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RESTAURANTS
The art of smoking meatAlice's Smokehouse in Mountain View can't compete with Austin's famed Franklin Barbeque or Memphis' Central BBQ. But it does...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2018Last comment by Curious, on Jul 29, 2018 at 1:16 pm | 4 comments | 6563 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bay Area Spare the Air alert issued for ThursdayA Spare the Air alert is in effect for Thursday because a mix of triple-digit temperatures and light wind is expected to...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2018Last comment by William Hitchens, on Jul 26, 2018 at 5:02 pm | 2 comments | 3388 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Young, homeless and sickSanta Clara County's rising numbers of homeless youth could spur a future health care crisis. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2018Last comment by Solution?, on Jul 25, 2018 at 10:04 pm | 3 comments | 11180 Views
OTHER ISSUES
High temps prompt statewide flex alert today, WednesdayHigh temperatures expected throughout California this week have prompted the state's Independent System Operator Corporation...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2018Last comment by Sacramento!, on Jul 25, 2018 at 2:02 pm | 2 comments | 3554 Views
BOOKS
Trump officials to visit StanfordTwo high-ranking members of President Donald Trump’s administration, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jul 25, 2018 at 12:07 pm | 7 comments | 4945 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Del Medio owners file appeal over rent increase petitionThe owners of Del Medio Manor are appealing city officials' refusal to grant additional rent increases on their apartments. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by mike rose, on Jul 24, 2018 at 12:43 pm | 19 comments | 4961 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime briefs: DUI arrest and concert ejectionA late-night crash outside Shoreline Amphitheatre led to an arrest for driving under the influence, and an Audiotistic concert...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by Agreed, on Jul 24, 2018 at 11:47 am | 5 comments | 4491 Views
AROUND TOWN
City reject rent hikes for Del Medio ManorA petition to raise rents on dozens of apartments at the Del Medio Manor in Mountain View was denied this week by a city...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by @Fedup, on Jul 23, 2018 at 9:23 pm | 26 comments | 9821 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council pushes back on hefty cost of affordable housingA proposed affordable housing project at 950 W. El Camino Real hit a snag last week after Mountain View City Council members...
Original post made on May. 30, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on Jul 23, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 56 comments | 7706 Views
OTHER ISSUES
What $8.9 billion water bond would buyIf voters approve Proposition 3, the $8.9 billion water bond on the November ballot, taxpayers would pay $17.3 billion during...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2018Last comment by Zero Waste, on Jul 23, 2018 at 3:32 pm | 4 comments | 4276 Views
AROUND TOWN
Drones set to patrol at Shoreline music festivalMountain View police will be on the lookout for crime from a different vantage point this Saturday, using security drones...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2018Last comment by DRONES, on Jul 23, 2018 at 9:46 am | 37 comments | 10941 Views
ELECTIONS
Letters to the editor: June 15, 2018This week, letters to the editor about Measure V, living as a renter in Mountain View and the Castro Street train crossing. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by David Wheeler, on Jul 22, 2018 at 6:43 am | 6 comments | 3835 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino drops ER doctor over patient mistreatmentEl Camino Hospital has removed an emergency room physician working at its Los Gatos campus after a video surfaced showing...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2018Last comment by Code_Gray, on Jul 21, 2018 at 5:00 pm | 6 comments | 11640 Views
ELECTIONS
Regional group exploring housing solutionsA new regional group exploring ways to build more affordable and low-income housing is preparing to present its findings...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2018Last comment by Working People - blue collar, on Jul 21, 2018 at 10:08 am | 6 comments | 6151 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV tax proposal leans heavily on big businessMountain View's business fees currently charge basically the same fees for companies of any size, whether its Milk Pail...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 21, 2018 at 9:52 am | 3 comments | 5143 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Foothill-De Anza strikes deal with teachers unionAfter a brief but tense standoff over employee salaries in the spring, Foothill-De Anza Community College District officials...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by @Otto_Maddox, on Jul 20, 2018 at 6:07 pm | 2 comments | 3232 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View shows off its techThe Mountain View Civic Center Plaza was transformed into an extravaganza of robots, self-driving cars and other gizmos for...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2018Last comment by DC, on Jul 20, 2018 at 2:11 pm | 6 comments | 5674 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Four arrested in armed assaultMountain View police arrested four people in connection to a violent attack on a Sunnyvale man inside an RV on Crisanto Avenue...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2018Last comment by Lynn Wood, on Jul 20, 2018 at 10:45 am | 22 comments | 9647 Views
AROUND TOWN
Easy-care flowers can become a part of your gardenLiz Calhoun's Los Altos yard is part hot sun and part shade, but that hasn't stopped her from filling every inch with easy-to-grow...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by Rachel Cho, on Jul 20, 2018 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 3287 Views
ELECTIONS
Cartel me a storyAction movies, even ultraviolent ones, tend toward the escapist, but screenwriter Taylor Sheridan specializes in the non-escapist...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 3340 Views
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