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Council not sold on dedicated El Camino bus lanesAfter hearing from a dozen supporters on Tuesday night, the Mountain View City Council continued to lean against allowing...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2014Last comment by VTA PR, on Feb 26, 2015 at 4:15 pm | 76 comments | 12445 Views
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MV pedestrian struck by car diesA pedestrian struck by a car in Mountain View last week has died, his family and Santa Clara County medical examiner's officials...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2015Last comment by Law Abiding, on Feb 25, 2015 at 5:06 pm | 33 comments | 10430 Views
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Tonight: City Council to set new goals for the yearWith three newly elected members, the Mountain View City Council is about to begin setting a new course for the year in a...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2015Last comment by Metrics, on Feb 24, 2015 at 6:51 pm | 1 comment | 4900 Views
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Fine-dining comfort foodBFD isn't an old-fashioned diner with blue-plate specials. It's more like San Francisco's Fog City Diner in concept, with...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2015Last comment by Pisci, on Feb 23, 2015 at 9:44 am | 1 comment | 5636 Views
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Man in critical condition following traffic collisionA man is in critical condition at a hospital after he was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Mountain View on Monday...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2015Last comment by Jay Park, on Feb 21, 2015 at 10:20 am | 18 comments | 9278 Views
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EPA zeros in on sewer line pollutersIn the investigation of the toxics found under homes on Evandale Avenue in 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency has...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2015Last comment by Thomas&Magaly, on Feb 20, 2015 at 10:10 pm | 3 comments | 8865 Views
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Candidate spends over $500K on water district seatThe newest Santa Clara Valley Water District board member, Gary Kremen, won the seat with a slim 50.8 percent of the vote...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2015Last comment by Margaret, on Feb 20, 2015 at 3:48 pm | 12 comments | 9136 Views
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Police release sketches of bathroom groper, peeperPalo Alto police released Saturday a sketch of a man who allegedly groped another man using a urinal inside a Macy's restroom...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2015Last comment by Restroom, on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:44 am | 2 comments | 6437 Views
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New veterans memorial approvedA new memorial for war veterans and those who serve in the military was approved unanimously by the City Council on Tuesday,...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2014Last comment by Juan Saucedo, on Feb 13, 2015 at 7:35 am | 8 comments | 8598 Views
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Supervisors seek state funds for new jail towerThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors today approved a plan to ask the state to pay for a new tower and repair work...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2015Last comment by Incognito, on Feb 12, 2015 at 11:15 pm | 3 comments | 4879 Views
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School districts seeking input on superintendent searchesMountain View-Los Altos and Mountain View-Whisman school districts are both seeking community input and feedback on the search...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2015Last comment by Samuel L, on Feb 11, 2015 at 6:06 pm | 2 comments | 5426 Views
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Bay Area braces for toll lane projectsProjects that would add express lanes to two Bay Area highways through Mountain View are well on the way, part of a Silicon...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by JeSuisCharlie, on Feb 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm | 25 comments | 7788 Views
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Council clears path for 4G antennasThanks to a City Council decision Tuesday, cell phone companies may soon be able to build a network of small antennas on...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2011Last comment by Thomas F, on Feb 9, 2015 at 7:45 am | 3 comments | 5413 Views
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Fee for ambulance?A few weeks ago I experienced shortness of breath and heart palpitations so I called 911. MVFD arrived, followed by paramedics....
Original post made by Linda K. on Feb. 7, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 7, 2015 at 10:49 pm | 1 comment | 2182 Views
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Storm brings wind warnings for Bay AreaThe National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area in effect from 4 a.m. Friday to 4...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 11:25 pm | 10 comments | 5628 Views
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A nut a day keeps the doctor awayTessa sat on a second-floor hospital bed at El Camino Hospital eating a cup of applesauce, as her mother and two nurses stood...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by stef, on Feb 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 15708 Views
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Rainstorm forecast in Bay Area starting ThursdayNational Weather Service officials are predicting rain starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend in the Bay Area. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Weather Karma, on Feb 4, 2015 at 5:24 am | 2 comments | 6868 Views
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Police release sketch of suspect in concert shootingPolice have released sketches of the suspect who shot and killed a man backstage at a Wiz Khalifa concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by , on Feb 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 6782 Views
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Carl Djerassi, 'father of the pill,' dead at 91Carl Djerassi, 91, known as the father of the birth control pill and the founder of the Djerassi Resident Arts Program at...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Good Old Days, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 5632 Views
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Spare the Air alert called for TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, meaning that burning wood...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Weather guy, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 4670 Views
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