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A few weeks ago, Amanda Hamaker, the national manager for product sales of the Girl Scouts of the USA, received a phone call from a 5-year-old Daisy Scout.

I spent an hour this morning at the California Avenue farmer's market gathering signatures for the No Train Please initiative.

Shoreline Amphitheatre opened in July 1986 and just a few months later, Whitney Houston performed from her debut album "Whitney Houston" in Mountain View.

Looking for that special gift to pay homage to your significant other? Here are five ideas to cut costs, and create a memorable gift that can't be store bought.

San Jose, Santa Clara County and even the state have all accomplished that decennial task of redrawing electoral districts based on population shifts.

What do you think makes a better student? Is it architecture? Is it higher taxes? A combination of careful budgeting, top-notch staffing, a challenging curriculum and caring parents and community members? At a recent School Board meeting, Eppstein Uhen Architect's gave a presentation regarding 21st Century Facilities.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comFBI seeks help in ID'ing suspected bank robber at Chase Bank in Mountain View SAN DIEGO - The FBI Saturday sought the public's assistance to identify a man suspected of robbing a bank in San Diego's Mountain View neighborhood near Mount Hope Cemetery.

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that some former employees of Mountain View-based Robins Material may be eligible for compensation through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act program.

Mountain View, Calif.-based Google Inc. reportedly plans to open its first-ever freestanding retail store at its European headquarters in Dublin, according to www.bloomberg.com. The Google Store would be open to the public and sell unspecified Google merchandise.

Bay Area Flower Shop Fleur De Lis is offering a 10% discount on all Valentine's Day Flowers for orders made by Feb.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. is developing a home entertainment system that streams music wirelessly throughout the home and would be marketed under the company's own brand, according to people briefed on the company's plans.The effort marks the internet company's first full-fledged effort to design and market consumer electronics devices ... (more)

A team of tech-savvy lawmakers is requesting a Carrier IQ Congressional hearing about potential privacy risks facing millions of U.S. smartphone users.

Benjamin Anthony, who served in combat duty with the Israel Defense Forces, will speak about his experiences at an upcoming talk in Mountain View.

The police department is only a short distance away on Villa Street so it's not unusual to see black-and-whites at that location.

It's that time of year and there's plenty of places in Mountain View to get smoochy with the one you love.

When I told my husband we were going to a vegan restaurant, he groaned. This is a guy who will eat pretty much anything, but he thinks vegan, or as my mom calls it "vej-ann," is unnecessarily restrictive.

They're actually called "autonomous vehicles" and Google has built of fleet of them that have driven more than 140,000 miles, most of that in the Bay Area ," examines the topic in the February issue of Wired magazine.