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OTHER ISSUES
Council: Give more power to the planning commissionCouncil members said Tuesday that the city's largely powerless environmental planning commission should be given the authority...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2010Last comment by Todd Fernandez, on Oct 22, 2010 at 5:00 pm | 6 comments | 4573 Views
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Robbery thwarted by woman's counter attackA would-be robber was thwarted on the morning of Oct. 12 after he attempted to steal a Mountain View woman's book bag. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2010Last comment by sickofthugs, on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:07 pm | 2 comments | 3924 Views
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Going all out for Halloween?Do you go all out for Halloween? Did you spend way too much decorating your house this year? If so, we want to hear about...
Original post made by Nick V on Oct. 22, 2010There are no comments yet. 3889 Views
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Minton's gets ready to auction off everythingMinton's Lumber and Supply, the city's oldest business, and will soon trickle away piece by piece as lumber, tools and trucks...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2010Last comment by Marshall, on Oct 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 13 comments | 5884 Views
SPORTS
The penitent pugilistIsaac Herrera got his academic career back on track through the Mountain View Police Activities League's boxing program,...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2010Last comment by Charlene Viera, on Oct 21, 2010 at 8:39 am | 2 comments | 13829 Views
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What happenned this morning at intersection of El Camino and 237There were fire engines, ambulance, police, lanes closed, flares on the ground. I sawa bicycle lying on the ground in the...
Original post made by Drive on Oct. 19, 2010Last comment by Drive, on Oct 21, 2010 at 12:20 am | 2 comments | 3393 Views
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Teen's joyride ends in arrestA 14-year-old Redwood City boy was arrested on suspicion of recklessly evading the police Saturday night. A police officer...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2010Last comment by Manny, on Oct 20, 2010 at 10:14 pm | 2 comments | 4045 Views
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Voter's Guide: Measure E to raise $42 millionOfficials of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District say Measure E, a parcel tax on the November ballot, will provide...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2010Last comment by James Hoosac, on Oct 20, 2010 at 7:03 pm | 12 comments | 5656 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Baby is a perfect 10Amit Nisenbaum and his wife Lilach, have a knack for having their babies on significant days. Their newest addition is a...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2010There are no comments yet. 5650 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Giant adoption special: 50 cats find homesAbout 50 black and orange cats have been adopted from the Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA since the shelter announced a special...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2010Last comment by CoolCat, on Oct 20, 2010 at 12:20 pm | 5 comments | 4533 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Secretary Geithner vows not to devalue dollarAmerica must invest in infrastructure and education to spur economic recovery, but it will not devalue its currency to gain...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2010Last comment by Old Ben, on Oct 20, 2010 at 12:19 pm | 5 comments | 5948 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County prosecutors listed in 'misconduct' reportLane Liroff, a Santa Clara County deputy district attorney from Palo Alto, is among six county prosecutors whom judges found...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2010Last comment by Old Ben, on Oct 20, 2010 at 12:17 pm | 1 comment | 6936 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino forecasts profit by fiscal year's endAlthough El Camino Hospital is off to a rocky start this fiscal year -- and while the hospital's Mountain View campus is...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2010Last comment by bydanumbers, on Oct 19, 2010 at 4:03 pm | 4 comments | 4823 Views
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Bicyclist injured on San Antonio-101 overpassA 16-year-old boy riding a bike over the San Antonio Road overpass at Highway 101 was injured Sunday afternoon when a car...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2010Last comment by MV Resident, on Oct 19, 2010 at 12:14 pm | 7 comments | 4587 Views
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Rally at City Hall to support gay teensA recent rally held at City Hall Friday aimed to assure local gay teens that they should not feel like outcasts. Read the...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2010Last comment by Jon Wiener, on Oct 18, 2010 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 4976 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Actor Harrison Ford pays a visit to Palo AltoThere was no bullwhip and no rakish fedora when Hollywood icon Harrison Ford came to Palo Alto Friday. Instead the actor...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2010Last comment by reader, on Oct 18, 2010 at 5:57 pm | 4 comments | 5421 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Indecent exposure on Evelyn AvenueA 64-year-old Mountain View woman got an unwelcome surprise Monday morning when a man exposed himself to her on Evelyn Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2010Last comment by A Little Late, on Oct 18, 2010 at 3:41 pm | 2 comments | 4606 Views
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Schwarzenegger vetoes rail 'accountability' stickWith a stroke of his line-veto pen, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday killed a budget provision that would have forced the...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2010Last comment by Shannon, on Oct 18, 2010 at 2:51 pm | 7 comments | 4372 Views
ELECTIONS
Google wunderkind running for City CouncilAt 20 years old Aaron Jabbari is as young as City Council candidates come. But according to Jabbari's resume, taking on a...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2010Last comment by Michelle, on Oct 18, 2010 at 11:43 am | 19 comments | 9212 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'Nowhere Boy''Tis the job of the biopic to psychoanalyze its famous subject and sketch connective lines between the past and the future,...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2010Last comment by eric, on Oct 18, 2010 at 10:39 am | 1 comment | 9550 Views
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