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A new home for the Pearson house?Retired VTA light rail driver Josephine Manoli says she has plenty of room in her backyard for the historic Pearson House,...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Aug 9, 2012 at 11:54 am | 1 comment | 5167 Views
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Spare the Air alert issued for ThursdayTemperatures are expected to approach 100 degrees in inland parts of the Bay Area this week, according to the National Weather...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2012Last comment by chevron, on Aug 8, 2012 at 7:10 pm | 2 comments | 4384 Views
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NASA Ames scientist to analyze data sent back from MarsThousands of people gathered at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field Sunday night, Aug. 5, to watch the historic...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by Mr. Worldallwrong, on Aug 8, 2012 at 6:58 pm | 5 comments | 6145 Views
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Local band takes it 'Easy'Just north of Highway 101, tucked into the back corner of a squat, unassuming strip of office space, Andrew Heine of Dogcatcher...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2012Last comment by Jared Milos, on Aug 8, 2012 at 11:49 am | 4 comments | 10292 Views
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Tuesday, Aug. 7[http://www.theatreworks.org/shows/2012nwf/ ==B Theater:== "Sleeping Rough"] TheatreWorks' New Works Festival presents the...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Aug 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm | 1 comment | 4429 Views
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Carport storage locker burglarizedA pair of speakers, speaker stands and a electrically powered saw were stolen from a carport storage locker in a Mountain...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by Sparty , on Aug 7, 2012 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 4785 Views
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SLIDESHOW: Hangar One, revealedAs many as 100 workers per day labored over the past year to strip the siding from Moffett Field's Hangar One, in an environmental...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by gc, on Aug 3, 2012 at 9:06 pm | 4 comments | 6101 Views
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Man arrested for indecent exposurePolice arrested a Los Angeles man yesterday for allegedly exposing and pleasuring himself in front of a female member of...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Betsy Dwyer, on Aug 3, 2012 at 4:09 pm | 3 comments | 4241 Views
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No biz opposition to plastic bag ban planIf businesses oppose the proposal to ban plastic bags in Mountain View, it's not been obvious or apparent. Read the full...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by LovingMtnView, on Aug 3, 2012 at 9:56 am | 2 comments | 6650 Views
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Local band takes it 'Easy'Just north of Highway 101, tucked into the back corner of a squat, unassuming strip of office space, Andrew Heine hunches...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by Jared Milos, on Aug 2, 2012 at 4:26 pm | 2 comments | 4486 Views
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Hospital district's future in balanceThe future of the El Camino Hospital District is up for discussion this afternoon, at a meeting of the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2012Last comment by Sue, on Aug 2, 2012 at 2:54 pm | 2 comments | 4317 Views
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City finally traps a squirrelAfter setting its sights on a small band of aggressive squirrels in Cuesta Park, the city has succeeded in trapping and euthanizing...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2007Last comment by worldhistoricalgenius, on Aug 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm | 7 comments | 6728 Views
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Simitian endorses Jerry Hill for state SenateCalifornia Sen. Joe Simitian has endorsed state Assemblyman Jerry Hill for the new 13th State Senate District seat, Hill's...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2012Last comment by USA, on Aug 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm | 5 comments | 5164 Views
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Legal aid boost for immigrantsImmigration services have found a strong ally in the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The foundation announced Tuesday,...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Aug 2, 2012 at 12:44 pm | 4 comments | 6671 Views
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City hires new head of community servicesJ.P. de la Montaigne has been tapped to oversee the city's Community Services Department. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=5889...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2012Last comment by curious, on Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 pm | 5 comments | 5036 Views
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Food feature: Little Bee Pops offers ice cream truck alternativeWhen Mountain View resident Liz Snyder said no to her 6-year-old daughter's request for a treat from the ice cream truck...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by curious, on Jul 31, 2012 at 5:31 pm | 3 comments | 19368 Views
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PG&E pipeline work to impact Arastradero/Foothill trafficA major 3-month-long PG&E pipeline-replacement project in Palo Alto is expected to impact traffic and will start in August,...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2012Last comment by Storm Ryder, on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 4812 Views
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Tennis legend Alex Swetka dies at 94Local tennis legend Alex Swetka, who owned Swetka's Tennis Shop in Mountain View with his wife, died July 17, a few months...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2012Last comment by @@Addition, on Jul 29, 2012 at 11:32 am | 6 comments | 11280 Views
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Fighting the law with free foie grasAnimal rights activists are up in arms over a local chef's decision to continue serving foie gras despite a new state law...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2012Last comment by Bob Huenemann, on Jul 28, 2012 at 5:18 pm | 36 comments | 16853 Views
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Businesses: developer using fence to force land saleThe owners of several small businesses say a cyclone fence went up behind their properties the evening of May 10 with no...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 28, 2012 at 1:20 am | 27 comments | 10055 Views
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