SCHOOLS & KIDS Tackling the achievement gap As the proportion of Hispanic students in Mountain View approaches 50 percent, local school officials are struggling mightily to understand how to bring this soon-to-be-majori... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 19 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 19 hours ago.
OTHER ISSUES awful experience with A Minute Man shoe repair I had an awful experience with A Minute Man. I went in to have one of my hiking boot soles glued because it was coming off. I left the shoe with a woman and was told that I wo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike K., a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood, on May 12, 2008 at 12:07 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 21 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Town Square Posts What was Mountain View like in the old days?
Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4074 posted Friday, May 9, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 11, 2008 at 5:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2008 at 5:25 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Crunch time at Moffett NASA Ames was nearly shut down two years ago, but is now poised for major growth, according to a presentation made last month by Director Pete Worden to NASA Ames employees.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 11, 2008 at 12:25 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2008 at 12:25 am.
RESTAURANTS The table will take your order now California Roadhouse, the now-defunct bar and grill at 401 Castro Street, was going for an old-school image. But its replacement, due to arrive this summer, could be a whole n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 10, 2008 at 1:29 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2008 at 1:29 am.
BOOKS Bulk rate solar Recently, dozens of property owners in Portola Valley decided to pool their numbers in an attempt to obtain solar power arrays at bulk rate. As a result, about 68 homes partic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 9, 2008 at 11:59 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2008 at 12:38 am.
SPORTS Los Altos High honors former coach For years, Leo Long was a hugely popular and successful track coach at Los Altos High School. So much so, in fact, that the school recently named its track after him.
Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 9, 2008 at 7:37 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2008 at 2:21 pm.
AROUND TOWN Prefab diner's assembly underway A year ago, local auto shop owner Tom Mertl announced his plan to truck a 1930s prefab diner to Mountain View from Massachusetts. The diner has arrived, and a long restoration... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2008 at 9:01 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2008 at 1:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pew Chung school mourns loss of teacher When Piet Van Allen died in a motorcycle accident last week in San Jose, it left a gaping hole among the students and faculty at Pew Chung International School, where he had b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2008 at 6:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2008 at 6:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Cyclist, train collide near downtown station Caltrain service was briefly halted Tuesday afternoon after a northbound train and a bicyclist collided near the downtown station.
Read the full story here http://www.mv-voic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 6, 2008 at 11:27 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 11:27 pm.
SPORTS MVLA Avalanche Win Back-to-Back State Championship The local MVLA Avalanche U15 Girls Soccer Team won their second consecutive Cal-North State Cup Championship last Saturday in Morgan Hill by defeating the Santa Rosa United so... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gabe, a resident of another community, on May 6, 2008 at 2:20 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Achievement gap continues to disturb MV Whisman The Mountain View Whisman school district's annual report was released this spring, and administrators, faced with persistently low test scores from Hispanic students, are hop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 6, 2008 at 10:15 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 10:15 am.
AROUND TOWN One family's sacrifice: two siblings serve in Iraq Few Mountain View families have been affected by the war in Iraq as much as the Barrios household. In 2004 their youngest son, Michael, returned from a seven-month tour in Fal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 5, 2008 at 11:25 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2008 at 2:47 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Recent editions? Why have there been so many corrections/errors in the Voice in the past few months? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Samantha, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood, on May 3, 2008 at 12:09 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2008 at 12:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bullis gets more portable space Bullis Charter School will start the next school year with additional portable space for classrooms and a computer lab, the Los Altos School Board agreed during its meeting on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 2, 2008 at 2:18 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2008 at 2:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Seventh Annual Choral Fest , May 19, 5-8 pm Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, Los Altos-Mtn. View PTA Council, and Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) will present the Seventh Annual Mountain View Whisman S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on May 2, 2008 at 1:59 pm
AROUND TOWN Police: Mobile home death not murder Although the exact cause is still unknown, the sudden death of a 42-year-old man at a Mountain View mobile home park has been reclassified as involuntary manslaughter, Mountai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Hetch Hetchy project a no-go A litany of fiery statements Tuesday night did not stop the City Council from cleaning the slate at 450 Whisman Road, rejecting a proposal for 64 homes on the Hetch Hetchy rig... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 2, 2008 at 12:24 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2008 at 12:24 pm.
AROUND TOWN MOUNTAIN VIEW GOES GREEN What is the single most important thing Mountain View can do to be more sustainable?
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The Mountain View Environmental Sustainability Task Force
would like to know ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by aileen La Bouff, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on May 1, 2008 at 7:04 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Free Community Arts Day at CSMA Sunday, June 29, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Families with young children will enjoy this annual free event at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on May 1, 2008 at 11:19 am
AROUND TOWN Free Community Arts Day at CSMA Sunday, June 29, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Families with young children will enjoy this annual free event at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on May 1, 2008 at 11:15 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS SEMINARIO GRATUITO DE EDUCACIÓN Y INFORMACIÓN DE PANDILLAS MOUNTAIN VIEW - LOS ALTOS - LOS ALTOS HILLS EL CHALLENGE TEAM PRESENTA
SEMINARIO GRATUITO DE EDUCACIÓN Y INFORMACIÓN DE PANDILLAS
PARA PADRES Y/O COMUNIDAD
JUEVES, 22 D... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Apr 29, 2008 at 7:19 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Free Gang Awareness Parent Seminar MOUNTAIN VIEW - LOS ALTOS - LOS ALTOS HILLS THE CHALLENGE TEAM PRESENTS
A FREE GANG AWARENESS PARENT SEMINAR
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
MARIANO CASTRO ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Apr 29, 2008 at 7:16 pm
OTHER ISSUES Gang activity on Stevens Creek Trail Has anyone else noticed the increase in gang activity and gang members trawling on Stevens Creek Trail? I have lived in Mtn. View for 7 years and have read in the Voice about... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Mtn View Resident, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Apr 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 11:30 pm.