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Council tells developer to scale back San Antonio projectIn a study session Tuesday, City Council members rejected a new redevelopment proposal for San Antonio shopping center, telling...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2012Last comment by Serena, on Oct 15, 2012 at 4:22 pm | 4 comments | 10062 Views
BOOKS
New book sheds light on city's earliest buildingsA new book by Mountain View historian Nick Perry gives a sense of place to the city's history, including an area that was...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2012Last comment by Betty Moore Gregory, on Oct 15, 2012 at 3:21 pm | 2 comments | 8910 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tonight: pedestrian deaths spur neighborhood meetingIn hopes of making their streets safer, residents of the Shoreline West neighborhood are taking action in response to this...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2012Last comment by Details, please, on Oct 14, 2012 at 11:13 am | 27 comments | 9356 Views
AROUND TOWN
New details in pedestrian death on California StreetPolice have released more information on the California Street accident that killed an Illinois man on Sept. 15. Read the...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2012Last comment by i love you joshua, on Oct 13, 2012 at 8:37 pm | 10 comments | 4842 Views
ELECTIONS
Five running for three seats in school board raceThe Mountain View Whisman School District is poised to hold its first contested election since 2004, with five contenders...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by Kathy Swartz, on Oct 13, 2012 at 7:19 pm | 2 comments | 4050 Views
AROUND TOWN
No charges for driver in fatal California Street collisionPolice say they can't determine who was at fault -- the driver or the pedestrian -- in the Sept. 15 that resulted in the...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2012Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Oct 13, 2012 at 2:50 pm | 6 comments | 5676 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rite Aid to pay $800,000 for false advertisingRite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay $800,000 for false and deceptive advertising. The company has settled a civil law-enforcement...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2012Last comment by huh?, on Oct 13, 2012 at 7:00 am | 7 comments | 6155 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google eyes fixes for Shoreline traffic woesIn a series of invitation-only meetings, proposals are being discussed for fixing traffic problems in and out of the North...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2012Last comment by GC, on Oct 12, 2012 at 8:14 pm | 17 comments | 6254 Views
ELECTIONS
Mountain View Whisman school board<B>Note: Chris Chiang is one of five candidates running for the Mountain View Whisman School Board. His profile was mistakenly...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2012Last comment by another candidate, on Oct 12, 2012 at 10:06 am | 1 comment | 7790 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS gets Friday night lights for home gameExcitement and frustration were in the air Monday night, as the school board voted to allow Mountain View High School students...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2012Last comment by B, on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:11 am | 22 comments | 11736 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police eying speed on California StreetIf two recent pedestrian deaths haven't slowed down drivers on California Street, a ticket from Mountain View police might...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Oct 11, 2012 at 2:37 pm | 18 comments | 5939 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford physiologist shares Nobel Prize in chemistryA Stanford Medical School professor today won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on receptors that convey chemical...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2012Last comment by Kate, on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 6110 Views
SPORTS
Friday night lights: debate over night games at MVHSThe discussion was heated but civil Wednesday night as community members, Mountain View High School students and the school's...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by William Symons, on Oct 11, 2012 at 8:45 am | 28 comments | 12527 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Thunder, lightning jolt Bay Area residentsSome Bay Area residents were startled when an unusual weather system brought lightning and thunder to the region overnight. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2012Last comment by ellekay, on Oct 11, 2012 at 12:02 am | 6 comments | 6060 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Gov. Brown issues order to help reduce gas pricesThe California Air Resources Board announced Sunday evening that it is easing certain restrictions on gasoline production...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2012Last comment by kman, on Oct 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 11 comments | 6620 Views
AROUND TOWN
Vargas arrested in MinnesotaJose Antonio Vargas, the Mountain View High School grad and immigration reform advocate, was arrested Friday and cited for...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2012Last comment by CopperC, on Oct 9, 2012 at 5:47 pm | 5 comments | 5133 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bike use climbs in Mountain ViewBicycle advocates are buzzing about new census data which shows that bicycling to work is on the rise in Mountain View —...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2012Last comment by Luis, on Oct 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm | 6 comments | 4562 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council candidates discuss high cost of housingIn a Whisman neighborhood forum Monday night, City Council candidates had differing views on how to tackle what they all...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by Political Insider, on Oct 9, 2012 at 12:28 am | 10 comments | 6839 Views
AROUND TOWN
is half of Mountain View contaminated with toxic waste?NBC News reports on toxic chemicals that have spread underground from Fairchild, Raytheon, and Intel (near Central Expressway)...
Original post made by resident on Oct. 8, 2012There are no comments yet. 4702 Views
ELECTIONS
Old Mountain View questions the council candidatesIf you attended the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association City Council candidate forum on Monday night, chances are...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2012Last comment by Jim Neal, on Oct 8, 2012 at 4:48 pm | 19 comments | 7685 Views
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