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El Camino cuts dangerous infection ratesEl Camino Hospital has seen a significant drop in reported cases of a serious infection commonly found in hospitals and nursing...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2011Last comment by Linda Smith, on Sep 15, 2012 at 8:35 pm | 2 comments | 4172 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV woman pleads not guilty in embezzlement caseA Mountain View woman pleaded not guilty on Sept. 13 to charges of embezzlement and grand theft of property. Read the full...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2012Last comment by mug shot, on Sep 15, 2012 at 8:51 am | 3 comments | 6143 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD argue whether court has jurisdiction in latest motionIn the latest round of legal volleys between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District, lawyers from each educational...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2012Last comment by Public Schools, on Sep 14, 2012 at 12:30 am | 36 comments | 15458 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bicyclists say city's bike network needs a boostAccording to census data, a growing number of Mountain View residents are rolling to work on bicycles. But Mountain View's...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2012Last comment by David, on Sep 13, 2012 at 6:53 pm | 67 comments | 9409 Views
AROUND TOWN
Time to slow down on California StreetOften it takes a traumatic event to bring an otherwise ignored problem to light, and that is certainly the case in the tragic...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2012Last comment by lower the speed limit, on Sep 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm | 4 comments | 4536 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pesticide Spraying at Pioneer ParkAs a resident of Mountain I felt I needed to share this important information. I was walking with my dogs Wednesday morning...
Original post made by strawberry on Sep. 13, 2012Last comment by strawberry, on Sep 13, 2012 at 12:02 pm | 2 comments | 7098 Views
OTHER ISSUES
HP to eliminate 2,000 more jobsSilicon Valley computer and printer giant HP will cut about 2,000 more jobs than previously announced, according to a Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2012Last comment by Bill, on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:53 am | 7 comments | 6352 Views
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Scientists: Wind could meet world power needs by 2030Wind holds enough energy to meet or exceed the world's total demand for power by 2030, according to new research from Stanford...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2012Last comment by Creationist, on Sep 13, 2012 at 7:24 am | 5 comments | 6118 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bee enthusiast upset over hive's removalOne Mountain View resident is upset that a beehive was removed from a tree on the 700 block of Independence Avenue. The bees...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by man and van croydon, on Sep 13, 2012 at 1:18 am | 6 comments | 5394 Views
AROUND TOWN
Election season in full swingThe presidential election was brought to Mountain View in a big way on Thursday with the opening of a key Obama election...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by steve, on Sep 12, 2012 at 2:34 pm | 9 comments | 4723 Views
ELECTIONS
Simitian to host forum on breast-density billState Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will host a forum Tuesday night to discuss the risks associated with dense breast tissue...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2012Last comment by USA, on Sep 12, 2012 at 11:54 am | 12 comments | 6392 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No League of Women Voters endorsement, after allA candidate for the local school board has removed text from his campaign website claiming that he had been endorsed by the...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 12, 2012 at 8:13 am | 10 comments | 5757 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV Fire Department Remembers 9/11While the entire nation was rocked by the events of September 11, fire departments suffered a unique loss. In total,...
Original post made by Daniel Blake Saltman on Sep. 12, 2012There are no comments yet. 4657 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Meditation teacher's practice thrives in Mountain ViewMeditation teacher Shaila Catherine once added it all up. It turned out that she's spent more than eight of her 50 years...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2012Last comment by A Student of Buddhism, on Sep 11, 2012 at 5:34 pm | 6 comments | 11995 Views
OTHER ISSUES
South Bay area code overlay starts in OctoberStarting in mid-October, anyone calling the South Bay from a phone with a 408 area code will be required to do something...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2012Last comment by Ted, on Sep 11, 2012 at 9:21 am | 3 comments | 6043 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Los Altos police arrest two for June burglaryLos Altos police announced they have arrested two people for a June 23 burglary in Los Altos Hills in which burglars stole...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Sep 11, 2012 at 9:17 am | 4 comments | 6637 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis demands not fair to district studentsYour Aug. 24 editorial, "School dispute will cost Los Altos district," mischaracterizes the mission of the Huttlinger Alliance...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by LASD Taxpayer, on Sep 10, 2012 at 7:09 pm | 12 comments | 4632 Views
ELECTIONS
League of Voters MVWSD candidate endorsement?And here I thought the League of Women Voters was impartial: "The League does not support or oppose any political party...
Original post made by Steven Nelson on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 10, 2012 at 2:46 pm | 2 comments | 4693 Views
AROUND TOWN
Long road ahead to boost city's bike networkAccording to census data, a growing number of Mountain View residents are rolling to work on bicycles. But Mountain View's...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2012Last comment by Roberta Kerr, on Sep 9, 2012 at 12:59 pm | 6 comments | 5427 Views
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Developer drops controversial fence proposalDeveloper Merlone Geier has withdrawn its application to build a fence blocking access between properties in San Antonio...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by Roberta Kerr, on Sep 9, 2012 at 12:49 pm | 2 comments | 3764 Views
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