OTHER ISSUES Caltrain hits car in Sunnyvale, halting service A Caltrain struck a Volkswagen Jetta in Sunnyvale this morning as the driver tried to push the disabled car across the train tracks, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
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AROUND TOWN Neighbors, council clash on Minton's project The City Council differed with about a dozen neighbors Tuesday about the merits of building 214 apartments across the street from the Caltrain station on the current Minton's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2009 at 2:30 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 23, 2009 at 2:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN Teens steal tip jars from local Starbucks Mountain View police are looking for a group of teenagers who went on a robbery spree Tuesday, stealing tip jars from three local Starbucks coffee shops.
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AROUND TOWN Life in prison for Craigslist assaults A San Jose man who robbed and sexually assaulted women he met through the Web site Craigslist has been sentenced to life in prison, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2009 at 1:21 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2009 at 3:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Latest Bullis spat headed to court Bullis Charter School officials have filed a lawsuit against the Los Altos School District for not providing the school with adequate facilities, which they say is required by... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 18, 2009 at 11:37 am There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2009 at 3:27 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Whisman trustees contemplate magnet model As elementary school trustees talked this week about what they want the district to look like within the next decade, some said they could envision building separate magnet sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2009 at 2:59 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 16, 2009 at 4:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Council on taxis: Let the market decide As a money-saver, the Mountain View Police Department has recommended ceasing its checks on taxi cabs and drivers. In response, the City Council on Tuesday appeared supportive... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2009 at 2:41 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 5, 2009 at 6:17 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Suit claims Target dumped hazardous waste A lawsuit was filed against Target Corporation on Monday by the California Attorney General and 19 district attorneys, including Santa Clara County's. The suit alleges that Ta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2009 at 12:29 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2009 at 11:26 pm.
AROUND TOWN Shoreline Why didn't you do a story on the fiasco at Shoreline for the
Food Network event - was it because it wasn't as sensational
as the Old School concert, was it because you did... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by mary, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2009 at 9:58 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:27 am.
EDITOR'S DESK Mump and circumstance MOUNTAIN VIEW residents are normally an easygoing bunch. Rarely does something on the pages of the local newspaper get them too riled up.
It's true they take their schools ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Jun 16, 2009 at 7:05 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 21, 2010 at 12:38 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New principal selected for PACT The Mountain View Whisman School District has selected the first principal to run PACT — the popular parent participation program which until recently was housed at Cast... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 16, 2009 at 5:03 pm There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 9, 2009 at 9:16 pm.
AROUND TOWN Retiring doc keeps passion for volunteering When Dr. Jeffrey Urman retired this spring from Kaiser after nearly 20 years, employees at the hospital said it wasn't hard to come up with the perfect gift for the primary ca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 16, 2009 at 3:11 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2009 at 4:29 pm.
OTHER ISSUES TONIGHT: Minton's, Moffett and more for council The City Council is set to take on four study session topics tonight: a proposed 214-apartment project slated for the Minton's Lumber site; the past, present and future of Mof... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 16, 2009 at 3:08 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2009 at 4:16 pm.
AROUND TOWN Irene Sharp Concert at CSMA on June 25 (NOT June 22)! The concert with Irene Sharp (Cello) and Steven Lightburn (piano) is on Thursday, June 25 at 7 pm at the Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain V... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:44 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Grim school-funding outlook will get grimmer Grim and grimmer: That's the outlook for California public school funding at least until 2012, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, told a room packed with school superintend... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:40 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2009 at 11:48 am.
AROUND TOWN Summer Camps, Art Classes for All Ages at CSMA Summer session is underway at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View!
There's still some room in the Creative Art & Music Camps for kids entering grades K... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on Jun 15, 2009 at 12:11 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Controversial teacher reassigned to Graham A former fourth-grade teacher at Huff, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally abusive" to her students, will be returning to the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 15, 2009 at 12:07 pm There have been 80 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm.
OTHER ISSUES They've got game at Girls Middle School The girls at Girls Middle School had a super secret tool on hand during their recent week of outside-the-classroom learning: "Super Secret," an online role playing and social ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 14, 2009 at 7:05 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2009 at 11:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Armed robbers storm apartment on San Veron Police are looking for two men who they say robbed four people in their San Veron Avenue apartment by charging in with a shotgun and an automatic weapon.
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OTHER ISSUES ICE gang crackdown nets arrests of 17 foreign nationals in county An operation by federal and local law enforcement agents in Santa Clara County last Thursday has resulted in the arrest of 17 foreign nationals with alleged ties to violent st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 19, 2009 at 9:31 am.
AROUND TOWN COMING UP: Stevens Creek Trail celebration This Saturday, a crowd of trail-lovers will gather to celebrate two milestones in the expansion of Stevens Creek Trail: the sleek blue bridge over Moffett Boulevard, and the n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:16 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2009 at 8:35 am.
AROUND TOWN Council approves loans for city employees As an incentive for city employees to live in Mountain View, the City Council approved a program Tuesday making low interest home loans available to "first responders" -- whic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 12, 2009 at 12:06 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Whisman residents feeling cut off A General Plan hearing on the Whisman neighborhood was surprisingly heated Monday night, as its residents expressed frustration at being cut off from the rest of Mountain View... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 11, 2009 at 4:21 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:01 pm.
ELECTIONS Council approves utility rate increases To compensate for increased water, garbage and sewer costs imposed on the city, the City Council raised utility rates Tuesday.
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AROUND TOWN Commission OKs new hotel for Palo Alto Bowl An ambitious proposal to replace Palo Alto Bowl with a four-story hotel and 26 new houses received tentative support from Palo Alto residents and planning commissioners Wednes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 11, 2009 at 1:25 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:13 pm.