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San Antonio center near completionIt took nearly half a decade, but a massive new office campus at the San Antonio Shopping Center is almost complete. The...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, 12 minutes ago | 47 comments | 5742 Views
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Stevens Creek Trail RepairWhatever happened to the repair to the Stevens Creek trail that was damaged by the winter storm earlier this year? The Santa...
Original post made by Sam Moore on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by Gary Kremen, 17 minutes ago | 5 comments | 185 Views
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Launching rent control has hefty price tagRent control is touted as a way to clamp down on housing expenses, but in at least one regard it's fast becoming a money...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, 33 minutes ago | 28 comments | 1993 Views
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Hollywood actor John Heard found dead in Palo AltoHollywood actor John Heard, 71, best known as the dad from "Home Alone," died in a Palo Alto hotel room on Friday afternoon,...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2017Last comment by Mr T, 22 hours ago | 2 comments | 1284 Views
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Regional plans for major housing growth up for approvalElected officials from all nine Bay Area counties are set to vote later this month on a road map for sustainable growth in...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Jul 22, 2017 at 11:55 am | 41 comments | 2239 Views
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Caltrain posts new suicide-prevention signsSuicide-prevention signs along the Caltrain tracks will be updated as part of a nation-wide study on whether they are effective....
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2010Last comment by Super Dave, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:51 pm | 4 comments | 2636 Views
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Rent committee punts on tough questionsIn their most difficult meeting to date, members of the city's Rental Housing Committee were clearly overwhelmed as they...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Ben Around, on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:35 pm | 42 comments | 3550 Views
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A graveyard of Google bikesIt's just one of the many perks of working at Google — employees can take their pick from about 1,000 brightly colored...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Bonnie Malouf, on Jul 19, 2017 at 6:42 pm | 1 comment | 546 Views
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Health care district board seeks new memberWith a vacant seat on its board of directors since the end of last month, the El Camino Healthcare District is accepting...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 799 Views
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Brouhaha continues over city's business licensesMountain View's ongoing dragnet targeting unlicensed businesses operating in the city may be creating more problems than...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by a MV Resident, on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:44 pm | 18 comments | 4785 Views
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More mobile health services coming to Mountain ViewResponding to rising levels of homelessness and poor access to health care among the North County's neediest residents, the...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Jul 15, 2017 at 9:36 am | 6 comments | 1615 Views
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Editorial: Health care proposal cruel and indefensibleThe public must continue to oppose, loudly and forcefully, the Republicans' proposals to replace the current Affordable Care...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Observer, on Jul 15, 2017 at 5:30 am | 3 comments | 1109 Views
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Judge mulling over sanctuary city order suitsA federal judge said Wednesday that he is likely to keep in place a preliminary injunction issued in a pair of lawsuits filed...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by @Alan, on Jul 14, 2017 at 2:04 pm | 2 comments | 907 Views
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Facebook unveils plans for giant new development in Menlo ParkFacebook, which hit 2 billion users June 27, has announced plans for a major new office, residential and retail development...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2017Last comment by Mtn View resident, on Jul 10, 2017 at 3:11 pm | 2 comments | 3307 Views
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Start-up Quixey closes its Mountain View officeDespite ample investment money, the downtown Mountain View start-up Quixey is reportedly closing its doors. In recent days...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2017Last comment by Shoreline, on Jul 6, 2017 at 7:59 pm | 13 comments | 13559 Views
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Two-alarm fire destroys MV townhouse this morningAn electric coffee-roaster may have sparked a two-alarm structure fire in Mountain View on Wednesday morning that ended up...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by SukwinderDixit, on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:17 pm | 1 comment | 3338 Views
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Modular homes coming to Mountain View?It might be a glimpse of the future of Bay Area housing -- rows and rows of pre-built, easily assembled homes, each perhaps...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2017Last comment by David B. Karpf, MD, on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:04 pm | 9 comments | 3592 Views
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Tonight: Mountain View meeting on Caltrain fare proposalsCaltrain commuters have an opportunity to speak out about proposed pricing changes for trips and parking spots at a public...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2017Last comment by commuter, on Jun 30, 2017 at 9:52 am | 6 comments | 1492 Views
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Grand jury: districts make tax exemptions tough to getSchool district in Santa Clara County pass parcel tax with the promise of exemptions, but some districts make it tough to...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 28, 2017 at 8:37 am | 17 comments | 1911 Views
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Police searching for carjacking suspect who fired a gunshotMountain View police are looking for a man suspected of firing a gun at a liquor store and later carjacking a Honda CR-Z...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2017Last comment by Greg David, on Jun 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm | 6 comments | 2951 Views
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
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Love is a Verb
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