AROUND TOWN Armed man robs Wells Fargo bank A masked robber armed with a gun made off with an undisclosed amount of cash yesterday after robbing a Wells Fargo bank branch near the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta D... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 40 minutes ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 40 minutes ago.
OTHER ISSUES Fist-fight at gas station escalates quickly Two men got into a fight at a Mountain View gas station early Tuesday morning, with one brandishing a knife, according to police.
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ELECTIONS Gov. Brown calls for focus on climate change Gov. Jerry Brown today urged scientists to dedicate themselves to convincing a distracted public and news media about the dangers of climate change and other potential disrupt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 5 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN At-risk high school students making gains Earlier this month, U.S. News and World Report published a story ranking both Mountain View and Los Altos high schools among the top 2 percent out of 21,000 schools from aroun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 5 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Immigrant house may be placed in new city park After saving it from demolition earlier this year, City Council members voted Tuesday on a strategy for restoring and relocating the tiny historic home known as the Immigrant ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 7 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
RESTAURANTS Unlikely barbecue joint If Mountain View had a resident ribs master, it would be Harold Willis. And you won't find him -- or his ribs -- in a local restaurant, but in the parking lot of Lozano's Car... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 7 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Google burglary bust It appears that an ex-Googler may have felt he was entitled to a do-it-yourself severance package after the company cut him loose last month.
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PANTHER PEN Overheard at Crittenden State testing is over, the 8th graders are looking forward to high school, and summer is so close we can almost taste it. As the year winds down, middle school students become... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ms. Jenson, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, 13 hours ago
AROUND TOWN VIDEOSCOPE IS ABOUT TO CLOSE - HELP! This independent video store on El Camino in MV is a special part of our community. I go here for both first-run and obscure indie films...and Odin the owner always has it! ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned MV resident, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on May 22, 2013 at 8:45 pm
AROUND TOWN Burglars kick in door A burglar reportedly kicked in the door of a home in the 2300 block of Jane Lane on May 17, according to police.
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AROUND TOWN Cash, jewelry stolen in burglary Cash, jewelry and other personal effects were stolen when a home in the 1100 block of Nilda Avenue was burglarized on May 20, according to police.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto tries to make 'hackathons' a family affair Hackers, designers and Silicon Valley technophiles will flood downtown Palo Alto's most prominent gathering spot with food, music, TED-style talks and gizmos galore on June 1 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 22, 2013 at 11:11 am
BIKE FUN Who's Ready for Bike Fun? If you haven't noticed it yet, Mountain View is a great city for riding bicycles. It's flat so you don't have to work hard climbing steep hills. It has mild temperatures: cool... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Janet Lafleur, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, on May 22, 2013 at 7:26 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2013 at 11:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Tropicana Lodge being demolished The vacant Tropicana Lodge hotel was being turned into debris this morning to make way for a 162-unit apartment complex to be built by Prometheus Real Estate Group.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Re-open Whisman School? A former city of Mountain View official, along with leading members of some Whisman-area neighborhood associations, plan to hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss the possibil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Helping the helpless Though burn victims in this country may emerge from the hospital with significant scars, chances are they will ultimately be able to return to their day-to-day routine -- even... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 21, 2013 at 9:42 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2013 at 5:04 pm.
AROUND TOWN Zipcars to come to downtown The City Council voted quietly and unanimously to allow car-sharing company Zipcar to park four of its cars in downtown Mountain View on Tuesday.
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OTHER ISSUES Hangar One for rent: no NASA ties needed In an unprecedented move for NASA Ames Research Center, historic Hangar One at Moffett Field is being offered up for any use akin to its original purpose -- no ties to NASA's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 20, 2013 at 2:12 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Tuesday, Feb. 5 [Web LinkFilm: 'Project Happiness']
A free screening of the 2011 documentary "Project Happiness," which explores the nature of happ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 18, 2013 at 3:23 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 3:23 pm.
AROUND TOWN MVHS names new principal Former Santa Clara High School Principal Dave Grissom will be the new principal of Mountain View High School.
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AROUND TOWN Part of northbound Foothill Expwy to close tonight Northbound Foothill Expressway between Hillview Avenue and Page Mill Road, including the bike lane, will be closed beginning today at 9 p.m. and remain closed until 5 a.m. on ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 17, 2013 at 6:43 pm
AROUND TOWN Council OKs $2 million lot sale In a move that may reduce parking for nearby businesses, the City Council voted to sell a city-owned parking lot on Tuesday to a developer proposing to build 200 apartments at... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 17, 2013 at 4:30 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent 12 hours ago.
OTHER ISSUES National "rolling fast" for immigration reform starts in MV The first in a series of such actions nationwide, advocates for immigrant rights in Mountain View made their point this month by going without food and speaking to church cong... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 17, 2013 at 3:08 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2013 at 6:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Death plunge to Hwy. 101 ruled a suicide The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office has ruled that the man who died May 17 after plunging from the Rengstorff Avenue overpass onto Highway 101 meant to take his own life.
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AROUND TOWN Safer stoplights OK'd Two busy intersections should soon be much safer after the City Council unanimously voted to replace a pair of aging stoplights on Middlefield Road and California Street Tuesd... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 16, 2013 at 2:13 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 hours ago.