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Election results: Voters approve measures A, AAThe Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and the California Secretary of State are reporting the following ongoing results...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Greg David, on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:13 pm | 11 comments | 6399 Views
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VTA board OK new sales tax measureThe Valley Transportation Authority board of directors gave the green light on Thursday evening to put a long-planned sales-tax...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:59 pm | 20 comments | 7021 Views
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BookBuyers' new Gilroy homeAfter being priced out of town, Mountain View's much-loved used bookstore, BookBuyers, is going down a similar path to many...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by Bill Hough, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:55 pm | 6 comments | 11464 Views
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Diving into ocean explorationThe Exploration Vessel (EV) Nautilus has been pacing up and down the waters of the Pacific Northwest for the past month,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by ex-Hooli person, on Jun 8, 2016 at 1:54 am | 1 comment | 6075 Views
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Suspect who stole $1,000 in gift cards soughtPolice are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who fraudulently purchased $1,000 in gift cards from three local...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2016Last comment by ORR, on Jun 7, 2016 at 9:35 pm | 2 comments | 4740 Views
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Council OKs funding for Bike ShareThe Mountain View City Council approved spending $160,000 as a subsidy for the city's Bike Share service, despite acknowledgment...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016Last comment by Darin, on Jun 7, 2016 at 2:50 pm | 38 comments | 6939 Views
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Council OKs stricter campaign finance rulesThe Mountain View City Council approved a slate of new campaign-finance rules meant to clamp down on shadowy groups seeking...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jun 6, 2016 at 2:33 pm | 12 comments | 5540 Views
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One injured in bicyclist hit-and-runPolice tracked down and arrested a hit-and-run suspect over the weekend after he allegedly struck a bicyclist on Rengstorff...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2016Last comment by parent, on Jun 6, 2016 at 11:54 am | 3 comments | 4821 Views
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Sex offender arrested on child molestation chargesMountain View police arrested a 57-year-old man last week on suspicion of molesting a child over several years, police said...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by @Member, on Jun 3, 2016 at 3:09 pm | 3 comments | 6944 Views
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With race tightening, Bernie Sanders rallies crowd during Palo Alto stopThousands flocked to Palo Alto to chant, to cheer, to wave signs, to "feel the Bern" and to experience the rare thrill of...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by MVBrod, on Jun 3, 2016 at 12:12 pm | 3 comments | 5169 Views
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Hot weather expected in Bay Area over next three daysTriple-digit temperatures are expected in inland Bay Area locations later this week, National Weather Service officials said. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by Bright side, on Jun 3, 2016 at 8:25 am | 4 comments | 3791 Views
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Upsetting sacred cows to solve housing crisis?At a housing summit last week, a panel of experts and policymakers discussed the need for sacrificing some "sacred cows"...
Original post made on May. 19, 2016Last comment by Chris, on Jun 2, 2016 at 8:24 pm | 53 comments | 13134 Views
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Bernie Sanders coming to Palo Alto WednesdaySix days before the California primary, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be coming to Palo Alto to hold a free...
Original post made on May. 31, 2016Last comment by Greg David, on Jun 2, 2016 at 10:09 am | 12 comments | 5818 Views
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Pizza Studio at San Antonio Shopping Center closedI was surprised by the notice on Pizza Studio saying they closed this location. What happened? It was always seemed like...
Original post made by NoPizzaToday:( on Jan. 28, 2016Last comment by bjd, on Jun 1, 2016 at 3:11 pm | 36 comments | 8568 Views
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AT&T announces plan to expand fiber-optic networkFacing a future threat by Google Fiber, AT&T has announced its own strategy to dramatically expand its ultra-high speed internet...
Original post made on May. 29, 2016Last comment by waiting for google fiber, on Jun 1, 2016 at 12:45 am | 12 comments | 8952 Views
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New homework policy aims to ease student stressIt took 18 months and plenty of feedback from parents, students and teachers, but the Mountain View-Los Altos High School...
Original post made on May. 31, 2016Last comment by eric, on May 31, 2016 at 4:31 pm | 6 comments | 7633 Views
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Fixed-up Bay Trail links MV, SunnyvaleGetting around Mountain View's bayshore just got a lot easier. Last week, local politicians and top brass from Google gathered...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by yogi, on May 30, 2016 at 12:28 pm | 12 comments | 10716 Views
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Sears to close for demolitionSears, along with many other businesses on the southwestern corner of the San Antonio Shopping Center, will close its doors...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2011Last comment by Bob brown, on May 29, 2016 at 8:32 pm | 33 comments | 12193 Views
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AT&T announces plan to expand fiber-optic networkFacing a future threat by Google Fiber, AT&T has announced its own strategy to dramatically expand its ultra-high speed internet...
Original post made on May. 28, 2016Last comment by bjd, on May 28, 2016 at 10:13 pm | 2 comments | 3282 Views
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Mountain View taxi company order to pay $175K in back wagesThe owner of a Silicon Valley taxi and limousine company has been ordered to pay $175,000 in back wages to dozens of drivers...
Original post made on May. 25, 2016Last comment by Why pay employees?, on May 28, 2016 at 11:07 am | 8 comments | 1935 Views
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