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Holiday Fund: Rotacare volunteers busier than everA lot of people donate food, gifts or money around the holidays, but there is a special group of people who give year-round...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by Pam, on Dec 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm | 5 comments | 5338 Views
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Meeting: Little outcry over rise in cancer near toxic siteDespite sensational TV news coverage, a rise in the number of people living near Mountain View's toxic sites with non-Hodgkin...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2012Last comment by Garrett, on Dec 10, 2012 at 11:41 am | 1 comment | 4797 Views
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Blowing people awayA local building that draws more electricity than the entire city of Mountain View turns 25 next week. The massive structure...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2012Last comment by Mr. Nice, on Dec 10, 2012 at 5:59 am | 7 comments | 5429 Views
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Local teens, kids perform in NutcrackerChildren and teens from Mountain View and surrounding communities are performing in Western Ballet's Nutcracker this weekend...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by Parent, on Dec 9, 2012 at 10:24 am | 2 comments | 6534 Views
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Adding sparkle to the seasonThe holidays got into full swing in downtown Mountain View on Monday night, as the city held its annual Community Tree Lighting...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2012Last comment by to AC, on Dec 8, 2012 at 8:46 am | 2 comments | 6103 Views
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Holiday train comes to townThe Caltrain "Show Train" will be returning to Bay Area stations this weekend, Dec. 1 and 2, to collect toys for underprivileged...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2012Last comment by steve, on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:29 pm | 6 comments | 5744 Views
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Community tree-lighting set for MondayOn Monday, Dec. 3, the city of Mountain View will be holding its annual Community Tree Lighting Celebration from 5:30 p.m....
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2012Last comment by All Welcome, on Dec 4, 2012 at 11:13 am | 4 comments | 4747 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Facebook PrivacyEach week the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to ask people a question about a current event. This week, we asked about...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2012There are no comments yet. 5128 Views
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Council to take up bike-ped safetyIn response to several collisions — some deadly — and calls for change from residents, the City Council is beginning...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2012Last comment by AC, on Dec 3, 2012 at 2:48 pm | 22 comments | 6846 Views
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PG&E working to restore power to 20,000 in Bay AreaAs the latest in a series of storms to hit the Bay Area continued to move south this morning, PG&E was working to restore...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2012There are no comments yet. 7272 Views
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Man pleads 'no contest' for burglarizing Steve Jobs' homeThe Alameda man arrested in August for allegedly burglarizing the Palo Alto home of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs pleaded...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2012Last comment by resident, on Dec 1, 2012 at 8:28 am | 2 comments | 4661 Views
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Bullis loses latest round in legal fightThe Los Altos School District appears to be the victor in the latest round of court decisions in its ongoing legal battle...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2012Last comment by sighsighsigh, on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm | 26 comments | 4757 Views
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Castro School--gang graffiti, sex assaults, robberies... When will MVPD care?The metal picnic tables at Castro school have gang graffiti on them--as they have for months. As does a utility box directly...
Original post made by Sparty on Nov. 29, 2012There are no comments yet. 4976 Views
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'Undocumented' but inspiringImmigration reform activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke at to a near-capacity crowd at Los Altos High School last weekend,...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2012Last comment by puzzeled, on Nov 28, 2012 at 4:27 pm | 3 comments | 3427 Views
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Video games stolen in burglaryA Mountain View man returned from vacation on Saturday to find that his apartment had been burglarized while he was gone,...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2012Last comment by Jorge, on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:49 pm | 6 comments | 6047 Views
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City blames contractors for janitor job lossesAfter janitors protested job losses and pay cuts Thursday, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by Gustavo , on Nov 28, 2012 at 9:04 am | 11 comments | 12355 Views
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Cuesta Annex: no flood basin proposedA controversial flood detention basin at Cuesta Annex is no longer being proposed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2012Last comment by Dog Lover, on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm | 12 comments | 5501 Views
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In a tight spot: residents pitch ideas for Stevens Creek TrailOver 120 people packed a meeting hall in Los Altos on Nov. 14 to discuss the biggest challenges yet in extending the Stevens...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2012Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:17 pm | 17 comments | 8335 Views
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Fired up over 'Start-Ups'A new reality show centered around the lives of several young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs has got locals buzzing. Two of...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2012Last comment by @ Justin, on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:53 am | 8 comments | 9143 Views
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Council to take up bike-ped safety tonightIn response to several collisions -- some deadly -- and calls for change from residents, the City Council will begin looking...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2012Last comment by Eli, on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:34 am | 10 comments | 8161 Views
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