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Bobcat Ridge to re-open SaturdayTule, one of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo's two bobcats, watches ducks and a goose from her favorite spot in her new...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2010Last comment by The Dad, on Jun 18, 2010 at 12:39 pm | 1 comment | 4278 Views
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Motion to adjourn: City Clerk Angee Salvador retiresAfter 21 years working in Mountain View's city clerk's office, City Clerk Angee Salvador is calling it good on June 18. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2010Last comment by Dave, on Jun 17, 2010 at 5:53 pm | 1 comment | 4945 Views
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McKelvey, Cuesta flood basins the topic of June 17 meetingControversial flood basins proposed for the Cuesta Annex and McKelvey Park will be discussed this Thursday at City Hall as...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2010Last comment by Hip Waders, on Jun 17, 2010 at 2:10 pm | 1 comment | 3955 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fixing the bellsStarting this fall, school bells will ring in concert at all of the elementary schools in the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2010Last comment by John the Man, on Jun 16, 2010 at 10:12 pm | 5 comments | 4650 Views
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Council happy with city budgetAfter a year of discussions the city has a balanced budget that now has the backing of the City Council after a unanimous...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2010Last comment by Joe, on Jun 16, 2010 at 9:37 pm | 3 comments | 4030 Views
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Time to set rules on pot dispensariesBack in February, the idea that a medical marijuana dispensary providing medicine to sick people could fit into Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2010Last comment by Thanks, on Jun 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm | 5 comments | 3797 Views
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New zoning could redraw the map in Mtn. ViewIt appears that dramatic increases in the size of buildings allowed in North Bayshore and on El Camino Real — and a...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Jun 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 23 comments | 12562 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alta Vista students overcome the past, look to futureSenior Randall Young was one of three student speakers at Alta Vista High School's graduation this year. He stood at the...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2010Last comment by John the Man, on Jun 16, 2010 at 12:23 pm | 4 comments | 4985 Views
AROUND TOWN
What's going on with the Shell station at Middlefield and Shoreline?The Shell station at Middlefield and Shoreline has been fenced off and the pumped covered in dark plastic. Is this another...
Original post made by John the Man on Jun. 13, 2010Last comment by John the Man, on Jun 15, 2010 at 8:41 pm | 3 comments | 3263 Views
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Tony-winning show has local tiesTheatreWorks got a shout-out Sunday night at the Tony Awards when "Memphis" -- which had its world premiere at Mountain View's...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2010Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Jun 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm | 2 comments | 3793 Views
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Police, fire respond to fistfight over backpack at GrahamWhat started as a scuffle over a backpack between two boys at Graham Middle School turned into a fistfight, with Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2010Last comment by Parent, on Jun 15, 2010 at 4:56 pm | 33 comments | 6936 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Big service cuts due to Caltrain 'fiscal emergency'Major Caltrain weekend- and mid-day service cuts plus a fare increase are being planned by this fall and early 2011. Faced...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2010Last comment by Andrew Bachmann, on Jun 15, 2010 at 3:56 pm | 32 comments | 6523 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Medical pot user busted for growingA man arrested May 25 for allegedly possessing large quantities of marijuana for sale has the full support of his mother,...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2010Last comment by PeaceLove, on Jun 15, 2010 at 3:35 pm | 14 comments | 5617 Views
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Judge orders pot club to closeA judge has granted the city's request for a temporary injunction to close Buddy's Cannabis Patient Collective on Bayshore...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2010Last comment by PeaceLove, on Jun 15, 2010 at 2:55 pm | 8 comments | 4051 Views
ELECTIONS
It's official: Jeff Rosen wins DA raceJeff Rosen's victory over Dolores Carr in Santa Clara County's razor-thin race for district attorney became official Friday...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2010Last comment by Concerned mother, on Jun 15, 2010 at 12:31 pm | 2 comments | 5181 Views
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Leadership Mountain View is accepting applications for the Class of 2011LMV is open to all individuals eighteen years and older. Applicants must be residents of Mountain View, representatives...
Original post made by Leadership Mountain View on Jun. 15, 2010There are no comments yet. 3016 Views
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City could pull off a balanced budgetWhile the "Great Recession" has forced other cities to make painful budget cuts and run large deficits, it appears that Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2010Last comment by Citizen, on Jun 15, 2010 at 9:07 am | 6 comments | 2083 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man killed at San Antonio Caltrain stationAn unidentified "adult male" apparently stepped off the San Antonio Station passenger platform into the path of a speeding...
Original post made on May. 4, 2010Last comment by Caltrain Commuter, on Jun 14, 2010 at 5:59 pm | 21 comments | 7384 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City could pull off a balanced budgetWhile the "Great Recession" has forced other cities to make painful budget cuts and run large deficits, it appears that Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2010Last comment by le dude, on Jun 13, 2010 at 7:10 am | 4 comments | 4551 Views
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Bank robbed by man with threatening noteMountain View Police are looking for a 50-year-old man who robbed the Heritage Bank of Commerce on El Camino Real near Grant...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2010Last comment by Thom, on Jun 12, 2010 at 12:35 pm | 7 comments | 4670 Views
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