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Caltrain hikes fares, cuts serviceIn an ongoing effort to close a $2.3 million budget gap, the Caltrain Board of Directors approved fare increases and service...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Jarrett, on Oct 12, 2010 at 11:32 am | 3 comments | 4039 Views
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Speeding up college transfersTwo bills, written to help streamline transfers from state community colleges to schools in the CSU system by requiring more...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by palo alto mom, on Oct 11, 2010 at 5:42 pm | 2 comments | 4090 Views
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Google deals a no-no if Jabbari wins council seat?The election of a Google employee to the City Council could mean no new lucrative deals between the internet giant and the...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 11, 2010 at 4:45 pm | 2 comments | 1840 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>Hawthorne Park isn't smart growth Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3580 posted Friday,...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2007Last comment by ech employee, on Oct 11, 2010 at 8:13 am | 3 comments | 5633 Views
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Burglars take guns, Xbox from apartmentBurglars got away with guns and video games on Friday after breaking into a ground-level apartment in a complex located in...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2010Last comment by resqpro911, on Oct 11, 2010 at 1:19 am | 4 comments | 4440 Views
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Blue Angels over Mountain View or just plain, grey jets?Two jets flew over Mountain View this afternoon and yesterday at about 5pm. I say they were part of the Blue Angels fleet....
Original post made by HeSawSheSaw on Oct. 9, 2010Last comment by Ed D, on Oct 10, 2010 at 11:29 am | 4 comments | 3617 Views
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Charter school backer reaches out to superintendentThe man who wants to found a charter school somewhere in Silicon Valley hopes to meet soon with officials from the local...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2010Last comment by "Just Think About It", on Oct 10, 2010 at 10:29 am | 5 comments | 4584 Views
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Grant Road FarmWork started on 9/29 on the Grant Road Pumpkin Patch property. Here are some "Before" pictures: http://www.jharrisonphoto.com/Landscapes/Grant-Road-Farm-in-Mountain/2748739_7CvC...
Original post made by ladybug54 on Oct. 9, 2010Last comment by Missingit2, on Oct 9, 2010 at 5:39 pm | 2 comments | 4035 Views
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NASA aims to find bathroom vandalNASA has figured out how astronauts can use the toilet in outer space, but down here on earth is another, messier story. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2010Last comment by Member, on Oct 9, 2010 at 11:27 am | 2 comments | 4021 Views
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Abe-Koga's campaign war chest hits city's limitA tradition of keeping campaign spending to a minimum appears to be alive and well in Mountain View. Of the six candidates...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2010Last comment by Liveshere, on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:41 pm | 4 comments | 4621 Views
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Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton sue rail authorityPalo Alto, Atherton and Menlo Park launched a fresh lawsuit Thursday against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, claiming...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Oct 6, 2010 at 8:13 pm | 6 comments | 4750 Views
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Pedestrian path fracas -- OK to lock gate, administrator saysThe pedestrian path that was once the only convenient way to walk through the neighborhood at the north end of Ortega Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2010Last comment by walker, on Oct 6, 2010 at 12:30 pm | 12 comments | 6055 Views
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Adoption Information MeetingA Dillon International representative will host a free meeting from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Highway Community Church, 2050 Miramonte...
Original post made by Adoption Information Meeting on Oct. 6, 2010There are no comments yet. 4049 Views
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A second chance at the ranch<I>Editor's Note: In recent years, a steady stream of young Latino youths have joined the Sureno and Norteno gangs in Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2010There are no comments yet. 4622 Views
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Persepolis is this year's Mountain View Reads Together bookThe Mountain View Reads Together 2010 book is the critically acclaimed Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi’s poignant...
Original post made by MV Library on Oct. 4, 2010There are no comments yet. 4229 Views
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Strings on the upswingIt takes all kinds for a ukulele jam. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=6369 posted Friday,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2010Last comment by Joanna Snyder, on Oct 2, 2010 at 9:33 pm | 1 comment | 4387 Views
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'Sunday Arts' kicks off with dance, films"Sunday Arts Live" will be held in the Center for Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. and begins at 1:30 p.m. It will feature...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Oct 2, 2010 at 9:25 pm | 1 comment | 3830 Views
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Could investors fund city's transit future?A company that has set up shop at NASA Ames Research Park claims its system for automated pod travel could lift Mountain...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by James Tank, on Oct 2, 2010 at 5:16 pm | 28 comments | 12838 Views
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Council OKs butterfly-themed mini-parkA design for a mini-park at the west end of Dana Street was unanimously approved by the council Tuesday night, despite some...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2010Last comment by Mariposa Park neighbor, on Oct 1, 2010 at 3:48 pm | 5 comments | 5174 Views
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Police use Taser on transient at Castro StarbucksA police officer used a Taser on a homeless man who allegedly threw a cup of coffee on another Mountain View policeman early...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2010Last comment by Rick, on Oct 1, 2010 at 12:30 pm | 1 comment | 5188 Views
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