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New law calms loud television commercialsA law authored by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, that turns down the volume on TV commercials went into effect Thursday. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2012Last comment by CopperC, on Dec 18, 2012 at 4:17 pm | 10 comments | 4640 Views
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Google defends $2 billion tax dodgeGoogle chairman Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that he is proud of the way the Mountain View company is avoiding taxes, according...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by Steven, on Dec 18, 2012 at 3:40 pm | 24 comments | 6121 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council delays vote on McKelvey flood basinThe City Council delayed approval of a plan to turn McKelvey Park's baseball fields into a flood basin after examining several...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2012Last comment by Neighbor, on Dec 17, 2012 at 5:02 pm | 2 comments | 4675 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council compromises on housing feesFacing an unprecedented demand for more affordable housing in Mountain View, City Council members voted Tuesday to increase...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:36 pm | 12 comments | 5762 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Police find one of two runaway girlsMountain View police report that one of two local runaway girls have been found. The younger of the girls was located by...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2012Last comment by USA, on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:36 pm | 4 comments | 4398 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Housing PricesHave you been affected by the rising cost in housing? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=6412...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2012Last comment by endangered species, on Dec 16, 2012 at 7:31 pm | 7 comments | 4881 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Magician's tale creates magic onstageThe winter season inspires dreams and the illusion of magic for many people. One Mountain View ballet director took her vision...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2012Last comment by Ai-Wen Wu, on Dec 15, 2012 at 1:17 pm | 1 comment | 4236 Views
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Magician's tale creates magic onstageThe winter season inspires dreams and the illusion of magic for many people. One Mountain View ballet director took her vision...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2012There are no comments yet. 6366 Views
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Woman sentenced for embezzlementA Mountain View woman who pleaded no contest to embezzling $350,000 from a Redwood City construction company was sentenced...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2012Last comment by sean, on Dec 14, 2012 at 5:05 pm | 2 comments | 5507 Views
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Man robbed at gunpoint on Latham StreetA man was robbed at gunpoint in the 2400 block of Latham Street at about 4 p.m. on Dec. 12, according to police. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2012Last comment by , on Dec 14, 2012 at 4:09 pm | 1 comment | 3983 Views
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This weekend[http://busbarn.org/its-a-wonderful-life.html Theater: 'It's A Wonderful Life'] The Bus Barn Stage Company presents a live...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:16 pm | 1 comment | 4244 Views
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Jerry Hill announces 'Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not'Residents in newly elected state Sen. Jerry Hill's district will now have a chance to weigh in on what "Oughta Be a Law ......
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2012Last comment by Political Insider, on Dec 14, 2012 at 8:10 am | 7 comments | 5080 Views
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Zoning OK'd for group homes, homeless sheltersThe City Council unanimously passed state-required zoning code changes on Dec. 4 to allow housing for the homeless and mentally...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2012Last comment by haha, on Dec 13, 2012 at 4:38 pm | 4 comments | 4578 Views
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Downed wires block intersectionBoth directions of a Mountain View street were closed this afternoon, and phone, Internet and cable television services were...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2012Last comment by Driving, on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:52 pm | 16 comments | 6341 Views
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Found: elderly man who went missing from hospitalAuthorities confirmed that the man who wandered away from El Camino Hospital earlier today is now safe. Read the full story...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2012Last comment by , on Dec 11, 2012 at 9:00 am | 1 comment | 4628 Views
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New chef embraces the old at Chez TJThe new chef at Chez TJ, Mountain View's only Michelin-starred restaurant, says that diners shouldn't expect to find agar...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:18 am | 5 comments | 32999 Views
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Accident on intersection of Bernardo and RavendaleDoes anyone have any updates about the horrible car accident that took place today at around 8:45 am at the intersection...
Original post made by Ravendale Worker on Dec. 11, 2012There are no comments yet. 3957 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Elderly man missing from hospitalThe Mountain View Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a man they said wandered away from El Camino...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2012Last comment by JW, on Dec 10, 2012 at 5:31 pm | 1 comment | 3352 Views
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Holiday Fund: Rotacare volunteers busier than everA lot of people donate food, gifts or money around the holidays, but there is a special group of people who give year-round...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by Pam, on Dec 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm | 5 comments | 5339 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google keeps Bookmobile rollingBooks in hand, Claudia and her son Julio leave the Mountain View Bookmobile at Castro Elementary School on Dec. 4. On Tuesday,...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2012Last comment by Robin Schultz, on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:13 pm | 4 comments | 5966 Views
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