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Any one know what was going on yesterday on California ave between Escuela and RengstorffIt was blocked off and there was a huge crowd. I don't see anything in the news yet....
Original post made by Alex on Jun. 30, 2009There are no comments yet. 3996 Views
AROUND TOWN
City buys church property for $3.5 millionCity Council members decided Tuesday that a church property for sale at 263 Escuela Ave. was a deal too good to pass up. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by carol wright, on Jun 29, 2009 at 6:10 pm | 7 comments | 5116 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google hires goats as low-carbon lawnmowersOver the last week one of the world's biggest high tech companies used some very low tech weed control methods. Read the...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by TW, on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:08 am | 23 comments | 10807 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man arrested for brandishing a weapon at policeMountain View police arrested a 55-year-old homeless man on Monday for allegedly brandishing a deadly weapon at officers...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2009Last comment by Big Show, on Jun 26, 2009 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments | 4183 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council rejects new Evandale proposalThe City Council unanimously refused to support a project Tuesday that would have renovated the vacant and long-troubled...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2009Last comment by CC, on Jun 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 4040 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council on taxis: Let the market decideAn ordinance created in the 1960s that limits taxi service in Mountain View to two companies may have outlasted its usefulness,...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Jun 24, 2009 at 11:48 pm | 5 comments | 4466 Views
AROUND TOWN
Moffett Military Plane that flies around and around, over our neighborhood, again and againIt flies usually at night from 8-10pm (just when we are trying to get the kids to settle down to sleep). It keeps circling...
Original post made by QuietPlease on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by Inessa, on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:53 pm | 18 comments | 7935 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Martha Kanter to speak Friday on U.S. educationMartha Kanter, the Foothill-De Anza chancellor nominated for U.S. undersecretary of education, will give a talk on education...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2009Last comment by Charlie Larson, on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 5510 Views
AROUND TOWN
Walgreens employee accused of stealingMountain View police arrested a Walgreens night manager last week for allegedly stealing around $1,200 worth of goods and...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by Bruno, on Jun 24, 2009 at 10:46 am | 8 comments | 4964 Views
AROUND TOWN
Swallowtail on bougainvilleaEd Perry sent in this striking image of a swallowtail butterfly: "It drank heavily from the nectar of our 'society garlic'...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2009Last comment by James clarke, on Jun 23, 2009 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 4673 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Man found with pot, long knivesMountain View police made a traffic stop Friday and arrested the driver for allegedly being in possession of marijuana and...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2009Last comment by Mr. Nice, on Jun 23, 2009 at 3:26 pm | 12 comments | 4767 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors, council clash on Minton's projectThe City Council differed with about a dozen neighbors Tuesday about the merits of building 214 apartments across the street...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by took Urban Design, on Jun 23, 2009 at 2:49 pm | 13 comments | 5616 Views
AROUND TOWN
Irene Sharp Concert at at CSMA, Thursday, June 25Celebrated cellist Irene Sharp will perform along with pianist Steven Lightburn at the Community School of Music and Arts...
Original post made by csma on Jun. 23, 2009There are no comments yet. 3986 Views
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Sunnyvale teen arrested for DUI after car hit by trainThe 19-year-old driver of a car that became stuck on Caltrain tracks in Sunnyvale Thursday morning and caused train delays...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by renee, on Jun 21, 2009 at 11:48 pm | 9 comments | 5145 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversial teacher reassigned to GrahamA former fourth-grade teacher at Huff, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2009Last comment by Luke, on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm | 80 comments | 10243 Views
AROUND TOWN
We have lift-offNASA's LCROSS satellite successfully launched yesterday at 2:32 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Florida after being designed and...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2009Last comment by AJ, on Jun 20, 2009 at 7:55 pm | 1 comment | 4679 Views
AROUND TOWN
Free WEE ME Arts Day for Preschool-Age Kids on Sunday, June 28 at CSMAPreschoolers & their families will enjoy a day of FREE art & music at Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountain...
Original post made by csma on Jun. 19, 2009Last comment by Lee, on Jun 19, 2009 at 6:24 pm | 1 comment | 3840 Views
AROUND TOWN
"I Love Mountain View" website launched by the MV Chamber of Commercewww.ilovemv.org The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to launch this website which will showcase all that...
Original post made by Alicia Crank on Jun. 19, 2009There are no comments yet. 4279 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teens steal tip jars from local StarbucksMountain View police are looking for a group of teenagers who went on a robbery spree Tuesday, stealing tip jars from three...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by InTown, on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:43 am | 6 comments | 4789 Views
OTHER ISSUES
ICE gang crackdown nets arrests of 17 foreign nationals in countyAn operation by federal and local law enforcement agents in Santa Clara County last Thursday has resulted in the arrest of...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2009Last comment by mary, on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:31 am | 3 comments | 4268 Views
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