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Missing 68-year-old found safeMountain View police report that a missing 68-year-old who suffers from diabetes and early-stage Alzheimer's disease was...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2013Last comment by Mountain View Police Departmen, on Dec 9, 2013 at 2:05 pm | 2 comments | 9766 Views
OTHER ISSUES
'A hand up, not a hand-out'It's hard living paycheck to paycheck. It's even harder if you happen to live in the heart of Silicon Valley, where, over...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by James, on Dec 7, 2013 at 7:12 am | 15 comments | 24814 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Military families say they are in the dark about toxicsIn an anonymous letter addressed to the Army and the local community late last month, military families living at Moffett...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by Greg, on Dec 7, 2013 at 3:28 am | 6 comments | 21798 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'The Great Beauty'It is, perhaps, impossible to make an ode to Rome without invoking Fellini. Though Paolo Sorrentino does so only indirectly...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2013Last comment by randy albin, on Dec 6, 2013 at 10:33 am | 1 comment | 20561 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High praise for affordable housing complexBeing picked to live in one of 51 new subsidized apartments on Evelyn Avenue and Franklin Street in downtown Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2013Last comment by FormerResident, on Dec 5, 2013 at 8:29 pm | 36 comments | 18647 Views
AROUND TOWN
Big jump in downtown parking costsThose who drive to work in downtown Mountain View be warned: the city is finally enforcing its two-hour time limits on parking. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by Danielle, on Dec 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | 38 comments | 33417 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA's new chief scientist aims highClimate change, budget sequestration, life on other planets and the geology of Mars are among the things on the mind of NASA's...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2013Last comment by Confused, on Dec 4, 2013 at 7:08 pm | 4 comments | 11717 Views
AROUND TOWN
Need more plaza displaysSee that the main plaza currently has a menorah and an Xmas tree will no doubt follow. As Santa Clara is per capita the least...
Original post made by Jes\' Sayin\' on Dec. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 2810 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Parking at 100 Moffett Project(Letter to the editor published in the 11/29/13 print edition) On Dec. 3, the City Council will consider final approval...
Original post made by Peter Spitzer on Nov. 29, 2013Last comment by Peter Spitzer, on Dec 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm | 44 comments | 7232 Views
AROUND TOWN
Is City Council Owned by the Developers?Every time a rental development project comes before City Council it wins by a 5-2 vote., with Jac Siegel and John McAllister...
Original post made by konrad M. Sosnow on Dec. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 2624 Views
AROUND TOWN
Freezing temperatures prompt warningsThe National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning over the next few days as conditions are expected to be frostier...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2013Last comment by grime, on Dec 4, 2013 at 2:19 pm | 2 comments | 8842 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council: Pay raises needed to attract candidatesCouncil members said Tuesday said that they spend 30 hours a week doing a job that pays only $600 a month. To attract council...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by sceptic, on Dec 4, 2013 at 11:18 am | 42 comments | 19663 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Career day, Silicon Valley styleJust two days before the Thanksgiving break, Mountain View High School students took some time out of their normal schedules...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Old Ben, on Dec 4, 2013 at 11:06 am | 7 comments | 6361 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bringing life to the imaginationIn a room at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, a dozen students are hard at work drawing comics. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by K Teleki, on Dec 3, 2013 at 8:31 am | 1 comment | 12042 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local church raising money for typhoon victimsA local branch of the Iglesia Ni Cristo church -- headquartered in the Philippines and serving a large proportion of the...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by eLgimikero, on Dec 3, 2013 at 6:26 am | 1 comment | 5602 Views
AROUND TOWN
North Korea acknowledges arresting Merrill NewmanNorth Korea said Saturday that it had arrested 85-year-old Palo Alto resident Merrill Newman for "hostile acts" against the...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2013Last comment by Konrad M. Sosnow, on Dec 2, 2013 at 8:24 pm | 6 comments | 6220 Views
AROUND TOWN
One dead in mobile home fireA resident of a Mountain View mobile home park died after a fire tore through the structure just after midnight on Dec. 2. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2013Last comment by Martin Omander, on Dec 2, 2013 at 4:12 pm | 2 comments | 7981 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cold snap to hit PeninsulaHigher-than-normal temperatures over Thanksgiving Day will end this week as a cold snap heading for the Bay Area is expected...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2013Last comment by Jean, on Dec 2, 2013 at 2:48 pm | 1 comment | 6231 Views
RESTAURANTS
A vegetarian oasisSix blocks southeast of Castro Street, Yam Leaf Bistro is like a time-out. No fighting for parking, no scrum of restaurants...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2013Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 2, 2013 at 11:29 am | 1 comment | 4827 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alta Vista graduates make it, after allOf all the graduation ceremonies taking place within the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, it is arguably...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2012Last comment by Lauren, on Dec 1, 2013 at 6:55 pm | 4 comments | 8475 Views
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