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July 14, 2013

By: Claudia Cruz

Fifty-seven years ago during Hurricane Santa Clara in Puerto Rico, then Air Force Airman Juan Aranda committed an act of bravery for which he'll be recognized Monday.

The Mountain View resident helped rescue a father and his three sons trapped in a palm tree inside a flooded brook.

July 13, 2013

By Jason Green

Mountain View resident Juan C. Aranda Jr. is set Monday to receive the Air Force Commendation Medal for Act of Courage, 57 years after he helped save the lives of four people.

July 12, 2013
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July 12, 2013

By Nick Veronin

An Air Force veteran and longtime Mountain View resident is finally getting recognized for saving the lives of a father and his three sons from rapidly rising waters and 115-mph winds during a hurricane in Puerto Rico.

July 11, 2013

By Brendan Sasso and Jennifer Martinez

House Democrats fought back against a proposal to overhaul how the Federal Communications Commission operates during a hearing on Thursday.

July 10, 2013

By Brendan Sasso and Jennifer Martinez

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Communications and Technology, will renew his push on Thursday for legislation that would overhaul the way the Federal Communications Commission operates.

July 10, 2013

By: Troy Wolverton

The move to find a permanent home for the Silicon Valley branch of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been put on indefinite hold.

July 9, 2013

By: Nathan Donato-Weinstein

If you were waiting to find out where Silicon Valley's permanent patent office was going to land -- well, don't hold your breath.

July 8, 2013

You're relaxing, half-dozing, half-watching a nice, quiet TV show. Suddenly, you're jolted awake by a booming voice: "Now, for a limited time ... !"

If it seems some TV commercials are louder than the shows they're sponsoring, it's not your imagination. So many viewers complained that Congress passed a law requiring programming providers to turn down the volume of on-air ads.

July 4, 2013

Mercury News Editorial

When Thomas Edison applied for a patent for his light bulb on Nov. 4, 1879, it took the Patent Office 78 days to grant patent No. 223,898. When Apple's Steve Jobs began seeking patent No. 7,966,579 for the iPhone in 2007, it took 3? 1/2 long years.