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No damage reported following tsunami advisoryA tsunami advisory was issued and then canceled over the weekend for the California coastline following a huge 8.8-magnitude...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2010Last comment by NeHi, on Mar 2, 2010 at 5:32 pm | 2 comments | 3811 Views
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Keeping the faith at 100Esther Pipkin, a 55-year Mountain View resident who was one of the original founders of the Foothill Covenant Church in Los...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2010Last comment by Diane Boudreautl, on Mar 2, 2010 at 9:52 am | 1 comment | 3237 Views
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Cops work to keep tabs on sex offendersMountain View police say that case of Jaycee Dugard is the "rarest of rare," but concede that it could happen anywhere —...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by EndGame, on Mar 1, 2010 at 1:59 am | 8 comments | 4906 Views
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Driver dies in horrific crash on W. MiddlefieldMountain View police say an "extremely horrific" single-car accident killed the driver of a Volvo after it smashed into seven...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2010Last comment by McSorley, on Feb 28, 2010 at 8:15 pm | 39 comments | 8293 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LAHS student club kicks off human rights weekThe Los Altos High School Amnesty International club is presenting a special speaker event Monday evening to kick off a week...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2009Last comment by Stellers - J, on Feb 28, 2010 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 4369 Views
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Palo Alto shows interest in Google's 'fiber' ideaGoogle's invitation to American communities to apply to have high-speed fiber-optic networks installed has rekindled Palo...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2010Last comment by Millie, on Feb 27, 2010 at 11:20 pm | 7 comments | 4978 Views
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EDITORIAL: Give Bayshore housing a lookThe city's notion of not mixing housing and commercial development in the North Bayshore has run afoul of Google, its major...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by Martin Omander, on Feb 27, 2010 at 6:29 pm | 14 comments | 4710 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opponents fight off Montessori preschoolThe City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to prevent a Montessori preschool from opening on El Monte Avenue after neighbors campaigned...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by Martin Omander, on Feb 27, 2010 at 5:51 pm | 6 comments | 4512 Views
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Power out in North WhismanPower has been out since 11 AM. An explosion of light was seen atop one of the power poles on Easy St. Anyone know if they...
Original post made by Jes\' Sayin\' on Feb. 26, 2010There are no comments yet. 3464 Views
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Train hits abandoned car in SunnyvalePeninsula train service was halted for part of Thursday morning after Caltrain's northbound train No. 101 struck an abandoned...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by joe isuzu, on Feb 26, 2010 at 9:08 am | 9 comments | 4325 Views
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Caltrain Southbound Hits Pedestrian at San AntonioThis does not look good folks...
Original post made by Mario on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by , on Feb 25, 2010 at 6:03 pm | 1 comment | 3105 Views
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Authorities ID victim of Middlefield car crashThe Santa Clara County Coroner's office has identified the man killed last Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on W. Middlefield...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2010Last comment by Mr. Nice, on Feb 25, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 5 comments | 4469 Views
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Potential city budget cuts releasedFor City Council discussion Tuesday, the city manager has released a list of potential budget cuts to fix an estimated $5...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 25, 2010 at 2:12 pm | 29 comments | 7296 Views
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EDITORIAL: Bummer for BMX ridersThe flattening by bulldozer two weeks ago of an impromptu BMX track located along the Stevens Creek Trail near Central Avenue...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by Daniel, on Feb 25, 2010 at 12:08 pm | 17 comments | 5430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Landels given academic achievement awardEdith Landels Elementary School was named a "Title I Academic Achievement Award School," one of 238 in California, by the...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2010Last comment by Big Al, on Feb 24, 2010 at 8:25 pm | 19 comments | 7117 Views
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El Camino Hospital board member steps downEl Camino Hospital announced last week that longtime board member Mark O'Connor — who has served on the hospital board...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2010Last comment by Robert, on Feb 24, 2010 at 10:31 am | 1 comment | 4929 Views
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Repairs, delays ahead for San Antonio overpassMountain View and Palo Alto are preparing to fix up the San Antonio Road overpass — a project that officials say will...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2010Last comment by HSR Advocate, on Feb 23, 2010 at 7:44 pm | 4 comments | 4263 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Arts in Action Student & Faculty Show March 2-21 at City Hall RotundaArtwork by the students and faculty from the Arts in Action program of the Community School of Music and Arts will be on...
Original post made by csma on Feb. 23, 2010There are no comments yet. 4056 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Buying Online to Avoid Tax Costs Everyone in the EndWhile economists nationwide argue over whether we have begun to recover from the Great Recession, one financial reality is...
Original post made by Clark Kepler on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by Seth, on Feb 23, 2010 at 7:54 am | 9 comments | 4178 Views
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Council to consider Pot Club ban againMountain View (acting) City Attorney Janie Quinn (of San Jose) has submitted for vote an ordinance banning Medical Cannabis...
Original post made by B.D. on Feb. 22, 2010Last comment by Cheech, on Feb 23, 2010 at 7:51 am | 1 comment | 3929 Views
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