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OTHER ISSUES
Chief building official Anthony Ghiossi dies at 49Mountain View city employees are mourning the loss of the city's chief building official, Anthony Ghiossi, who died June...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Ken Alsman, on Jun 21, 2014 at 5:18 pm | 2 comments | 13057 Views
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Council weighs office, hotel proposals for Moffett GatewayOn Tuesday four developers sought the City Council's favor to develop the city-owned Moffett Gateway property, presenting...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by Z, on Jun 21, 2014 at 2:52 pm | 4 comments | 9767 Views
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Heartfelt send-off for retiring priestAt a potluck dinner with over 200 adoring parishioners, Father Bob Moran celebrated 50 years as an ordained Catholic priest...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Mary Munden, on Jun 21, 2014 at 7:41 am | 5 comments | 11584 Views
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Mayor proposes flying rainbow flagThe city's first openly gay mayor, Chris Clark, has proposed another first: flying the rainbow flag on a city hall flag pole. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2014Last comment by Sparty, on Jun 21, 2014 at 5:04 am | 31 comments | 9409 Views
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City Council responds to push for new gun lawsCity Council members took a small step last week towards following Sunnyvale's lead in cracking down on illegal guns and...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Criminals and crazies , on Jun 20, 2014 at 6:14 pm | 31 comments | 10455 Views
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Renters pour out woes at housing eventIn an event at the Adobe building Monday night, Mountain View residents spoke about their struggles to find housing and afford...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Cuesta Resident, on Jun 20, 2014 at 5:09 pm | 1 comment | 6641 Views
RESTAURANTS
Sleek, snazzy, coolAlthough my visits didn't start off well, the food was mighty impressive. Bold, expressive flavors without the mask of over...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Mountain View, on Jun 20, 2014 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 8136 Views
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Day Worker Center Needs Donations for Kitchen RenovationLast night I had the pleasure of attending the Kitchen Renovation fundraiser at Morocco's for the Day Worker Center which...
Original post made by Jim Neal on May. 21, 2014Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jun 20, 2014 at 9:14 am | 3 comments | 4052 Views
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Mayor proposes flying rainbow flagThe city's first openly gay mayor, Chris Clark, has proposed another first, flying the rainbow flag on a city hall flag pole. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Steve, on Jun 20, 2014 at 7:05 am | 4 comments | 3284 Views
OTHER ISSUES
How big is that house, really?A home's square footage is a number easily misrepresented, especially when determining ever-ambiguous "liveable space." Measurements...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2014Last comment by Richard, on Jun 20, 2014 at 2:14 am | 1 comment | 10418 Views
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Council places pay raise on November ballotAfter debating the issue in April, City Council members voted Tuesday to put a pay raise for themselves on the November ballot...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Pedestrian, on Jun 18, 2014 at 11:57 pm | 1 comment | 3120 Views
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$200K in pot seized in drug bustMountain View police raided a building on Independence Avenue Thursday night and seized about 1,000 marijuana plants. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jun 18, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 13 comments | 29715 Views
ELECTIONS
City Council request for pay raiseIf the City Council wants a pay raise tell them to ask Google, Linked In, Sobrato, Merlone Geier Partners and all the other...
Original post made by Kay Ritchey on Jun. 15, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Jun 17, 2014 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 2472 Views
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Chronicle columnist joins debate over city's developmentGoogle's hometown of Mountain View has quickly become a flash point for the debate over Silicon Valley's resistance to allowing...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Prince, on Jun 17, 2014 at 3:36 pm | 3 comments | 6430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV power outage affects thousandsThousands of PG&E customers in Mountain View are without power this morning, a PG&E spokesman said. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by SanJay, on Jun 17, 2014 at 3:27 pm | 8 comments | 10862 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New group slams LASD board performanceA new nonprofit group, critical of Los Altos School District leadership and spending, ran ads in the <I>Voice</I></B> and...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Mayer-Ct, on Jun 16, 2014 at 7:38 pm | 59 comments | 10189 Views
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Google unveils self driving car prototypeGoogle posted a video this week of elderly and disabled passengers enjoying a prototype self-driving car, another step towards...
Original post made on May. 28, 2014Last comment by Darin, on Jun 15, 2014 at 9:09 pm | 18 comments | 16381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alta Vista grads ready for life's challengesThere wasn't a dry eye in the Spartan Theatre last week when Alta Vista High School graduate Yoselin Mora-Gutierrez told...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Jun 15, 2014 at 12:05 pm | 1 comment | 8922 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New group slams LASD board performanceA new nonprofit group, critical of Los Altos School District leadership and spending, ran ads last week highlighting the...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by EACH Misleads Again!, on Jun 15, 2014 at 10:45 am | 15 comments | 8248 Views
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Los Altos grads defy characterizationPrincipal Wynne Satterwhite admitted defeat. She said she spent the last month trying to find a single narrative thread that...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2014Last comment by Maher, on Jun 14, 2014 at 5:33 pm | 1 comment | 18239 Views
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