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Google buys North Bayshore office park for $1 billionGoogle's blitz of land-buying is moving ahead full steam -- the company bought a 51-acre North Bayshore office park for a...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2018Last comment by Google = Trigger, on Dec 3, 2018 at 5:30 am | 13 comments | 9693 Views
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Los Altos planning commissioner arrested for Tesla DUIThe chair of the Los Altos Planning Commission, Alexander Samek, was arrested in Palo Alto early Friday morning after police...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by Wirebender, on Dec 2, 2018 at 10:35 pm | 18 comments | 25563 Views
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Pop-up artisan market opens FridayA three-week artisan holiday market that debuted last year will be returning this week to downtown Mountain View, kicking...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2018Last comment by Grumpy Minority, on Nov 30, 2018 at 10:36 am | 2 comments | 6199 Views
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Google building evacuated after suspicious package foundA suspicious package found at a Google building this afternoon (Nov. 27) has been deemed safe, according to the Mountain...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2018Last comment by Emboldened, on Nov 29, 2018 at 2:02 pm | 3 comments | 4078 Views
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New mini-parks approved by cityAt its Nov. 13 meeting, the City Council approved plans for two new mini-parks: Wyandotte Park, located at 2254 Wyandotte...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2018Last comment by @SC Parent, on Nov 29, 2018 at 8:24 am | 2 comments | 5901 Views
ELECTIONS
City to issue bonds for transportation upgradesThe Mountain View City Council agreed to issue a total of $68.8 million in bonds in order to help construct a variety of...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Google to get $28 million?, on Nov 28, 2018 at 11:56 pm | 1 comment | 4862 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local teachers forge a path for student successFor people keeping a close eye on local schools, Santa Clara County's recognition of two Mountain View teachers was a long...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2018Last comment by member, on Nov 28, 2018 at 9:07 pm | 1 comment | 5926 Views
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Letters to the editor: Nov. 23, 2018This week, letters to the editor about bikes on Caltrain, the 10th school site proposal at San Antonio shopping center and...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2018Last comment by @psr, on Nov 28, 2018 at 7:34 pm | 2 comments | 4984 Views
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Sister of Stanford grad's alleged killer faces him after 45 yearsFacing her beloved sibling's alleged killer for the first time on Monday, the sister of Stanford University homicide victim...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2018Last comment by Maher, on Nov 28, 2018 at 3:39 pm | 3 comments | 4840 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Uncertainty remains over housing a bigger BullisLos Altos School District board members agreed last week that they won't contest Bullis Charter School's enrollment growth...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2018Last comment by It's time..., on Nov 28, 2018 at 2:21 pm | 8 comments | 6151 Views
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Council goes big on housing for Terra BellaMountain View City Council members agreed Tuesday night that the industrial Terra Bella region of Mountain View is ripe for...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Speak to them, on Nov 28, 2018 at 1:57 pm | 40 comments | 10747 Views
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Peninsula's Task Force 3 returns after Camp FireAfter a weeklong search for the victims of the Camp Fire, California Task Force 3 has been demobilized and returned to the...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2018Last comment by Maher, on Nov 28, 2018 at 10:47 am | 1 comment | 3479 Views
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City Council election: Hicks regains lead as vote tally nears endAlison Hicks has regained the lead for the undecided City Council seat, overtaking incumbent Pat Showalter in the latest...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by somewhatsane, on Nov 27, 2018 at 11:07 pm | 29 comments | 6624 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent urged charter school to slow downSuperintendent Ayinde Rudolph's request that Bullis Charter School to put the brakes on plans to open a new campus in the...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Nov 27, 2018 at 7:32 pm | 37 comments | 7258 Views
SPORTS
New utility launches state's largest solar projectAfter launching last year, the new South Bay utility -- Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) -- is taking part in what is expected...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Stats, on Nov 26, 2018 at 8:20 pm | 2 comments | 4889 Views
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More storms to hit Bay Area this weekA series of storms will impact Northern California and the Bay Area for the second straight week with heavy rain and winds...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by tommygee54, on Nov 26, 2018 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 3421 Views
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It's 'Nutcracker' season!Tchaikovsky's seasonal ballet classic "The Nutcracker" is once again well represented by dance companies and schools around...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2018There are no comments yet. 4501 Views
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A waste bucket cracks open a foul problemLast month, a byproduct of Mountain View's most vexing problem plopped right in front of a Shoreline West house. It was a...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by horrance , on Nov 24, 2018 at 9:55 pm | 32 comments | 2893 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lawyer: Mountain View has little say over future charter schoolBullis Charter School is expected to submit a petition to create a new charter school in Mountain View, and state law pretty...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Nov 23, 2018 at 9:03 pm | 30 comments | 8905 Views
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Guest opinion: Support female entrepreneurs on Small Business SaturdayIn an op-ed, Mountain View resident and Opportunity Fund CEO Luz Urrutia calls on shoppers to seek out women entrepreneurs...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2018There are no comments yet. 5219 Views
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