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AROUND TOWN
Steve Jobs, Apple's creative genius, dies at 56Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and the creative force behind the company's transformation into one of the world's most...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2011Last comment by Angela Hey, on Oct 7, 2011 at 5:58 pm | 3 comments | 6053 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Not your dad's shop classIt's little over a month into the school year and Jeff McTighe's classroom at Los Altos High School still isn't completely...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by curious, on Oct 7, 2011 at 5:50 pm | 1 comment | 3830 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Civility Roundtable' hopes to foster respectThe Tucson, Ariz. shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords brought the nation together in a state of shock and mourning....
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by curious, on Oct 7, 2011 at 5:35 pm | 3 comments | 4666 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Pago to raise money for Whisman districtThe makers of the smartphone application Pago are raising money for the local elementary school district during a two-week...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by George, on Oct 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 3626 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man shot by police ID'd as suspected Cupertino gunmanThe Santa Clara County medical examiner's office has confirmed that the man who was shot and killed by deputies in Sunnyvale...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by Waldo, on Oct 7, 2011 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 3973 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Small number of students skip vaccineA small percentage of local students opted out of an all-but-mandatory whooping cough vaccination this year, school officials...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by Martin Omander, on Oct 7, 2011 at 1:17 pm | 1 comment | 4099 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pre-order Bridge School Benefit CD's and DVD's! Under $40! ALL Profits Benefit the School!Neil Young is a local legend. No doubt. As such... be selfless right now: pre-order both The Bridge School Benefit concert...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Oct. 6, 2011There are no comments yet. 3021 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Councilman heads League of CitiesMountain View Vice Mayor Mike Kasperzak was elected to serve as the president for the League of California Cities at the...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2011Last comment by Don Pardo, on Oct 6, 2011 at 11:23 am | 1 comment | 3932 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Science camp on lock-down with gunman at largeA shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountain View schools to close...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by mom, on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:25 am | 9 comments | 7481 Views
AROUND TOWN
Indecent exposure reported on Stevens Creek trailA woman jogger from Mountain View encountered a man masturbating within view of the Stevens Creek trail at about 2:45 p.m....
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Mattie, on Oct 6, 2011 at 7:23 am | 13 comments | 4044 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Bowl and ity Council: So Sick of it All!Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinoza is a very cool individual; those who are fortunate enough to have met him would most definitely...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Oct. 6, 2011There are no comments yet. 3030 Views
AROUND TOWN
Steve Jobs dies at 56Jobs saw Apple through much of its 35-year history in which the company evolved from its '60s-style hippie roots to a symbol...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by John, on Oct 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm | 1 comment | 3687 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County awarded $750K grantThe U.S. Justice Department has awarded Santa Clara County a $750,000 "Second Chance" grant to help reintegrate youth from...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:12 pm | 4 comments | 4690 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rainy weather on horizon for Bay Area this weekSkies have turned gray over the Bay Area, and rainfall is expected for the next few days as a storm system from the Gulf...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2011Last comment by School mom, on Oct 5, 2011 at 9:53 am | 2 comments | 3324 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs outsourcing golf courseSaying they were forced to do so by difficult circumstances, the City Council approved on Tuesday the outsourcing of Shoreline...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Arthur M., on Oct 4, 2011 at 3:36 pm | 7 comments | 3941 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man robbed at gunpointA San Francisco man was robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of Oct. 1 while he was walking near the Carl's Jr. fast food...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2011Last comment by AC, on Oct 3, 2011 at 3:06 pm | 2 comments | 3211 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castro kids go bananas over readingCastro School's principal, Judy Crates, donned a full gorilla suit on Sept. 8 -- following through on a promise she made...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Oct 2, 2011 at 8:26 pm | 8 comments | 8161 Views
AROUND TOWN
Apartment burglarized on Alvin StreetAn apartment in the 2500 block of Alvin Street was burglarized sometime between 9 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, police...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Oct 2, 2011 at 12:39 am | 7 comments | 3935 Views
ELECTIONS
Obama praises Mountain View while greeting mayorBefore president Obama's town hall meeting in Mountain View on Monday, Mayor Jac Siegel said Obama had some flattering words...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2011Last comment by James Hoosac, on Oct 1, 2011 at 7:52 pm | 36 comments | 9113 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Bowl: Do Not Ever Think That You are Incapable of Positive Change! Read On...Everybody: it is never too late to begin altering what is obviously a very, very broken status quo. A status quo that favors...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Sep. 28, 2011Last comment by Daniel Mart, on Sep 30, 2011 at 11:06 pm | 1 comment | 2751 Views
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