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Simitian: Slashing higher-ed crippling CaliforniaCalifornia's already faltering economy will be further damaged by severe cuts to to higher education, State Sen. Joe Simitian,...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2009Last comment by SMG, on Sep 29, 2009 at 3:11 pm | 4 comments | 5157 Views
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Exhibition by artist Kevin Bean at Mohr GalleryThe Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center in Mountain View presents Kevin Bean, Backyard Paintings & Geometric...
Original post made by csma on Sep. 29, 2009There are no comments yet. 3332 Views
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Last namesake of Lawson's Grocery diesDonald Eugene Lawson, a former owner of Lawson's Grocery Store on Castro Street and a mainstay of Mountain View life throughout...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2009Last comment by Donna, on Sep 28, 2009 at 5:09 pm | 5 comments | 5478 Views
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Why the ginormous gaps?OK, just a minor question but I noticed that every time I want to go through a left turn signal, the other cars leave these...
Original post made by efficient on Sep. 19, 2009Last comment by Gloria, on Sep 28, 2009 at 4:27 pm | 20 comments | 4078 Views
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Mountain View cash rains down on recycle centerPolice are hoping to return $3,200 to its rightful owner after the cash arrived in a load of recyclables from Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2009Last comment by Him, on Sep 28, 2009 at 3:03 pm | 3 comments | 4091 Views
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El Camino gives grand tour of its new hospitalAfter seven years of planning and nearly $480 million spent, El Camino Hospital's new Grant Road facility is only weeks from...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2009Last comment by Mark E, on Sep 26, 2009 at 1:23 pm | 1 comment | 3301 Views
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Neighbors clash with council on Minton's projectReflecting a more pro-growth stance since November's election, the City Council differed with about a dozen neighbors Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by MiRNA, on Sep 26, 2009 at 5:02 am | 9 comments | 4053 Views
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Minton's may get choppedThis Tuesday, nearly 100 years after Minton's Lumber and Supply opened up near the downtown train station, the City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2009Last comment by MiRNA, on Sep 26, 2009 at 4:46 am | 15 comments | 3695 Views
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Some suggestions for new development on Minton's siteI submitted some comments to City Council in advance of the study session planned for Wednesday, Sept. 16 to discuss the...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2009Last comment by Ted, on Sep 25, 2009 at 4:46 pm | 4 comments | 3526 Views
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CSA honors this year's 'Hometown Heroes'Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills community members joined together last Friday morning to honor the Community...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by CSA, on Sep 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm | 2 comments | 4916 Views
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City official explains bad odorThere have been a number of complaints about a mysterious rotten egg smell all over town, which turns out to be the smell...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2009Last comment by Ed, on Sep 23, 2009 at 8:32 am | 8 comments | 11977 Views
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City holds last of General Plan meetingsThe final neighborhood meeting this year for the city's General Plan update had 45 residents and business owners seriously...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2009Last comment by Jeff C, on Sep 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm | 1 comment | 4239 Views
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Police: Roommate attacked with wooden swordPolice say a 79-year-old man was assaulted by his 26-year-old roommate wielding a traditional Japanese wooden sword. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2009Last comment by Jason Harden, on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:58 am | 3 comments | 4552 Views
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City considers bold new transit systemSomeday in Mountain View's not-too-distant future, driverless electric vehicles could whisk passengers between the downtown...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2009Last comment by Dickster, on Sep 20, 2009 at 5:51 pm | 1 comment | 3247 Views
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Smiling faces at 38th Art & Wine FestivalMichelle Buretz has her caricature drawn by artist John Pearson at the Art & Wine Festival in downtown Mountain View on Sunday,...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2009Last comment by Anna, on Sep 19, 2009 at 9:59 am | 3 comments | 4515 Views
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The greywater solutionFacing an ongoing drought in California, the state government has passed an emergency bill to make it feasible for Californians...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2009Last comment by Sarah, on Sep 17, 2009 at 9:56 pm | 2 comments | 6383 Views
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Why is there a low-tide smell in the air latelyIs it wafting from low-tide at Shoreline? Or is it a problem with sewers and creeks? What happened to the clean fresh night...
Original post made by Roan on Sep. 16, 2009There are no comments yet. 3582 Views
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Council favors a passive approach to meadowEver since it became clear that the Stevens Creek Trail was going to extend south of El Camino Real last year, Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2009Last comment by Wm Joseph, on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:30 pm | 2 comments | 3311 Views
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Megachurch outgrows its Mountain View homeSunday morning is the busiest time of the week on Leghorn Avenue, when Christians from far and wide pour into every crevice...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by Edward, on Sep 16, 2009 at 7:39 pm | 10 comments | 4060 Views
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Paper readies for move to new officesBeginning Sept. 28, the offices and staff of the ==I Mountain View Voice== will move to a larger, newly completed building...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2009Last comment by Rodger, on Sep 12, 2009 at 10:26 am | 12 comments | 5307 Views
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