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City buys church property for $3.5 millionCity Council members decided Tuesday that a church property for sale at 263 Escuela Ave. was a deal too good to pass up. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by carol wright, on Jun 29, 2009 at 6:10 pm | 7 comments | 5115 Views
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Google hires goats as low-carbon lawnmowersOver the last week one of the world's biggest high tech companies used some very low tech weed control methods. Read the...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by TW, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:08 am | 23 comments | 10806 Views
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Man arrested for brandishing a weapon at policeMountain View police arrested a 55-year-old homeless man on Monday for allegedly brandishing a deadly weapon at officers...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2009Last comment by Big Show, on Jun 26, 2009 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments | 4182 Views
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Council rejects new Evandale proposalThe City Council unanimously refused to support a project Tuesday that would have renovated the vacant and long-troubled...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2009Last comment by CC, on Jun 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 4039 Views
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Council on taxis: Let the market decideAn ordinance created in the 1960s that limits taxi service in Mountain View to two companies may have outlasted its usefulness,...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Jun 24, 2009 at 11:48 pm | 5 comments | 4465 Views
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Moffett Military Plane that flies around and around, over our neighborhood, again and againIt flies usually at night from 8-10pm (just when we are trying to get the kids to settle down to sleep). It keeps circling...
Original post made by QuietPlease on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by Inessa, on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:53 pm | 18 comments | 7933 Views
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Walgreens employee accused of stealingMountain View police arrested a Walgreens night manager last week for allegedly stealing around $1,200 worth of goods and...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by Bruno, on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:46 am | 8 comments | 4963 Views
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Swallowtail on bougainvilleaEd Perry sent in this striking image of a swallowtail butterfly: "It drank heavily from the nectar of our 'society garlic'...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by James clarke, on Jun 23, 2009 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 4670 Views
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Police: Man found with pot, long knivesMountain View police made a traffic stop Friday and arrested the driver for allegedly being in possession of marijuana and...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2009Last comment by Mr. Nice, on Jun 23, 2009 at 3:26 pm | 12 comments | 4766 Views
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Neighbors, council clash on Minton's projectThe City Council differed with about a dozen neighbors Tuesday about the merits of building 214 apartments across the street...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by took Urban Design, on Jun 23, 2009 at 2:49 pm | 13 comments | 5615 Views
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Irene Sharp Concert at at CSMA, Thursday, June 25Celebrated cellist Irene Sharp will perform along with pianist Steven Lightburn at the Community School of Music and Arts...
Original post made by csma on Jun. 23, 2009There are no comments yet. 3985 Views
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Sunnyvale teen arrested for DUI after car hit by trainThe 19-year-old driver of a car that became stuck on Caltrain tracks in Sunnyvale Thursday morning and caused train delays...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by renee, on Jun 21, 2009 at 11:48 pm | 9 comments | 5144 Views
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We have lift-offNASA's LCROSS satellite successfully launched yesterday at 2:32 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Florida after being designed and...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2009Last comment by AJ, on Jun 20, 2009 at 7:55 pm | 1 comment | 4678 Views
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Free WEE ME Arts Day for Preschool-Age Kids on Sunday, June 28 at CSMAPreschoolers & their families will enjoy a day of FREE art & music at Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountain...
Original post made by csma on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by Lee, on Jun 19, 2009 at 6:24 pm | 1 comment | 3839 Views
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"I Love Mountain View" website launched by the MV Chamber of Commercewww.ilovemv.org The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to launch this website which will showcase all that...
Original post made by Alicia Crank on Jun. 19, 2009There are no comments yet. 4278 Views
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Teens steal tip jars from local StarbucksMountain View police are looking for a group of teenagers who went on a robbery spree Tuesday, stealing tip jars from three...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by InTown, on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:43 am | 6 comments | 4788 Views
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Life in prison for Craigslist assaultsA San Jose man who robbed and sexually assaulted women he met through the Web site Craigslist has been sentenced to life...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by Old Ben, on Jun 18, 2009 at 3:07 pm | 2 comments | 4750 Views
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ShorelineWhy didn't you do a story on the fiasco at Shoreline for the Food Network event - was it because it wasn't as sensational...
Original post made by mary on Jun. 17, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:27 am | 12 comments | 4927 Views
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Whisman residents feeling cut offA General Plan hearing on the Whisman neighborhood was surprisingly heated Monday night, as its residents expressed frustration...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2009Last comment by Gary Rosen, on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:01 pm | 11 comments | 6097 Views
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Retiring doc keeps passion for volunteeringWhen Dr. Jeffrey Urman retired this spring from Kaiser after nearly 20 years, employees at the hospital said it wasn't hard...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2009Last comment by Jim, on Jun 16, 2009 at 4:29 pm | 2 comments | 6249 Views
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