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Pay $72 per year ?Egads.. The Website is crammed full of ads.. The newpaper world makes good money on selling ads. With all due respect,...
Original post made by George on Jul. 8, 2011There are no comments yet. 3476 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Sales tax decreaseNow that California's sales tax will be dropping by 1 percent, are you planning on making any big purchases? Read...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2011Last comment by nick, on Jul 8, 2011 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 4027 Views
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City stands by cell tower regulationsWhy is it that parents and neighbors who almost certainly use cell phones in every part of their everyday life go ballistic...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2011Last comment by ted rees, on Jul 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm | 3 comments | 3689 Views
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The storied career of Sally LieberIt's arguable that Mountain View has never given rise to a more improbable political success story than that of Sally Lieber,...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2009Last comment by Jojhn Coyle, on Jul 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm | 15 comments | 10849 Views
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Man slaps woman in pool hall scuffleA patron of California Billiards, a Mountain View pool hall, was arrested on July 4, after hitting an employee as she attempted...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by chas, on Jul 7, 2011 at 1:42 pm | 10 comments | 4740 Views
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Trail connections a focus for new POST leaderCreating trail connections among open-space parcels on the Peninsula will be the next great focus of local land preservation,...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by DCS, on Jul 7, 2011 at 8:38 am | 2 comments | 5223 Views
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Dew you know the weather forecast?Welcome to Mountain Dew, California. The folks at Weather.com have accidentally renamed our fine city after a soft drink. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Monk-E, on Jul 6, 2011 at 9:50 am | 8 comments | 5257 Views
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Fireworks Show - for residents or not?We tried to see the holiday fireworks over Shoreline but couldn't find parking so we missed the show. Google and other businesses...
Original post made by Resident on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Geez, on Jul 6, 2011 at 7:54 am | 3 comments | 3079 Views
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Things to do on the 4th of JulyThe Midpeninsula skies will be quieter this Fourth of July. Still, it takes more than a recession to keep down the fireworks...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2010Last comment by Bela, on Jul 4, 2011 at 12:19 pm | 6 comments | 15226 Views
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Hospital workers protest proposed cutsAbout 35 members of the Service Employers International Union-United Healthcare Workers gathered on Grant Road out in front...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2011Last comment by JPlatt, on Jul 2, 2011 at 7:02 pm | 14 comments | 4945 Views
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Cannot find article....I cannot find the article from a couple of weeks ago I think. It was about a Indian women in college with immigration problems...
Original post made by Sean on Jun. 30, 2011Last comment by Sean, on Jun 30, 2011 at 5:52 pm | 1 comment | 3592 Views
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Google's growth spurt shapes cityWith the economy in recovery, Google is poised for a period of major growth in Mountain View and may soon leave its mark...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2011Last comment by Tony, on Jun 30, 2011 at 9:52 am | 11 comments | 7819 Views
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MV's Pulitzer Prize winner outs his illegal statusJose Vargas, former Mountain View High school student and top American journalist, has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by Seer, on Jun 29, 2011 at 10:32 pm | 43 comments | 9033 Views
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Safeway employees injured in scuffleA Safeway employee was punched and knocked out while trying to detain teenagers suspected of shoplifting baby formula from...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Sal, on Jun 29, 2011 at 4:44 pm | 21 comments | 5393 Views
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Cubberley still an option for Foothill expansionFaced with conflicting arguments and clashing priorities, Palo Alto officials defied dozens of citizens Monday night and...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2011Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jun 29, 2011 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments | 4693 Views
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Bleeding man kicks, spits at officersA San Jose man was arrested in Mountain View early Sunday morning with more than 10 grams of cocaine in his pocket, police...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Jun 28, 2011 at 11:01 pm | 7 comments | 4238 Views
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Caltrain gets $16 million grant for signal upgradesCaltrain's effort to upgrade its train service surged ahead Thursday when the Federal Railroad Administration awarded the...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Brian, on Jun 28, 2011 at 9:15 pm | 3 comments | 4379 Views
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Mayfield's 260 homes nearly a done dealWhile details about trees and architecture have yet to be worked out, the City Council approved a master plan for a 260-unit...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by Garrett, on Jun 28, 2011 at 4:23 pm | 11 comments | 4493 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Improving public transitThis week, in Voices Around Town, we asked people on Castro Street how they thought Mountain View's public transit could...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2011Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 27, 2011 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 4019 Views
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Voice launches community membership campaignThe <I>Voice</I></B> has launched a campaign to secure a healthy future by asking readers to begin paying for a portion of...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by andrew, on Jun 27, 2011 at 10:46 am | 5 comments | 3566 Views
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