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Commission Appointments
In my opinion the missing issue the Arts Commission chair resignation is the appointment process used by the council.
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 3:40 pm by Dave Williams, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
High temperatures could break Bay Area records today
The weather is heating up in the Bay Area this Earth Day, and decades-old high-temperature records could be shattered today, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 8:59 am by A.C., a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Google prepares to spiff up city's free WiFi
Google has yet to make any money by giving away Internet access through its free WiFi network. But the company appears poised to accommodate the network's future growth with n... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 1:58 am by John Kellner, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Eshoo to host Saturday meeting on gun control
The topic of gun legislation, and the Senate's failure this week to pass a bill to strengthen the nation's gun laws, will be the subject of a Saturday community meeting hosted... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:43 pm by MV resident, a resident of the Stierlin Estates neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Earth Day
Every week, the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to Castro Street to ask locals a question about a current event. This week, with Earth Day coming up on April 22, we asked p... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:31 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New rules for healthier school lunches
A week after the First Lady and the nation's agriculture secretary unveiled new federal standards for school meals, local education officials are still figuring out exactly wh... |
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on Apr 21, 2013 at 8:39 pm by ABC, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Military families talk toxic contamination with EPA
Military families living on and around a toxic groundwater plume at Moffett Field aired their concerns Monday about toxic vapors entering their homes and brown water that cont... |
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on Apr 19, 2013 at 5:57 pm by Prop 65, a resident of the Stierlin Estates neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Hurt foot kept MV runner out of Boston Marathon
A last-minute foot-injury kept a Mountain View runner home and out of the Boston Marathon, she told the Voice on Monday.
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 11:59 pm by wally, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Arts committee chair resigns after comments
Before City Council members could vote to remove or censure him Tuesday night, Chris Parkinson resigned his post as chair of the city's Visual Arts Committee.
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 8:25 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Community college district to make tough cuts
Although good news appears to be on the horizon for higher education, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District is "not out of the woods yet." Around 30 employees, mostl... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 1:52 pm by kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
City zeroes in on bike, pedestrian safety
The city is continuing to ramp up efforts to make Mountain View more pedestrian friendly after residents called for safer streets in a series of Voice articles published last ... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 9:09 pm by anna, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Get up close to the Solar Impulse
After assembling their solar-powered plane at Moffett Field and working out the kinks in the skies above the Bay Area, the team behind the Solar Impulse is ready to lift the c... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:24 pm by Aviator, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New trend? Kindergarten enrollment rates drop
Officials with the Mountain View Whisman School District have reported a significant drop in the number of kindergartners registering for school.
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 5:16 pm by Frank, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pumped up and ticked off
A fight broke out at the 24 Hour Fitness on Showers Drive on the morning of April 12, stemming from an argument over whether one man was exercising too close to a fellow gym-g... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 3:03 pm by Mel, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
County asks residents, firms to save energy today
Energy officials want residents and business owners to cut down on electricity use today, after several San Jose Pacific Gas & Electric transformers were damaged by vandals ea... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 2:11 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Stanford professor Adam Johnson wins Pulitzer for fiction
Adam Johnson, associate professor of English at Stanford, won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel, "The Orphan Master's Son."
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:37 am by HarvardMom, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Minton's fight results in dueling petitions
Prometheus Real Estate Group has hired a firm to gather signatures in support of a controversial apartment development at Minton's Lumber and Supply — a development whic... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 9:58 am by Michael ( Minton Fariss) Duerksen, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors sought stop sign where pedestrian was hit
When Mountain View resident Ruifan Ma was struck and killed last week, it was at an intersection where neighbors have wanted a stop sign or stoplight for years.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Marti, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
CEO leaves company to her employees
When Iris Harrell decided to retire in 2001, she didn't have an heir to leave her remodeling company to, and didn't want to see it destroyed by a new owner. She she decided to... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 8:48 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
CEO leaves company to her employees
When Iris Harrell decided to retire in 2001, she didn't have an heir to leave her remodeling company to, and didn't want to see it destroyed by a new owner. She she decided to... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 8:45 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of another community |
BOOKS
Scuffle in Safeway parking lot
A shoving match in a Safeway parking lot ended not with a bang, but with murmured threats of mutual prosecution on Saturday, April 6, according to police.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 8:41 pm by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Eshoo dedicates post office branch in honor of local soldier
Mountain View's downtown post office was dedicated this weekend to Ken Ballard, the Mountain View High School graduate who died in Iraq in 2004 as a United States Army lieuten... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Mary, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Traffic delays expected on Foothill and Junipero Serra
Traffic along Foothill Expressway and Junipero Serra Boulevard may be impacted for months as Pacific Gas and Electric replaces natural gas lines in the area.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:19 pm by MV resident, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Leadership Mountain View: Accepting Applications for the Class of 2013-14
Applications are currently being accepted for the class of 2014. Completed application and a letter of recommendation must be received by July 13, 2013. Complete the applicati... |
Alicia Crank |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 11:07 am by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Young Children's Spring Faire - May 4th - Los Altos
Come celebrate spring and experience Waldorf education for the young child (nursery and kindergarten ages). Featuring games, circle & singing, crafts, and a puppet show (11 AM... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 11:00 am by Waldorf School of the Peninsula, a resident of another community |
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