EDITOR'S DESK Our pledge to you I GOT A SURPRISE call from my old friend Adriel Hampton over the weekend.
Adriel, a former colleague now living in Dublin (we worked together at the SF Examiner and elsewher... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:23 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 12:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Life and death with the Spanglers Spangler Mortuary is one of the city's oldest family-run businesses. And someday it could be run by a generation of Spanglers who have traveled the world, succeeded in show bu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm.
AROUND TOWN Vandalism way up from last year, police say Mountain View is experiencing a 51 percent jump in vandalism so far this year compared to the same time period last year, according to police reports.
Read the full story her... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 4:14 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2009 at 8:26 pm.
AROUND TOWN Would-be burglars caught red-handed Police say an attempt by two men to steal electronics from a Mountain View business went nowhere fast after officers caught them trying to climb out of a broken window with th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 12:38 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2009 at 8:50 am.
AROUND TOWN City eyes developer for new Shoreline hotel After Google bowed out of negotiations last year to develop a hotel next to its headquarters, several other developers stepped up to the plate, and the City Council is set to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 4:03 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 4:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Feds accuse Lozano's of bilking workers A local car wash has been cheating workers out of their pay on slow business days, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Demographers tell MV Whisman board to act fast or face overcrowding Mountain View's elementary and middle school campuses are quickly filling up and will reach full capacity by 2012, experts told the district's board of trustees at a recent me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 11:51 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 7:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS President taps Martha Kanter for D.C. role President Barack Obama has named Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, as undersecretary of education -- a key position that will give ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:45 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:45 am.
ELECTIONS Plan for sustainable city whittled to 19 goals After a year of work by dozens of local environmentalists, City Council members have narrowed down a long list of goals to create the city's first "environmental sustainabilit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:53 pm.
OTHER ISSUES El Camino sheds light on Los Gatos deal It will cost El Camino Hospital about $32 million to operate Community Hospital of Los Gatos for 18 months, in addition to the previously announced $45 million purchase price ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:50 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:15 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Report says schools out of room by 2012 Mountain View's elementary and middle school campuses are quickly filling up and will reach full capacity by 2012, experts told the district's board of trustees earlier this m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:33 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 1:26 am.
ELECTIONS A bad year for goal-setting For the first time in years, the Mountain View City Council will not have an ambitious set of goals for the year, a direction made apparent in the council's annual goal-settin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:31 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Running with a star Logan Mang, a second grader at Bubb Elementary School, had been waiting all school year to meet professional lacrosse player Jeff Zywicki, who plays for the San Jose Stealth. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:26 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:26 pm.
EDITOR'S DESK Fooled ya FOR APRIL FOOL'S Day yesterday I thought I'd put up a blog post claiming that "Due to extreme loss of revenue, the Mountain View Voice regrets to announce that we will be shut... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:09 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS TONIGHT: MV Whisman to discuss enrollment Trustees of the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District will take up the issue of enrollment numbers -- which are expected to rise in the next school year -- during t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm.
AROUND TOWN Jog hogs irk Cuesta Park regular A regular Cuesta Park user says a large group of high school students, led by a uniformed Navy officer, are shoving old ladies aside as they jog the park's trails. The city's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:35 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 2:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN Mountain View sculpture may cross the border A sculpture by artist Charles Ginnever currently located at Mayfield Mall site in Mountain View could be shifted to Palo Alto as the site is redeveloped. A Palo Alto board is ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:17 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Huff teacher is out for the year A fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School teacher who some accused of having an "abusive" teaching style will not return to her classroom this year, according to a lett... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:50 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2009 at 6:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Low Flying Helicopter 3/31? Does anyone know the circumstances of the low-flying helicopter last night a little past 7pm. A co-worker who lives on the other side of Castro heard it as well. It wasn't Sta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Casper48, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:29 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local AVID students sweep writing contest Students from Mountain View and Los Altos high schools brought home three regional awards last week from a writing conference for underserved and first generation college-boun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:01 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Theuerkauf student, 10, charged with making 'terrorist threats' against his school Mountain View police apprehended a 10-year-old boy Monday on charges of felony "terrorist threats" after he allegedly called his school and left messages threatening the campu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 31, 2009 at 8:04 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2009 at 10:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Painted lady butterfly migration hits region Thousands of painted lady butterflies have been passing over the Peninsula this month as they migrate north from desert areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to scient... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 31, 2009 at 7:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 31, 2009 at 7:42 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Police: Brittany Brown lied about disappearance Brittany Brown, the young Mountain View resident who made headlines last year when she disappeared for four days after going to a Castro Street nightclub, has been arrested fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 31, 2009 at 2:32 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:45 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Huff School finds replacement for Polifrone A new teacher started at Huff Elementary School this week to replace Patty Polifrone, the fourth grade teacher who left the school earlier in March following controversy over ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 31, 2009 at 2:14 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:23 pm.
AROUND TOWN "he disappeared in the dead of winter" Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture by artist Inga Dorosz at Mohr Gallery, Community School of Music and Arts, April 6 through May 31, 2009. No charge for admissio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on Mar 31, 2009 at 11:20 am
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