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Council OKs $1.2 million for studies of North Bayshore housingThrowing a new twist into future development plans in North Bayshore, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday night signaled...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2015Last comment by No water, on Apr 20, 2015 at 4:24 pm | 7 comments | 6626 Views
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Disability Pride Parade moves to Mountain ViewDisabled and non-disabled residents of Silicon Valley will march together in downtown Mountain View on Saturday, July 21,...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2012Last comment by Barbara Ann Barbara Ann Bonner, on Apr 20, 2015 at 2:18 pm | 5 comments | 6210 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino bus lanes win praise from public, concern from councilAfter hearing from a dozen supporters on Tuesday night, the Mountain View City Council continued to lean against allowing...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2014Last comment by Blake, on Apr 20, 2015 at 6:58 am | 222 comments | 13304 Views
RESTAURANTS
Wiener takes allAt Chez Franc on California Avenue in Palo Alto, the house-made franks are top notch. The double-cheeseburger's great, too. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2015Last comment by O-pen O-pen O-pen, on Apr 18, 2015 at 6:47 am | 1 comment | 6556 Views
AROUND TOWN
Expect delays during Foothill Expy. bridge-widening projectCommuters using Foothill Expressway could be delayed by 10 minutes or more today at Loyola Corners as work begins on the...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2015Last comment by Hi Pot, I'm the Kettle, on Apr 17, 2015 at 6:53 am | 13 comments | 7605 Views
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Caltrain's bike bump form now available onlinePeople with bicycles who are bumped off Caltrain due to overcrowding issues can now make reports online. Read the full story...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2015Last comment by commuter, on Apr 16, 2015 at 10:38 am | 1 comment | 4686 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Preschool raises enough money to moveAfter almost a year of campaigning for donations, parents and teachers at the Mountain View Parent Nursery School finally...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2015Last comment by Karen, on Apr 15, 2015 at 6:18 pm | 2 comments | 7190 Views
OTHER ISSUES
$1.2 million price tag to explore North Bayshore housingIn what is sure to be a closely watched meeting, the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday will discuss ways to include housing...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2015Last comment by MV Mom, on Apr 15, 2015 at 5:46 pm | 13 comments | 7429 Views
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East Palo Alto man arrested for indecent exposurePolice have arrested an East Palo Alto man on charges that he exposed himself to at least three people last month at the...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2015Last comment by 2 helped it happen again, on Apr 15, 2015 at 1:12 pm | 1 comment | 5177 Views
OTHER ISSUES
LinkedIn sets sights on local watering holeOne of Mountain View's well-established bars is the latest property in the cross-hairs of a rapid spree of development proposed...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by SteveD, on Apr 15, 2015 at 10:23 am | 12 comments | 11535 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto's Aquarius Theatre closes for remodelPalo Alto's Aquarius Theatre has closed for significant interior renovations, with new seating, updated restrooms and an...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2015Last comment by OMV Resident, on Apr 14, 2015 at 4:32 pm | 4 comments | 4891 Views
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District plans to get tough on water wastersMinimal rainfall marked the end of a dry winter season for California, and the end of the drought appears to be nowhere in...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2015Last comment by Put up p, on Apr 13, 2015 at 5:33 pm | 36 comments | 10446 Views
ELECTIONS
Crime is down, but thefts are still highCrime is on a downward trend in Mountain View, but that isn't stopping thieves from burglarizing homes and businesses, according...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Apr 13, 2015 at 3:50 pm | 2 comments | 4176 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No easy fixes for teen depression, suicideIn the wake of recent suicides on the Caltrain tracks, teen depression and school-related stress are under new scrutiny,...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by Fred, on Apr 11, 2015 at 9:26 am | 3 comments | 7148 Views
RESTAURANTS
Cantonese comfort foodCooking Papa, now in Mountain View, conjures the pace and Cantonese comfort foods of busy restaurants in Hong Kong. With...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by resident, on Apr 10, 2015 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 7950 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police arrest suspected car burglarA transient woman was arrested in Mountain View last week after she was found carrying CDs and other objects reportedly stolen...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by graham mom, on Apr 9, 2015 at 3:13 pm | 2 comments | 6356 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School's out in June for innovative Theuerkauf principalLong-time Theuerkauf Elementary School Principal Connie Sawdey announced she will be retiring at the end of the school year,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2015Last comment by Good luck to you, on Apr 9, 2015 at 2:17 pm | 4 comments | 6951 Views
AROUND TOWN
2014 second-highest year for West Nile virus casesThere were more than 800 human cases of West Nile virus throughout the state in 2014, the second-highest year on record to...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2015Last comment by mike, on Apr 9, 2015 at 1:20 pm | 1 comment | 4957 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Armed robbery suspect dies after being shot by Sunnyvale policeA suspect died after he was shot by Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers this morning, a public safety captain...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by USA, on Apr 9, 2015 at 12:11 pm | 5 comments | 5726 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council offers extension for Symantec development dealMountain View City Council members last week signaled they wouldn't scrap a development deal with Symantec for a new 100,000-square...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by Correction, on Apr 9, 2015 at 12:41 am | 6 comments | 6830 Views
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