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AROUND TOWN
Editorial: A manager who made the most of Mountain ViewAs a young man growing up in Mountain View, Kevin Duggan was quite familiar with the pig farm and landfill that covered most...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2010Last comment by Roger, on Dec 29, 2010 at 5:35 pm | 1 comment | 3644 Views
SPORTS
High School Recruiting Goes PublicHigh school recruiting goes public. Private high schools are not the only schools that utilize (undue) influence or “recruit”...
Original post made by Public Forum on Dec. 28, 2010Last comment by Righter, on Dec 29, 2010 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 5327 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District: No need to re-open Slater SchoolA need for revenue and the low population of students surrounding the Whisman neighborhood has the local elementary and middle-school...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by really?, on Dec 29, 2010 at 10:10 am | 5 comments | 6558 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino, Anthem Blue Cross reach agreement on reimbursement ratesAfter a dispute over the terms of their contract, El Camino Hospital and health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross have...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2010Last comment by PH, on Dec 29, 2010 at 9:49 am | 3 comments | 4462 Views
OTHER ISSUES
$10,000 reward offered for armed-robber infoA $10,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of the man who is committing armed robberies in Palo Alto has...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2010Last comment by John the Man, on Dec 28, 2010 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 4011 Views
AROUND TOWN
Prometheus draws ire from tenants, againResidents of downtown's largest apartment complex are demanding compensation from their landlord, Prometheus Real Estate...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2010Last comment by James, on Dec 27, 2010 at 5:06 pm | 10 comments | 8581 Views
AROUND TOWN
The lights are brightly shiningWe searched high and low for the most dazzling homes decorated for Christmas in the area, and found most of them just across...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2010Last comment by AnnK, on Dec 27, 2010 at 4:58 pm | 3 comments | 3899 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One funding lostCongresswoman Anna Eshoo has declared dead an $8 million request for Hangar One, which means the icon's massive steel skeleton...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by Steve, on Dec 26, 2010 at 5:49 pm | 3 comments | 3725 Views
RESTAURANTS
Tasty Turkish fareMediterranean cuisine has long been a local restaurant favorite. Downtown Palo Alto has its fair share: oak-fired rotisserie...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2010Last comment by southbaygal, on Dec 25, 2010 at 3:18 pm | 2 comments | 6654 Views
AROUND TOWN
Castro Street Caltrain Ped Crossing Project (Rengsdorf & Mary?)The Caltrain pedestrian crossing project at Castro Street is finally taking shape. The idea of the improvements may have...
Original post made by maguro_01 on Dec. 23, 2010Last comment by maguro_01, on Dec 25, 2010 at 12:07 pm | 2 comments | 3255 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Christmas greetings from afarMountain View native Isamar Gomez will be spending her Christmas in Afghanistan, where she is stationed as an intelligence...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2010Last comment by homegirl, on Dec 25, 2010 at 10:11 am | 2 comments | 4796 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Sladky house fire started by cigaretteThe fire which caused an estimated $150,000 in damage Wednesday to a home on Sladky Avenue was started by a cigarette in...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2008Last comment by shakira, on Dec 24, 2010 at 4:10 pm | 3 comments | 6073 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council candidates -- let's build a parkBuilding a large park in the Whisman neighborhood was a popular idea among the six candidates for City Council at a debate...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2010Last comment by Liz, on Dec 22, 2010 at 10:59 pm | 25 comments | 5996 Views
AROUND TOWN
Model trains mesmerize a neighborhoodErnie and John Bianco's front yard on Adele Avenue has been attracting train lovers young and old since 1977, when the father...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by Wendy Nelson, on Dec 22, 2010 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 11303 Views
ELECTIONS
Woman robbed after walking in on burglaryA 27-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint after she came home to a burglar in her home shortly before 9 p.m on Thursday. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2010Last comment by Jeff, on Dec 22, 2010 at 4:18 pm | 18 comments | 7477 Views
AROUND TOWN
A good year for trailsTwo major highways will no longer stand in the way of cyclists and pedestrians on two popular Mountain View trails once a...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2010Last comment by good job, on Dec 22, 2010 at 2:47 pm | 2 comments | 3679 Views
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Minivan stolen from garage while family sleepsA gray, 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan was stolen out of the garage of a home on the 3300 block of Brower Avenue sometime during...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2010Last comment by The Eye, on Dec 21, 2010 at 5:01 pm | 2 comments | 4156 Views
AROUND TOWN
Today: Premanente trail groundbreakingExcitement is sure to be found at a groundbreaking ceremony at 2:30 p.m. today for a milestone civil engineering project...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2010Last comment by Mr. DePortum, on Dec 20, 2010 at 6:35 pm | 4 comments | 5964 Views
AROUND TOWN
Second quake shakes Midpeninsula SundayTwo earthquakes, apparently along the Cascade fault line, shook parts of the Midpeninsula Sunday, the first occurring at...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2010Last comment by James, on Dec 20, 2010 at 6:16 pm | 2 comments | 4143 Views
AROUND TOWN
Couple launches impromptu protest of IdeafarmPolice were called after a man and his wife took to the corner of El Camino Real and Castro Street Monday evening to protest...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2010Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Dec 20, 2010 at 2:11 pm | 101 comments | 22609 Views
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