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Hospital expansion to increase traffic woesThe city of Mountain View is soliciting feedback on major expansion plans at El Camino Hospital, which call for hundreds...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Waldo, on Mar 19, 2016 at 5:46 pm | 15 comments | 5498 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Why not Caltrain along 85 corridor? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/03/18/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2016Last comment by Council action no help to renters, on Mar 19, 2016 at 1:25 am | 1 comment | 3269 Views
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Man arrested for alleged car theftPolice arrested a transient man in Mountain View last week after he was caught driving a truck that had been reported stolen...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Silly, on Mar 18, 2016 at 3:07 pm | 1 comment | 5123 Views
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Palo Alto police arrest Track Watch guard for alleged lewd conductA uniformed Track Watch guard who was allegedly masturbating in his parked car in Palo Alto last month has been arrested,...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2016Last comment by Zap, on Mar 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm | 10 comments | 4725 Views
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Arrest for molesting child, women at bookstoreMountain View police arrested a transient man on suspicion of groping several women and a child at a downtown bookstore on...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2016Last comment by parent, on Mar 16, 2016 at 5:59 pm | 1 comment | 5991 Views
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Free tows home available for people who drink on St. Patrick's DayPeople celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Bay Area by drinking alcohol can avoid a DUI arrest by getting a free tow home...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2016Last comment by So sick of drunks, on Mar 16, 2016 at 5:03 pm | 3 comments | 3802 Views
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City aims to extend Stevens Creek trailAfter decades of planning, Mountain View officials hope to reach a new milestone for the Stevens Creek Trail by connecting...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2015Last comment by NIMBY, on Mar 16, 2016 at 12:18 pm | 22 comments | 12222 Views
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Car-dwelling homeless inspire church copycatsTheir apartment was just a short drive away, but on Friday evening Steve and Teresa Peters decided not to go home. They packed...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2016Last comment by @Rex Manor, on Mar 15, 2016 at 1:00 am | 33 comments | 11022 Views
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City attorney Michael Martello is stepping downCity officials announced Tuesday that Michael Martello, Mountain View's longest serving city attorney, is set to retire in...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2009Last comment by Anyone remember?, on Mar 12, 2016 at 11:06 am | 10 comments | 7443 Views
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A seat on the busGoogle is known for operating the largest private transit system in the world, shuttling thousands of employees to and from...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2013Last comment by Skirnir Hamilton, on Mar 10, 2016 at 6:47 pm | 22 comments | 32447 Views
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Mystery trails spur a whodunit at Cuesta AnnexAlmost every morning, Colleen Mullenex starts her day by taking her dog for a leisurely walk at the Cuesta Park Annex, the...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by Water saving vandal, on Mar 9, 2016 at 5:36 pm | 9 comments | 8304 Views
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Highway 85 express lanes face steep oppositionA major project that would add toll lanes to all 24 miles of Highway 85 has cleared environmental review and is headed into...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by PA Resident, on Mar 9, 2016 at 7:34 am | 12 comments | 8070 Views
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EL CAMINO HOSPITAL STAFFI HAVEN'T HAD MANY OPPERTUNITYS TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THIS HOSPITAL STAFF FOR THE WONDERFUL TREATMENT MY WIFE AND...
Original post made by al stuetzle on Mar. 8, 2016Last comment by al stuetzle, on Mar 8, 2016 at 4:22 pm | 2 comments | 2062 Views
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Council OKs plans for dense housing in North BayshoreLaying out a road map for the future of North Bayshore, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday dove into the nitty-gritty...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2016Last comment by @Old Mountain View, on Mar 7, 2016 at 3:42 pm | 26 comments | 20669 Views
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A city park that bans bikes and trees?A tangle of restrictions and costs led many at Tuesday's City Council meeting to denounce plans for a new mini-park near...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2016Last comment by Sensible??, on Mar 7, 2016 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments | 3311 Views
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Track Watch guard to be sentenced in burglary, robberyA Palo Alto Track Watch guard who was arrested for burglarizing three residences and robbing a disabled woman is expected...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2016Last comment by Bob, on Mar 6, 2016 at 8:54 am | 1 comment | 4220 Views
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Mobile home residents see trouble down the roadJust a stroll from Google, LinkedIn and the NASA Ames Research Center, the mobile-home park tucked at the end of Space Park...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Gary, on Mar 5, 2016 at 5:37 am | 10 comments | 4904 Views
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P.E. credit for marching band?Everyone seems to agree that marching up and down a football field while banging on drums or playing the horn is hard work....
Original post made on May. 16, 2013Last comment by Marching band, on Mar 4, 2016 at 9:24 am | 36 comments | 88743 Views
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Bay Area newspaper chain announces major consolidationThe parent company of San Jose Mercury News, the Daily News, the Oakland Tribune and more than two dozen community newspapers...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2016Last comment by george, on Mar 3, 2016 at 5:24 pm | 5 comments | 4814 Views
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Time to tax big businesses?Looking to solve the area's worst traffic problems, a coalition of North County city leaders are floating an audacious tax...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by bjd, on Mar 3, 2016 at 3:21 pm | 30 comments | 8023 Views
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