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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Full bellies all summer longHunger isn't just a problem in the developing world. Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2013Last comment by Well Done, on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm | 2 comments | 4212 Views
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Council OKs 21 homesA largely vacant 1.4-acre lot at 137 Easy St. may soon be home to a development of row houses after the council unanimously...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by Ada Resi, on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm | 5 comments | 5315 Views
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World Music Day to bring downtown road closuresMuch of downtown Palo Alto will be closed to traffic on Sunday, June 16, to make room for World Music day, which runs from...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2013Last comment by Mr. Nice, on Jun 16, 2013 at 10:15 pm | 1 comment | 4309 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google denies giving NSA "direct access" to user dataNational Security Agency documents leaked to the press say Mountain View's Google has been cooperating with the US government...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Jun 15, 2013 at 10:41 am | 9 comments | 16465 Views
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The day the video store diedNostalgia lines the shelves in Videoscope, Mountain View's last video rental store. The sentiment overwhelms upon entering...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2013Last comment by k teleki, on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:58 am | 4 comments | 8555 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A happy homecomingAir National Guard Sgt. Jesus Feliciano is embraced by his children, fraternal twins Tristan and Adriana, when he returned...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by USA, on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:45 pm | 2 comments | 4752 Views
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Free International Cafe Community Cooking ClassLearn and Sample new Recipes Alongside your Neighbors Join us for a free 'International Cafe' Cooking Class! We hope...
Original post made by Pauline de Lange on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by Pauline de Lange, on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:51 pm | 2 comments | 3758 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council backtracks after cat owners pounce on licensing lawAfter public outcry, on Tuesday City Council members were persuaded to scratch new regulations for pet owners in Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by kman, on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm | 29 comments | 15166 Views
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Review: Wild, wacky and wonderfulColman Domingo, playwright and actor for TheatreWorks' latest show, is a bit of a native son, having done a fair amount of...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by randy albin, on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:32 am | 1 comment | 5063 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Want BCS vs LASD litigation to end? Then say so.The Huttlingler Alliance for Education is circulating a petition calling for an end to the legal battle between the Los Altos...
Original post made by Dave Roode on Jun. 5, 2013Last comment by Stop the HAEters, on Jun 14, 2013 at 7:19 am | 3 comments | 11797 Views
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You got a license for that cat, Mister?For the first time, the city of Mountain View is poised to require that pet cats be licensed. The City Council voted Tuesday...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by OldtimerMV, on Jun 13, 2013 at 10:23 pm | 101 comments | 22086 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Power restored after early morning outagePower has been restored to more than 5,800 PG&E customers in Mountain View following an outage this morning, according to...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2013Last comment by Mike, on Jun 13, 2013 at 5:54 pm | 8 comments | 4373 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Cat owners pounce on license debateTonight the City Council is likely to re-examine the surprisingly controversial cat licensing requirements it approved last...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Rodger, on Jun 13, 2013 at 4:31 pm | 26 comments | 9022 Views
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Roundtable group takes on school shooting fearsIt hasn't happened here, but community members met last week to discuss the possibility of a school shooting in Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2013Last comment by The only thing we need to fear is fear itself, on Jun 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm | 16 comments | 10262 Views
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Witness' report leads to arrest in bike theftPolice arrested a San Jose man for allegedly stealing a bicycle at the Mountain View Caltrain station after a witness alerted...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by Eric, on Jun 13, 2013 at 2:10 pm | 12 comments | 5178 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Play your way to better behaviorHow important is it to get kids on their feet and active during the school day? Pretty important, as it turns out. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by MVWSD Teacher, on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:57 am | 7 comments | 7089 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Huge gang bust nets 39 arrestsAll but nine of 48 alleged members or associates of the Nuestra Familia criminal gang indicted in May are in custody in the...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:20 am | 2 comments | 8681 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Obama visits Palo Alto to raise funds for DemsPresident Obama visited Palo Alto Thursday night to attend two fundraisers benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2013Last comment by Tom, on Jun 11, 2013 at 11:50 am | 3 comments | 4663 Views
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Thursday: Obama to visit MidpeninsulaPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Palo Alto home of Vinod and Neeru Khosla at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6,...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2013Last comment by Old Steve, on Jun 10, 2013 at 5:20 pm | 17 comments | 6046 Views
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Blind date robbers strike a third timeFor the third time in just over a week, a man was robbed after being lured to the 600 block of Tyrella Avenue believing he...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2013Last comment by dummydude, on Jun 10, 2013 at 3:11 pm | 6 comments | 6284 Views
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