OTHER ISSUES Police: Hang up and drive One year after a California law came into effect banning drivers from talking on cell phones without a headset, too many are continuing to flout the rules, Mountain View polic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 1, 2009 at 7:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 2, 2009 at 4:54 am.
OTHER ISSUES Staring down the high speed train A few weeks ago the contractor/developer for the proposed housing portion of Alma Plaza in Palo Alto announced that he had pulled out of the deal because of "economic hard tim... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 31, 2009 at 3:34 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 8, 2009 at 5:53 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Palo Alto settles lawsuit over plastic bags Palo Alto will have to conduct a lengthy environmental analysis should it choose to expand its campaign against plastic bags, according to a settlement the city reached this w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:14 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Police: Hang up and drive One year after a California law came into effect banning drivers from talking on cell phones without a headset, too many are continuing to flout the rules, Mountain View polic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 30, 2009 at 2:14 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 3, 2009 at 8:48 am.
OTHER ISSUES New service lets residents track crime online Mountain View residents can now access a map of the crimes that occur in their neighborhood, thanks to a partnership between the city's Police Department and CrimeReports, an ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 27, 2009 at 2:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2009 at 3:08 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Group: City's parking policy impedes progress As Mountain View continues to reevaluate its development options for the next 20 years as part of its General Plan update, one Bay Area environmental group believes it has som... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 23, 2009 at 5:14 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2009 at 7:34 pm.
OTHER ISSUES City leaders furious over Sacramento money-grab Sacramento's proposal to take $4.4 billion in local tax revenue from city governments is "irresponsible," "outrageous" and "unconstitutional," city manager Kevin Duggan said W... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 23, 2009 at 11:50 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2009 at 5:06 pm.
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From a June 13th, 2009 report on kcbs.com:
"PALO ALTO, Calif. (KCBS/Palo Alto Weekly) -- City leaders are expected to approve a p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Daniel Mart, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on Jul 23, 2009 at 11:06 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 27, 2009 at 4:17 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Police use Tasers on two fighting women Mountain View police used their Taser guns on two young women early Saturday morning on Castro Street after officers were unable to break up a fight between them.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:20 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2009 at 3:16 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Bay Area home sales rise in June Bay Area home sales in June jumped to their highest level in almost three years because of the perception among homebuyers that prices have bottomed out, according to an organ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 20, 2009 at 3:28 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 20, 2009 at 3:36 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Anti-tax protesters rally outside Eshoo's office Carrying American flags and picket signs, members of the anti-tax group called the "Tea Party Patriots" picketed outside U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office Friday as part ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 20, 2009 at 2:17 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2009 at 5:00 pm.
OTHER ISSUES El Camino settles on $618 million budget Investing heavily in the recently acquired Los Gatos hospital, El Camino Hospital board members have approved a $618 million budget for the 2010 fiscal year starting July 1, u... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 17, 2009 at 1:27 am.
OTHER ISSUES Google prepares to spiff up city WiFi The Google managers behind Mountain View's free WiFi say it's the most-used network of its kind in the country. And while Google has yet to make any money by giving away Inter... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 16, 2009 at 3:43 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 23, 2009 at 5:04 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Study: Bay Area bears weight of obesity Rampant obesity is costing Bay Area businesses and taxpayers more than $9 billion a year, according to a new study from a Davis-based public health nonprofit.
Read the full s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 14, 2009 at 5:17 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 14, 2009 at 11:00 pm.
OTHER ISSUES El Camino Los Gatos sees its first patient Earl Farabaugh and his family did not know El Camino Los Gatos Hospital had reopened when they drove by on Sunday. But the Sunnyvale resident became the first emergency room p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 14, 2009 at 3:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 14, 2009 at 3:57 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Local agencies dodge state IOUs Despite concerns that state-issued IOUs would hurt already struggling schools and community agencies, locally many of these organizations say they will not receive the monetar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 10, 2009 at 11:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 10, 2009 at 11:15 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Suspects strike deals in Plymouth Ave. murders Two of the eight suspects arrested last summer in connection with the brutal double murder of a brother and sister on Plymouth Avenue have entered guilty or no contest pleas, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2009 at 6:55 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Developers interested in NASA Research Park Four major real estate developers have expressed interest in developing a nearly three million-square-foot research park at NASA Ames, according to a consortium of local unive... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 7, 2009 at 2:20 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 8, 2009 at 10:13 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Accused soccer coach pleads not guilty Pedro Carbajal, the Mountain View soccer coach who was arrested last February on charges of molesting two girls, pleaded not guilty during a short pre-hearing last week in cou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 6, 2009 at 2:50 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Receiving an IOU from the state? The Voice is interested in writing a story about Mountain View residents who will be receiving an IOU from the state due to the budget crisis. If you want your story told, ema... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Casey Weiss, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer, on Jul 2, 2009 at 10:54 am
OTHER ISSUES Momentous opening for Space University The International Space University had its official opening ceremony on Tuesday, putting Mountain View among other world-class cities, such as Barcelona and Beijing, deemed fi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 1, 2009 at 7:52 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 7:52 am.
OTHER ISSUES Renewed outrage over Americana roof work Residents of the Americana apartment complex say they have been asked to spend the Fourth of July weekend moving out of their apartments to prevent asbestos dust from raining ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 11:01 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Train Depot set to become a wine bar It took seven years, but the City Council has finally found a use for downtown's replica 1888 Train Depot after picking a Peninsula-based company to operate a wine bar there.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 29, 2009 at 2:37 pm There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 14, 2009 at 4:00 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Martha Kanter to speak Friday on U.S. education Martha Kanter, the Foothill-De Anza chancellor nominated for U.S. undersecretary of education, will give a talk on education issues Friday at Hewlett Packard headquarters in P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm.
OTHER ISSUES Young man's murder leaves family heartbroken Life was never easy for Ronald "Ronnie" Gomez Mires, an 18-year-old who grew up in a Mountain View foster home. But he was surrounded by loved ones who were always trying to h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 23, 2009 at 8:03 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2012 at 6:12 am.