OTHER ISSUES Auto burglars find apartments to be good hunting grounds Auto burglaries are "absolutely" on the rise in Mountain View, police say, especially in the garages of apartment complexes. Another such crime was committed late last week, w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 14, 2009 at 8:17 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:06 am.
AROUND TOWN Update on injured bicyclist Tuesday a.m.? Wondering if anyone knows what happened to the bicyclist who collapsed or had been hit at Rengstorff and Central Expressway this morning (Tuesday) at about 8:45 a.m.?
When... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jennifer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Apr 14, 2009 at 5:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2009 at 10:21 am.
OTHER ISSUES Conviction reinstated in 1976 murder case The California Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the first-degree murder conviction of a Sunnyvale man in the strangling and rape of a Mountain View woman 33 years ago.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm.
OTHER ISSUES National group targets local Day Worker Center Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" the neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the grou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm There have been 81 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN Home sales way down, but prices remain high The median price of a single-family home in Mountain View remained just over $1 million in the first quarter of 2009, despite the fact that half as many were sold compared to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 14, 2009 at 8:29 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2009 at 5:17 pm.
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
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.