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AROUND TOWN
Smuggler kidnaps woman from MVAn illegal border crossing took a bad turn in Mountain View on Sunday, after the family of a woman was unable to pay the...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Mar 23, 2011 at 6:31 pm | 26 comments | 4828 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Senior health services all under one roofEl Camino Hospital's board of directors recently approved funding for a new health center that will focus on preventative...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2011Last comment by Amy, on Mar 23, 2011 at 4:52 pm | 2 comments | 4856 Views
AROUND TOWN
Zimbabwe Run: education and exerciseThe Sustainable Living Foundation has a philosophy about charity -- it should be direct, engaging and two-fold. And that's...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2011Last comment by Buzz LtYr, on Mar 23, 2011 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 5522 Views
AROUND TOWN
Has anyone ever gotten a job because of LinkedIn?As some of you may know, LinkedIn, the job social networking site based in Mountain View, recently announced that they reached...
Original post made by Nick V on Mar. 23, 2011There are no comments yet. 3627 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rush for emergency supplies, potassium iodideLocal residents have scooped up emergency-supply kits, water purifiers and potassium iodide in the aftermath of the Japanese...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Old Salt, on Mar 23, 2011 at 7:42 am | 10 comments | 6283 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Radiation from Japan not likely to reach Bay AreaBay Area residents are not at risk of radiation contamination from a potential nuclear disaster in Japan, regional and federal...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by jph, on Mar 22, 2011 at 4:58 pm | 9 comments | 5133 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shalala hits all the right notesUmami. It is the fifth taste, most easily translated from Japanese as savoriness, which, in addition to sweet, salty, sour,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by BD, on Mar 22, 2011 at 9:17 am | 7 comments | 10905 Views
RESTAURANTS
An itch for comfort foodThe new restaurant called Scratch seats 270 people under the same high ceiling and mostly in view of each other. Despite...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2011Last comment by eric, on Mar 21, 2011 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 9536 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local relief efforts for Japan disaster victimsThe images of destruction and descriptions of devastation coming from across the Pacific are both horrifying and humbling. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Bob, on Mar 20, 2011 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 3896 Views
AROUND TOWN
Theater review: A hit in the makingRajiv Joseph is theater's latest prodigy, having been a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2010 for his play "Bengal Tiger at the...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by MM, on Mar 18, 2011 at 10:13 pm | 2 comments | 4588 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Rub elbows with local representativesThe League of Women Voters is hosting a meet-and-greet with elected officials for the people of Mountain View and Los Altos,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by Organic_Nuts, on Mar 18, 2011 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 4101 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council faces another budget challengeWith ongoing employee expenses expected to jump $3.2 million next year, and the outlook for more of the same in the years...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Average Joe, on Mar 18, 2011 at 6:12 pm | 4 comments | 3942 Views
RESTAURANTS
Plenty of polishGravity, the new wine bar and bistro on Emerson Street in Palo Alto, is impressive for many reasons. The interior is sleek...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by A. Reader, on Mar 18, 2011 at 3:19 am | 1 comment | 5862 Views
AROUND TOWN
Free 'tipsy tow' offered for St. Patrick's DayDrivers who have had one green beer too many on St. Patrick's Day can get a free ride home from an AAA tow truck driver tonight. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2011Last comment by A. Reader, on Mar 17, 2011 at 7:33 pm | 2 comments | 4788 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local relief efforts for Japan disaster victimsThe images of destruction and descriptions of devastation coming from across the Pacific are both horrifying and humbling....
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Mar 17, 2011 at 3:57 pm | 4 comments | 4949 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Remembering the Duvenecks eventFrank and Josephine Duveneck, Los Altos philanthropists and environmentalists, are the subject of a panel discussion titled,...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last comment by Daniel Robinson , on Mar 17, 2011 at 5:51 am | 4 comments | 4435 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids make the darnedest moviesStudents at Graham and Crittenden middle schools, along with a class of second-graders from Landels Elementary School, are...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last comment by Kari Lemons, on Mar 16, 2011 at 4:27 pm | 2 comments | 6812 Views
AROUND TOWN
Regional deal may help Caltrain avert cutsDrastic cuts to Caltrain rail service are likely to be averted, Steve Heminger, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm | 6 comments | 4492 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County rolls out new emergency text alertsSanta Clara County introduced a new, easy-to-use text message number to help residents receive emergency alerts in the event...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last comment by Editing Puhleeze, on Mar 16, 2011 at 7:43 am | 6 comments | 4255 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City begins to parse census dataIn the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 — roughly 4.5 percent — according to figures...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by Suzanne Abrahams, on Mar 16, 2011 at 4:23 am | 1 comment | 3874 Views
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