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15 arrested in county child-porn sweepDetectives from 30 law enforcement agencies, including Mountain View, have arrested 15 people in a crackdown targeting child...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2012Last comment by MV Resident, on Jul 24, 2012 at 10:59 am | 4 comments | 6812 Views
RESTAURANTS
Fighting the law with free foie grasAnimal rights activists are up in arms over a local chef's decision to continue serving foie gras despite a new state law...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2012Last comment by Mike, on Jul 23, 2012 at 4:08 pm | 4 comments | 3455 Views
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Skate and enjoyRoger Brown may be 55 but that isn't keeping him from riding his skateboard. Leave that up to a city law. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2012Last comment by Nukem, on Jul 22, 2012 at 8:12 pm | 16 comments | 17926 Views
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Proposal to study new BMX park is DOAThe subject of building a new BMX park in Mountain View was not on the agenda Tuesday night, but was brought up at the end...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2009Last comment by Nukem, on Jul 22, 2012 at 8:10 pm | 8 comments | 4723 Views
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Impromptu BMX park bulldozed by cityIn the name of safety and to protect itself from lawsuits, the city took a bulldozer last week to the result of years of...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2009Last comment by Nukem, on Jul 22, 2012 at 8:05 pm | 57 comments | 13940 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mayor pitches pod cars to solve Google housing dilemmaIn a last-minute effort to allow new North Bayshore housing for Google in the city's general plan update, Mayor Mike Kasperzak...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2012Last comment by Kristine, on Jul 20, 2012 at 4:35 pm | 16 comments | 52397 Views
RESTAURANTS
Bienvenu, B'ZuIt's a beautiful thing to sit in one of the pocket-park sidewalk cafes on Castro Street and gossip, people-watch or just...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by Max Hauser, on Jul 20, 2012 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 5711 Views
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Temple's Obon fest celebrates familyThe thrumming of Japanese taiko drums reverberated through the air during a recent practice at the Mountain View Buddhist...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2012Last comment by Susanne, on Jul 20, 2012 at 3:27 pm | 2 comments | 5868 Views
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Weekend, July 21 & 22[http://www.pytnet.org/shows/FrogandToad/tickets.html ==B Theater:== 'A Year with Frog and Toad'] Peninsula Youth Theatre...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Jul 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 4858 Views
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Food trucks need new rules, council saysA new crop of food trucks is apparently causing problems for Mountain View businesses, city officials say, and City Council...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2012Last comment by Dave Saunders, on Jul 20, 2012 at 12:25 pm | 18 comments | 8084 Views
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Google housing axed in city's general planCouncil members were not moved Tuesday night by last-minute efforts by the Chamber of Commerce and the mayor to keep housing...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2012Last comment by Google doesn't have to move, on Jul 19, 2012 at 3:59 pm | 41 comments | 13390 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View set to OK Chik-Fil-AFast-food chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to expand into the Bay Area with a new location in Mountain View, though the company's...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2012Last comment by William Symons, on Jul 19, 2012 at 2:12 pm | 2 comments | 5323 Views
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Hacker Dojo launches Kickstarter campaignMountain View's open community of computer programmers and engineers could very well be forced out of town if Hacker Dojo...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2012Last comment by USA, on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:34 am | 18 comments | 7042 Views
SPORTS
Keep on dancingEver since neon spandex, pump-up music and enthusiasm for aerobic dancing spread across the country in the early 1970s, aerobics...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2012Last comment by erika m, on Jul 18, 2012 at 5:03 pm | 3 comments | 10273 Views
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Chick-Fil-A approved, with drive-throughZoning administrator Peter Gilli on Wednesday evening approved a new Chick-Fil-A with a drive-through for 1962 El Camino...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2012Last comment by HighProof, on Jul 18, 2012 at 1:36 pm | 18 comments | 9093 Views
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Google's Marissa Mayer named Yahoo CEOYahoo has appointed Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new chief executive officer, the company announced today, July...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2012Last comment by O.G. Whizz, on Jul 18, 2012 at 9:40 am | 4 comments | 5164 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Critics of high-speed rail prepare for next chapterCalifornia's contentious drive to build a high-speed-rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles sped ahead last week,...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2012Last comment by Stephan H., on Jul 18, 2012 at 7:59 am | 4 comments | 5437 Views
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PCP suspected in violent outburstPolice are saying PCP may have fueled a series of violent events which began outside a Mountain View grocery store and ended...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on Jul 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm | 4 comments | 4568 Views
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Summer Day TripsLiving in the Bay Area, there is no shortage of fun day-trips one can take in order to have a day of in the sun. Where do...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2012Last comment by bkengland, on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:26 pm | 1 comment | 4615 Views
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Let the sun shineBits of blue sky are visible through the mostly stripped skeleton of Hangar One at Moffett Field. Work to remove the toxin-laced...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2012Last comment by Steve Ly, on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:47 pm | 1 comment | 4285 Views
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