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Housing advocates turn to the ballot boxLike other North County communities, Cupertino is a city at a crossroads. Carried for years by explosive tech-sector growth,...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 18, 2016 at 4:56 pm | 8 comments | 12063 Views
ELECTIONS
Foothill-De Anza board faces contested raceThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees often sits out during the November general election,...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2016Last comment by Paula Noonan, on Aug 18, 2016 at 3:31 pm | 4 comments | 10965 Views
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All that glittersEureka! is an all-American restaurant. There's American craft beer, American small-batch whiskeys and a menu showcasing everything...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2016Last comment by fan!, on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:24 am | 2 comments | 5331 Views
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Man arrested on child porn chargesAn 18-year-old Mountain View man was arrested Wednesday after he was allegedly found to be in possession of devices containing...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2016Last comment by Sad, on Aug 17, 2016 at 3:25 pm | 1 comment | 9146 Views
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Immigrant House heads to its new homeOne of the Mountain View's oldest domiciles, the former farm-laborer cottage known as the Immigrant House, is settling into...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2016Last comment by Marty Estrada, on Aug 17, 2016 at 10:23 am | 5 comments | 10597 Views
ELECTIONS
Guest opinion: Here's how rent stabilization can backfireThe majority of Mountain View City Council members have the insight to not favor rent stabilization measures because of the...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 16, 2016 at 10:02 pm | 11 comments | 5067 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Strike over, Superior Court clerks tackle backlogSanta Clara County Superior Court workers returned to their jobs Monday after an eight-day strike that ended when their...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by True, on Aug 16, 2016 at 7:49 pm | 2 comments | 4357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County heroin overdoses on the riseThe number of people who end up in hospital emergency rooms from heroin overdoses has continued to rise as use of the potent...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 5939 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CSMA to host open houseThe Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) will host a free open house on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event will be held at...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:25 pm | 2 comments | 4665 Views
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Regulations, residents often hamper affordable housingOn paper, it seemed like a project no one could oppose: a 60-unit apartment complex for low-income seniors in one of the...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2016Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Aug 15, 2016 at 3:57 pm | 15 comments | 11172 Views
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Moffett-based Guardsmen rescue Canadian sailorGuardsman with a wing of the California Air National Guard based at Moffett Field in Santa Clara County saved the life of...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2016Last comment by Greg David, on Aug 15, 2016 at 3:03 pm | 2 comments | 4223 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seeking spare rooms to house teachersIt's not easy being a public school teacher in the Bay Area. Teachers in local school districts have made it clear, in one...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2016Last comment by George, on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:37 am | 4 comments | 10855 Views
ELECTIONS
Postcard from the Democratic National ConventionAs the old saw goes, all politics is local – and that's true even when it comes to this week's Democratic National Convention...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2016Last comment by Ken Kacey Carpenter, on Aug 12, 2016 at 10:23 am | 8 comments | 2983 Views
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Acres of office spaceOn a regular workday, it takes bartender Chris Nault 90 minutes or more to get to his job at the Sports Page Bar and Grill...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2016Last comment by ivg, on Aug 12, 2016 at 7:39 am | 53 comments | 17127 Views
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Local Realtors take top spots in annual sales rankingTwo teams of local real-estate agents and 18 individual local sales people were among the top-selling 250 teams and 250 agents...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016There are no comments yet. 4254 Views
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Neighborhood profile: Stierlin EstatesIt's not uncommon to see people tending to their gardens or children playing in their front yard in the Stierlin Estates...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016There are no comments yet. 5106 Views
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Bike collisions on the rise in Mountain ViewThe number of bicyclist-related collisions along Mountain View's roadways grew during the first half of 2016, according to...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2016Last comment by True, on Aug 11, 2016 at 9:28 pm | 51 comments | 12686 Views
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Tech Showcase returns to Mountain ViewAfter a successful first year, Mountain View will be bringing back its Technology Showcase Thursday at the Civic Center Plaza....
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2016Last comment by I-Got-mine, on Aug 11, 2016 at 7:30 pm | 1 comment | 6145 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD agrees to share parcel tax with charter schoolThe Los Altos School District board of trustees agreed Monday night to put a $223-per-parcel tax on the November ballot....
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2016Last comment by Harm done, on Aug 11, 2016 at 1:34 pm | 7 comments | 5246 Views
AROUND TOWN
Deadline for input on new paratransit contract loomsWith only two public meetings held in the South Bay and one day remaining for public comment, Santa Clara Valley Transportation...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2016Last comment by I-Got-mine, on Aug 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm | 1 comment | 3968 Views
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