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... |
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4 minutes ago by @ Joanie, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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 community meeting to discuss the possibility... |
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7 minutes ago by @ Celine, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
P.E. credit for marching band?
Everyone seems to agree that marching up and down a football field while banging on drums or playing the horn is hard work. But while parents and band members think they shoul... |
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26 minutes ago by Band, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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 ... |
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1 hour ago by Periferal Visionary, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school cover-up: debate over students dress code
Tempers were tested at a recent meeting of the local high school district's board of trustees, as one of the governing body's elder statesmen gave a passionate, playful and at... |
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4 hours ago by Robin, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kohl's Black Dress Code Hurts Miminum Wage Employees
My neighbor earns a little more than $8 per hour at Kohl’s Mountain View, which opened last August. She is grateful to have the job even though it is not a living wage. Howeve... |
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6 hours ago by Jay, a resident of another community |
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... |
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17 hours ago by John, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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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22 hours ago by Robert, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Plastic bag ban starts Monday
Shoppers take note: Mountain View's ban on plastic grocery bags begins on Earth Day, Monday, April 22.
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22 hours ago by Anonymous, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
TRIP TALK
Tanzania bound!
After being home for about a year, a friend told me about her upcoming trip to Tanzania and invited me to come along. I had decided that day that I would do it but figured I s... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 9:45 am by william Jackman, a resident of another community |
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... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 7:50 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Tuesday, Feb. 5
[Web Link Film: 'Project Happiness']
A free screening of the 2011 documentary "Project Happiness," which explores the nature of happ... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 3:23 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 1:10 pm by Donald, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Bullis, LASD battle 'escalating'
The ongoing battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District appears to be escalating -- with officials from both organizations accusing the other of bre... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Agree with Missing the Point, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council approves new plan for McKelvey Park flood basin
In a major turning point following years of discussion, the City Council approved a redesign for McKelvey Park Tuesday to allow it be used as a flood basin for Permanente Cree... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 11:57 am by Rich, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
China Cafe robbed at gunpoint
An employee of the China Cafe restaurant located near the Safeway on Miramonte Avenue was robbed at gunpoint as she prepared to close the store on May 11, according to police.... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 9:32 am by Baffled, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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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on May 17, 2013 at 6:44 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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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on May 17, 2013 at 4:16 pm by Nick V, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
AROUND TOWN
Google has work to do on free WiFi
After hearing more and more complaints about the poor quality of its WiFi system in Mountain View, it appears that Google finally is ready to redesign and upgrade its free ser... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 3:14 pm by W H, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Country Gourmet closing after 30 years
After 30 years in business, Mountain View's Country Gourmet restaurant is set to close on Sunday, May 19.
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on May 16, 2013 at 5:09 pm by Judy, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
LAHS tennis courts to get facelift
Now that the project to build new classrooms at Los Altos High School is nearly finished, officials with the district are looking ahead to the next project at the school -- re... |
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on May 16, 2013 at 2:25 pm by Jo Masterson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain ridership skyrockets
After years of seeking emergency funding to keep from drastically slashing services, Caltrain is on track to balance its budget in fiscal year 2014 after high ridership number... |
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on May 16, 2013 at 9:20 am by Martin, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Suicide stuns engineering community
Frank Bauregger had a Ph.D. from Stanford, owned a Ford Mustang that could cover the quarter mile in 11 seconds, and was regarded by his engineering colleagues as "technically... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 7:23 pm by Kenneth Richardson, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain ridership skyrockets
After years of seeking emergency funding to keep from drastically slashing services, Caltrain is on track to balance its budget in fiscal year 2014 after high ridership number... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 4:58 pm by Kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Assemblyman seeking summer interns
State Assemblyman Richard Gordon is accepting applications from high school and college students for part-time summer internships.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 4:20 pm by @TomWoolyS, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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