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SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district aiming to buy San Antonio propertyWhen the Los Altos School District passed a $150 million bond last year, the top "wishlist" item among district staff and...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by Stop the Insanity, on Apr 8, 2015 at 2:02 pm | 35 comments | 10330 Views
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Back-to-basics burgersNo milkshakes. No drive-thru. No breakfast, chicken, fish or coffee. Five Guys is tightly focused on burgers and fries. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2015Last comment by And..., on Apr 7, 2015 at 10:35 pm | 4 comments | 5754 Views
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Council approves tentative minimum-wage planMountain View's elected leaders on Tuesday night reaffirmed their commitment to raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour,...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by @What, on Apr 7, 2015 at 7:32 pm | 15 comments | 8376 Views
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The Sports Page could be the next Milk PailAccording to today's article in the Palo Alto Daily Post, LinkedIn has reached an agreement to buy the property in the North...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Apr. 4, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Apr 7, 2015 at 4:41 pm | 1 comment | 3218 Views
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Bike Share system planning expansion by 2017A plan to increase the number of bicycles in the Bay Area Bike Share system tenfold by the end of 2017 at no cost to taxpayers...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2015Last comment by own my own bicycles, on Apr 7, 2015 at 3:34 pm | 13 comments | 6443 Views
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City leadership program loses directorAlicia Crank, who directed the Leadership Mountain View program for the last six years, announced she will be leaving in...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2015Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Apr 7, 2015 at 8:57 am | 2 comments | 5750 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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. 3, 2015Last comment by True, on Apr 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm | 7 comments | 4177 Views
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It's official: Google takes over Moffett Airfields, Hangar OneIt's no joke: On April 1, a Google subsidiary formally took control of Moffett Federal Airfield and the iconic Hangar One...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by True, on Apr 3, 2015 at 3:18 pm | 13 comments | 10466 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. 3, 2015Last comment by Connie Sawdey, on Apr 3, 2015 at 3:04 pm | 1 comment | 3475 Views
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Man threatens bar-goers with knifePolice arrested a man Saturday after he allegedly pulled a knife at a bar in Mountain View and threatened to set fire to...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by Walter, on Apr 3, 2015 at 2:33 pm | 3 comments | 8226 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big changes in top staff at school districtBig changes are on the way for the Mountain View Whisman School District, and with it will come some new faces in the district...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by JL, on Apr 3, 2015 at 2:16 pm | 1 comment | 8275 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fitness center to replace Grant Road businessesCity Council members struggled to keep a bagel shop in business as a shopping center owner proposed to replace it and several...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2013Last comment by Parent, on Apr 3, 2015 at 1:12 pm | 73 comments | 16147 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Girl struck by car near Rengstorff ParkA juvenile girl was injured Thursday afternoon after being hit by a passing vehicle while she was trying to cross Rengstorff...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by Dawn, on Apr 3, 2015 at 9:22 am | 11 comments | 7860 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Can Mountain View afford a new school?Members of the Mountain View Whisman's Boundary Advisory Task Force are poised to decide whether it's the right time to open...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2015Last comment by New Parent, on Apr 2, 2015 at 11:45 pm | 44 comments | 10413 Views
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Council commits $500K toward future hotel projectThe Mountain View City Council on Tuesday signed off on early plans to lease out two downtown parking lots for future development...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Apr 2, 2015 at 10:18 pm | 1 comment | 3842 Views
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Man challenges cop to a fightA 35-year-old San Francisco man was arrested after he allegedly drank in public, verbally abused a police officer and challenged...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by Poor choice, on Apr 2, 2015 at 1:17 pm | 2 comments | 4953 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Full steam ahead on park plans and bike improvementsCiting transportation enhancements and environmental sustainability as top key issues last month, the Mountain View City...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015Last comment by Tony, on Apr 2, 2015 at 1:03 pm | 29 comments | 8115 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board rejects closing down TheuerkaufAfter a marathon discussion last week that drew an overflow crowd of parents, members of the Mountain View Whisman school...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by Educator, on Apr 2, 2015 at 10:14 am | 34 comments | 10962 Views
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Police: Suspicions of theft triggered Palo Alto's murder-suicideThe Palo Alto man who police said fatally shot the apartment manager at the Alta Torre Apartments before killing himself...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2015Last comment by Observer, on Apr 2, 2015 at 10:14 am | 6 comments | 5142 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Khan Academy opens doors to world diplomatsIt was one of the rare times when the Khan Academy was teaching a live, in-person class, rather than through a video feed....
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2015Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 2, 2015 at 9:02 am | 2 comments | 9341 Views
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