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OTHER ISSUES
City Council BenefitsI heard on the radio this morning that City Council Members in a small town in the Sacramento receive retirement benefits....
Original post made by \"Just Think About It\" on Mar. 2, 2011There are no comments yet. 3391 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto makes fresh pitch for Google FiberAs Google winnows down the field of applicants for its highly coveted "Google Fiber to Community" project, Palo Alto is making...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2011Last comment by USA, on Mar 2, 2011 at 10:35 am | 5 comments | 4079 Views
AROUND TOWN
New leads in 2004 unsolved murderMountain View police are reexamining a stalled 2004 murder investigation and are looking for help from the community, the...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on Mar 1, 2011 at 11:20 pm | 3 comments | 3926 Views
AROUND TOWN
Off the hook: Police halt automatic towing for unlicensed driversAs it reviews case law on the matter, the Mountain View Police Department has implemented a moratorium on the automatic towing...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2011Last comment by Sly, on Mar 1, 2011 at 10:15 pm | 22 comments | 8379 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council extends free Google WiFi dealMountain View's residents may enjoy free Google WiFi for another five years, thanks to an agreement the City Council quietly...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2011Last comment by Big deal, on Mar 1, 2011 at 4:44 pm | 8 comments | 4993 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local student honored on Capitol HillLos Altos High School senior Jose Antonio Villanueva was honored at the 12th Annual National Youth Awards Ceremony by the...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2011Last comment by mvmom, on Mar 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm | 1 comment | 5295 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A huge lift for local schoolsIn the end, it almost seemed too easy. After a few months of mostly cordial but sometimes heated remarks about why the city...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2011Last comment by localmom, on Feb 27, 2011 at 11:23 pm | 5 comments | 4760 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino CEO fired 'without cause'Last week El Camino Hospital announced — with very little explanation — that its CEO will leave the organization...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2011Last comment by You Don't Always Get What You Want, on Feb 27, 2011 at 9:21 pm | 5 comments | 4017 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council fails to put temporary 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. 10, 2010Last comment by NonYa BeezWax, on Feb 27, 2011 at 12:39 pm | 14 comments | 5017 Views
SPORTS
Council: McKelvey ball fields will stayThe City Council on Tuesday night did not support a proposal for removing a 90-foot baseball field from McKelvey Park, despite...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2011Last comment by Oldschoolbaseballer, on Feb 26, 2011 at 1:55 pm | 7 comments | 8340 Views
AROUND TOWN
New city manager? Just clone Duggan, staff saysIn a lively meeting Tuesday afternoon, some of the city's 650 employees told the City Council that what they would like in...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by taxpayer, on Feb 25, 2011 at 4:11 pm | 14 comments | 4521 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Friends Nursery School Carnival: Fiesta!Friends Nursery School Carnival: Fiesta! April 30th from 11am-2pm 957 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto Free admission! Food,...
Original post made by Friends Nursery School Carnival on Feb. 25, 2011There are no comments yet. 4124 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Navy agrees to clean up Moffett TCE fumesResolving a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Navy has agreed to take responsibility for...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by Bobby, on Feb 25, 2011 at 10:05 am | 4 comments | 14612 Views
AROUND TOWN
SUV knocks over signal poleA sport utility vehicle knocked over a traffic signal pole Tuesday evening, Feb. 22, at the intersection of Bush Street and...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by Marti, on Feb 24, 2011 at 2:53 pm | 7 comments | 3709 Views
AROUND TOWN
Off the hook: Police halt automatic towing for unlicensed driversAs it reviews case law on the matter, the Mountain View Police Department has implemented a moratorium on the automatic towing...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by the_punnisher, on Feb 24, 2011 at 1:46 pm | 11 comments | 7726 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City officials want delay of medical pot ordinanceMountain View may become the only city in the county to specifically allow medical marijuana dispensaries, and city officials...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2011Last comment by PeaceLove, on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11 pm | 25 comments | 7128 Views
AROUND TOWN
Duo robs boy of iPod TouchA 13-year-old boy was robbed of his iPod Touch in front of Clyde's Liquors shortly after 3 p.m. on Feb. 18, police said. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on Feb 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm | 2 comments | 4153 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around TownVIDEO: People on Castro Street answer this week's question: Unlicensed drivers in Mountain View will no longer have their...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2011Last comment by jupiterk, on Feb 22, 2011 at 6:19 pm | 3 comments | 3812 Views
OTHER ISSUES
President dines in Woodside Thursday nightPresident Barack Obama waves from the back seat of a Chevy Suburban on his way to a dinner with high-tech executives in Woodside...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Feb 20, 2011 at 1:06 am | 4 comments | 4978 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local rugby league is growingAt the end of last year, Paul Lynch set out to create the largest youth rugby league in California. This year, according...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2010Last comment by Araceli, on Feb 20, 2011 at 12:19 am | 9 comments | 7035 Views
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