AROUND TOWN MV property taxes on the rise Almost a quarter of Santa Clara County's property owners are set for a jump in their property tax bills, thanks to this year's boost in the residential real estate market.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, 9 hours ago There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent 51 minutes ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Full bellies all summer long Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one out of every three children rely on free or reduced-price meals provided to them by their local schools.
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OTHER ISSUES Cat controversy highlights problems with informing the public It was the animal control ordinance that nearly got away -- and caused some finger pointing over why thousands of cat and dog owners in the city were not informed. Among the p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2013 at 2:26 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
AROUND TOWN KMVT elects six new board members Mountain View's community access station's board of directors elected six new board members. Val Carpenter, George Cohn, Susan Davis, Young Han, Heather Hurford and Cathy Mart... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:36 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2013 at 5:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Review: Crazy for craft beer Never ask Ted Kim a simple question about beer. If you do, you're in for a discourse on the qualities of craft beer, its history and nuances. Kim opened Steins Beer Garden in ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:06 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 minutes ago.
OTHER ISSUES City seeking Stevens Creek group volunteers Interested in getting involved with public works projects? The City of Mountain View is seeking applicants for a Citizens Working Group to assist with a feasibility study for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:05 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN The day the video store died Nostalgia lines the shelves in Videoscope, Mountain View's last video rental store. Videoscope, located at 2290 W. El Camino Real, is the latest victim, following in the foots... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:35 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.
AROUND TOWN World Music Day to bring downtown road closures Much of downtown Palo Alto will be closed to traffic on Sunday, June 16, to make room for World Music day, which runs from noon to 8 p.m.
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AROUND TOWN Police release sketch of attempted burglary suspect Mountain View police have released a composite sketch of a man whom they believe attempted to break into a home on the 900 block of Boranda Avenue on June 11.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Full bellies all summer long Hunger isn't just a problem in the developing world. Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one out of every three children rely on free or reduced-p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:11 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Crime briefs: Interrupted break-in, burglaries Police report on several crimes, including missing cash, residential burglaries and a man who came in through the bathroom window.
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AROUND TOWN Free International Cafe Community Cooking Class Learn and Sample new Recipes Alongside your Neighbors
Join us for a free 'International Cafe' Cooking Class! We hope to bring together neighbors and foodies to learn and s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pauline de Lange, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:51 pm.
BOOKS High speed chase ends in arrests A high-speed chase through Mountain View turned into a manhunt Thursday night, after the car police were pursuing collided with another vehicle and careened off the road -- cr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:16 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:04 pm.
AROUND TOWN Council OKs 21 homes A largely vacant 1.4-acre lot at 137 Easy St. may soon be home to a development of row houses after the council unanimously approved the project on Tuesday, June 11.
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AROUND TOWN Review: Wild, wacky and wonderful Colman Domingo, playwright and actor for TheatreWorks' latest show, is a bit of a native son, having done a fair amount of acting locally before making his way on Broadway and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:32 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:32 am.
AROUND TOWN Four residential burglaries in three days Residential burglaries continue to be a problem in Mountain View, with four burglaries and one attempted break-in over a three-day period, according to police reports.
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AROUND TOWN The day the video store died Nostalgia lines the shelves in Videoscope, Mountain View's last video rental store. The sentiment overwhelms upon entering the storeroom, where navigating the clutter of racks... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 10:55 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:58 am.
OTHER ISSUES Power restored after early morning outage Power has been restored to more than 5,800 PG&E customers in Mountain View following an outage this morning, according to a PG&E spokesman.
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AROUND TOWN Council hesitant to boost library funding In city budget discussions on Tuesday, the City Council supported adding $50,000 to next year's library budget for new books, CDs, and DVDs and other materials. Even with the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 11:40 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:24 pm.
BIKE FUN Where Grant Road Ends, A Farm Lives On Baby goats frolic, piglets squeal, and little children frolic and squeal along with them at Deer Hollow Farm. Nestled in a small valley where the hills open up to Santa Clara ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Janet Lafleur, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:17 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 2:47 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Huge gang bust nets 39 arrests All but nine of 48 alleged members or associates of the Nuestra Familia criminal gang indicted in May are in custody in the largest gang prosecution ever in Santa Clara County... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 9:07 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:20 am.
AROUND TOWN Witness' report leads to arrest in bike theft Police arrested a San Jose man for allegedly stealing a bicycle at the Mountain View Caltrain station after a witness alerted police.
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OTHER ISSUES A happy homecoming Air National Guard Sgt. Jesus Feliciano is embraced by his children, fraternal twins Tristan and Adriana, when he returned to Moffett Federal Airfield after a four-month deplo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 4:10 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:45 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Council backtracks after cat owners pounce on licensing law After public outcry, on Tuesday City Council members were persuaded to scratch new regulations for pet owners in Mountain View, including a controversial licensing and rabies ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Google denies giving NSA "direct access" to user data National Security Agency documents leaked to the press say Mountain View's Google has been cooperating with the US government to spy on citizens on an unprecedented scale, all... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 11, 2013 at 11:43 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2013 at 10:41 am.
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