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Crash blocks lanes on Highway 101A multi-vehicle crash blocked lanes of northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View for about 45 minutes this morning, a...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2011Last comment by Antonio, on Feb 7, 2011 at 10:15 am | 2 comments | 4336 Views
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Joke not funny to council gadflySelf-described gadfly Don Letcher is known for his weekly, sometimes daily, accusations of sundry city misconduct to local...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Feb 6, 2011 at 9:58 am | 5 comments | 3745 Views
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Moffett a serious contender for World ExpoIt appears more and more likely that the World Expo will come to Moffett Field in 2020, along with a new local landmark,...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2011Last comment by Max Hauser, on Feb 6, 2011 at 7:28 am | 1 comment | 4244 Views
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Group seeks to stem Caltrain 'death spiral'More than 200 Friends of Caltrain met on Saturday (Jan. 29) to find ways to keep the Peninsula railway from going into what...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2011Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Feb 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm | 32 comments | 12536 Views
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Never a cab when you need oneNeither cabbies nor neighbors nor commuters seem happy with a recent city move preventing taxi drivers from parking in the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2011Last comment by anonymous, on Feb 5, 2011 at 3:01 pm | 2 comments | 4712 Views
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Arson suspected in truck fire on Villa StreetPolice believe arson caused a pick-up truck to erupt into flames in the 1700 block of Villa Street in Mountain View Thursday,...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2011Last comment by the_punnisher, on Feb 3, 2011 at 9:43 pm | 6 comments | 4107 Views
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From 'Dog City' to cash cowAmidst all of the vibrancy and prosperity today, it's hard to imagine that Mountain View's downtown was once as dead as could...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2009Last comment by Francesco, on Feb 3, 2011 at 4:09 pm | 4 comments | 8546 Views
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Man robbed by trio with knifeThree men robbed a 20-year-old resident of the 1200 block of Mercy Ave. of his iPod and cash at about 10:40 p.m. on Thursday,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2011Last comment by ConcernedParent, on Feb 2, 2011 at 10:52 pm | 15 comments | 4874 Views
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Race to save last historic piece of Hangar OneWith Hangar One's restoration funding unexpectedly lost in last year's political re-shuffling in Washington, D.C., preservationists...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Kelly, on Feb 2, 2011 at 3:22 pm | 8 comments | 5926 Views
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Indecent exposure arrest at WalmartA local 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after he allegedly exposed himself to a 30-year-old...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2011Last comment by Oscar Jimenez, on Feb 2, 2011 at 8:45 am | 6 comments | 4650 Views
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Council says school funding should waitDespite concerns that it could hurt local schools, the City Council said Tuesday that it wants to extend the city's downtown...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Sam Player, on Jan 31, 2011 at 9:35 pm | 21 comments | 5462 Views
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Los Altos rejects flood basinIn an unexpected move, on Monday night Los Altos School board members rejected plans to construct a flood basin at Blach...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2011Last comment by Political Insider, on Jan 29, 2011 at 9:07 pm | 23 comments | 8679 Views
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Tomorrow: Rotary Club of Mountain View Crab FeedIf you haven't purchased your tickets for tomorrow's crab feed fundraiser, please do so today! There will be limited tickets...
Original post made by Rotary Club of Mountain View on Jan. 28, 2011There are no comments yet. 3899 Views
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Everything's not Zen with belligerent bar patronThree Mountain View police officers found their hands full with an unruly bar patron in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 23....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by Sal, on Jan 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm | 11 comments | 6126 Views
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Dance party with Cheryl Burke tonightPeninsula residents can shuffle over to a Mountain View dance studio tonight to rub elbows with famous dancers including...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Freedom, on Jan 26, 2011 at 9:26 pm | 5 comments | 5180 Views
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Eshoo says Obama was 'describing her district'President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night had a hometown ring to it for Congresswoman Anna Eshoo,...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2011Last comment by Laurie, on Jan 26, 2011 at 5:11 pm | 5 comments | 4348 Views
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Caltrain faces $30M gap, 'drastic' cutbacksCaltrain's already hard-pressed Peninsula commute service faces a $30 million deficit this year and is planning "drastic"...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2011Last comment by Alice, on Jan 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm | 14 comments | 4688 Views
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Youngest sister testifies in Carbajal caseThe youngest of the three sisters who all claim their uncle, Pedro Carbajal, had sexually molested them took the stand Thursday,...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by A neighbor, on Jan 25, 2011 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 4040 Views
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A fresh take on baklavaEgypt-born Heba Badran offers local gourmets and market-goers a taste of the cosmopolitan with her dainty baklava and orange...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by jupiterk, on Jan 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm | 1 comment | 6327 Views
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Man threatened with gunA man and a juvenile were arrested on Jan. 6 after allegedly threatening a man with a metal pipe and a hand gun as he walked...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Anon., on Jan 24, 2011 at 11:02 am | 15 comments | 4323 Views
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