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IS DMV slowing down self-driving cars?Google, Tesla and a pack of other companies investing in autonomous car technology are certain to have circled Thursday,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2016Last comment by BD, on Jan 30, 2016 at 9:34 am | 13 comments | 8836 Views
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Concrete pour brings traffic delays to San AntonioA large-scale concrete pour for the second phase of the San Antonio shopping center project is causing temporary road closures...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by Axel, on Jan 30, 2016 at 8:58 am | 2 comments | 3225 Views
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Council agrees on program to aid struggling rentersIn council chambers filled with protesters holding signs seeking rent stabilization and just-cause eviction rules on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2015Last comment by ulysses, on Jan 29, 2016 at 6:32 pm | 17 comments | 9421 Views
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Mountain View preps for role on Super Bowl SundayOn Feb. 7, the eyes of millions of football fans will be squarely on Santa Clara, the host of Super Bowl 50, but Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2016Last comment by DC, on Jan 29, 2016 at 4:50 pm | 8 comments | 6614 Views
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Police seek brazen package theivesPolice are looking for two more suspects in the theft of packages from a Mountain View home, following the arrest of two...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2016Last comment by It Depends, on Jan 29, 2016 at 2:33 pm | 7 comments | 6484 Views
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Victim's body found, Los Altos man charged with homicideDetectives found the body of Kyle Myrick in unincorporated Santa Cruz County Thursday afternoon, according to police. Los...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by Wow, on Jan 29, 2016 at 2:32 pm | 2 comments | 2307 Views
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Top MV science student heading to national competitionA Mountain View student is among five Santa Clara County high school seniors who have been selected as finalists in the this...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2016Last comment by Students from private school, on Jan 29, 2016 at 12:01 pm | 4 comments | 6768 Views
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MV properties ceded to Los AltosTo hear Stephen Friedman describe it, his neighborhood of Jardin Drive is like Mountain View's version of the Bermuda Triangle....
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by Gary, on Jan 29, 2016 at 8:58 am | 4 comments | 3843 Views
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How to spend $6 billion on transitA new sales tax to improve the South Bay's transportation woes won't go to voters until the end of the year, but officials...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2016Last comment by Tough Guy, on Jan 29, 2016 at 5:53 am | 30 comments | 7659 Views
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Palo Alto DNA-privacy case could have wide implicationsAn appeals case filed by a Palo Alto couple could have far-reaching impacts regarding whether personal medical information...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2016Last comment by Maher, on Jan 28, 2016 at 11:59 am | 1 comment | 4773 Views
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City settles with injured cyclistMountain View officials on Tuesday announced they are signing off on a $55,000 settlement deal with a cyclist who in 2013...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2016Last comment by David, on Jan 28, 2016 at 6:53 am | 17 comments | 7086 Views
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Los Altos man arrested on suspicion of murderPolice arrested a Los Altos man Saturday on suspicion of murder after another man went missing under suspicious circumstances...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2016Last comment by USA, on Jan 25, 2016 at 6:09 pm | 3 comments | 6798 Views
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$120M Rengstorff train crossing nearly shovel-readyWhile it seems unlikely to be built anytime soon, a plan for a Rengstorff Avenue under-crossing at the Caltrain tracks was...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by bjd, on Jan 24, 2016 at 4:47 pm | 50 comments | 11520 Views
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High-cost housing creates desperate living conditionsAs the cost of living in Mountain View climbs, a city inspector says that in recent years he's found families living in shocking...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2013Last comment by ac, on Jan 23, 2016 at 9:31 pm | 75 comments | 24747 Views
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More heavy rain headed to Bay AreaMore heavy rainfall is headed to the Bay Area in the form of two storms starting tonight, according to the National Weather...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016Last comment by @Shecky, on Jan 22, 2016 at 8:19 pm | 4 comments | 4486 Views
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Security guard arrested in sexual battery casePolice arrested a security guard over the weekend after allegedly posed as a police officer and sexually battered a 22-year-old...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2016Last comment by Venturetape, on Jan 22, 2016 at 8:05 pm | 3 comments | 6072 Views
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El Camino buys land for new San Jose hospitalThe El Camino Hospital Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to buy nearly 16 acres of land in South San Jose, with the...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2016Last comment by mps1998, on Jan 22, 2016 at 6:18 pm | 11 comments | 25213 Views
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Walgreens to close Mountain View storeThe drug-store chain Walgreens is planning to close down one of its Mountain View locations later this month. On Jan. 28,...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2016Last comment by Darin, on Jan 22, 2016 at 3:44 pm | 21 comments | 17796 Views
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Water district CEO resignsThe Santa Clara Valley Water District announced Thursday night that CEO Beau Goldie would be stepping down, effective Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2016Last comment by @ george, on Jan 22, 2016 at 11:32 am | 5 comments | 5450 Views
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Exit fees plague nascent power utilitiesMountain View leaders last week enthusiastically signaled they would join a new alternative energy utility that promises...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016Last comment by Rossta, on Jan 21, 2016 at 11:04 am | 10 comments | 7316 Views
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