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Local megachurch's charismatic leader resigns
Paul Sheppard, the beloved pastor who led the monumental growth of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship for 20 years, resigned last week after confessing "moral failure" in a le... |
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on Jan 25, 2010 at 11:58 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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Plastic bag ban starts Monday
Shoppers take note: Mountain View's ban on plastic grocery bags begins on Earth Day, Monday, April 22.
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on May 13, 2013 at 7:17 am by PA Resident, a resident of another community |
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Scientology center draws downtown protest
A strange standoff between the Church of Scientology and a group calling itself "Anonymous" played out during a downtown demonstration Saturday morning.
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:26 pm by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of another community |
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200 apartments proposed for Castro and El Camino
In a long-sought redevelopment, a four-story apartment building with retail on the ground floor may soon go up at the corner of Castro Street and El Camino Real, replacing a d... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 6:53 pm by Speculator Critic, a resident of another community |
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Brain drain taking its toll on Silicon Valley
Smart, talented immigrants have shaped the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley for decades. But these days, with economies growing in India and China, they are returning ... |
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 6:05 pm by deFudge, a resident of another community |
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Spanish-language signs defaced
Elementary school district officials are angry over the act of a vandal or vandals who stole some of the district's Spanish-language signs and re-posted them on Shoreline Boul... |
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on Nov 30, 2008 at 9:40 pm by EFMohammedMartinez, a resident of another community |
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City may allow pot dispensaries by year's end
The City Council approved a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, buying itself time to craft regulations allowing medical marijuana to be sold in Mountain V... |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm by scotty, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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National group targets local Day Worker Center
Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" the neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the grou... |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Mr. Church, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Girl, 18, goes missing outside Castro Street night club
Police are searching for Brittany Brown, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident who disappeared Friday night after working the door at the Monte Carlo night club on Castro Stre... |
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on Sep 16, 2008 at 2:32 pm by Liz, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Sick and tired of chronic fatigue syndrome
Amberlin Wu, who has suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for 15 years, is sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:17 am by AnotherAffected, a resident of another community |
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Renewed outrage over Americana roof work
Residents of the Americana apartment complex say they have been asked to spend the Fourth of July weekend moving out of their apartments to prevent asbestos dust from raining ... |
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on Jul 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm by Sanjit, a resident of another community |
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Movie theater proposed for San Antonio shopping center
Developer Merlone Geier has significantly revised its proposal for phase two at San Antonio Shopping Center to include an eight-screen movie theater to go with a hotel and off... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 1:08 am by MW, a resident of another community |
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Cold case cracked: three arrested in 2004 gang murder
A new investigation into the 2004 shooting death of 17-year-old Alejandro "Alex" Fernandez has led to the arrest of two main suspects, the alleged driver and shooter. The fath... |
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on Aug 30, 2011 at 9:46 am by S Tyler, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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LASD eyes former mayor's property
As Target proposes to rebuild its Showers Drive store, Los Altos School District officials are apparently eyeing the land owned by former mayor Matt Pear opened up by the pro... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:56 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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The end of the drive-thru on El Camino?
Citing human health, climate change and neighbor concerns, the City Council took aim at the uniquely American creation known as the fast-food drive-through on Tuesday, express... |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:12 am by Ian, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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The little house on Boranda Avenue
City officials say they explored every alternative they could think of before deciding to demolish an elderly woman's home on Boranda Avenue late last year. In the end, they s... |
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on Jun 12, 2010 at 9:16 am by kaliphamolema, a resident of another community |
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Over 200 bike-related injuries in five years
A bicyclist is injured every nine days in Mountain View, on average, according to data compiled this week by the police department. Bicyclists say they want city officials to ... |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm by bikes2work, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Preschool parents oppose cell tower atop church
Mountain View's First Presbyterian Church has proposed putting a cell phone tower inside a new steeple, but the parents of a preschool on the property aren't happy about it. T... |
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on Nov 29, 2010 at 5:54 pm by A. Reader, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Neighbors crank up the debate over McKelvey Park
What should be done with the city's longest running youth baseball fields at McKelvey Park? That's under scrutiny by a group of neighbors who want one or both baseball fields ... |
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on Dec 7, 2010 at 8:02 am by Mountain View Native, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Another shooting death in Mountain View
A 16-year-old was shot to death on the 100 block of Higdon Avenue on Tuesday evening, police said. Currently no witnesses have been found, and police have little to go on.
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on Jun 8, 2008 at 1:54 pm by Get A Clue, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Save Shoreline's burrowing owls
Once numbering in the hundreds around the Bay, the western burrowing owl in Santa Clara County is now down to fewer than 40 nesting pairs. In the past 10 years, as many as 13 ... |
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on Dec 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm by Steve Marsh, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Second arrest in Jeff Johnson murder case
Police apprehended Jose Alfredo Romero, 19, on Wednesday evening as he walked out of the Jack in the Box on El Camino Real near Ehrhorn Avenue -- only a few yards from where t... |
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on Mar 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm by WOW, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Binkley found not guilty by reason of insanity
A jury concluded this morning that Sargent Binkley was legally insane during his armed robbery of a Mountain View Walgreens in 2006, a verdict will keep him from serving a man... |
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on Feb 3, 2009 at 10:00 am by reader, a resident of another community |
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El Camino Hospital to lay off 140
El Camino Hospital announced today, Aug. 12, that it will be laying off about 140 full- and part-time employees.
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 9:21 am by Concerned, a resident of another community |
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City-wide ban on plastic bags is back on the table
The City Council could approve a ban on disposable plastic shopping bags in October -- earlier than anyone expected -- thanks to an agreement with San Mateo County.
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 10:36 am by curious, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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