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AROUND TOWN
Thoits to sell key plot at San Antonio CenterAfter owning the land for more than 60 years, Thoits Brothers Inc. has decided to sell its portion of the San Antonio shopping...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by Mr. MV2, on May 26, 2009 at 12:56 pm | 36 comments | 7402 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrain meetings on service cuts, fare hikesFacing a projected deficit of over $10 million, Caltrain will hold public meetings Wednesday of next week to give Peninsula...
Original post made on May. 20, 2009Last comment by Meeting locations, on May 26, 2009 at 11:21 am | 5 comments | 5222 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View native grabs hold of HubbleMountain View's Megan McArthur, an astronaut who is part of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to repair the Hubble Space...
Original post made on May. 15, 2009Last comment by Ned, on May 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm | 8 comments | 6097 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Officials: Budget crisis will hit deep, hurt badGrim, dire, unprecedented, catastrophic, devastating. Officials from school districts and cities, counties, special districts...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by Jeanette Reynolds, on May 24, 2009 at 5:07 pm | 6 comments | 4732 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Shoreline concert-goer steals police carMountain View police are looking for a stolen police car that they say was taken from Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday night. Read...
Original post made on May. 23, 2009Last comment by Sam, on May 24, 2009 at 10:24 am | 5 comments | 6503 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Schools brace for cuts in wake of ballot defeatsAfter watching five of the state's six budget measures go down in flames Tuesday, local school administrators had one overarching...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by John Doe, on May 24, 2009 at 2:22 am | 5 comments | 3986 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Reports of swine flu climb in Santa Clara CountyThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department on Thursday reported 14 additional probable cases of swine flu, now referred...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by David, on May 23, 2009 at 11:55 am | 2 comments | 5165 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Escuela condo project rejectedIn a strange process Tuesday night, a 14-unit condo project at 574 Escuela Ave. was denied 6-1 by the City Council, even...
Original post made on May. 21, 2009Last comment by Grant, on May 22, 2009 at 8:26 pm | 10 comments | 6484 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fire station design ready, except for the artThe Mountain View City Council recently approved plans for a new Shoreline fire station, and all the design needs now is...
Original post made on May. 15, 2009Last comment by Ellen Murray, on May 22, 2009 at 7:04 pm | 13 comments | 4865 Views
OTHER ISSUES
General Plan meetings kick off in Monta LomaAbout 60 residents of the "Monta Loma, Farley and Rock Street" neighborhood assembled Monday to discuss the city's future...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by Ben, on May 22, 2009 at 4:54 pm | 3 comments | 5430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools brace for cuts in wake of ballot defeatsAfter watching five of the state's six budget measures go down in flames Tuesday, local school administrators had one overarching...
Original post made on May. 20, 2009Last comment by sc, on May 22, 2009 at 1:13 pm | 19 comments | 6128 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police revive 'Click It or Ticket' campaignDrivers could be fined as much as $435 if they or their passengers are caught not wearing seatbelts, Mountain View police...
Original post made on May. 19, 2009Last comment by George, on May 22, 2009 at 8:22 am | 3 comments | 4673 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local soccer coach for at-risk youth arrested on charges of molestationMountain View police arrested a local community leader and coach -- one who helped run a police soccer camp for at-risk boys...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2009Last comment by Ara, on May 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm | 14 comments | 7245 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foundation gives high schools $700,000Despite steep state budget cuts, the high schools will continue to offer certain academic programs to students, such as career...
Original post made on May. 20, 2009Last comment by George St Clair, on May 20, 2009 at 12:10 pm | 2 comments | 4998 Views
AROUND TOWN
Worker Center gets council nodIn a drama-filled meeting Tuesday night, the City Council voted unanimously to allow the Day Worker Center of Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 14, 2009Last comment by Alison, on May 19, 2009 at 11:31 pm | 5 comments | 4006 Views
AROUND TOWN
Theuerkauf student, 10, charged with making 'terrorist threats' against his schoolMountain View police apprehended a 10-year-old boy Monday on charges of felony "terrorist threats" after he allegedly called...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by squeaker, on May 19, 2009 at 10:43 pm | 14 comments | 6211 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Los Gatos hospital set to open July 12El Camino executives, speaking at the hospital district's regular board meeting Wednesday, said the newly fashioned "El Camino...
Original post made on May. 16, 2009Last comment by Tax Payer, on May 19, 2009 at 5:23 pm | 3 comments | 4994 Views
ELECTIONS
Propositions offer terrible choicesCalifornia's budget stalemate and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression culminate in the May 19 special election,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2009Last comment by Snakefinger, on May 19, 2009 at 2:26 pm | 6 comments | 5391 Views
ELECTIONS
Low turnout expected for special electionTuesday is an election day in California, and voters will be presented with six measures aimed at balancing the budget. But...
Original post made on May. 18, 2009Last comment by Andrew, on May 18, 2009 at 10:17 pm | 3 comments | 6620 Views
OTHER ISSUES
2.0 earthquake strikes near MilpitasThe U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.0 struck Saturday morning in...
Original post made on May. 18, 2009Last comment by Tom, on May 18, 2009 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 5878 Views
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