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Dumpster fire at View Side school
About 22 students of View Side Academy, located at 1012 Linda Vista Ave., were evacuated from the county continuation school's play area Monday, after a fire broke out in a nearby dumpster, police said. (Wednesday, 1:27 PM)

Pakistan flood relief benefit raises $350,000
A recent fundraiser to benefit victims of the flooding in Pakistan drew more than 400 people to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The Aug. 29 event, organized by disaster-coordination group South Asian Relief, featured guest speaker Imran Khan, a well-known Pakistani cricket player who is now a politician. (Wednesday, 12:43 PM)

Today is third Spare the Air day of the summer
Shifting weather patterns mean sunnier skies and poorer air quality today across the Bay Area, triggering the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to declare today a Spare the Air Day. (Wednesday, 11:25 AM)

Wednesday, Sept. 1
Film: 'Bells Are Ringing'
Judy Holliday plays a charmingly meddlesome telephone operator in the 1960 film "Bells Are Ringing," screening today, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford Theatre, 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Admission is $7 and includes a showing of "The Solid Gold Cadillac."

Event: New Palo Alto Farmers Market
A new farmers market in downtown Palo Alto will be held today, Sept. 1, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Lytton Plaza (University and Emerson) in Palo Alto. (Wednesday, 11:15 AM)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Palo Alto may try to kill high-speed-rail plan
Palo Alto may soon take a formal "no confidence" stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators to kill the voter-approved project. A council committee is to consider the matter Thursday morning and the rail plan is agendized for the full City Council's Sept. 13 meeting. (Tuesday, 1:56 PM)

New fire engine a 'rolling toolbox'
A new rescue vehicle, equipped with the "jaws of life" and special lighting equipment, will improve the efficiency the Mountain View Fire Department's fleet, officials said. (Tuesday, 1:39 PM)

Google a big player in affordable housing
Google has invested over $100 million in eight affordable housing projects this year outside of Mountain View, including $19 million for a 124-unit senior housing complex in Sunnyvale where a groundbreaking is scheduled this week.
(Tuesday, 11:49 AM)

Tuesday, Aug. 31
Art: Summer Exhibitions at Palo Alto Art Center
Palo Alto Art Center Summer Exhibitions, featuring examples of the Surrealism movement in contemporary art, are nearing their final weeks. The exhibits are on display today, Aug. 31, at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto.
(Tuesday, 11:29 AM)

Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, Aug. 30
Film: "Funny Face"
The classic film "Funny Face," starring Fred Astaire and a beatnik Audrey Hepburn, will be shown today, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford Theatre, 221 University Avenue, Palo Alto. Admission is $7, which includes a showing of "Love in the Afternoon" at 5:10 and 9:25 p.m. (Monday, 12:26 PM)

Spotting the warning signs
High school staff went back to school for suicide-prevention training, following a "surprisingly high" number of attempted suicides by Mountain View and Los Altos high school students last year, and the much-publicized suicide cluster at Gunn High School in Palo Alto in 2009. (Monday, 11:54 AM)

Caltrain reconsiders cutting weekend, Gilroy service
Caltrain is likely to keep two of its services instead of cutting them to help close a $2.3 million budget gap, a Caltrain spokesman said Friday. (Monday, 10:47 AM)

Rail CEO: Peninsula design not 'predetermined'
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has sent out a letter to Peninsula communities seeking to quash fears that the plans for the proposed high-speed rail line have already been determined. (Monday, 10:25 AM)

Friday, August 27, 2010
Cities hold workshop to help restaurants weather the recession
The cities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Cupertino are worried enough about their restaurant businesses going under that they are hosting a workshop on Monday designed to give their restaurants a boost. (Friday, 1:56 PM)

Far fewer Mayfield homes in new plan
In an ironic twist caused by the recession, the controversial high density Mayfield housing development has been significantly scaled back by a new developer. (Friday, 1:42 PM)

'Pretty good chances' of finding alien life in next 25 years
Based on technological advances and predictions made by luminaries like Carl Sagan, it is a "real possibility" that alien life could be found in our galaxy within 25 years, said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at Mountain View's SETI Institute. (Friday, 12:25 PM)

MV Whisman sets new policy on nepotism
Responding to a recommendation from the California School Boards Association, the Mountain View Whisman School District has adopted a new policy to guard against nepotism in its ranks. (Friday, 12:18 PM)

Weekend, Aug. 28 & 29
Event: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
This Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29, the University Avenue area downtown hosts the 29th annual Palo Alto Festival of the Arts. The free street fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days and features some 300 artists, live music and food and drink.

Music: Bennett Jackson at Red Rock
The Brooklyn country-western musician Bennett Jackson plays a free gig on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 8 p.m. at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. His debut EP "Plumas County" is set to come out next month.

Benefit: Pakistan flood victims
On Sunday, Aug. 29, from 2 to 7 p.m., the First Presbyterian Church at 1140 Cowper St. in Palo Alto hosts a benefit for flood victims in Pakistan. The organization VillagePastels will show and sell handcrafted products from India, including rugs, handbags, tunics and embroidered scarves. (Friday, 12:17 PM)

Friday, Aug. 27
Theater: San Francisco Mime Troupe in Palo Alto
Tonight, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m., the San Francisco Mime Troupe gives free performances of "Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker" at Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Like past productions by the troupe, the work is a satirical musical, with modern political observations.

(Friday, 12:10 PM)

Mountain View Voice Best Of raffle winners
Voice Best Of raffle winners and prizes. (Friday, 11:32 AM)

Thursday, August 26, 2010
Best of Mountain View 2010
Mountain View Voice readers go wild for these local businesses, and they showed their love by voting in this year's Best of Mountain View poll. These blockbusters are the places our readers say will treat you better than your own entourage. Categories:
■ FOOD & DRINK
■ SERVICE
■ RETAIL
■ OTHER
Related material:
■ Best Of raffle winners
■ Best of Mountain View 2009 (Thursday, 4:10 PM)

RETAIL
The Best of Mountain View 2010, "Retail" category. (Thursday, 4:10 PM)

SERVICE
The Best of Mountain View 2010, "Service" category. (Thursday, 4:08 PM)

FOOD & DRINK
The Best of Mountain View 2010, "Food & Drink" category. (Thursday, 4:07 PM)

OTHER
The Best of Mountain View 2010, "Other" category. (Thursday, 4:05 PM)

Caltrain riders sound off on budget cuts
About 860 people have weighed in on potential service cuts at Caltrain, including 245 who attended the company's Bay Area public opinion meetings on Aug. 19, a spokeswoman said. (Thursday, 11:30 AM)

Thursday, Aug. 26
Art talk: 'Looking Inward' at Palo Alto Art Center
Three artists from the Djerassi Resident Artists Program near Woodside give a lecture on the creative process tonight, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. The scheduled speakers are Nebraska visual artist Xia Gao, Connecticut poet Ravi Shankar and Vietnam visual artist Thu Kim Vu. The event is free, but reservations are required; call (650)329-2366. (Thursday, 11:14 AM)

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts gathers artists, musicians -- and food
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts brings out artists, musicians -- and food (Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:17 AM)

Truck fire set intentionally
Investigators say the fire that consumed a white Chevrolet pickup just off of Ednamary Way two weeks ago was set intentionally. They have yet to determine whether the fire was technically arson. (Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:14 AM)

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts gathers artists, musicians -- and food
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts brings out artists, musicians -- and food (Thursday, August 26, 2010, 10:12 AM)

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Council campaign on a shoestring
A city policy encourages City Council candidates to spend less than $20,000 on their election campaigns, but candidate Greg David intends to spend well below that. (Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 1:33 PM)

El Camino layoffs draw criticism
In the wake of El Camino Hospital's announcement that 140 employees will be laid off this fall, fingers have been pointed in just about every direction. So, who or what is to blame for the cuts? That depends on who you ask. (Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 12:58 PM)

Wednesday, Aug. 25
Theater: 'The Light in the Piazza' at Center for the Performing Arts
Presented by TheatreWorks, the Broadway musical "The Light in the Piazza" has an 8 p.m. preview performance tonight, Aug. 25, at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. After later previews on Aug. 26 and 27, the show runs through Sept. 19. Tickets are $22-$70. Call 650-903-6568.
(Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 12:26 PM)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Bay Area hit by heat wave
Bay Area residents are finally getting the summer they were waiting for today -- and then some -- as a sudden heat wave is expected to push temperatures past 100 degrees in some cities. (Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 1:30 PM)

Treasured flight simulator celebrates 30 years
The electro-mechanical wonder at NASA Ames known as the Vertical Motion Simulator had its 30th anniversary last Friday. A video-gamer's dream, the flight simulator is able to move up, down and around inside a three-story building to replicate the feeling of moving in an aircraft. (Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:46 PM)

Back to school
Kindergartner Ava Taylor, 4, gets an uplifting hug from big sister Ellie, 7, as brother Silas, 6, looks on. It was Ava's first day of school at Mariano Castro Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 23. All over the Mountain View Whisman district students headed back to class after summer break. (Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:35 AM)

Judge won't reopen high-speed-rail challenge
A last-ditch effort by Menlo Park, Atherton and a coalition of nonprofit groups to reopen its lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority remains alive for at least a few more days after a Sacramento Court judge agreed Friday to delay his final ruling on the coalition's latest legal challenge. (Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:28 AM)

Tuesday, Aug. 24
Art: Quilt display in Mountain View
Starting today, Aug. 24, a new exhibition of art quilts by Karin Lusnak will be on view at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. The free show runs through Oct. 18. The art can be viewed one hour prior to public performances in the center, and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. (Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:27 AM)

Monday, August 23, 2010
'Amazing' false alarm -- TV show a no-show
Fans of the TV show The Amazing Race were disappointed to find out that reality show contestants did not, in fact, show up at a downtown Mountain View business on Saturday. (Monday, August 23, 2010, 1:16 PM)

Monday, Aug. 23
Art: 'Climate Change' in Palo Alto
Local artist Michael Killen is currently showing three of his environmental-themed paintings at the University Art store at 267 Hamilton Ave. in Palo Alto. The art is part of his ongoing painting-documentary film project.

Author: Mary Roach at Kepler's
Tonight (Aug. 23) at 7 p.m. Mary Roach gives a free author talk about her book "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void." Roach's book looks into the peculiar world experienced by those who travel in space, without privacy and hot showers, fresh vegetables and gravity. Her previous books include "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers." The event is at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (Monday, August 23, 2010, 10:52 AM)

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