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Plans to destroy Hangar One relics may be unnecessaryAs a Navy contractor mobilizes to deconstruct much of Moffett Field's landmark Hangar One to remove contaminants, preservationists...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2010Last comment by casualObserver, on Jul 16, 2010 at 11:45 pm | 5 comments | 5230 Views
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Pot club operator says he will run for councilHe may have lost a battle to sell medical marijuana in Mountain View, but Matt Lucero says he's been inspired to run for...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2010Last comment by PeaceLove, on Jul 16, 2010 at 4:13 pm | 24 comments | 6384 Views
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Council struggles with its position on high-speed railCouncil members were clearly concerned Tuesday about the message they are sending as they discussed making official comments...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2010Last comment by Ned, on Jul 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm | 49 comments | 6415 Views
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Teens arrested on burglary chargesTwo Mountain View teenagers were arrested on suspicion of burglary on July 12 after a woman reported that cash had been...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2010Last comment by Ned, on Jul 15, 2010 at 5:12 pm | 15 comments | 4785 Views
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Former Mountain View planner dies in motorcycle crashBrad Eckhardt, a Mountain View city planner for 17 years before leaving in 2002, was killed on July 4 after losing control...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2010Last comment by A Reader, on Jul 15, 2010 at 12:13 pm | 2 comments | 4000 Views
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Not-so-good vibrationsGus Malek-Madani has always been a problem solver. As a child in Iran, he would take things apart and try to put them back...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2010Last comment by Storage Architect, on Jul 14, 2010 at 12:21 am | 1 comment | 4655 Views
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Night safety work planned at Caltrain crossingsEight Caltrain crossings in Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale will get safety upgrades within the next year, the Santa...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2010Last comment by Nick, on Jul 13, 2010 at 6:18 pm | 5 comments | 4187 Views
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Rail Authority besieged by critical reportsThe California High-Speed Rail Authority has until February to resolve a litany of recently uncovered problems with the planned...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2010Last comment by Seer, on Jul 13, 2010 at 4:39 pm | 14 comments | 4246 Views
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A car-less Googletopia in the works?Imagine a futuristic bay-front enclave for Google and Microsoft employees where no cars are allowed, buildings have green...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by ben, on Jul 13, 2010 at 10:24 am | 26 comments | 8378 Views
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Water board member's loyalty questionedRichard Santos, District 3 director for the Santa Clara Valley Water District, may have acted unethically by influencing...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2010Last comment by public commentator, on Jul 13, 2010 at 10:05 am | 5 comments | 4522 Views
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Pot club forced from MV reopens in SunnyvaleAfter being forced out of Mountain View under the city's temporary ban on Medical marijuana dispensaries, Buddy's Cannabis...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2010Last comment by Compassion, on Jul 12, 2010 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 3453 Views
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Shoreline Hotel deal fizzles, againThe city's third attempt in over a decade to build a conference center and boutique hotel on city property next to Google...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2010Last comment by Steve Nelson, on Jul 11, 2010 at 5:27 pm | 10 comments | 4764 Views
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City's property values plummetSanta Clara County's assessed property values fared better during much of the Great Depression than they did last year, tax...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2010Last comment by Martin Littler, on Jul 11, 2010 at 8:23 am | 1 comment | 3603 Views
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Cities issue rail challenge: 'build right or not at all'Palo Alto and its four allies in the Peninsula Cities Consortium have issued a new call for the California High-Speed Rail...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2010Last comment by Curt, on Jul 9, 2010 at 9:11 pm | 19 comments | 4689 Views
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Vice President Biden in Atherton todayVice President Joe Biden was scheduled to be the guest of honor this afternoon (July 8) at a fundraiser in Atherton for California...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Marshall, on Jul 9, 2010 at 10:56 am | 3 comments | 3735 Views
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City kicks off Thursday Night Live eventsMountain View's summer activities are back with a bang this year, beginning with the first Thursday Night Live tonight, July...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Jul 9, 2010 at 8:35 am | 3 comments | 4602 Views
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Coast Guard copter low over MV about 430p on 7-8?A Coast Guard Dolphin rescue helicopter flew low over west/southwest Mountain View today (7/8) about 430p today. Very unusual....
Original post made by John the Man on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by le dude, on Jul 8, 2010 at 7:15 pm | 2 comments | 2819 Views
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A swing and a missA Mountain View man was arrested after attempting to punch a police officer on Sunday, July 4, according to a Mountain View...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2010Last comment by Racists...step down, on Jul 8, 2010 at 7:13 am | 6 comments | 4021 Views
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Teens jumped in 'gang-related' attackThree teenagers were jumped by a group of about six men wielding weapons outside a convenient store near the border of Los...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2010Last comment by Observer, on Jul 7, 2010 at 5:02 pm | 30 comments | 6595 Views
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Burglars nab jewelry, cashAbout $2,000 in jewelry and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from a Mountain View home on the 1000 block of Morton...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2010Last comment by unknown, on Jul 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm | 2 comments | 4117 Views
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