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Bay Area braces for toll lane projectsProjects that would add express lanes to two Bay Area highways through Mountain View are well on the way, part of a Silicon...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by JeSuisCharlie, on Feb 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm | 25 comments | 7786 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Report highlights Silicon Valley's uneven prosperityFueled by a sizzling tech sector, strong population growth and low unemployment, the Silicon Valley economy has grown rapidly...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2015Last comment by You get paid what u are worth, on Feb 9, 2015 at 11:52 am | 2 comments | 10292 Views
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Council clears path for 4G antennasThanks to a City Council decision Tuesday, cell phone companies may soon be able to build a network of small antennas on...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2011Last comment by Thomas F, on Feb 9, 2015 at 7:45 am | 3 comments | 5412 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Caring for the caregiversCaregivers who need to stretch their legs and talk about their challenges have a new outlet. The Meet and Move program, founded...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2015Last comment by Help forAlz, on Feb 8, 2015 at 8:57 am | 1 comment | 7208 Views
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Fee for ambulance?A few weeks ago I experienced shortness of breath and heart palpitations so I called 911. MVFD arrived, followed by paramedics....
Original post made by Linda K. on Feb. 7, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 7, 2015 at 10:49 pm | 1 comment | 2181 Views
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Storm brings wind warnings for Bay AreaThe National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area in effect from 4 a.m. Friday to 4...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 11:25 pm | 10 comments | 5627 Views
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A nut a day keeps the doctor awayTessa sat on a second-floor hospital bed at El Camino Hospital eating a cup of applesauce, as her mother and two nurses stood...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by stef, on Feb 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 15707 Views
OTHER ISSUES
North County gets new center for domestic-violence servicesA domestic-violence services center for women in affluent communities is now headquartered in Palo Alto. Women/SV, formerly...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2015Last comment by Deb Member, on Feb 6, 2015 at 1:04 pm | 4 comments | 8635 Views
SPORTS
Martial arts instructor arrested for allegedly trying to kiss a minorPolice have arrested an instructor from a martial arts studio on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto for allegedly attempting to...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 6, 2015 at 3:32 am | 21 comments | 10286 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council puts North Bayshore housing back on the tableAt a meeting tonight, the City Council is expected to discuss the possible development a new neighborhood around Google headquarters....
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Stop the Trolls, on Feb 4, 2015 at 3:17 pm | 16 comments | 6663 Views
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Rainstorm forecast in Bay Area starting ThursdayNational Weather Service officials are predicting rain starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend in the Bay Area. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by Weather Karma, on Feb 4, 2015 at 5:24 am | 2 comments | 6867 Views
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Police release sketch of suspect in concert shootingPolice have released sketches of the suspect who shot and killed a man backstage at a Wiz Khalifa concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2015Last comment by , on Feb 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 6781 Views
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Carl Djerassi, 'father of the pill,' dead at 91Carl Djerassi, 91, known as the father of the birth control pill and the founder of the Djerassi Resident Arts Program at...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Good Old Days, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 5632 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to draw the line?School boundaries in Mountain View aren't working particularly well for the Mountain View Whisman School District. Officials...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by Plan for growth, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:56 pm | 9 comments | 10081 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wanted: two superintendentsMountain View faces a big change in school leadership after two superintendents resigned late last year. As the school boards...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by James Hall, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 7302 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spare the Air alert called for TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, meaning that burning wood...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Weather guy, on Feb 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 4670 Views
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$22K in tools stolen from construction sitePolice received a report that a construction site was robbed over the weekend in Mountain View, and someone made off with...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2015Last comment by OK but, on Feb 2, 2015 at 1:38 pm | 13 comments | 7291 Views
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Students protest international racism, war crimesStudents who marched in December to protest police killings of unarmed black men took to the streets again Wednesday evening,...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2015Last comment by Another point of View, on Feb 1, 2015 at 11:22 am | 38 comments | 11148 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council seeks to develop downtown parking lotsIn the City Council's first substantial public discussion since three new members took office Jan. 6, members said they wanted...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2015Last comment by Reality Check, on Jan 31, 2015 at 11:49 pm | 24 comments | 9938 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers mixed on Common Core readinessStudents in nearly 1,000 school districts across California will log in this spring to take part in the state's first Common...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2015Last comment by StopCommonCore, on Jan 31, 2015 at 2:41 pm | 4 comments | 6705 Views
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