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El Camino: five vie for three seats on district board
Three newcomers and two incumbents are running for three seats on the board of directors of the El Camino Hospital District.
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 9:54 am by karin, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Our position on Props. 5 to 8
Last week the Voice offered recommendations on the first four propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot. This week we continue our analysis with Propositions 5 to 8, and wi... |
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on Nov 10, 2008 at 8:19 am by Rita, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Council incumbents battle newcomers in Chamber debate
Three City Council incumbents defended their records against three challengers in a debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Monday night The candidates tackled the topics of ... |
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on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Our election recommendations
Mountain View City Council
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 5:14 pm by Chris Bernstien, a resident of another community |
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Demonstrators mark 4,000 U.S. Iraq War deaths
What was billed as a lighted representation of America's war dead in Iraq turned into an auditory display Monday evening, thanks to the supportive honking of passing cars on E... |
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on Mar 31, 2008 at 3:24 pm by also proud, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
Local dad loses name dispute with Boy Scouts
A Mountain View father lost a bid in federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday to use the name "Youthscouts" for a youth activities group he founded for his daughter.
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on Nov 3, 2008 at 10:13 pm by JF, a resident of another community |
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Lieber bill would tighten recruiters' access to students
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, is reintroducing a bill today intended to better inform parents on military recruiting among high school students.
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 6:29 pm by Dale, a resident of another community |
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Candidates spar over Assembly seat
Former Mountain View Mayor Sally Lieber will likely hand over her District 22 State Assembly seat to one of four Democrats, three of whom showed up for a debate in Mountain Vi... |
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on May 31, 2008 at 7:13 pm by Victim of Caserta, a resident of another community |
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District gives nod to new parcel tax
Facing huge state budget cuts that threaten elementary and middle school programs and small class sizes, the Mountain View Whisman school board voted last week to seek a 69 pe... |
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on Apr 6, 2008 at 1:01 pm by Parcel Tax Supporter, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
Endorsements
Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 30, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on May 30, 2008 at 5:10 pm by unsure, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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City Council candidates in dead heat to the finish
While a winner was called in the presidential election Tuesday night just before 10 p.m., City Council candidates were still on the edge of their seats to see who was going to... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 11:56 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Mayfield project marches forward
After four years of meetings, the City Council finally delivered the massive Mayfield housing project Tuesday night, approving a conceptual master plan, a demolition plan and ... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm by Breathy, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
In some precincts, it's mail vote only
Reacting to the trend of more and more people voting by mail, the county registrar is closing six Mountain View polling places during next month's primary elections.
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on Jun 2, 2008 at 11:12 am by Election Day mourner, a resident of another community |
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Three MV council members eyeing Kniss' seat
A trio of Mountain View City Council members -- Margaret Abe-Koga, Laura Macias and Mike Kasperzak -- said this week that they are considering a run to replace county supervis... |
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm by AgnosticAl, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
City says yes to phone tax expansion
The city's general fund is in slightly better shape with the passage of measure T on Tuesday, perhaps bucking a trend of no new taxes in this election.
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on Nov 4, 2010 at 12:27 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
November election
Do we know who is running for office? |
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on Jul 20, 2008 at 9:30 am by EMT, a resident of another community |
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VOICE endorsement: Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:43 PM |
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on Aug 8, 2008 at 4:50 pm by Lynn Huidekoper, RN, a resident of another community |
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George W. Bush and his chamber of horrors
George W. Bush and his chamber of horrors
By Tom Teepen
As the governor of Texas, George W. Bush was the king of the death house and now, as president, he's the king of the ... |
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on Mar 14, 2008 at 4:08 pm by 4l4n, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Absentee ballots 'smudge' snafu needs erasers
Hundreds of thousands of Santa Clara County mail-in ballots must have an ink smudge hand erased before they can be counted, in a major mail-in ballot snafu. The glitch could a... |
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on Nov 3, 2010 at 12:04 pm by curious, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Community college parcel tax falling short
With 54 of 271 precincts reporting, it appears that a majority of Peninsula voters are in favor of a proposed parcel tax that proponents say will bring much needed money to th... |
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on Nov 4, 2010 at 3:18 pm by jupiterk, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
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Editorial endorsement: Phone tax upgrade justified
In Mountain View, home of Google and numerous high-tech firms, voters should easily understand the city's effort to broaden its phone tax to cover VOIP and other modern techno... |
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on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm by nil, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Measure C passes by a landslide
The Mountain View Whisman School District's new parcel tax won with a solid 79.8 percent of the vote Tuesday, surprising supporters who had worried it might not receive the tw... |
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on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:35 am by Fran Goodwin, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Big war chests discouraged for council candidates
Candidates in this year's City Council election be warned: Go above the voluntary spending limit of $19,000 and many in Mountain View won't like you for it.
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on May 17, 2008 at 12:06 am by eric, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
Incumbents win council race
Margaret Abe-Koga, Jac Siegel and Ronit Bryant have won re-election to the City Council, batting back a trio of newcomers and accusations that they were not doing enough to b... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 9:14 pm by Joe, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Foothill-De Anza service union urges no on parcel tax
The local community college district's service workers union is urging voters to reject Measure E, the parcel tax that proponents say would raise much needed money for Foothil... |
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on Oct 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm by Sethro, a resident of another community |