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Row houses to replace apartments on N. RengstorffOn Tuesday Mountain View's newest City Council members were hesitant to displace 32 households in an apartment complex at...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2015Last comment by CrawlWalkRun, on Apr 1, 2015 at 2:06 pm | 53 comments | 14454 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mental Health Association organizes youth suicide prevention roundtableThe Mental Health Association of San Francisco is organizing a community roundtable on youth suicide prevention for this...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2015Last comment by DrFleck, on Apr 1, 2015 at 1:46 pm | 1 comment | 6326 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chamber CEO announces plans to leaveChamber President and CEO Oscar Garcia has announced that he will depart the business group later this year. Read the full...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2015Last comment by Kal Sandhu, on Mar 31, 2015 at 8:01 pm | 3 comments | 4742 Views
RESTAURANTS
State sets new water restrictions for urban areasCalifornia's State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to impose new mandatory restrictions on urban...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2015Last comment by Conservative, on Mar 31, 2015 at 6:21 am | 16 comments | 8442 Views
AROUND TOWN
Train strikes, kills pedestrian in SunnyvaleA 20-year-old man was struck and killed by a Caltrain in Sunnyvale Sunday morning, March 29, according to Caltrain officials. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2015Last comment by Ron MV, on Mar 30, 2015 at 9:02 pm | 2 comments | 6288 Views
ELECTIONS
Local attorney eyeing U.S. Senate raceLocal attorney George "Duf" Sundheim is floating a trial balloon for a possible run for Barbara Boxer's United States Senate...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2015Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Mar 30, 2015 at 2:45 pm | 3 comments | 6180 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Health officials issue warning over raw milkThe state Department of Public Health is warning the public of the dangers of consuming raw milk after six Bay Area residents...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015Last comment by Steve, on Mar 30, 2015 at 11:59 am | 15 comments | 6030 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Medical Foundation doctors issue advice on youth mental healthThe Palo Alto Medical Foundation pediatrics department took an unprecedented step into the community debate on teen well-being,...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by DepressedStudent, on Mar 29, 2015 at 6:07 pm | 2 comments | 5001 Views
RESTAURANTS
From Palo Alto to State BirdStuart Brioza might not work with food at all if it weren't for two Palo Alto restaurants and one East Palo Alto pepper farm. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by Jay Park, on Mar 28, 2015 at 8:39 am | 1 comment | 4159 Views
AROUND TOWN
Editorial: 'Human rights city' question should inspire welcome discussionThe city's Human Relations Commission last month drafted a resolution that commissioners hope will lead to a designation...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2015Last comment by Wiley, on Mar 28, 2015 at 4:34 am | 1 comment | 3298 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Staying in schoolTalking to middle school kids can be tough, but not for Arnel Pajarillo. At "The Beat" after-school program at Graham Middle...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2015Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 27, 2015 at 9:43 pm | 1 comment | 5768 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google's fiber optic cables stolenPolice arrested a San Jose man after he allegedly made his way into a garage on the Google campus and attempted to steal...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 6257 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thursday: Sen. Jerry Hill holds open houseState Senator Jerry Hill, D- San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, will...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 4520 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force balks on school facilities issueCalling the entire process rushed and saying they lacked critical information, members of the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2015Last comment by csea member, on Mar 25, 2015 at 7:32 am | 142 comments | 13844 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dear Mountain View Parking AuthorityDear Mountain View, Please get some decent electronic signs at your garages and lots that inform me before entering that...
Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Mar 24, 2015 at 6:18 pm | 6 comments | 2104 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man assaulted while flying remote-controlled aircraftPolice are looking for two suspects after a man was attacked by two men Sunday evening while he was flying remote-controlled...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 6925 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Update: Victims identified, motive sought in Palo Alto murder-suicideThe man who police believe used a semi-automatic gun to kill the building manager at a Palo Alto senior-housing complex on...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2015Last comment by resident, on Mar 24, 2015 at 10:49 am | 4 comments | 5695 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Questions raised over Foothill projectPlans are underway at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District to construct a new $18 million administrative building...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2015Last comment by Concerned Citizen, on Mar 23, 2015 at 8:21 pm | 2 comments | 5947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Artificial turf called into questionA local legislator is pushing to ban the use of artificial turf made of rubber from used tires as an overlay for fields amid...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2015Last comment by True, on Mar 23, 2015 at 5:02 pm | 8 comments | 6483 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Two small quakes strike Santa Clara CountyTwo small earthquakes have struck in Santa Clara County this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read the...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by True, on Mar 23, 2015 at 4:46 pm | 3 comments | 5418 Views
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