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Housing crisis keeps CSA busyWhile city officials grapple with the ever-increasing cost of living that is driving out many long-term residents, Community...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2015Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Dec 15, 2015 at 1:42 pm | 8 comments | 10862 Views
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Council green-lights 1,600 homesHoping to keep residential growth in Mountain View moving at a brisk pace, the City Council gave initial approval for proposals...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2015Last comment by Homeowner, on Dec 14, 2015 at 8:59 pm | 29 comments | 8805 Views
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San Jose Proves BRT Can Be as Wasteful as Light RailBRT projects have become contentious in Santa Clara, with the East San Jose project running into delays at the same time...
Original post made by Steve Ly on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by Not one dime for VTA, on Dec 14, 2015 at 2:05 pm | 12 comments | 2475 Views
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New shelter from the stormsDozens of homeless people lined up outside of the North County's new cold weather shelter Monday night, seeking a meal and...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2015Last comment by @Math, on Dec 13, 2015 at 1:24 pm | 2 comments | 8667 Views
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Staff urges council to reject five development projectsRapid residential growth has been touted the best long-term way for Mountain View to alleviate a host of traffic and housing...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2015Last comment by @a resident of Monta Loma, on Dec 11, 2015 at 11:46 pm | 32 comments | 8000 Views
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A quantum leap for Silicon Valley?For years now, the star at the NASA Ames Supercomputing center has been Pleiades, a sprawling mega-computer that fills the...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2015Last comment by the_punnisher, on Dec 11, 2015 at 3:10 pm | 3 comments | 7607 Views
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For South Palo Alto residents, it's traffic, traffic trafficWithout collaboration with the City of Mountain View, Palo Alto won't be able to get a handle on the traffic and safety issues...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2015Last comment by mvresident2003, on Dec 10, 2015 at 11:18 pm | 11 comments | 6050 Views
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Palo Alto council open to new Marriott hotelsIt's still a long way from the finish line, but a proposal to build two Marriott hotels on Palo Alto's border with Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by JCC???, on Dec 8, 2015 at 8:43 pm | 4 comments | 4711 Views
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Oakland street gang implicated in local car burglariesA Santa Clara County grand jury has indicted 21 people for a series of sophisticated auto break-ins throughout the Bay Area,...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2015There are no comments yet. 7009 Views
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Palo Alto council to weigh controversial Marriott proposalWith Palo Alto's hotel boom in full effect, its City Council will consider on Monday the latest entrant into the crowded...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2015Last comment by Filippo, on Dec 7, 2015 at 3:02 pm | 1 comment | 6215 Views
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City prepares for a winter delugeThe city of Mountain View is bracing for heavy rainfall this winter, following predictions of a powerful El Nino season that...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2015Last comment by just saying, on Dec 7, 2015 at 2:31 am | 4 comments | 7827 Views
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Family urges safety upgrades at fatal crash siteFamily members, neighbors and cycling advocates are demanding new safety measures at an intersection where a pedestrian was...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by Culture_change, on Dec 4, 2015 at 9:49 am | 35 comments | 8412 Views
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Mark Zuckerberg, wife commit to giving 99 percent of Facebook shares to charityFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife, Priscilla Chan, announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, that they will give 99 percent of their...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2015Last comment by At OK with it , on Dec 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm | 5 comments | 4667 Views
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Suspect sought in tennis court feudPolice are searching for a man who allegedly punched someone over an argument on a tennis court at Cuesta Park over the weekend. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2015There are no comments yet. 4605 Views
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation names new CEOPalo Alto Medical Foundation has named Elizabeth Vilardo, M.D., as its new chief executive officer, according to a Nov. 25...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2015Last comment by Anita Nichols, on Dec 2, 2015 at 9:16 pm | 1 comment | 5029 Views
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Two-alarm fire displaces six peopleSix people were displaced in a two-alarm residential fire in Mountain View on Monday afternoon, a fire spokesman said today. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Dec 2, 2015 at 2:30 pm | 2 comments | 5198 Views
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MV sets sights on new transit centerAdding to the stack of transportation-related projects, Mountain View leaders last week pushed forward plans to begin studying...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by Anthodyd, on Dec 2, 2015 at 10:51 am | 31 comments | 10241 Views
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Mountain View lacks crucial staff for permit reviewsMountain View is facing a severe lack of seasoned city planners and other staffers needed to handle an unrelenting surge...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2015Last comment by reader, on Dec 2, 2015 at 10:27 am | 5 comments | 5089 Views
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Mental health doesn't take a holidayThe Community Health Awareness Council saw a shift in leadership earlier this year, when Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto took over...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2015There are no comments yet. 6989 Views
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Cold-weather shelters open early due to frigid temperaturesCold-weather shelters in Santa Clara County opened their doors Tuesday evening, about a week ahead of schedule, to accommodate...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by ReallyHardWorker, on Nov 30, 2015 at 10:13 pm | 9 comments | 4222 Views
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