AROUND TOWN 'Skimming' scam at ATMs hits local resident Nick Elvitsky was shocked when $500 was deducted from his account on Jan. 26: "I did not take that money out. I have been a victim of a crime."
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OTHER ISSUES Local leaders take on hate crime A dozen community leaders, responding to alleged hate crimes from late last year, met last week and agreed it is time to do something "proactive" to convey the message that di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN Put the article about ATM skimming on-line That's news that people really need to know. Put it on-line so we can send the link to our friends. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bernie Brightman, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2009 at 11:01 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:59 pm.
SPORTS Peanut butter recall hits local schools Two Mountain View schools will no longer be selling peanut butter cookies or dough after a recall of these products, which may have been exposed to a salmonella strain.
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EDITOR'S DESK Poet didn't know it IN THIS ECONOMY, you've got to keep yourself open to all opportunities. That's why I thought I'd apply to be Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County.
At first glance the posit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Feb 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2009 at 3:54 pm.
AROUND TOWN The storied career of Sally Lieber It's arguable that Mountain View has never given rise to a more improbable political success story than that of Sally Lieber, the wallpaper hanger from Detroit who surprised e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 7, 2009 at 3:10 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm.
OTHER ISSUES EDITORIAL: Paper, plastic or neither The odds that bags will no longer be handed out free to retail customers in Mountain View have gone up a bit, although a decision on whether to charge 25 cents for every bag a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 6, 2009 at 8:04 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:39 pm.
SPORTS Leagues abuzz over field fee As it faces a $6 million budget deficit, Mountain View may soon start charging local sports leagues a fee for the use of its playing fields throughout the city.
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AROUND TOWN St. James Infirmary....... I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett Blvd. from 1973 to 1978. We used to have lunch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Gambatese, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2009 at 1:51 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2010 at 7:07 pm.
SPORTS Leagues abuzz over field fee As it faces a $6 million budget deficit, Mountain View may soon start charging local sports leagues a fee for the use of its playing fields throughout the city.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2009 at 11:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Two for the road The bardic tradition is alive and well in a Dodge van with 363,000 miles on it.
Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4827 posted Friday, Janua... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 5, 2009 at 8:14 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 12:49 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Homelessness meeting Monday A newly formed advocacy group in Mountain View called the North County Homeless Housing Coalition hopes to put an end to chronic homelessness in Mountain View by providing tra... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 3, 2009 at 8:14 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 10:54 am.
EDITOR'S DESK Bluegrass, pie and coffee, fine folks DRIVING INTO WORK this morning (sometimes I miss the train), I caught a lovely song by the Claire Lynch Band on KZSU Stanford. Lynch and her band are a bluegrass act, and as t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Feb 3, 2009 at 11:02 am
AROUND TOWN Field of Beautiful Yellow Flowers on Grant Rd. Have you seen the beautiful field of yellow flowers on Grant ? At the location of the farm that closed a few years back. It is a rare site to see a piece of open land lush w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by MV-Res, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2009 at 12:39 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 4:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN Schools warn of looming job cuts Administrators of both Mountain View school districts say that under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget proposal, they will have to cut staff to compensate for th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 2, 2009 at 5:59 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 6:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'I have put my heart and soul into it' Ten years ago, former Mountain View educator Gay Krause started her second career, taking over an abandoned building on the Foothill College campus with the goal of bringing t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Feb 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 6:52 am.
AROUND TOWN San Antonio Center owners propose redevelopment The City Council approved a gatekeeper request Tuesday which could lead to a massive revamp of San Antonio shopping center, possibly even bringing the spirit of San Jose's San... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 10:49 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2009 at 10:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Schools warn of looming job cuts Administrators of both Mountain View school districts say that under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget proposal, they will have to cut staff to compensate for th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 9:16 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:28 am.
SPORTS Parent asks board to remove MVHS coach A Mountain View High School parent asked district board members this week to fire the school's varsity girls basketball coach for sending an "unprofessional" e-mail to her pla... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 6:57 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm.
OTHER ISSUES High-speed rail worries Peninsula residents The state agency charged with building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles has yet to convince all Peninsula residents about the merits of having el... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 29, 2009 at 9:09 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2009 at 7:10 am.
AROUND TOWN San Antonio Center owners propose redevelopment The City Council approved three major gatekeeper requests Tuesday, one of which could lead to a massive revamp of San Antonio shopping center, possibly even bringing the spiri... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 29, 2009 at 4:26 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 7:29 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Council supports idea for 25 cent bag fee A proposal to discourage single use shopping bags gained the support of the City Council on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a county-wide debate over the issue.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 28, 2009 at 5:11 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 5, 2009 at 2:57 pm.
EDITOR'S DESK Big day LAST WEEK I asked you to send in your stories about Inauguration Day. We got a few nice responses.
One came from none other than Ellen Wheeler, trustee of the Mountain Vie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Jan 27, 2009 at 8:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2009 at 4:26 pm.
EDITOR'S DESK Throwbacks WHEN SHE ISN'T alerting me to free concerts (http://www.mv-voice.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=&t=823) (or doing any of the hundreds of other things she does), Alicia Crank is co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Jan 26, 2009 at 4:12 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Students offer their dreams for Obama The world was watching as America swore in its first African American president, and Castro Elementary School was no exception.
Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 25, 2009 at 1:11 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:26 am.