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City blames contractors for janitors' job lossesAfter janitors protested job losses and pay cuts last week, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2012Last comment by Cuesta Resident, on Nov 22, 2012 at 5:26 pm | 1 comment | 4523 Views
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Zeppelin grounded: Airship Ventures ends operationsAfter floating its Zeppelin over the Bay Area for four years, Airship Ventures announced Thursday that it has grounded the...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2012Last comment by Eric O, on Nov 22, 2012 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 4206 Views
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Update: Man hit and killed by Caltrain in Palo AltoCaltrain is back on schedule after experiencing major delays this morning after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2012Last comment by Sally, on Nov 21, 2012 at 9:26 pm | 7 comments | 4163 Views
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Tuesday, Nov. 20[http://www.gallery9losaltos.com/ ==B Art:== 'Shaped By Water'] Painter Rajani Balaram is showing her sweeping, lively landscapes...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Nov 20, 2012 at 12:09 pm | 1 comment | 4345 Views
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Two men robbed at gunpoint at Foothill CollegeTwo men were robbed at gunpoint this morning at Foothill College, a campus spokesman said. According to law enforcement officials,...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2012Last comment by tommygee54, on Nov 19, 2012 at 8:38 pm | 6 comments | 4305 Views
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Monday, Nov. 19[http://booksinc.net/event/paul-de-barros-books-inc-mountain-view ==B Author:== Paul de Barros] Paul de Barros, a journalist...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Nov 19, 2012 at 12:17 pm | 1 comment | 4501 Views
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Survey: Financial stress affects county residents' quality of lifeA study released Wednesday on life in Santa Clara County shows that while the majority of people are satisfied with their...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2012Last comment by michelle scott , on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:16 am | 1 comment | 4761 Views
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Council looks to double housing feesIn a city soon to be flooded with building proposals from Google and Intuit, council members said Tuesday that commercial...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by Does anyone connect the dots?, on Nov 18, 2012 at 4:29 pm | 7 comments | 7835 Views
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Bus lanes back on the tableThe possibility of a light rail-like bus system and new bike lanes on El Camino Real are still on the table for Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by BC, on Nov 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm | 3 comments | 3858 Views
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Consultants justify big housing fee increasesIn a city soon to be flooded with building proposals from Google and Intuit, council members said Tuesday that commercial...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2012Last comment by BC, on Nov 18, 2012 at 11:05 am | 3 comments | 4158 Views
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City steps up bike, pedestrian safetyCity officials are launching a data-driven effort to reduce deaths and injuries on Mountain View's streets, examining where...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2012Last comment by Tom, on Nov 17, 2012 at 8:12 am | 32 comments | 17833 Views
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Man fights off robbers on El Camino RealA man fought off two would-be robbers in the early hours of Monday morning, suffering a kick to the face, but managing to...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by Flava Dave, on Nov 16, 2012 at 7:14 pm | 4 comments | 4205 Views
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Thursday, Nov. 15[http://events.stanford.edu/events/349/34977/ ==B Talk:== 'E-Bikes: Markets, Technologies, and Outlooks'] Nick Rothman,...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Nov 15, 2012 at 12:14 pm | 1 comment | 4445 Views
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City's data tapped to reduce bike, pedestrian injuriesCity officials are launching a data-driven effort to reduce deaths and injuries on Mountain View's streets, examining where...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2012Last comment by Ducatigirl, on Nov 14, 2012 at 7:22 pm | 6 comments | 5412 Views
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No injuries in morning house fireFirefighters in Mountain View quickly extinguished a two-alarm residential fire early this morning. Read the full story...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2012Last comment by Spellcheck, on Nov 12, 2012 at 4:50 pm | 2 comments | 4158 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Sandy and Climate ChangeDo you think Superstorm Sandy was the result of climate change? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=6316...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2012Last comment by resident, on Nov 12, 2012 at 2:27 pm | 2 comments | 3788 Views
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Great gourds: decorative, and good to eatLong gone are the days when the only squash people could name was zucchini. This fall, farmers markets and grocery stores...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2012There are no comments yet. 17223 Views
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SWAT raid in Mountain View on FacebookFor you Facebook fans, SWAT is raiding a drug dealer on Bush St and MVPD is posting photos of the raid on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mountainviewpolicedepartment...
Original post made by zuck on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by MV, on Nov 11, 2012 at 1:24 pm | 1 comment | 3289 Views
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Tiff brews between NASA Ames and NASA HQThose working to save Moffett Field's historic Hangar One have taken note of reports that Pete Worden, the director of Mountain...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2012Last comment by Member, on Nov 10, 2012 at 9:04 am | 5 comments | 4740 Views
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UPDATE: Two more arrested after SWAT raid on apartment drug labFour people have been arrested after Mountain View police, in cooperation with county and state law enforcement, sent a SWAT...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by PeaceLove, on Nov 9, 2012 at 4:15 pm | 17 comments | 8279 Views
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