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SCHOOLS & KIDS
GoogleServe focuses efforts on local schoolsThe new, district-approved construction at Monta Loma Elementary School may not be underway yet, but the school still got...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2015Last comment by CommunityService, on Jun 25, 2015 at 6:10 pm | 5 comments | 7361 Views
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Crime brief: Attempted theft at GoogleA 20-year-old Mountain View man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to make his way into a Google building...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2015Last comment by Sorry you feel that way, on Jun 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm | 35 comments | 11140 Views
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Google contest: Paint your robo-wagonWant to display your art where it's certain to get stares? Put it on the side of a Google self-driving car. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by @Monta Loma, on Jun 25, 2015 at 4:26 pm | 2 comments | 5645 Views
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City approves 600 new homes for South WhismanIn what would essentially create a new neighborhood in the South Whisman area, Mountain View leaders on Tuesday night approved...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2015Last comment by Kristine, on Jun 25, 2015 at 1:57 pm | 32 comments | 19018 Views
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Housing subdivision approved for Superfund hot spotAn old motel bordering Highway 101, considered one of the most contaminated sites in the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Superfund...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2015Last comment by Val, on Jun 24, 2015 at 9:55 pm | 18 comments | 10546 Views
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Council briefs: Deer Hollow, Super Bowl 50 and the Immigrant HouseAgreements affecting the Immigrant House, Deer Hollow Farm and policing of next year's Super Bowl are among the actions taken...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2015Last comment by Nice, on Jun 24, 2015 at 3:55 pm | 2 comments | 5516 Views
RESTAURANTS
Fabulous prefabMountain View may soon be the only Bay Area city to have a genuine 1930s-era prefab diner, trucked out from the East Coast...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2007Last comment by Roger, on Jun 24, 2015 at 1:41 pm | 4 comments | 9378 Views
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Lovable mutts and half-priced mochasOn Wednesday, June 24, Peet's Coffee and Tea will be serving up more than just your regular morning coffee. The Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2015Last comment by @Monta Loma Grouch, on Jun 24, 2015 at 12:49 pm | 4 comments | 6302 Views
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Pear Theatre announces new homeAfter months of building anticipation and community speculation, Mountain View's Pear Avenue Theatre has announced the location...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2015Last comment by Jason, on Jun 24, 2015 at 12:23 pm | 3 comments | 7926 Views
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Crossings vote a reprieve for SnoZenResidents in the Crossings neighborhood last week voted overwhelmingly to overturn a set of new rules and fines that some...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2015Last comment by @veronika, on Jun 23, 2015 at 8:05 pm | 10 comments | 8489 Views
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Gas leak triggers church evacuationPG&E stopped a gas leak in Mountain View earlier today that started when some equipment failed, a company spokeswoman said. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2015Last comment by Paul Maknchies, on Jun 23, 2015 at 8:43 am | 2 comments | 6026 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA Superintendent-elect Jeff Harding has some explaining to doIn googling Jeff Harding, I see that he fired some well-liked coaches, much to the dismay of students and parents. And they...
Original post made by incognito on Apr. 15, 2015Last comment by Yah, it's kinda the law, on Jun 22, 2015 at 10:41 am | 2 comments | 3676 Views
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Another big apartment project approvedAfter being praised for its exemplary design, the City Council approved a project Nov. 12 that will bring 160 new apartments...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Jun 22, 2015 at 9:26 am | 56 comments | 7775 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police searching for fraud suspectsPolice are searching for two suspects who stole a wallet from a shopping cart and went on a spending spree totaling $10,000...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2015Last comment by Brad, on Jun 19, 2015 at 5:00 pm | 5 comments | 4841 Views
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City moves ahead with Rengstorff center upgradesA $17 million face-lift for the community center at Rengstorff Park is moving full-steam ahead, but the project seems to...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2015Last comment by MV resident, on Jun 19, 2015 at 3:23 pm | 1 comment | 5069 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Last-ditch effort to re-open Whisman schoolWith only a week to go before the Mountain View Whisman school board decides on whether to open a new school in the district,...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2015Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 18, 2015 at 10:38 pm | 121 comments | 12958 Views
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Tonight: Council to mull adding two new neighborhoodsIn what could essentially create a new Mountain View residential neighborhood, City Council members are poised Tuesday night...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by Hmm, on Jun 18, 2015 at 11:53 am | 4 comments | 6300 Views
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Public gets to weigh in on Google's self-driving carsAs a new fleet of self-driving cars begins zipping around the streets of Mountain View, the team at Google is trying to gauge...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2015Last comment by CoolKatie, on Jun 17, 2015 at 9:56 pm | 49 comments | 9500 Views
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Witnesses sought in pedestrian hit-and-runPolice are searching for the driver of a white sedan that struck a pedestrian in downtown Mountain View last week. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by Back Ontrack, on Jun 17, 2015 at 7:08 pm | 10 comments | 6948 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State high court upholds right of cities to require affordable housing in new developmentsThe California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in San Francisco on Monday that cities have the right to require developers...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by Maher, on Jun 17, 2015 at 2:36 pm | 2 comments | 5695 Views
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