AROUND TOWN
'One of the silliest things we've ever done'
Several City Council members said they were not fans of placing art along city's trails and in parks before voting against making it a standard practice on Tuesday. "I think t... |
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4 minutes ago by Peter Cao, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City set to design new veterans memorial
With Memorial Day just around the corner, the City Council has decided that the two plaques in Mountain View dedicated to war veterans just aren't enough.
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1 hour ago by Christopher Chiang, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Armed man robs Wells Fargo bank
A masked robber armed with a gun made off with an undisclosed amount of cash yesterday after robbing a Wells Fargo bank branch near the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta D... |
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2 hours ago by Please, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Fist-fight at gas station escalates quickly
Two men got into a fight at a Mountain View gas station early Tuesday morning, with one brandishing a knife, according to police.
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6 hours ago by katydid41@yahoo.com, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Gov. Brown calls for focus on climate change
Gov. Jerry Brown today urged scientists to dedicate themselves to convincing a distracted public and news media about the dangers of climate change and other potential disrupt... |
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8 hours ago by Captain_America, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Residential burglaries up this year
Local residential burglaries are up, according to officials with the Mountain View Police Department.
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9 hours ago by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Re-open Whisman School?
A former city of Mountain View official, along with leading members of some Whisman-area neighborhood associations, plan to hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss the possibil... |
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11 hours ago by David, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council asks Congress for pod-car funds
The City Council decided Tuesday to push for federal money to help get "automated transit network" technology -- also known as pod cars -- off the ground, possibly in Mountain... |
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12 hours ago by Tyler, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Zipcars to come to downtown
The City Council voted quietly and unanimously to allow car-sharing company Zipcar to park four of its cars in downtown Mountain View on Tuesday.
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on May 24, 2013 at 9:04 pm by Rodger, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Immigrant house may be placed in new city park
After saving it from demolition earlier this year, City Council members voted Tuesday on a strategy for restoring and relocating the tiny historic home known as the Immigrant ... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 6:47 pm by wendyleela, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Unlikely barbecue joint
If Mountain View had a resident ribs master, it would be Harold Willis. And you won't find him -- or his ribs -- in a local restaurant, but in the parking lot of Lozano's Car... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 5:02 pm by George, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
P.E. credit for marching band?
Everyone seems to agree that marching up and down a football field while banging on drums or playing the horn is hard work. But while parents and band members think they shoul... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 4:46 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27
[Web Link Music: Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble with Ray Vega]
Special guest Latin jazz trumpeter Ray Vega joins the Stanford Afr... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 3:47 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Best of Mountain View 2012
These are the champions, the restaurants, retailers and professionals who answered the call to compete and came out on top. Readers had the task of judging the top performers ... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 2:29 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Mountain View Voice Editor |
AROUND TOWN
At-risk high school students making gains
Earlier this month, U.S. News and World Report published a story ranking both Mountain View and Los Altos high schools among the top 2 percent out of 21,000 schools from aroun... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 11:49 am by Mel, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Re-open Whisman?
A former city of Mountain View official, along with leading members of some Whisman-area neighborhood associations, plan to hold a meeting to discuss the possibility of re-ope... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 9:14 am by Tyrella N Flynn, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
BIKE FUN
The ABCs of Getting Back in the Saddle
Memorial Day is here which means that summer is well on its way. If you haven't been on your bike in months, it's time to pull that bike out of the garage or storage closet an... |
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on May 24, 2013 at 6:43 am by Janet Lafleur, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Google burglary bust
It appears that an ex-Googler may have felt he was entitled to a do-it-yourself severance package after the company cut him loose last month.
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on May 23, 2013 at 2:53 pm by dtrain, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Amid complaints, Google promises WiFi upgrades
While Google says it is committed to improving its network of light-pole mounted WiFi nodes in Mountain View, some users say they are tired of how unreliable the free service ... |
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on May 23, 2013 at 2:45 pm by Huh?, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Safer stoplights OK'd
Two busy intersections should soon be much safer after the City Council unanimously voted to replace a pair of aging stoplights on Middlefield Road and California Street Tuesd... |
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on May 23, 2013 at 11:35 am by Will, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One for rent: no NASA ties needed
In an unprecedented move for NASA Ames Research Center, historic Hangar One at Moffett Field is being offered up for any use akin to its original purpose -- no ties to NASA's ... |
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on May 23, 2013 at 9:35 am by Rodger, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs $2 million lot sale
In a move that may reduce parking for nearby businesses, the City Council voted to sell a city-owned parking lot on Tuesday to a developer proposing to build 200 apartments at... |
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on May 23, 2013 at 9:31 am by letsgetreal, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
PANTHER PEN
Overheard at Crittenden
State testing is over, the 8th graders are looking forward to high school, and summer is so close we can almost taste it. As the year winds down, middle school students become... |
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on May 23, 2013 at 8:15 am by Ms. Jenson, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tropicana Lodge being demolished
The vacant Tropicana Lodge hotel was being turned into debris this morning to make way for a 162-unit apartment complex to be built by Prometheus Real Estate Group.
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on May 23, 2013 at 6:13 am by Garrett83, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Burglars kick in door
A burglar reportedly kicked in the door of a home in the 2300 block of Jane Lane on May 17, according to police.
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on May 22, 2013 at 11:05 pm by Mr. Plow, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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