Week in Review: Grinch Strikes; New IT Chief; Brown in Town; Fab Fowler Fam; Free Trees!

Mountain View's Bonnie Fowler and Family Use Facebook to spread WARMTH to the homeless during this cold snap! 

Do You Know This Suspected Package-Stealing Grinch? Caught on home video surveillance, the woman appears to be swiping a parcel from the front of a Mountain View home.

Week Ahead: Uglier Sweaters; Gospel Choir; Coffeehouse Quintet. Things to do around Mountain View this week: Dec. 16 to 22.

City Giving Away Free Trees for Arbor Day. Residents must apply by Jan. 31, and agree to plant the tree on their property.

San Jose Airport Is Fully Operational After Flooding. No word yet on what caused Monday's water-main break.

Map: Most Mountain View Homes Increased in Value This Year. Nationally, home values have significantly increased this year, but experts say growth is expected to slow in 2014.

Stanford: The Key to a Start-up's Success. The advice holds true in Silicon Valley and beyond.

Mtn. View Names City's First Info Officer/IT Director. "I felt it was time to take our City’s technology services to the next level with focused, senior leadership of this critical function” city manager says of the new hire.

Palo Alto Massage Therapist Arrested for Suspected Sexual Battery. Four alleged victims of the former day-spa employee have come forward, according to Palo Alto police. Salon staff assisted with the investigation.

Blaze at RWC Metal Recycling Facility. A spokesperson for the metal recycling facility, Sims, said the timing of the two fires a month apart "raises concerns."

Gov. Brown in Mtn. View Today to Discuss 'Next Generation California Dream' -Appearance coincides with The Atlantic's Silicon Valley Summit at Computer History Museum.

The Woz Reveals How He's Become World's Most Sought-After Tech Speaker. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on public speeches: 'I speak openly and answer every question and I'm always telling the truth, even when it dispels myths.'

Burn, Baby, Burn! After 11 straight days of "Spare the Air," wood burning can resume Thursday.


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• FDA Taking Closer Look at 'Antibacterial' Soap.
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• WWE WrestleMania Coming to Levi's Stadium in 2015.
• 5 Surprising Consequences of Snoring!
• Cal Fire Warns Against Heating-Related Fires.
  
• Mtn. View Firefighters Deliver Big Time! 400+ Meals for Needy Seniors.
• One-Eyed Owl Set Free After Recovery at Peninsula Wildlife Center.
• Missing Aptos Teen's Death Confirmed as Ocean Suicide.
• Lottery Awards $1M to Owner of San Jose Shop Where Winning Ticket Sold.
• Should A 'Designated Driver' Drink?