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AROUND TOWN
Monday Night's Jay Leno Show
The Voice made it into the "Headlines" segment again :) From the Police Blotter in the 2/13/09 edition: POSESSION OF DRUG PARAFUNALIA Devonshire Ave./N. Whisman Rd., ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Apr 14, 2009 at 12:17 am

AROUND TOWN
Power Outage 2 Nights in a Row???
And at the same hours (8-10pm)!!!! Sunday night, it started with a series of brown outs which nearly killed my electronics, then a complete black out around 8pm. 2 hours lat... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by darkness, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2009 at 10:42 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 8:33 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Freeway express-lane project speeds ahead
Under a plan for State Highway 85 and U.S. Highway 101, carpool lanes will be converted into express toll lanes, allowing solo drivers with FasTrak transponders to drive in th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2009 at 9:19 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm.

AROUND TOWN
County poet laureate looks to you for muse
Santa Clara County's poet laureate is encouraging residents to participate in an exercise to create the first Santa Clara County poem in celebration of National Poetry Month. ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Two charged with assault using bottle, screwdriver
Police arrested two "associated gang members" on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after the young men allegedly attacked a group of juveniles with a screwdriver and a b... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2009 at 4:52 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2009 at 8:30 am.

OTHER ISSUES
Developer found for Shoreline hotel
After Google bowed out of negotiations last year to develop a hotel next to its headquarters, several other developers came forward, and the council confirmed a favorite on Tu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:37 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm.

OTHER ISSUES
The Naysayer?
From Mercury News' "The Phantom": NAYSAYER: Since joining the Mountain View City Council in January, Council Member John Inks has become quite the contrarian. At last Tu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Apr 12, 2009 at 10:23 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2009 at 1:48 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Unarmed robber takes $5K from local BofA
Mountain View police are looking for a man who they say stole about $5,000 from the Bank of America inside Lucky grocery store during an unarmed robbery Tuesday afternoon. Re... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 12, 2009 at 8:39 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2009 at 8:29 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Feds say Lozano's bilked workers
A local car wash has been cheating workers out of their pay on slow business days, the U.S. Department of Labor said last week. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:28 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 9:11 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the Editor
In defense of Patty Polifrone Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 10, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 10, 2009 at 9:33 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 10:33 am.

AROUND TOWN
Cuesta tennis courts up for grabs again
Cuesta Park's tennis courts will have a new operator since the city decided to replace hometown favorite Tim Foley over a number of alleged breeches of contract. Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 10, 2009 at 2:51 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2009 at 12:26 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Web site's scores, comments can set the price
Thanks to GreatSchools.net, when buyers shop for homes in Mountain View, they often know minute details on the local schools -- and those details can make all the difference w... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 9, 2009 at 5:33 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 8:58 am.

AROUND TOWN
Council wants more info on 'crisis' budget
Council members had a visceral reaction to an array of non-specific budget cuts proposed by the city manager Tuesday night, but most appeared to accept an aggressive strategy ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 9, 2009 at 5:21 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:36 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Yet another lawsuit from Bullis Charter School?
At a time of deep statewide cuts in K-12 education,depressed economy, Bullis Charter School seems to be gearing up for yet another lawsuit. Why else would their board of d... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by X, a resident of another community, on Apr 9, 2009 at 4:35 pm

HEY TECH!
Qik CEO Ramu Sunkara gives Oxford MBA students advice at the Computer History Museum
Ramu Sunkara, CEO, shared his experiences in starting Qik, a streaming video company, with University of Oxford MBA students at the READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Apr 9, 2009 at 3:49 pm

AROUND TOWN
TONIGHT: Council study session on budget cuts
Balancing Mountain View's budget may require some painful cuts this year, according to city manager Kevin Duggan. Tonight the City Council will review Duggan's strategy to add... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 9, 2009 at 1:48 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2009 at 1:48 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Cuesta tennis courts up for grabs again
Cuesta Park's tennis courts will have a new operator since the city decided to replace hometown favorite Tim Foley over a number of alleged breeches of contract. Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 9, 2009 at 1:26 pm
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2011 at 3:58 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Tamara reportedly tried to contact mother on night of her death
Oakland police continue to withhold the cause of death of a girl identified as 17-year-old Mountain View resident Tamara Thompson, whose body was discovered March 31 in Oaklan... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 9, 2009 at 8:35 am
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2012 at 6:34 pm.

AROUND TOWN
power out Wednesday April 8
Anyone know why the power went out in several places in 94043 today? It wasn't a warm day so I doubt too many people were using their air conditioners. READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Bernie Brightman, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood, on Apr 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 10:44 pm.

HEY TECH!
Esther Dyson's Thoughts on Space and Social Media - What are your priorities?
Esther Dyson shared insights with Tatyana Kanzaveli at the Bay Area IT/Software Execs Meetup Group re: Russia, space, investing, soc... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:43 am

HEY TECH!
Mountain View - Romanian Technology Connections - Add Your Stories
Avangate and Bit Defender are two companies who have developers in Romania and sales offices in Mountain View (see my article... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Apr 7, 2009 at 12:59 pm

AROUND TOWN
Juveniles caught with loot after robbing home
Police say they found a Sony PlayStation stuffed down the pants of a 17-year-old boy Sunday afternoon after he and a friend robbed a house on Easy Street. Read the full story... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:37 pm
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2009 at 8:56 pm.

EDITOR'S DESK
Our pledge to you
I GOT A SURPRISE call from my old friend Adriel Hampton over the weekend. Adriel, a former colleague now living in Dublin (we worked together at the SF Examiner and elsewher... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:23 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 12:05 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Life and death with the Spanglers
Spangler Mortuary is one of the city's oldest family-run businesses. And someday it could be run by a generation of Spanglers who have traveled the world, succeeded in show bu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Vandalism way up from last year, police say
Mountain View is experiencing a 51 percent jump in vandalism so far this year compared to the same time period last year, according to police reports. Read the full story her... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 4:14 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2009 at 8:26 pm.

 

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