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Motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 101 collision with dump truckA motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View this morning, according to...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by A Thousand Miles A Week, on Aug 11, 2015 at 7:44 pm | 15 comments | 11436 Views
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Cities seek input on boosting minimum wageThe cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale will each be hosting public meetings seeking input on the regional increase to...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2015Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Aug 11, 2015 at 5:40 pm | 26 comments | 6251 Views
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Robots deployed to protect and serveStanding at 5 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, Knightscope K5 looks like it came straight out of the sci-fi film Stars...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015Last comment by PA Resident, on Aug 11, 2015 at 9:44 am | 4 comments | 8449 Views
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Two homes burning on Wortham CourtA two-alarm fire broke out on Wortham Court in Mountain View on the afternoon of March 19. No one has been reported injured...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2014Last comment by Methematician, on Aug 11, 2015 at 3:57 am | 4 comments | 7971 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Small earthquakes strikes off SF coastThe U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 3.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of San Francisco Sunday afternoon. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015Last comment by anthodyd, on Aug 10, 2015 at 6:18 pm | 4 comments | 4540 Views
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Mountain View man dies in Sonoma County car crashA Mountain View man died on the scene of a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Friday night near Sonoma, according to...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2015Last comment by bjd, on Aug 10, 2015 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 9028 Views
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Cyclists cheer improved bike lanesA typical bike lane normally doesn't get much attention, but this bike lane is hardly typical. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by Except..., on Aug 10, 2015 at 10:55 am | 6 comments | 5572 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students take on MV social justice issuesImmigration, policy brutality and the high cost of living are all hot-button issues that are sure to draw a crowd, and here...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2015Last comment by Prithvi and Padma Singh, on Aug 9, 2015 at 1:45 pm | 2 comments | 5074 Views
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11 applicants for school board seatThe Mountain View Whisman School District is looking to fill a seat left vacant by former school board president Chris Chiang,...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by Gary, on Aug 8, 2015 at 6:15 pm | 8 comments | 8424 Views
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Nearly 1,000 lightning strikes recorded in Bay AreaLightning struck 978 times in the Bay Area Thursday night during a dry storm that prompted a Red Flag Warning for fire danger,...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by Electric Blue, on Aug 7, 2015 at 10:19 pm | 4 comments | 5331 Views
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Used bookshop scrambles to save businessHotranatha Ajaya, the owner of the downtown shop Book Buyers, committed what some merchants might consider a blunder -- he...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2015Last comment by Susan Hubbart, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 32 comments | 21021 Views
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Man arrested in bike theftA 24-year-old Santa Clara man was arrested last week after he allegedly stole two bikes from a Mountain View apartment complex,...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by resident, on Aug 7, 2015 at 11:42 am | 1 comment | 5460 Views
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Local coach to compete in world championshipA local track and field coach who taught at both Stanford and Los Altos High School is headed to France this week to compete...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2015Last comment by KC, on Aug 7, 2015 at 11:00 am | 3 comments | 6598 Views
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Mountain View plays host to sister city's teensTeens from Mountain View's sister city in Japan are getting a taste of life in Silicon Valley this week as part of a high...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2015Last comment by Stevie, on Aug 7, 2015 at 10:47 am | 2 comments | 7166 Views
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Bullying, depression, disengagement at schoolA district-wide survey of Mountain View students revealed that many kids are victims of bullying and don't feel they have...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2014Last comment by Tyler Ment, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:13 am | 18 comments | 8008 Views
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Teaming up to beat diabetesDozens of people showed up at the doors of Community Services Agency on Tuesday, some arriving an hour early, to get screened...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2015Last comment by Sarah, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:10 am | 2 comments | 10394 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Depression still a top problem in high schoolsHigh school staff in Mountain View have a lot to brag about after recent results from a school climate survey showed Mountain...
Original post made on May. 7, 2015Last comment by Sarah, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:07 am | 2 comments | 6613 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Conflict-of-interest concern trips up recycled-water projectNearly three decades after Palo Alto began using recycled water to irrigate the local golf course and a portion of Mountain...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2015Last comment by Browned & conflicted, on Aug 7, 2015 at 8:17 am | 1 comment | 5499 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fire danger warning issued for Bay Area, Peninsula watershed closedDry thunderstorms moving through the Bay Area this afternoon through Friday morning could increase the risk for wildfires,...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by Reader, on Aug 6, 2015 at 9:00 pm | 1 comment | 4472 Views
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City approves plan to close down RV parkTwenty-one households will be displaced from a North Whisman RV park to make way for a new row-house development approved...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2015Last comment by Dave Thompson, on Aug 6, 2015 at 11:43 am | 13 comments | 9221 Views
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