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Affordable housing project on trackCity Council members indicated they had no major issues with a plan for 50 affordable family apartments at Evelyn and Franklin...
Original post made on May. 6, 2010Last comment by Bruno, on May 12, 2010 at 11:09 am | 4 comments | 4081 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jeffery Baier named new LASD superintendentLongtime Los Altos educator Jeffery Baier was named the new superintendent of the Los Altos School District at a Monday,...
Original post made on May. 11, 2010Last comment by Paul, on May 11, 2010 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 6131 Views
AROUND TOWN
Assailant beats man with wooden stick, fleesAn assailant beat a 26-year-old Mountain View man with a wooden stick Thursday night, May 6, in a Castro Street parking lot,...
Original post made on May. 7, 2010Last comment by Dave, on May 11, 2010 at 1:13 am | 11 comments | 4579 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City asks unions for $1 million cutMountain View's budget outlook is rosier than expected, but city officials will be less likely to worry about service cuts...
Original post made on May. 10, 2010Last comment by homegirl, on May 10, 2010 at 5:54 pm | 2 comments | 4020 Views
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Local police bust nets $100,000 in pot plantsMountain View police say they seized more than $100,000 worth of marijuana plants growing in a house near Aptos after a local...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2010Last comment by grow pot indoors, on May 10, 2010 at 10:33 am | 18 comments | 7626 Views
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Teacher could face battery chargeA 17-year-old male student has accused his 58-year-old female teacher at View Side Academy -- a Mountain View school for...
Original post made on May. 5, 2010Last comment by a.j., on May 8, 2010 at 7:32 pm | 18 comments | 5677 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State audit blasts High-Speed Rail AuthorityCalifornia's controversial high-speed-rail project risks major delays because of poor planning, a shaky business plan and...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2010Last comment by a.j., on May 8, 2010 at 6:59 pm | 7 comments | 5336 Views
OTHER ISSUES
And you would be ...?"Well, that was fast. If you do well, I guess by next week, they'll make you the publisher," a bemused colleague said to...
Original post made on May. 7, 2010Last comment by Julian O'Brien, on May 8, 2010 at 4:47 pm | 5 comments | 3533 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: MVWSD considers all-day kindergartenShould every school in the Mountain View Whisman School District offer extended-day kindergarten? The school board will take...
Original post made on May. 7, 2010Last comment by Barfolemew, on May 7, 2010 at 5:19 pm | 1 comment | 4421 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City asks unions for $1 million cutMountain View's budget outlook is rosier than expected, but city officials will be less likely to worry about service cuts...
Original post made on May. 6, 2010Last comment by Concerned, on May 7, 2010 at 7:28 am | 2 comments | 3369 Views
AROUND TOWN
Armed robbers back out of stick-upTwo men unsuccessfully tried to rob a Mountain View grocery store late Thursday night, April 29, before fleeing the scene...
Original post made on May. 6, 2010Last comment by The Eye, on May 6, 2010 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 3349 Views
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Alcohol use a factor in fatal car crashThe driver who died in a fiery crash in February on West Middlefield Road had a blood alcohol content three times the legal...
Original post made on May. 5, 2010Last comment by Old Ben, on May 6, 2010 at 2:05 am | 3 comments | 3915 Views
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Just hanging aroundTwin brothers Eli, left, and Mark beat the heat on a warm day by spending some time on the swings at Pioneer Park in downtown...
Original post made on May. 5, 2010Last comment by Sammy the Squirrel, on May 5, 2010 at 7:46 pm | 3 comments | 3857 Views
RESTAURANTS
Clap your hands for papusasIt's easy to miss Rincon Sabroso. This small and low-key Mexican restaurant is all but hidden alongside empty storefronts...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2009Last comment by sean, on May 5, 2010 at 5:04 pm | 3 comments | 5636 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Poll shows support for MV Whisman bondIt would seem like a bad time to ask anyone for money, but a new survey of likely voters shows a strong level of support...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2010Last comment by Garrett, on May 5, 2010 at 12:20 am | 17 comments | 8239 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain fatality near San Antonio stationA Caltrain fatally struck a pedestrian near the San Antonio station in Mountain View Monday evening, May 3, a transit agency...
Original post made on May. 3, 2010Last comment by Dad, on May 4, 2010 at 11:23 pm | 6 comments | 4842 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graham gets new assistant principalThe Mountain View Whisman School District has announced that Steve Chesley will take on the job of assistant principal at...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2010Last comment by areathea, on May 4, 2010 at 7:26 pm | 14 comments | 5550 Views
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City taps Utah chief to head Fire DepartmentBradley Wardle, a veteran firefighter from Utah, will head the Mountain View Fire Department beginning on April 30, city...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2010Last comment by Jimmy, on May 4, 2010 at 3:44 pm | 2 comments | 5904 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino Hospital opens 'cyberknife' cancer centerA new tumor-treatment facility at El Camino Hospital could help address the hospital's recent budget woes by attracting more...
Original post made on May. 4, 2010Last comment by @ECH taxpayer, on May 4, 2010 at 3:12 pm | 2 comments | 4609 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man killed at Caltrain station in Mountain ViewAn 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 RK, on May 4, 2010 at 10:36 am | 1 comment | 3850 Views
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