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OTHER ISSUES
HSR may cut into Central ExpresswayShould high-speed rail come to Mountain View, it will not sit atop a massive Berlin Wall, as some rail opponents have feared....
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2010Last comment by sally j, on Jun 7, 2010 at 1:57 pm | 43 comments | 7771 Views
AROUND TOWN
Want to sound off about the city? There's an app for that.Mountain View residents can voice their questions and concerns about the city at any time and from anywhere, now that the...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2010Last comment by USA, on Jun 7, 2010 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 1078 Views
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Madrigal choir clears $50K debtThe Mountain View High School Madrigals are finally debt-free, according to Choir Director Jill Denny. Intense fundraising...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by resident, on Jun 7, 2010 at 11:11 am | 8 comments | 4957 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Help Us to Celebrate The Stanford Theatre's 85th Birthday! June 9th!Hi you all, Despite months of requests, as far as I know, The Stanford Theatre will not be doing anything special for...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Jun. 6, 2010There are no comments yet. 3603 Views
RESTAURANTS
El Monte Fish N Chipswhere the old quiznos used to be near cvs. opened today anyone tried it?...
Original post made by sean on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by fish n chips, on Jun 5, 2010 at 9:59 am | 3 comments | 4504 Views
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Menlo Park girl, 14, still missingA 14-year-old Menlo-Atherton High School student who was last seen walking away from her home in Menlo Park on Wednesday...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by nada, on Jun 4, 2010 at 1:10 pm | 15 comments | 6052 Views
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Bad date ends with kidnapping arrestA first date ended with kidnapping charges, after a Redwood City man refused to let a woman out of his car, Mountain View...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2010Last comment by Randy, on Jun 4, 2010 at 12:59 pm | 21 comments | 6463 Views
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Kids conquer Alcatraz swimOn the morning of April 10, eight-year-old Malena Nguyen and her 10-year-old brother Jordan woke up early. They didn't have...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2010Last comment by ZO, on Jun 4, 2010 at 1:08 am | 1 comment | 5643 Views
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City digs the trench solutionIf 125-mile-per-hour electric trains are going to whoosh through town as planned by the California High Speed Rail Authority,...
Original post made on May. 28, 2010Last comment by NODUMMASSES, on Jun 2, 2010 at 10:48 pm | 20 comments | 6543 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tonight: Council considers pot dispensary regulationsMedical marijuana dispensaries would only be allowed in a few small pockets of the city under regulations the City Council...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Jun 2, 2010 at 10:32 pm | 24 comments | 5339 Views
OTHER ISSUES
DA plans multi-agency fight against animal abusePeople who abuse animals are just as apt to inflict violence upon other people and could face hefty fines and jail time,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2010Last comment by Clyde, on Jun 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 4501 Views
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Fresh & Easy coming to Middlefield and RengstorffThis is interesting. A Fresh & Easy market is coming 'soon' to the shopping center complex at Rengstorff and Middlefield: http://www.freshandeasy.com/Default.aspx (Do...
Original post made by John the Man on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by Ben Delucca, on Jun 2, 2010 at 3:57 pm | 4 comments | 5961 Views
ELECTIONS
Eshoo asks Fed for $51 million in funds for MV projectsCongress woman Anna Eshoo's list of federal funding requests in 2011 includes over $51 million in funds for various Mountain...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by CMS, on Jun 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm | 13 comments | 6174 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
NASA Comes to Middle SchoolA dozen Orchard Middle School students gather during lunch and after school extending their day to pursue a special...
Original post made by carlrbabb on Apr. 4, 2010Last comment by Martin, on Jun 1, 2010 at 5:00 pm | 3 comments | 5062 Views
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Death on Grant Road???Has anybody heard anything about the death on Grant Road? The other day after dropping off my kids at St. Francis High...
Original post made by David on Jun. 1, 2010There are no comments yet. 3343 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City winning bird feces fightThe city has experimented with remote control boats and fake alligator heads to deter Canada geese and American coots at...
Original post made on May. 21, 2010Last comment by WS Resident, on Jun 1, 2010 at 2:38 pm | 20 comments | 21821 Views
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Another medical marijuana patient arrestedOver and over medical marijuana patients being arrested in Mtn View. Last week a medical marijuana patient was arrested for...
Original post made by local cannabis advocate on May. 29, 2010Last comment by John the Man, on Jun 1, 2010 at 10:36 am | 5 comments | 3195 Views
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Failed marriage ends in murder-suicideThe man believed to have shot his ex-wife before shooting himself May 14 wanted to resume living with her — or be paid...
Original post made on May. 21, 2010Last comment by Tina, on Jun 1, 2010 at 8:08 am | 9 comments | 3430 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto to fight high-speed-rail 'betrayal' billsPalo Alto is girding for battle against proposed legislation that could make the California high speed rail project exempt...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2010Last comment by Lance, on May 31, 2010 at 11:45 pm | 9 comments | 4375 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police to forgo pay raises for a yearWith just a few weeks left to patch a $4.3 million general fund deficit, the city's police have agreed to go without regular...
Original post made on May. 25, 2010Last comment by Library Employee, on May 31, 2010 at 8:00 pm | 25 comments | 7422 Views
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