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Tunnels still possible in Palo Alto, officials sayUnderground tunnels, elevated tracks and even "stacked trains" running through Palo Alto are all options still on the table...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2010Last comment by james, on Feb 15, 2010 at 1:52 pm | 4 comments | 5247 Views
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No city ban on pot clubsA proposed temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Mountain View fizzled during Tuesday night's council meeting,...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2010Last comment by bruce, on Feb 13, 2010 at 2:28 pm | 2 comments | 3264 Views
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Three local teens arrested in vandalism spreeLos Altos police on Wednesday arrested three teenagers, all students at Mountain View or Alta Vista high schools, in connection...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2010Last comment by Don Frances, on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:59 pm | 16 comments | 4810 Views
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Arrests made in 7-Eleven armed robbery spreeMountain View police have three suspects in custody following a spree of armed robberies of 7-Elevens in the city over the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2010Last comment by JustMe, on Feb 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm | 24 comments | 5966 Views
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NASA still plans to house airships in Hangar OneA NASA Ames official said on Tuesday that the agency still hopes to use Moffett Field's historic Hangar One to house lighter-than-air...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by D. Morton, on Feb 9, 2010 at 1:26 pm | 2 comments | 5056 Views
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Medical Marijuana Patients ( Hear our Voice )I am a 52 year old woman that has lived in Mtn View all my life. I suffer from Thyroid Cancer and medical marijuana is how...
Original post made by Ella B. on Feb. 6, 2010Last comment by Ella B., on Feb 6, 2010 at 6:33 am | 2 comments | 3294 Views
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Police release sketch in El Camino sex assaultMountain View police are asking for help in catching the man who sexually assaulted a woman last month outside her home on...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by Dave, on Feb 5, 2010 at 2:36 pm | 14 comments | 4220 Views
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Latest study says TCE worse than thoughtThe EPA has released a new report concluding that TCE — trichloroethylene, a pollutant found in much of Mountain View's...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2010Last comment by Mary Blakely, on Feb 5, 2010 at 6:49 am | 6 comments | 10320 Views
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Grand plans for San Antonio shopping centerThe developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2009Last comment by jdm, on Feb 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm | 63 comments | 14830 Views
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Prometheus: Lower density proposal won't workCiting new real estate market realities, the developer of a housing project that would replace Minton's Lumber and Supply...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2010Last comment by Mike R, on Feb 4, 2010 at 12:03 pm | 15 comments | 18247 Views
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Feds accuse Lozano's of bilking workersA local car wash has been cheating workers out of their pay on slow business days, the U.S. Department of Labor reported...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2009Last comment by Jeanine, on Feb 3, 2010 at 8:59 am | 29 comments | 13568 Views
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Missing Menlo girl is back safe, police reportJennifer Blair, the Menlo Park teenager who had been missing for more than three weeks, has been found and is home with her...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2010Last comment by Jess, on Feb 2, 2010 at 12:15 pm | 6 comments | 4127 Views
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Police: Would-be burglars tried to run down copPolice say a group of men tried to run over a police officer in their getaway car after attempting to steal liquor from a...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2010Last comment by Disgusted, on Feb 2, 2010 at 10:51 am | 17 comments | 5226 Views
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City retirees collect pensions, return to workThe cost of city employee pensions has long been a subject of controversy, and that debate was given new life recently after...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2010Last comment by jimmy, on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:06 am | 54 comments | 12749 Views
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Report: Minton's project would decrease trafficDespite downtown neighborhood complaints to the contrary, the 213 apartments proposed to take the place of Minton's Lumber...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Feb 1, 2010 at 8:45 pm | 42 comments | 25444 Views
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NCP engineering Launches U.S. Corporation and Establishes Headquarters in San Francisco Bay AreaNCP engineering, VPN and remote access provider, today announced its incorporation as a U.S.- registered business, headquartered...
Original post made by Nicole Miscioscia on Feb. 1, 2010There are no comments yet. 4580 Views
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Simitian: State school budget not reality-basedThis year's state budget for education is the "least reality-based proposal" state Sen. Joe Simitian has seen from the governor...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2010Last comment by Parent, on Feb 1, 2010 at 10:25 am | 5 comments | 3737 Views
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Armed robbers hit another Mountain View storeA 7-Eleven on California Street is the latest target in a recent string of robberies in Mountain View that police suspect...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2010Last comment by Parent, on Jan 31, 2010 at 9:47 pm | 22 comments | 5357 Views
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Obama plan gives high speed rail $2.25 billionU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer in Washington Thursday to announce...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2010Last comment by Andrew, on Jan 30, 2010 at 1:37 am | 5 comments | 4753 Views
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Local transient attacked with scissorsA dispute between two homeless men living in the Old Ron's Farmhouse building on El Camino Real turned violent when one attacked...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2010Last comment by Clayton, on Jan 28, 2010 at 9:32 pm | 5 comments | 5290 Views
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