SCHOOLS & KIDS EDITORIAL: Dark days ahead for local schools One thing is certain: This game of endless budget cuts to our schools isn't even close to being over. As ever, parents wanting a decent education for their children will be fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 13 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School district eyes 'Shoreline Community' funds For seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial property taxes — and those of other major ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 13 hours ago There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 6 hours ago.
BOOKS Council OKs flood basin concept for McKelvey Though they took issue with several design details, City Council members approved a conceptual plan Tuesday for turning McKelvey Park into a 15-foot-deep flood basin, includin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:03 pm.
EXTRA!CREDIT Students of the month: March Local high school students Andrew Carp and Kristen Belinsky were honored by trustees at the Mountain View-Los Altos district board meeting Monday evening as students of the mo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:58 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS MVLA board approves June bond measure After 18 months of "exploration," trustees of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District voted 5-0 at their regular board meeting Monday to place a $41.3 million bond me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:45 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:45 pm.
OTHER ISSUES PA proposes to peek at people's garbage Palo Altans who repeatedly throw recyclable items into their trash bins could soon find themselves slapped with fines and without a garbage-collection service.
Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:57 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.
OTHER ISSUES Energy secretary: U.S. lagging in clean-tech race The U.S. lags behind other countries in the race for clean technology even though it has the greatest "innovation machine" in the world, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 9, 2010 at 5:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2010 at 7:41 pm.
AROUND TOWN Third copper theft reported in Mountain View Police say a string of copper wire thefts have hit Mountain View in recent days, with the third incident reported last Friday after thieves ripped $32,000 worth of copper wire... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 9, 2010 at 4:25 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:39 pm.
AROUND TOWN TONIGHT: Council vote on McKelvey flood basin The City Council is scheduled to vote this evening on a conceptual plan for McKelvey Park which would lower the entire park 15 feet below ground level in order to create a bas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 9, 2010 at 1:38 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 6:39 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Pentagon shooter had run-in with MV police John Patrick Bedell, the man killed after opening fire on two officers at the Pentagon last Thursday, had been arrested in Mountain View back in 2007 for violent and erratic b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 9, 2010 at 12:02 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 3:09 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS TONIGHT: MVLA to vote on bond measure Trustees of the Mountain View-Los Altos school district will vote tonight on placing a $41.3 million bond measure on the June ballot that would provide for more classrooms as ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 9, 2010 at 11:45 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2010 at 2:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Council hopes volunteers can take up slack In response to requests from the City Council about the idea of using volunteers to patch holes in city services left by budget cuts, city staffers gave a presentation last we... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 8, 2010 at 11:26 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 3:03 am.
AROUND TOWN White House: NASA responsible for Hangar One After months of review, the federal government has concluded that NASA Ames will have to pay for any restoration of historic Hangar One at Moffett Field without the Navy's hel... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 8, 2010 at 3:24 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 13 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS City won't buy houses behind McKelvey Park With a goal of possibly extending McKelvey Park, the City Council met in closed session last week to discuss purchasing five half-built houses behind the park, and decided not... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 6, 2010 at 7:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:09 pm.
AROUND TOWN Way of the Dojo With colorful hair and vibrant enthusiasm, Mitch Altman was at Mountain View's Hacker Dojo last week, instructing people on how to solder circuit board components using kits f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 6, 2010 at 4:32 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2010 at 4:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Worst Stretch of highway ANYWHERE OK, I have had enough of this stretch of road. It's dangerous. It's poorly designed. It's full of ridges, holes and bumps. It's the bane of my commute. It's the stretch of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by driverX, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2010 at 11:47 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:26 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Man robbed of over $1,000 on Terra Bella Ave. A man leaving his office on Terra Bella Avenue was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, and the robbers made off with more than $1,000 in cash, Mountain View police sai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 5, 2010 at 2:55 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS No pink slips planned for MV Whisman teachers Despite tough fiscal decisions ahead, the Mountain View Whisman School District will not be handing out pink slips come March 15, the state deadline for notifying employees of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 5, 2010 at 2:28 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 hours ago.
EDITOR'S DESK What Ken said "How long will it take for Silicon Valley to save us all from the Great Recession?"
That's the question I READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Mar 5, 2010 at 11:38 am
AROUND TOWN What happens when tax district sunsets? The city's "downtown revitalization district," a special tax district created to give that neighborhood a boost, is set to expire in 2011. On Tuesday, city officials discussed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 4, 2010 at 2:42 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2010 at 10:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Brain drain takes toll on Valley Smart, talented immigrants have shaped the entrepreneurial spirit and vitality of Silicon Valley for decades. But lately, with economies growing in China, India and elsewhere ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 4, 2010 at 2:15 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2010 at 9:06 am.
OTHER ISSUES Broken arm leads to $1M suit against city The City Council and city officials have decided to reject a $1 million claim against the city brought by a woman whose arm was shattered while she was being arrested by Mount... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 4, 2010 at 1:47 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2010 at 1:44 am.
OTHER ISSUES 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 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm There have been 76 comments on this topic, the most recent 22 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Wells Fargo takes ownership of 1,800 EPA units Wells Fargo took ownership of more than 1,800 housing units in East Palo Alto's Woodland Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, officially becoming that city's largest landlord.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 4, 2010 at 1:39 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2010 at 3:36 pm.
AROUND TOWN Police probe copper theft at Shoreline Mountain View police are investigating the theft of copper wire ripped from several electrical boxes in the parking lot of Shoreline Amphitheatre over the weekend.
Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 3, 2010 at 6:40 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2010 at 11:43 pm.
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