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OTHER ISSUES
Snapchat IPO brings windfall to St. Francis High SchoolIt was a day of celebration at St. Francis High School, after an early $15,000 investment in the popular messaging app Snapchat...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by neighbor, on Mar 6, 2017 at 7:36 pm | 7 comments | 16789 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Trump issues revised travel ban, revokes previous orderPresident Donald Trump on Monday signed a revised and scaled-down executive order banning entry to the United States by certain...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by citizen, on Mar 6, 2017 at 5:03 pm | 3 comments | 3996 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council seeks to solve some familiar challengesBrainstorming their list of big-ticket priorities for the coming years, Mountain View City Council members on Monday night...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by @whatnonsensd, on Mar 6, 2017 at 4:06 pm | 3 comments | 4780 Views
ELECTIONS
Lessons learned from failed math program?The hasty roll-out and abrupt ending of Teach to One, the controversial digital math program adopted by the Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017Last comment by Board Watcher, on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:14 pm | 10 comments | 9687 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google researcher dies in Hayward motorcycle crashThe name of a motorcyclist who died in a crash late last month in Hayward was released Sunday by the Alameda County coroner....
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by BD, on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 5785 Views
SPORTS
Rising demand for CHAC's servicesFor decades, the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) has been a one-stop shop for adults and kids who are struggling...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2017There are no comments yet. 6308 Views
AROUND TOWN
City to hire valets for free public parkingLooking to free up some parking space downtown, Mountain View will be taking a page from the Ritz-Carlton by bringing private...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by IVG, on Mar 5, 2017 at 1:15 pm | 20 comments | 7282 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mosquito fogging scheduled for tomorrow nightThe Santa Clara County Vector Control is scheduled to spray portions of Mountain View and Sunnyvale tomorrow night with a...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by DC, on Mar 5, 2017 at 1:13 am | 23 comments | 31304 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Officials' private emails considered public records, state Supreme Court rulesIn a victory for public access to government records, the California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that local...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 4, 2017 at 4:15 pm | 3 comments | 5082 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dump truck hits U.S. Highway 101 overpassA dump truck struck an overpass on U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto on Thursday night, which has closed down two lanes not expected...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by the_punnisher, on Mar 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm | 2 comments | 4667 Views
ELECTIONS
Water district seeks federal help to prevent floodsSanta Clara Valley Water District officials announced Tuesday they will request federal assistance to help reduce and prevent...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2017Last comment by BD, on Mar 3, 2017 at 9:17 am | 5 comments | 4207 Views
MOVIES
'The Three Little Pigs' build homes at PA Children's TheatreWho’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? In Palo Alto Children’s Theatre’s new production of “The Three Little Pigs,”...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 3910 Views
ELECTIONS
Two arrested on drug chargesTwo men were arrested in Mountain View after police allegedly found them in possession of a significant amount of drugs including...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 5885 Views
MOVIES
Wet, windy weather anticipated to return to the Bay AreaAfter a weeklong break from hazardous weather conditions, stormy weather is expected to return this week to the Bay Area,...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 5370 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Common Ground Garden Releases CurriculumCommon Ground Garden in Palo Alto California, a project of the non-profit Ecology Action, is excited to announce the development...
Original post made by Emily Danko on Mar. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 2175 Views
RESTAURANTS
Health advisory: Flu season in full swingThe Bay Area has been named one of three regions in California with the most influenza activity. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2017There are no comments yet. 5726 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police find burglary suspect in apartment bathroomA transient man who allegedly burglarized a Mountain View business earlier this month has been arrested, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2017Last comment by Amy, on Mar 2, 2017 at 4:48 am | 5 comments | 6134 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain gets 3-month extension for electrification projectCaltrain has successfully negotiated an extension of the deadline for contractors to begin construction on a massive electrification...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by the_rehsinnup, on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:57 pm | 7 comments | 6036 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hoaxes, rumors of local ICE arrests are falseRumors of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent sightings in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park are untrue, ICE...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by @p, on Mar 1, 2017 at 10:57 am | 13 comments | 5706 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grant seeks citywide goodwillFour of Mountain View's premier tech companies are pooling money to invest in ideas to make the city more compassionate and...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by IVG, on Feb 28, 2017 at 8:08 pm | 14 comments | 6512 Views
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