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BOOKS
A family affairI'm not sure I could tell a pirozhki from perestroika, but there's a fabulous place in Redwood City where you can learn the...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 5736 Views
ELECTIONS
New hunger help hotline rolls outHunger Free America, a nonprofit organization, has launched a national outreach campaign to fight hunger in America. The...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 4224 Views
BOOKS
Blue skies and bombersIt's like the History Channel come to life at Moffett Field this week. The Wings of Freedom tour landed in Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 7258 Views
BOOKS
Neighborhood profile: Springer MeadowsOn a typical Wednesday night in the Springer Meadows neighborhood, children may be playing basketball with their neighbors...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 5590 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google's clean-up plan for Hangar One to get a test runRoughly one year after taking control of Moffett Federal Airfield, Google is set to start testing methods of purging toxic...
Original post made on May. 25, 2016Last comment by umam, on Sep 23, 2016 at 10:28 pm | 4 comments | 13167 Views
BOOKS
'Bat Boy: The Musical'The tabloid-inspired story of a half-bat, half-human creature trying to fit in with civilized life (set to a beat-driven...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by umam, on Sep 23, 2016 at 10:27 pm | 2 comments | 4826 Views
AROUND TOWN
LinkedIn's office plans going forward despite mergerMountain View-based professional networking giant LinkedIn is being acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. The merger of...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2016Last comment by umam, on Sep 23, 2016 at 10:24 pm | 7 comments | 7149 Views
ELECTIONS
Fostering a winning teamA sea of yellow t-shirts is visible from afar. Walking closer, one can hear the blasting energy of 350 kids chattering away...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016There are no comments yet. 5483 Views
BOOKS
Bomb squad called out to abandoned buildingA bomb squad was called to an abandoned building this morning in Mountain View where police discovered a suspicious item,...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by umam, on Sep 23, 2016 at 10:08 pm | 2 comments | 8747 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher shortage still a big problemSchool has been back in session for more than a month, but the dust hasn't quite settled in the ongoing struggle to get a...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 23, 2016 at 8:38 am | 1 comment | 7133 Views
AROUND TOWN
Attempted grand theft arrest at Kohl'sPolice arrested a 35-year-old Milpitas man after he was allegedly caught bagging close to $1,000 in goods while walking through...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Jason Reeves, on Sep 23, 2016 at 1:37 am | 9 comments | 6026 Views
AROUND TOWN
USGS moving to new home at Moffett FieldOfficials with the U.S. Geological Survey say they intend to shut down their West Coast science center in Menlo Park over...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2016Last comment by Cfrink, on Sep 22, 2016 at 10:28 pm | 15 comments | 18203 Views
AROUND TOWN
Smash-and-grab burglary caught on videoMountain View police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a smash-and-grab burglary outside...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Remarkably Easy, on Sep 22, 2016 at 10:52 am | 4 comments | 8016 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caltrans debris blamed in MV man's death on Hwy 101An 82-year-old Mountain View man who died while driving his car on U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park on Friday was likely struck...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2016Last comment by Al Wright, on Sep 21, 2016 at 11:27 pm | 7 comments | 7831 Views
ELECTIONS
Political rookies prove powerful in council racePolitical newcomers in the Mountain View City Council race are dominating the early battle for campaign donations, according...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Vote, on Sep 21, 2016 at 7:56 pm | 4 comments | 3261 Views
AROUND TOWN
City survey seeks opinions on vehicle-dwellersCrisanto Avenue near Rengstorff Park has been overwhelmed with people living in RVs and other vehicles, as have other parts...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2016Last comment by Polomom, on Sep 21, 2016 at 5:35 pm | 32 comments | 9340 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area home prices up slightly in August compared to last yearThe median cost for a Bay Area home rose slightly in August compared to the same period last year partly due to low interest...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Greg Coladonato, on Sep 21, 2016 at 11:09 am | 2 comments | 3969 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bold action needed to address traffic woesLike many other citizens in the Bay Area, I find myself increasingly concerned with the pressing regional problem of traffic...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2016Last comment by TIRED and True, on Sep 21, 2016 at 8:51 am | 6 comments | 3480 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Measure V: fair to landlords, a necessity for rentersThe effort to bring rent control (Measure V) to Mountain View has been a source of hope and inspiration for many of the hardest-working...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on Sep 21, 2016 at 8:09 am | 12 comments | 6191 Views
RESTAURANTS
Dive bar taqueriaThe advantage of the setup of Taqueria Azteca, located inside California Avenue dive bar Antonio's Nut House, is that you...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Poke Lover, on Sep 21, 2016 at 12:24 am | 1 comment | 5457 Views
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