AROUND TOWN Palo Alto sued over plastic bag ban Palo Alto's crusade against plastic bags faced its first legal challenge Tuesday, when a coalition of groups filed a lawsuit claiming that the city acted too rashly when it ba... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 23, 2009 at 7:25 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 3:41 pm.
AROUND TOWN Housing report: City is 'jobs rich' Every seven years, Mountain View residents have a chance to significantly change the direction of the city's housing policies, a process called "re-visioning" the General Plan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 23, 2009 at 3:51 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 12:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Hotel deal worries council dissenter The city of Mountain View is finally close to reaching a deal for a hotel and conference center in the Shoreline area. But depending on your perspective, its cost -- in the $3... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 23, 2009 at 2:48 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2009 at 9:10 am.
AROUND TOWN Balancing the budget will take sacrifices We're not sure if other managers and rank-and-file city employees will voluntarily join Kevin Duggan in giving up his cost-of-living adjustment and salary increase to help clo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 22, 2009 at 11:00 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Local artist brings the ordinary to life Haiying Yang says the simple brightness of a hand-painted silk scarf might be just the thing people are looking for in these troubled times. In fact, she wears hers in the hop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 22, 2009 at 4:03 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2010 at 6:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN TONIGHT: Important discussion on housing The housing element of the city's General Plan -- "the primary policy document for the development, rehabilitation and preservation of housing" -- will be the main subject of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 22, 2009 at 3:23 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 9:42 am.
AROUND TOWN Shots Fired Last Night in OMV Around 1:00 AM last night I heard 3 gunshots very clearly. They sounded like they came from the direction of Dana and Calderon. Sirens followed about a half hour later. Any... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bruno, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2009 at 12:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2009 at 3:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN Deported felon re-arrested at Rengstorff Park Police say they have called Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding a previously deported felon and gang member after he was stopped Sunday evening leaving Rengstorff Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 20, 2009 at 2:28 pm There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 9:59 am.
AROUND TOWN National legal group targets Worker Center Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" their neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the gr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 18, 2009 at 6:29 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Council moves ahead with major projects Budget problems notwithstanding, the City Council supported moving forward with many of its infrastructure plans during a study session Tuesday, including a $9 million athleti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 17, 2009 at 8:09 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 8:09 pm.
AROUND TOWN AAA says gas prices leveling off After a sharp rise three weeks ago, Bay Area gas prices have leveled off in the past week, due to low demand and an excess of supply, according to AAA of Northern California.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 17, 2009 at 10:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 10:03 am.
AROUND TOWN Battle of the burgers There were other Mountain View drive-ins that people remember, such as Spiveys, which had the Cadillac burger, and Johnny Macs, which had the Big Mac before McDonalds did.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 17, 2009 at 2:41 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2009 at 3:45 pm.
AROUND TOWN It's official: El Camino adds Los Gatos site It was an "end of an era" last week as El Camino Hospital officially took over the Community Hospital of Los Gatos and prepared to extend its services and staff to the new pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:59 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN Plan for Grant Road project pits MV vs. LA The controversy over developing the former Grant Road farm is long subsided. But now, Los Altos leaders are raising concerns that the new residential development will cause in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 16, 2009 at 8:24 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 12:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Happy Early Cinco de Mayo Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: ***El Camino Location*** Los Charros Restaraunt
Street: 89 W El Camino Real
City/Town: Mountain View, CA... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by April YIPEE Mixer, a resident of another community, on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:20 am
AROUND TOWN May Business Mixer When: May 12th 2009
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: Crestview Hotel 901 E El Camino Real Mountain View, CA
Why: Meet new contacts in a relaxed, friendly environment. Bri... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Networking Mixer, a resident of another community, on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:07 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.
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.,
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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.
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.
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