from the Mountain View Voice news staff
City pursues aggressive cap on emissions
In what environmentalists called a historic move Tuesday, Mountain View became one of the first cities in the country to approve goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (Thursday, 10:40 AM)
Council cuts solar panel fees for businesses
The City Council approved lower fees for commercial solar panel installations Tuesday after a study by the Sierra Club found Mountain View's fees to be among the highest in the Bay Area. (Friday, 11:59 AM)
Trick-or-treaters turn the tables
Though Halloween has come and gone, a troop of Mountain View Girl Scouts is hoping a message they delivered Saturday night will live on in spirit. (Friday, 11:52 AM)
Time for Mountain View to read together
With the school year in full swing, the city is asking Mountain View students and their families to add just one more book to the reading list: "The Mailbox," by Audrey Shafer, Mountain View's 2009 pick for "MV Reads Together." (Friday, 12:12 PM)
Flu cases temporarily close Slater program
Several apparent cases of H1N1 flu prompted the Mountain View Whisman School District to close an autism program at Slater School for the latter half of the week, officials announced Wednesday. Meanwhile, despite a county-wide vaccine shortage, four clinics will be open this Saturday for high-risk residents. (Wednesday, 3:25 PM)
Voters send three frontrunners to LASD board
By a comfortable margin, incumbent Mark Goines and district affiliates Tamara Logan and Doug Smith took the three open seats on the Los Altos School District board in Tuesday's election. (Wednesday, 1:16 PM)
Martello's No. 2 to take over city attorney role
The City Council has unanimously picked senior assistant city attorney Jannie Quinn to temporarily take over for city attorney Michael Martello when he retires at the end of the year. (Wednesday, 11:56 AM)
NASA Ames celebrates 70 years
NASA Ames Director Pete Worden, Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga and Ames historian Jack Boyd all spoke during a ceremony Monday evening in celebration of NASA Ames' 70th anniversary. (Tuesday, 3:23 PM)
City acquires possible shopping center location
With an eye towards building another shopping center in Mountain View, the city has acquired a $9.5 million piece of property at the intersection of Moffett Boulevard and Highway 101, and council members are scheduled to set aside extra funding to clean up the site during tonight's regular meeting. (Tuesday, 11:38 AM)
• COMING UP: City holds budget workshops (Tuesday, 10:37 AM)
• Two finalists for Foothill-De Anza chancellor (Thursday, 10:19 AM)
• Occasional ban on wood fires starts Nov. 1 (Monday, 10:26 AM)
• Police find missing woman who left hospital (Tuesday, 11:03 AM)
• Officer arrests boy after bike and foot chase (Tuesday, 11:00 AM)
• City's garbage contractor changes its name (Monday, 11:10 AM)
• Council rejects permit request for 291 Evandale (Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 2:24 PM)
• New developer to take on Mayfield (Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:04 PM)
• 'Shop Local' program to benefit schools (Tuesday, 3:32 PM)
• Measure C committee seeks applicants (Monday, October 19, 2009, 1:17 PM)
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