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OTHER ISSUES
Free breakfast program needs a boostThe poor and homeless are often invisible in the middle of one of Silicon Valley's most booming cities, but the need for...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by Mtn View resident, on Dec 26, 2013 at 9:49 am | 7 comments | 12810 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wood burning banned on Christmas DayIt's official: Bay Area residents will not be allowed to light fires in their fireplaces on Christmas Day. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2013Last comment by Dox, on Dec 24, 2013 at 6:16 pm | 2 comments | 5462 Views
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Fire controlled at Sims metal recyclingA two-alarm fire at a metal recycling plant in Redwood City this morning is under control, although the smell of smoke and...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by John Ginez, on Dec 24, 2013 at 3:47 pm | 7 comments | 10006 Views
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Resident of burned-down mobile home committed suicideThe county coroner's office has ruled that the man found dead inside his burned-down unit in a Mountain View mobile home...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Curious, on Dec 24, 2013 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 7664 Views
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Wood burning banned on Xmas eve, possibly Christmas DayPut away the chestnuts; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced that wood burning will be banned in...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2013There are no comments yet. 4306 Views
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Spare the Air day today, tomorrowThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 23 and 24, "Spare the Air Days," with...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by Fred, on Dec 23, 2013 at 6:54 pm | 6 comments | 6454 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Prison program shift drives property-crime increase, report saysProperty crimes across the state rose 7.6 percent this year, and Santa Clara County was hit the worst, with an increase of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Robert, on Dec 23, 2013 at 3:04 pm | 11 comments | 7324 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School should have kept kids indoors to avoid smoke, parent saysA local parent is upset that the staff of Landels Elementary School allowed her child and others outside during the school...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by JW, on Dec 22, 2013 at 5:23 pm | 21 comments | 16125 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Report: MVLA teachers are best paid in stateAccording to data released by the state Department of Education this month and compiled by the ==I Sacramento Bee==, teachers...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 25 comments | 19207 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Like a rolling stone, singer-guitarist Llewyn Davis tumbles through the Greenwich Village folk-music scene of the '60s. It's...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2013Last comment by Xaviem, on Dec 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 1 comment | 23775 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Questions follow surprise resignation of Sofia University headStudents and faculty at Palo Alto's Sofia University are asking questions following the surprise resignation Saturday of...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2013Last comment by Mimi Matossian, on Dec 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm | 3 comments | 10659 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City hires its first information technology chiefFor a city government in the center of Silicon Valley, it was becoming obvious that the city's information technology wasn't...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2013Last comment by PM, on Dec 20, 2013 at 9:09 pm | 9 comments | 5062 Views
RESTAURANTS
San Antonio redevelopment's next phase moves forwardThe largest shopping center redevelopment in decades came closer to fruition Tuesday night when the City Council expressed...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Dec 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 117 comments | 34916 Views
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Police warn of package-stealing 'Grinches'The Mountain View Police Department is asking that residents be on alert for "Holiday Grinches" on the prowl. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2013Last comment by Hairy Kalahan, on Dec 20, 2013 at 1:16 pm | 10 comments | 12676 Views
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Council deadlocks on Google bridge ideaThough it might stop them from meeting goals for keeping cars out of North Bayshore, a slim majority of council members are...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2013Last comment by NotAFanOfNoseCutting, on Dec 20, 2013 at 12:14 pm | 16 comments | 18255 Views
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District declares ninth straight Spare the Air alertAnother "Spare the Air" alert has been issued for the Bay Area on Monday, Dec. 16, banning fires and wood burning for the...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2013Last comment by Tango Box, on Dec 19, 2013 at 2:23 pm | 14 comments | 10215 Views
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Scientists are the real 'rock stars'We may idolize professional athletes and movie stars, but according to Kevin Spacey, who hosted last night's Breakthrough...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by Nick V, on Dec 19, 2013 at 11:39 am | 5 comments | 16635 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Battle of the burgersThere were other Mountain View drive-in burgers that people remember, such as the Cadillac burger at Spivey's, and the Big...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2009Last comment by rolo8ab, on Dec 19, 2013 at 10:08 am | 17 comments | 11993 Views
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Another fire at Sims metal recycling in Redwood CityFirefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at a metal recycling facility in Redwood City this morning. Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Connie, on Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 am | 16 comments | 10270 Views
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Crime brief: Electronics, jewelry stolen in burglaryElectronics, jewelry and money were stolen from a home in the 1500 block of Tyler Park Way on Dec. 8, police said. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2013There are no comments yet. 7102 Views
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