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OTHER ISSUES
High speed rail slowdown: Report rejectedThe California High-Speed Rail Authority board last week rescinded its approval of an environmental impact report on a section...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2009Last comment by Leonard Okoth, on Jan 20, 2010 at 10:06 pm | 20 comments | 5509 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PACT's new campus readies for first dayMountain View officially has a new school beginning next week, when young students arrive for their first day at Stevenson...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2009Last comment by confused, on Jan 20, 2010 at 9:04 pm | 9 comments | 6053 Views
AROUND TOWN
Holiday season's sales results not too shabbyThe holiday season is officially over, and Mountain View business owners are finally able to assess how it went. The consensus:...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2010Last comment by letsgetreal, on Jan 20, 2010 at 5:11 pm | 3 comments | 3959 Views
ELECTIONS
Cities aim to thwart state's next money grabLast year, legislators in Sacramento, facing a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, ordered California cities to cough...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Jan 20, 2010 at 2:35 pm | 10 comments | 5627 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees delay vote on special education cutsAn agenda item to eliminate 11 full-time positions in the Mountain View Whisman School District's special education program...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2009Last comment by concerned parent, on Jan 20, 2010 at 10:50 am | 16 comments | 9156 Views
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Stanford student lauds Google stance on ChinaTenzin Seldon, a Stanford University sophomore and pro-Tibet activist, says she's happy to see that "Google is living up...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2010Last comment by SunnyDaysAhead, on Jan 19, 2010 at 6:30 pm | 6 comments | 3604 Views
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Heavy rain, high winds expected to lastMonday's heavy rain and high winds are expected to last through the week and bring nearly 10 inches of rain to the Bay Area,...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2010Last comment by HandyAndy, on Jan 19, 2010 at 9:04 am | 1 comment | 4035 Views
AROUND TOWN
St. James Infirmary.......I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett...
Original post made by Richard Gambatese on Feb. 6, 2009Last comment by ta, on Jan 18, 2010 at 7:07 pm | 3 comments | 12953 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Second $50,000 match offered for Haiti reliefA local drive to raise $50,000 to help victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti has been accomplished, the Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2010Last comment by Jan Brown, on Jan 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm | 1 comment | 5608 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Megachurch outgrows its Mountain View homeSunday morning is the busiest time of the week on Leghorn Avenue, when Christians from far and wide pour into every crevice...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by ALCF Member 5 yrs, on Jan 18, 2010 at 11:07 am | 27 comments | 15748 Views
ELECTIONS
Abe-Koga lands seats on VTA board, LAFCOCouncil member Margaret Abe-Koga may have stepped down from her mayoral duties, but she is moving up in the world of local...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2010Last comment by concerned resident, on Jan 17, 2010 at 9:51 am | 7 comments | 5768 Views
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Police: Parolee in bar was 'up to no good'A parolee allegedly equipped for assault and burglary was taken off the street by a cop conducting a routine check at a local...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2010Last comment by Alan R, on Jan 16, 2010 at 11:45 pm | 9 comments | 4709 Views
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Council rejects grocery store proposalsHopes for a new downtown grocery store were diminished Tuesday night when the City Council rejected two proposals for building...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Jan 16, 2010 at 6:22 pm | 18 comments | 5413 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How Dispensaries Help PatientsThe multiple services provided by the non profit model are only part of the culture of social club facility. Another...
Original post made by joshua on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Jonathan Lustig, on Jan 15, 2010 at 8:09 pm | 7 comments | 3923 Views
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Maintenance man says he rescued man in fireA maintenance man says he and his team -- not the fire department -- extinguished a fire and saved a man from a burning...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2010Last comment by The Eye, on Jan 15, 2010 at 3:35 pm | 3 comments | 3647 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Allowing a local non profit wellness center to offer cannabisThere is a movement to allow a local nonprofit wellness center to step foot in Mtn view to help our local medical patients...
Original post made by cannabis advocate on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Jonathan Lustig, on Jan 15, 2010 at 11:45 am | 6 comments | 4737 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cities work to stop another state money grabLast year, state legislators ordered California cities to cough up millions to help them make up a huge budget shortfall....
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2010Last comment by dfb, on Jan 15, 2010 at 10:58 am | 1 comment | 3855 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council kills grocery store proposalsHopes for a new downtown grocery store were diminished Tuesday night when the City Council rejected two proposals for building...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2010Last comment by dfb, on Jan 15, 2010 at 10:12 am | 2 comments | 3408 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Need your helpHi there, I have been a victim of continuous abuse/harassment/torment from a wealthy, Caucasian man who has been abusing...
Original post made by Kalida Jordan on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Concerned Resident, on Jan 15, 2010 at 1:16 am | 2 comments | 3457 Views
ELECTIONS
Ronit Bryant is new mayor of Mountain ViewIn keeping with city tradition, the council on Tuesday evening unanimously selected council member Ronit Bryant to be the...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2010Last comment by Lorna, on Jan 14, 2010 at 2:16 pm | 17 comments | 8613 Views
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