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County Supervisor Shirakawa resigns
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa today announced his resignation after he was charged with a dozen felony and misdemeanor counts including perjury and misuse of ... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 7:49 pm by Slann, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Affordable housing project helps some, hurts others
The city's below market rate housing program took a strange turn Tuesday night with the approval of an affordable housing project at 819 N. Rengstorff Avenue -- it displaces t... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:20 pm by tex, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Measure M may be dead
Measure M, the voter-approved local initiative that would limit executive pay at El Camino Hospital, looks as if it will be invalidated by the courts, according to one of the ... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:03 pm by Nick V, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
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Local school is a 'hidden gem'
Though it is often discounted as one of the lowest performing local schools, Castro Elementary School is a "hidden gem" in the Mountain View Whisman School District, said Cast... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:09 am by saw-it-through-know-better-now, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Caltrain electrification meeting set for tonight
Caltrain's voyage toward electrification of its Peninsula corridor will make a stop at Palo Alto tonight, where officials will solicit comments about what issues they should s... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 3:08 pm by kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Woman attacks her supervisor at laundry
A woman was arrested last week for allegedly bashing another woman's head into a washing machine repeatedly, according to police.
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 4:22 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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The Voice celebrates 20 years
When Carol Torgrimson and Kate Wakerly came up with a plan to start what was originally called "The Voice of Mountain View" in the summer of 1992, it was by no means obvious t... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 2:39 pm by Great Auntie, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
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Caltrans OKs Clark Avenue stoplight
Despite outcry from residents who said it would increase traffic on their streets, Caltrans has decided to move forward with a stoplight at Clark Avenue and El Camino Real.
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 4:22 pm by kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Hundreds of guns collected at East Palo Alto buyback
It took less than three hours Saturday, Feb. 23, to collect 355 firearms at a three-city gun buyback event in East Palo Alto, the first private/public buyback of its kind on t... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 3:27 pm by Jose, a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood |
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EPA to step up outreach on TCE danger
After the Voice discovered a number of residents on Evandale Avenue had no knowledge of newly discovered toxins creeping under their street and possibly into their homes... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 12:05 pm by Steve Apelman, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Fake weddings a 'success'
Supporters of Mountain View High School's Queer-Straight Alliance have responded in force to objections raised by a handful of parents who took issue with the club's planned V... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 6:55 pm by flat-earth-is-flat, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Nonprofit including Zuckerberg, Brin gives $33 million in prizes
A group of executives that includes local names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sergei Brin and Anne Wojcicki awarded $33 million in prizes to recognize research in life science aime... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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Meetings to focus on plans for Stevens Creek Trail
Beginning Wednesday night, Mountain View residents will have a chance to weigh in on the challenge of extending the Stevens Creek Trail into Sunnyvale, Los Altos and Cupertino... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:51 pm by Jim Hirt, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Stevens Creek Trail options posted online, meeting Wednesday
Residents of cities along Stevens Creek will meet again on Wednesday to discus possible routes for the Stevens Creek Trail through southern Mountain View and beyond.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:41 pm by Mike T, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Big office project proposed for North Whisman
Well, that didn't take long. The City Council adopted a new general plan last year anticipating 1.1 million square feet of new offices in Mountain View's Whisman area by 2030,... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 8:52 pm by DC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Congressmen accuse NASA Ames of giving secret technology to China
The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 6:51 pm by the_punnisher, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Crittenden club says goodbye to robot
The Crittenden Middle School LEGO Robotics Club varsity squad gathered after school on a Wednesday afternoon to bid a sentimental farewell to their friend, NELSEN, before dism... |
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:37 pm by Anne, a resident of another community |
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MV's Vargas testifies before Senate on immigration
Former Mountain View High School student Jose Vargas gave an impassioned speech before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning, Feb. 13.
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 11:11 pm by unomas, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Valley job growth biggest since 'dotcom' boom
Last year's rebound in technology added the highest number of jobs to the Bay Area since the dotcom boom of the late 1990s, according to a report released Tuesday. Silicon Val... |
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on Feb 10, 2013 at 9:57 am by Janet L, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Another Spare the Air alert issued this week
Yet another Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for the Bay Area for Friday, Jan. 25, meaning residents won't be able to burn wood for 24 hours.
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 2:59 pm by Kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Offices squeeze out more downtown retail
City Council members voted Tuesday to allow a downtown property owner to convert five retail spaces at 783 Castro St. into offices.
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 am by Rodger, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Free WiFi
Would you use a free Internet service if it only worked part of the time?
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 3:38 am by Mr. Big, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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VTA OKs $1.3 million study to cut fares for low-income residents
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has awarded the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority with $1.3 million for a two-year study on reduced fares for low-income ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm by Louise A., a resident of another community |
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PLEASE HELP! 2013 Mountain View Drive-Through Businesses Survey
Hi all:
My name is Kayla Sauafea and I am a graduate student at Golden Gate University (GGU) in San Francisco. I need your help in completing an online survey (with 8 quest... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 2:57 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Council saves Immigrant House, dumps Pearson House
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to save a tiny home once lived in by migrant workers, but left the fate of the home of early Mountain View businessman Charles Pears... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:53 pm by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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