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Mora Drive housing project waits on toxic cleanupLingering toxic chemicals in the groundwater and soil under 2274 Mora Drive is being blamed for the delay of the development...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2013Last comment by Martin Omander, on Oct 14, 2013 at 3:02 pm | 2 comments | 12146 Views
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Peninsula Symphony reports $500,000 missingThe Peninsula Symphony is scrambling to raise pledges and donations after recently learning that the bulk of its endowment...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 14, 2013 at 10:34 am | 2 comments | 10688 Views
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Help for kids with severe food allergies?Stephanie Lau-Chen's children are picky eaters. According to the Mountain View mother, there are only a handful of restaurants...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2013Last comment by allergy symptoms, on Oct 14, 2013 at 4:52 am | 10 comments | 12910 Views
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SLAC workers, others won't get back pay after furloughsMore than 13,400 Bay Area Department of Energy laboratory workers -- including 1,500 at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Richard, on Oct 12, 2013 at 9:20 pm | 4 comments | 6218 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Is anyone worried about development impact?One can't help but notice the recurring theme in letters over recent weeks and months pertaining to the trade-off between...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2013Last comment by MVResident67, on Oct 11, 2013 at 7:51 pm | 208 comments | 25989 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Assemblyman seeking summer internsState Assemblyman Richard Gordon is accepting applications from high school and college students for part-time summer internships....
Original post made on May. 15, 2013Last comment by the_punnisher, on Oct 11, 2013 at 5:05 pm | 3 comments | 4763 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Oc 12th - March Against Monsanto Across the Goldern Gate BridgeJoin fellow Bay Area residents in a worldwide March Against Monsanto on Saturday, October 12, 2013. The protest march...
Original post made by Kathleen on Oct. 11, 2013There are no comments yet. 4295 Views
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Castro's readers win againFrom good books come good things. Castro students celebrated their victory -- they read more books over the summer than any...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Oct 10, 2013 at 3:50 pm | 1 comment | 8356 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Magic Forest Journey - October 26Have you ever watched a fairy tale come to life — the Shoemaker and Elves cleverly crafting shoes? Gnomes diligently seeking...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Oct. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 3327 Views
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NASA researchers protest government shutdownOver 70 NASA employees and their supporters gathered in front of Moffett Field's main gate on Wednesday to protest the federal...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2013Last comment by Patrick Bryant, on Oct 10, 2013 at 10:23 am | 6 comments | 2696 Views
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Aircraft noise 'link' to stroke and heart disease deathsThe risks of stroke, heart and circulatory disease are higher in areas with a lot of aircraft noise, researchers say. For...
Original post made by Bernie Brightman on Oct. 9, 2013There are no comments yet. 2786 Views
ELECTIONS
NASA interns evicted as shutdown takes effectIt's one thing to be out of work during the federal shutdown, but it's another to get evicted when you're far from home....
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2013Last comment by Ted, on Oct 8, 2013 at 10:15 pm | 7 comments | 17518 Views
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Adult soccer players neededOur team is looking for a couple of adult players that are dedicated and enjoy soccer. Our motto is to always play to win...
Original post made by Mike on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 2502 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford neuroscientist shares Nobel in medicineStanford University neuroscientist Thomas Sudhof shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today with James Rothman...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2013Last comment by Taxpayer, on Oct 8, 2013 at 2:31 pm | 3 comments | 5351 Views
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Immigrant students get crash course in DREAM ActAlthough Gov. Jerry Brown signed California's DREAM Act into law two years ago this month, it isn't always clear to eligible...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 9742 Views
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Betty Wright Aquatic Center pool shuts downThe Betty Wright Aquatic Center pool in south Palo Alto has closed due to irreparable problems with the facility, Abilities...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2013Last comment by Ronnie Falcao, LM MS CPM, on Oct 7, 2013 at 3:32 pm | 2 comments | 8291 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Emails, board report paint picture of Nelson's offending behaviorJudging from email exchanges between Mountain View Whisman School District trustee Steven Nelson and his colleagues on the...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2013Last comment by @ Steven Nelson, on Oct 7, 2013 at 12:51 pm | 16 comments | 17730 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
History Repeats Itself In Menlo ParkMenlo Park School District is just now figuring out what took MVWSD so long. http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=13230...
Original post made by MVWSD Employee on Mar. 12, 2013Last comment by Chris Corbett, on Oct 6, 2013 at 10:57 am | 3 comments | 5124 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help for picky eatersStephanie Lau-Chen's children are picky eaters. According to the Mountain View mother, there are only a handful of restaurants...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Victoria, on Oct 4, 2013 at 10:30 pm | 8 comments | 21185 Views
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Developer plans to keep Rose Market, other local businessesA developer is promising that several popular businesses at the corner of El Camino Real and Castro Street won't have to...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2013Last comment by Political Insider, on Oct 4, 2013 at 2:24 pm | 59 comments | 24523 Views
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