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AROUND TOWN
Packard Foundation opens new, eco-friendly headquartersNew, eco-friendly headquarters for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation reflect environmental values of the Packard family...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2012Last comment by Mike, on Jul 3, 2012 at 5:52 pm | 3 comments | 7221 Views
AROUND TOWN
Steins beer garden appeal goes to council TuesdayOpponents of a proposed downtown restaurant and beer garden may have plenty of frustration directed at them in Tuesday's...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2012Last comment by Garrett, on Jul 3, 2012 at 12:46 pm | 11 comments | 4278 Views
AROUND TOWN
Kermit was wrong: It's getting easier to be greenGoing "green" is getting easier. That's what local building professionals concluded at a workshop this spring in Mountain...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2012Last comment by Garrett, on Jul 3, 2012 at 11:53 am | 2 comments | 5359 Views
AROUND TOWN
Memorial service planned for victim in fatal accidentA memorial service for the woman who died after crashing into a tree on the side of Highway 85 in Mountain View is set for...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by DG, on Jul 2, 2012 at 11:13 am | 14 comments | 6806 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council praises green apartment projectPossibly the most praised residential project of its size in recent memory was approved by the City Council Tuesday night;...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2012Last comment by DCS, on Jul 1, 2012 at 5:01 pm | 2 comments | 5407 Views
OTHER ISSUES
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Amnesty for ImmigrantsWhat do you think of President Obama's executive order allowing illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to remain...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Jul 1, 2012 at 10:30 am | 4 comments | 5332 Views
AROUND TOWN
Media tracks down Chowchilla kidnapperIt didn't take long for local media outlets to figure the Mountain View address of paroled "Chowchilla" kidnapper, Richard...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by Kt, on Jun 30, 2012 at 12:09 pm | 15 comments | 9028 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fireworks fanaticsFor many Americans, Independence Day means relaxation. But for fireworks professional Dan Nitzan and his crew, the holiday...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2012Last comment by Choice, on Jun 29, 2012 at 9:27 pm | 2 comments | 8283 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New assistant principal named at Crittenden Middle SchoolCrittenden Middle School has a new assistant principal. Arline Siam, will take over the second in command position on July...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by MVWSD Teacher, on Jun 29, 2012 at 9:08 pm | 12 comments | 6074 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stop, Look, Learn and ListenI am new to California and Mountain View. I am a mutigenerational loridian I hope to return there soon. So this is all from...
Original post made by D. Touchstone on Jun. 29, 2012Last comment by D. Touchstone, on Jun 29, 2012 at 3:14 pm | 1 comment | 3456 Views
ELECTIONS
Council to vote on 193 apartmentsA 193-unit apartment building could soon spring up on El Camino Real just west of San Antonio Road if the City Council approves...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2012Last comment by Kman, on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:40 am | 8 comments | 5460 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV woman dies in freeway crashThe woman who died after crashing into a tree on the side of Highway 85 in Mountain View has been identified as Arlette Alonso,...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2012Last comment by c/o 2005, on Jun 28, 2012 at 11:19 pm | 1 comment | 4062 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two union contracts down, two to goCity Council members unanimously passed a union agreement with SEIU-represented city employees Tuesday, saving the city $115,000...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2012Last comment by Cuesta Resident, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm | 2 comments | 3621 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district on track with budgetPublic schools throughout California, shouldn't be expecting a great year when it comes to federal and state funding, but...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2012Last comment by Teacher, on Jun 27, 2012 at 6:36 am | 8 comments | 5486 Views
AROUND TOWN
Valley's birthplace haunted by Nobel laureate's dark pastPhysicist William Shockley may have introduced silicon to the valley, but efforts to save his former lab building in Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2012Last comment by Sabrina, on Jun 26, 2012 at 10:45 pm | 21 comments | 10004 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hospital expects a profitable 2013Officials with El Camino Hospital are expecting 2013 to be a good year with a $56 million profit for the Mountain View-based...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2012Last comment by Taxpayer, on Jun 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm | 3 comments | 4291 Views
OTHER ISSUES
PROPOSITION 29 REJECTED BY VOTERS!!!The controversial ballot measure Prop 29 which was supported by anti-smoking special interests has failed! The details of...
Original post made by Jim Neal on Jun. 22, 2012Last comment by cancer, on Jun 26, 2012 at 7:24 pm | 1 comment | 5805 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Valley's birthplace haunted by Nobel laureate's dark pastPhysicist William Shockley may have introduced silicon to the valley, but efforts to save his former lab building in Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2012Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jun 26, 2012 at 4:25 pm | 6 comments | 10916 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Woman, 80, hit by car on San Antonio Road, diesAn 80-year-old woman who was walking along San Antonio Road was struck and killed by a car that was exiting a gas station...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2012Last comment by Off Point, on Jun 26, 2012 at 12:19 pm | 7 comments | 5121 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council happy with no-bid trash contractRecology officials could breathe a sigh of relief Tuesday when the City Council supported the garbage contractor's proposals...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2012Last comment by Ann, on Jun 26, 2012 at 12:42 am | 18 comments | 6402 Views
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