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Spare the Air alert todayRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/12/26/spare-the-air-alert-today posted Thursday, December 26,...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by Liz, on Dec 26, 2013 at 12:13 pm | 2 comments | 5178 Views
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Fire controlled at Sims metal recyclingA two-alarm fire at a metal recycling plant in Redwood City this morning is under control, although the smell of smoke and...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by John Ginez, on Dec 24, 2013 at 3:47 pm | 7 comments | 10007 Views
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Resident of burned-down mobile home committed suicideThe county coroner's office has ruled that the man found dead inside his burned-down unit in a Mountain View mobile home...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Curious, on Dec 24, 2013 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 7665 Views
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Wood burning banned on Xmas eve, possibly Christmas DayPut away the chestnuts; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced that wood burning will be banned in...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2013There are no comments yet. 4307 Views
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Spare the Air day today, tomorrowThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 23 and 24, "Spare the Air Days," with...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Fred, on Dec 23, 2013 at 6:54 pm | 6 comments | 6455 Views
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Police warn of package-stealing 'Grinches'The Mountain View Police Department is asking that residents be on alert for "Holiday Grinches" on the prowl. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2013Last comment by Hairy Kalahan, on Dec 20, 2013 at 1:16 pm | 10 comments | 12677 Views
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Council deadlocks on Google bridge ideaThough it might stop them from meeting goals for keeping cars out of North Bayshore, a slim majority of council members are...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by NotAFanOfNoseCutting, on Dec 20, 2013 at 12:14 pm | 16 comments | 18255 Views
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District declares ninth straight Spare the Air alertAnother "Spare the Air" alert has been issued for the Bay Area on Monday, Dec. 16, banning fires and wood burning for the...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Tango Box, on Dec 19, 2013 at 2:23 pm | 14 comments | 10216 Views
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Scientists are the real 'rock stars'We may idolize professional athletes and movie stars, but according to Kevin Spacey, who hosted last night's Breakthrough...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by Nick V, on Dec 19, 2013 at 11:39 am | 5 comments | 16636 Views
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Another fire at Sims metal recycling in Redwood CityFirefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a metal recycling facility in Redwood City this morning. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Connie, on Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 10271 Views
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Crime brief: Electronics, jewelry stolen in burglaryElectronics, jewelry and money were stolen from a home in the 1500 block of Tyler Park Way on Dec. 8, police said. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2013There are no comments yet. 7103 Views
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Rotacare clinic a "godsend"Even with Obamacare expanding health insurance to many who otherwise could not afford it, the director of the RotaCare free...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Angie, on Dec 17, 2013 at 5:47 pm | 4 comments | 10408 Views
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Low Flying Helicopter?There is a very low flying helicopter just circling our neighborhood, does anyone know what that's all about?...
Original post made by Michael on Dec. 14, 2013Last comment by rolo8ab, on Dec 16, 2013 at 5:23 pm | 2 comments | 2835 Views
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Crime brief: Sticks and stonesA group of young men was spotted hitting each other with sticks and throwing stones at one another in the 500 block of Walker...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Flava Dave, on Dec 16, 2013 at 3:01 pm | 1 comment | 6948 Views
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Gov. Brown set to speak at tech summit in Mountain ViewGov. Jerry Brown is set to join a discussion in Mountain View Monday afternoon with The Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 16, 2013 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 7499 Views
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Review: Song and sentimentChristopher Vettel (playing Professor Bhaer) and Emily Koch (Jo March) find an unlikely friendship in TheatreWorks' "Little...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Josh, on Dec 16, 2013 at 1:52 pm | 1 comment | 9694 Views
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'From science fiction to science fact'Discovering that something from science fiction is real is no ordinary feat. Laurance Doyle, an astrophysicist at the SETI...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2013Last comment by Kirk, on Dec 14, 2013 at 1:59 pm | 3 comments | 8119 Views
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Food truck offers its version of the Parisian burger from Linda's Drive-InLike many local residents, the Zankich family never forgot the Parisian burger served at Mountain View's Linda's Drive-In...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2013Last comment by windh20earthsky, on Dec 14, 2013 at 10:54 am | 14 comments | 13677 Views
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23andMe hit with class action suitThe local biotech firm, 23andMe, which captured the spotlight for selling DNA sequencing kits directly to consumers, was...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2013Last comment by maguro_01, on Dec 13, 2013 at 1:37 pm | 12 comments | 22391 Views
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Police seeking suspected tool thiefPolice are looking for help tracking down two men who stole tools and equipment from a workshop in the 2000 block of W. El...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by Flava Dave, on Dec 12, 2013 at 3:23 pm | 2 comments | 9183 Views
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