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OTHER ISSUES
New farmers' market baker knows art, science of bread-makingIn a tiny village in central France where Portola Valley resident Fiona Strouts' parents live, the arrival of the baker and...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2016Last comment by Best alternative for now, on Dec 2, 2016 at 5:32 am | 3 comments | 5563 Views
OTHER ISSUES
MVPD seek to improve body cam programIt's been a little over a year since the Mountain View Police Department outfitted all of its officers with wearable cameras,...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2016Last comment by The real test, on Nov 30, 2016 at 7:07 pm | 4 comments | 7467 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Huge apartment development wins nervous council's supportThe Mountain View City Council gave the initial go-ahead on Tuesday to a true mixed-bag development -- it would possibly...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2016Last comment by The Business Man, on Nov 30, 2016 at 4:24 pm | 45 comments | 10089 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain, Crisis Text Line announce partnershipStarting next week, the now-ubiquitous "There is Help" signs with suicide hotline numbers posted at local Caltrain stations...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Nov 30, 2016 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 5191 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cold weather homeless shelters open this weekHomeless residents of the County of Santa Clara have access to as many as 395 additional shelter beds starting this week,...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2016Last comment by Maher, on Nov 29, 2016 at 8:16 pm | 2 comments | 4801 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google pitches housing project in East WhismanGoogle is pitching a new swath of dense apartments and offices in the East Whisman area, mirroring the tech giant's other...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2016Last comment by K, on Nov 29, 2016 at 12:31 pm | 9 comments | 18785 Views
OTHER ISSUES
R Stanford eyes undergraduate enrollment increaseStanford University's new General Use Permit application, submitted to the county on Nov. 21, maps out ambitious expansion...
Original post made by asdasdsdsd on Nov. 29, 2016There are no comments yet. 2043 Views
AROUND TOWN
Huge apartment development wins nervous council's supporthe Mountain View City Council gave the initial go-ahead on Tuesday to a true mixed-bag development -- it would possibly be...
Original post made by asdasdsdsd on Nov. 29, 2016There are no comments yet. 1612 Views
AROUND TOWN
City accepting applicants to new rent control committeeMountain View is now recruiting for the city's new Rental Housing Committee -- the governing body tasked with making crucial...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2016Last comment by george drysdale, on Nov 28, 2016 at 11:02 am | 1 comment | 5476 Views
AROUND TOWN
FAA committee: Scrap existing flight pathA committee tasked with recommending ways to reduce airplane noise over the Midpeninsula voted last week in favor of a new...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by Mad at FAA, on Nov 28, 2016 at 7:30 am | 10 comments | 488045 Views
AROUND TOWN
CSA takes its show on the roadThe Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos has long been a bastion of support services for low-income and...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2016Last comment by Steven Lebron Arroyo, on Nov 27, 2016 at 4:22 pm | 1 comment | 2984 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Tis the seasonThough winter doesn't officially arrive until the solstice on Dec. 21, the holiday season has begun. With it comes plenty...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2016Last comment by Abigail, on Nov 26, 2016 at 2:50 pm | 2 comments | 6059 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pre-construction work starts on Caltrain electificationPreparations for the construction work needed to electrify Caltrain along the Peninsula corridor have started and will last...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by resident, on Nov 26, 2016 at 2:28 pm | 8 comments | 4889 Views
ELECTIONS
Santa Clara County eyes plan to offer legal aid to undocumented residentsUndocumented immigrants facing threats of deportation by the forthcoming Trump administration may soon have more legal help...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2016Last comment by The Donald, on Nov 22, 2016 at 8:41 pm | 12 comments | 7326 Views
RESTAURANTS
Where to find a free Thanksgiving Day meal on the MidpeninsulaThis Thanksgiving, thousands of community members will come together in kitchens and dining halls throughout the Midpeninsula,...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by Bob Lopez, on Nov 22, 2016 at 4:27 pm | 3 comments | 10123 Views
BOOKS
Huge housing development raises hopes and fearsAt face value, it's a proposal packed with exactly what Mountain View leaders want -- a colossal new apartment complex that...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2016Last comment by Social Justice , on Nov 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm | 31 comments | 11151 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion:We must confront Trump's agenda onsustainability and human rights issuesListening to commentators discuss the presidential election, one might think that Donald Trump had won by a landslide. In...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2016Last comment by Bob 2, on Nov 22, 2016 at 8:49 am | 18 comments | 3875 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos woman named Rhodes ScholarA Los Altos woman was selected as one of 32 students this year to study at Oxford University starting in October as part...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2016Last comment by Reader, on Nov 22, 2016 at 8:36 am | 7 comments | 5668 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino Hospital drops CEO RybaOn Saturday, the El Camino Hospital board of directors voted 7-0 not to renew the five-year contract with hospital president...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2016Last comment by infurated, on Nov 21, 2016 at 10:22 pm | 25 comments | 24466 Views
MOVIES
A quiet struggleOne might call coincidence the universe's way of practicing irony. Certainly few historical coincidences have been as apt...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 5463 Views
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