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Council places pay raise on November ballotAfter debating the issue in April, City Council members voted Tuesday to put a pay raise for themselves on the November ballot...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Pedestrian, on Jun 18, 2014 at 11:57 pm | 1 comment | 3121 Views
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$200K in pot seized in drug bustMountain View police raided a building on Independence Avenue Thursday night and seized about 1,000 marijuana plants. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jun 18, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 13 comments | 29716 Views
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Chronicle columnist joins debate over city's developmentGoogle's hometown of Mountain View has quickly become a flash point for the debate over Silicon Valley's resistance to allowing...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Prince, on Jun 17, 2014 at 3:36 pm | 3 comments | 6430 Views
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Google unveils self driving car prototypeGoogle posted a video this week of elderly and disabled passengers enjoying a prototype self-driving car, another step towards...
Original post made on May. 28, 2014Last comment by Darin, on Jun 15, 2014 at 9:09 pm | 18 comments | 16382 Views
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Los Altos grads defy characterizationPrincipal Wynne Satterwhite admitted defeat. She said she spent the last month trying to find a single narrative thread that...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2014Last comment by Maher, on Jun 14, 2014 at 5:33 pm | 1 comment | 18240 Views
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Biting man arrested in domestic violence caseA Mountain View man is facing charges of domestic violence and making threats against a police officer from an incident in...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014There are no comments yet. 7705 Views
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Judge throws out insanity plea in attempted murderA jury on Wednesday found that the 53-year-old Los Altos woman who was convicted for attempted murder on June 3 was sane...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by Maher, on Jun 12, 2014 at 5:06 pm | 1 comment | 10086 Views
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Surprise pension costs for school districtsSchool districts got a surprise last month when Gov. Jerry Brown announced a new plan to pay for the state's pension shortfall. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by BIG SURPRISE, on Jun 12, 2014 at 12:20 pm | 7 comments | 7865 Views
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Council places pay raise on November ballotAfter debating the issue in April, City Council members voted to put a pay raise for themselves on the November ballot to...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014Last comment by incognito, on Jun 12, 2014 at 1:16 am | 6 comments | 6024 Views
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Council to consider office and hotel proposals for "Moffett Gateway" siteMountain View may have a housing shortage, but on Tuesday the City Council is going to begin considering several proposals...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Neighbor, on Jun 11, 2014 at 8:39 pm | 11 comments | 9816 Views
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Goodbye, Big Burger FreezeIt's not without a bit of irony that the growing number of people with a disease caused by poor diet and sedentary living...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by Dr Adviceo, on Jun 11, 2014 at 6:29 pm | 13 comments | 12130 Views
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Scholarship program awards 24 studentsThe MVLA Community Scholars awarded 24 students with scholarships this year, the highest number of students yet. All the...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by Dee, on Jun 10, 2014 at 7:54 pm | 1 comment | 4873 Views
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As Bay Area heats up, another Spare the Air alertAs temperatures soar this week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is calling a second consecutive Spare the Air...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Jun 10, 2014 at 6:39 pm | 4 comments | 5267 Views
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What are you doing for families, Mountain View?Boardwalk is closing (I know this is officially Los Altos). Where are families supposed to shop together, eat together, nowadays. We...
Original post made by Palo Alto Resident on Jun. 3, 2014Last comment by Isn't this the master plan, on Jun 9, 2014 at 3:03 pm | 41 comments | 5326 Views
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Local company's toxic plume map causes alarmPalo Alto resident Bob Wenzlau has taken on the task of mapping the various toxic plumes in Mountain View and surrounding...
Original post made on May. 22, 2014Last comment by Back in NYC, on Jun 9, 2014 at 7:02 am | 22 comments | 34671 Views
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Measure AA still a nail-biterThe election results for Measure AA, which is asking for $300 million to fund recreation and wildlife preservation, were...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Martin Omander, on Jun 6, 2014 at 3:06 pm | 2 comments | 8477 Views
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MV police chief leaving for private security postAfter 28 years in law enforcement, Mountain View Police Chief Scott Vermeer announced Tuesday that he will leave his career...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 5, 2014 at 10:45 pm | 2 comments | 5120 Views
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June 3 election results==I Links to local election results.== Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2014/06/04/june-3-election-results...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2014Last comment by Be patient, on Jun 5, 2014 at 10:01 am | 4 comments | 6370 Views
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Mi Pueblo officially emerges from bankruptcyMi Pueblo Foods, the San Jose-based grocery chain that has a market in Mountain View, announced its formal exit from Chapter...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2014Last comment by Weird Mountain View, on Jun 4, 2014 at 5:43 pm | 3 comments | 8367 Views
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Guest opinion: Caltrain, bikes and 21st century choicesCaltrain ridership is at an all-time high, with big growth in bicycle riders. And yet, despite a capacity of 80 bikes on...
Original post made on May. 27, 2014Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 2, 2014 at 4:59 pm | 63 comments | 21355 Views
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