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OTHER ISSUES
TONIGHT: Council decision on Worker Center
The Mountain View City Council is scheduled to decide tonight on whether the Day Worker Center of Mountain View can occupy its new property at 113 Escuela Ave. Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 12, 2009 at 6:46 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 9:05 am.

AROUND TOWN
Caltrain may cut weekend service, raise fares
During its board of directors meeting last week, Caltrain administrators announced possible service and fare changes to be implemented as early as October. Read the full stor... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 12, 2009 at 2:36 pm
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 27, 2010 at 1:07 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS in brief lockdown during manhunt
Mountain View and Alta Vista high schools went into a five-minute "code red lockdown" Monday morning after a student attacked a police officer during a meeting at Alta Vista H... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 12, 2009 at 2:17 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 5:14 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Adult School cuts will hurt
The gaping holes left in the Adult School curriculum by the recently announced $1.3 million in cutbacks pulls the rug out from under some of the city's most vulnerable populat... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 12, 2009 at 9:27 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2009 at 9:27 am.

AROUND TOWN
High-speed-rail official pushes back
Rod Diridon, a leading proponent of high-speed rail in California, last week urged Peninsula communities to be patient and said no decision has been made to elevate the tracks... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 11, 2009 at 1:43 pm
There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2009 at 2:10 am.

OTHER ISSUES
Two train fatalities in two days
Two people were killed by trains in as many days after the victims lingered on the tracks north of Mountain View. Authorities believe both incidents were suicides. Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 9, 2009 at 9:38 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2009 at 10:21 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Call for sustainability in school upgrades
Parents of local elementary school children want greener, more energy-efficient schools, prettier campuses and more space for their children to eat and learn, they said during... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2009 at 8:56 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2009 at 10:08 am.

AROUND TOWN
Video sheds light on origins of Silicon Valley
Mountain View's Computer History Museum has posted a 15-minute documentary on YouTube illustrating how a dispute in a Mountain View lab 51 years ago helped give birth to Silic... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Caltrain deaths prompt push for suicide prevention awareness
In the wake of two Caltrain fatalities within 24 hours this week, public health organizations, school administrators and others are urging the public to be aware of the warnin... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2009 at 4:37 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2009 at 9:13 am.

AROUND TOWN
Peninsula Youth Theatre Presents "Sleeping Beauty"
Peninsula Youth Theatre will present Kate Hawley's "Sleeping Beauty," a twist on this classic tale, May 9 - 17 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. "When t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by mike, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on May 8, 2009 at 11:07 am

OTHER ISSUES
Friends question circumstances behind suicide
In the days, weeks and months prior to her death Monday morning on the tracks just north of the San Antonio station in Mountain View, Heather Russell had been systematically a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2009 at 7:56 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 7:56 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Memorial service Saturday for 2nd train victim
A "Celebration of Life" memorial service has been set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Spangler Mortuaries in downtown Mountain View for the Gunn High School junior killed by a train T... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2009 at 10:00 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 10:06 pm.

ELECTIONS
State complicates city's budget woes
As the City Council struggled to resolve a $6 million general fund deficit Tuesday night, more bad budget news broke in the middle of the meeting: The state may grab $2 millio... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Mountain View Whisman Choral Students Perform at Shoreline on May 11
Mountain View Whisman School District presents the 8th Annual Choral Fest on Monday, May 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The event, featuring choral students from all schools in... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by CSMA, a resident of another community, on May 7, 2009 at 7:46 pm

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman Choral Students Perform at Shoreline on May 11
Mountain View Whisman School District presents the 8th Annual Choral Fest on Monday, May 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The event, featuring choral students from all schools in... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by CSMA, a resident of another community, on May 7, 2009 at 7:46 pm

AROUND TOWN
Top space geeks flock to Mountain View
The world's next generation of leaders in space exploration will assemble at NASA Ames this summer for, among other things, discussions about whether humans should settle in c... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2009 at 3:28 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2009 at 7:12 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nursery school's legacy spans generations
Over decades, more than 1,000 families have benefited from the early childhood program at Mountain View Parent Nursery School. Last Sunday, May 3, several of those alumni came... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2009 at 1:09 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 6:42 am.

EDITOR'S DESK
Flu away
AS NOTED in GoogleWatch, our new blog, the number of people googling the words "swine flu" dropped off precipitously this past week. "According to Google's READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on May 7, 2009 at 12:15 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 6:45 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Earth Baby, baby
Tired of sending diaper after plastic diaper to the landfills, a group of Mountain View parents-turned-entrepreneurs is hoping to change the way we dispose of our children's n... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 6, 2009 at 7:02 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 6:46 pm.

AROUND TOWN
State complicates city's budget woes
As the City Council struggled to resolve a $6 million general fund deficit Tuesday night, more bad budget news broke in the middle of the meeting: The state may grab $2 millio... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 6, 2009 at 3:32 pm
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 10:39 pm.

ELECTIONS
Big cuts considered for city services
After months of discussions with department heads, city manager Kevin Duggan has proposed budget cuts to fill a $6.1 million general fund deficit. The City Council is schedule... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 6, 2009 at 11:05 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 4:04 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto sees second train fatality in two days
Another possible suicide -- the second in two days -- stopped trains in Palo Alto at about 8:30 a.m. today after a northbound commute train hit a person on the tracks near Eas... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 5, 2009 at 2:18 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm.

GOOGLE WATCH
Google searches for "Swine Flu" drop
Fewer people are typing the words "swine flu" into the Google search engine in recent days, indicating that the hysteria over swine flu is simmering. According to Google's [h... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on May 5, 2009 at 11:23 am

OTHER ISSUES
Bureaucrats botch plastic bag ban
The latest attempt to increase government revenue in the county is the proposed ordinance to tax/ban single-use plastic bags (SUPBs). Supposedly, they are responsible for a my... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 4, 2009 at 9:14 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2009 at 11:23 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: Forum to discuss district renovations
Community members are invited to come to Castro School tonight to discuss the elementary school district's 10-year facilities plan with administrators and architects. Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 4, 2009 at 4:54 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 7:46 am.

 

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