place they could plop...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 19, 2016 at 11:10 am | 13 comments | 7776 Views
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City Council holds back on mobile home rulesMobile home park residents concerned about rising rents and dwindling home values are going to have to wait until after the...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2016Last comment by @george drysdale, on Sep 17, 2016 at 11:17 am | 11 comments | 7781 Views
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Mountain View's night shiftEvery week, K9 Officer Dorene Hansen hits the streets of Mountain View around the time that everyone else is headed to bed....
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2016Last comment by PH, on Sep 16, 2016 at 9:02 pm | 6 comments | 8112 Views
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Council backs Shoreline bus lane projectThe Mountain View City Council agreed Tuesday night to move forward on plans to radically change Shoreline Boulevard as it...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2016Last comment by DC, on Sep 16, 2016 at 7:42 pm | 36 comments | 10014 Views
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Vandal smashes Sanders fan's carThe charged politics of the upcoming election are taking a toll on Mountain View City Council candidate Ken "Kacey" Carpenter...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2016Last comment by Wally , on Sep 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm | 9 comments | 7418 Views
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Spike in mail thefts strikes The CrossingsResidents in The Crossings neighborhood have kept a vigilant eye on their mailboxes over the last few months, and for good...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2016Last comment by MVhomeowner, on Sep 15, 2016 at 5:44 am | 28 comments | 17487 Views
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Anyone can post and "like" their own commentsJust to be clear, this is not a validated forum. Anyone in the world, or on another planet, can post, and "like" their own,...
Original post made by Crossings commenter on Sep. 14, 2016Last comment by Sour Grapes, on Sep 14, 2016 at 7:23 am | 1 comment | 1830 Views
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Council agrees to pursue housing in East WhismanOne of Mountain View's office-heavy jobs centers could be an epicenter of new housing, after City Council members Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2016Last comment by Me, on Sep 13, 2016 at 4:37 pm | 13 comments | 10272 Views
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Neighborhood profile: Castro CityCastro City lies close to Rengstorff Park and the Mi Pueblo grocery store in Mountain View, but there is some sense of seclusion....
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2016Last comment by Sandy, on Sep 12, 2016 at 4:48 pm | 1 comment | 5913 Views
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New state law mandates fines for big water wasters in droughtBig water wasters will be subject to big fines or surcharges during drought conditions under a new state law authored by...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2016Last comment by robyn, on Sep 10, 2016 at 11:30 am | 12 comments | 5792 Views
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Surviving 9/11, stillIt's been 15 years since the 9/11 terrorists drove planes deep into the sides of New York City's Twin Towers, but for survivor...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2016Last comment by Donald Trump, on Sep 10, 2016 at 10:53 am | 2 comments | 7374 Views
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Rent control measures go before council next weekThe Mountain View City Council next week will consider two rent control ballot measures for the November election. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2016Last comment by "No" knows, on Sep 9, 2016 at 3:25 pm | 70 comments | 8440 Views
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Police nab purse-snatching suspectA transient who allegedly attempted to steal a woman's purse in downtown Mountain View on Monday evening was quickly found...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016Last comment by AC, on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:09 pm | 3 comments | 4804 Views
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DUI vs DUI collision on Middlefield on SaturdayThe Mountain View Police Department sent out a press release about two apparently DUI drivers crashing into each other on...
Original post made by parent on Sep. 4, 2016Last comment by The Donald, on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 1939 Views
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Couple keeps on truckin'Anyone heading down Latham Street in the past week has probably noticed it. Among the mobile homes that line both sides of...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2016Last comment by True, on Sep 7, 2016 at 1:26 pm | 45 comments | 16885 Views
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One hundred years of 'a great life'Mary Peterson may have just celebrated her 100th birthday, but her social life, positive attitude, determination and humor...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016Last comment by Sue Peterson, on Sep 7, 2016 at 5:57 am | 1 comment | 3187 Views
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