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Audit requires further review at VA Palo Alto's Livermore facilityOn the heels of claims last week that the Palo Alto VA hospital maintains better-than-average wait times and care, an internal...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by eloise, on Jun 12, 2014 at 11:26 pm | 1 comment | 6388 Views
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Biting man arrested in domestic violence caseA Mountain View man is facing charges of domestic violence and making threats against a police officer from an incident in...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014There are no comments yet. 7704 Views
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Judge throws out insanity plea in attempted murderA jury on Wednesday found that the 53-year-old Los Altos woman who was convicted for attempted murder on June 3 was sane...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by Maher, on Jun 12, 2014 at 5:06 pm | 1 comment | 10084 Views
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Surprise pension costs for school districtsSchool districts got a surprise last month when Gov. Jerry Brown announced a new plan to pay for the state's pension shortfall. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by BIG SURPRISE, on Jun 12, 2014 at 12:20 pm | 7 comments | 7864 Views
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County to roll out ID cards for veteransThe estimated 85,000 veterans of the U.S. military in Santa Clara County will be eligible to receive photo identification...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Jun 12, 2014 at 11:35 am | 10 comments | 7727 Views
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Council places pay raise on November ballotAfter debating the issue in April, City Council members voted to put a pay raise for themselves on the November ballot to...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014Last comment by incognito, on Jun 12, 2014 at 1:16 am | 6 comments | 6023 Views
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Council to consider office and hotel proposals for "Moffett Gateway" siteMountain View may have a housing shortage, but on Tuesday the City Council is going to begin considering several proposals...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Neighbor, on Jun 11, 2014 at 8:39 pm | 11 comments | 9816 Views
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Goodbye, Big Burger FreezeIt's not without a bit of irony that the growing number of people with a disease caused by poor diet and sedentary living...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by Dr Adviceo, on Jun 11, 2014 at 6:29 pm | 13 comments | 12129 Views
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Scholarship program awards 24 studentsThe MVLA Community Scholars awarded 24 students with scholarships this year, the highest number of students yet. All the...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2014Last comment by Dee, on Jun 10, 2014 at 7:54 pm | 1 comment | 4872 Views
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As Bay Area heats up, another Spare the Air alertAs temperatures soar this week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is calling a second consecutive Spare the Air...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Jun 10, 2014 at 6:39 pm | 4 comments | 5266 Views
ELECTIONS
Open-space bond measure picks up 'yes' votesWith at least 19,000 ballots yet to be counted, the fate of Measure AA, the $300 million bond measure for the Midpeninsula...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Jun 9, 2014 at 5:02 pm | 1 comment | 6310 Views
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What are you doing for families, Mountain View?Boardwalk is closing (I know this is officially Los Altos). Where are families supposed to shop together, eat together, nowadays. We...
Original post made by Palo Alto Resident on Jun. 3, 2014Last comment by Isn't this the master plan, on Jun 9, 2014 at 3:03 pm | 41 comments | 5325 Views
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Local company's toxic plume map causes alarmPalo Alto resident Bob Wenzlau has taken on the task of mapping the various toxic plumes in Mountain View and surrounding...
Original post made on May. 22, 2014Last comment by Back in NYC, on Jun 9, 2014 at 7:02 am | 22 comments | 34670 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spare the Air alert issued for SundayHigh area temperatures have prompted a Spare the Air alert for Sunday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2014Last comment by z, on Jun 8, 2014 at 6:47 pm | 1 comment | 4856 Views
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Urban design critic joins debate over city's developmentGoogle's hometown of Mountain View has become a flash point for the debate over Silicon Valley's resistance to allowing new...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Garrett , on Jun 7, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 21 comments | 9456 Views
RESTAURANTS
Farm to playOnce upon a time, downtown Los Altos was all about antiques and senior citizens. Now, if you don't have small children and...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2014Last comment by Meridith, on Jun 7, 2014 at 2:37 pm | 1 comment | 4580 Views
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Council member shares vision for North BayshoreRecently John King of the San Francisco Chronicle published an article entitled "Mountain View stuck in past when it comes...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Jun 6, 2014 at 3:16 pm | 2 comments | 3862 Views
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Measure AA still a nail-biterThe election results for Measure AA, which is asking for $300 million to fund recreation and wildlife preservation, were...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2014Last comment by Martin Omander, on Jun 6, 2014 at 3:06 pm | 2 comments | 8476 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime brief: Gyro House burglary caught on videoPolice are looking for a man who burglarized the Gyro House restaurant in downtown Mountain View on May 23. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 30, 2014Last comment by dc, on Jun 6, 2014 at 11:45 am | 4 comments | 29996 Views
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MV police chief leaving for private security postAfter 28 years in law enforcement, Mountain View Police Chief Scott Vermeer announced Tuesday that he will leave his career...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 5, 2014 at 10:45 pm | 2 comments | 5120 Views
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