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Silicon Valley is second in U.S. in wealth
Silicon Valley had the second-highest concentration of wealthy households during the period of 2007-2011, according to a report the U.S. Census Bureau released Monday, Feb. 11... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Who are the wealthiest?, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
EPA to step up outreach on TCE danger
After the Voice discovered a number of residents on Evandale Avenue had no knowledge of newly discovered toxins creeping under their street and possibly into their homes... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 12:05 pm by Steve Apelman, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden club says goodbye to robot
The Crittenden Middle School LEGO Robotics Club varsity squad gathered after school on a Wednesday afternoon to bid a sentimental farewell to their friend, NELSEN, before dism... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 8:46 am by Liz Mabey, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New board member pushes for fire sprinklers
Should the Mountain View Whisman School District install fire sprinklers in all of its buildings? Incoming school board member Steve Nelson thinks it should.
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on Feb 24, 2013 at 6:24 pm by Virginia Chang Kiraly, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
Congressmen claim NASA Ames leaked secret tech to China
The director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations that secret rocket propulsion technology wa... |
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on Feb 23, 2013 at 4:25 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
AROUND TOWN
Former Airship Ventures employee loved her work
Over the last few weeks, friends of former Airship Ventures employee Pamela Wright rallied to raise money for the cancer treatment that was supposed to prolong her life.
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on Feb 23, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Janis King, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Fake weddings a 'success'
Supporters of Mountain View High School's Queer-Straight Alliance have responded in force to objections raised by a handful of parents who took issue with the club's planned V... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 6:55 pm by flat-earth-is-flat, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Nonprofit including Zuckerberg, Brin gives $33 million in prizes
A group of executives that includes local names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sergei Brin and Anne Wojcicki awarded $33 million in prizes to recognize research in life science aime... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Review: Cozy, classic, French
Not that long ago (OK, in light years) the culinary landscape was dotted with French restaurants. Most are gone now, swept away by changing tastes and the onslaught of appeali... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm by Yummee, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
There and back again
Barbara Wright's orientation day at Crittenden Middle School wasn't so much an introduction as it was a refresher course. The seventh-grade science teacher knew the lay of the... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 6:47 am by Liz Mabey, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stevens Creek Trail extension opens
Wearing bicycle helmets and their walking shoes, several hundred residents waited patiently Saturday morning for city officials to cut the ribbon before heading over a new ext... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Stacy Yeng, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Meetings to focus on plans for Stevens Creek Trail
Beginning Wednesday night, Mountain View residents will have a chance to weigh in on the challenge of extending the Stevens Creek Trail into Sunnyvale, Los Altos and Cupertino... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:51 pm by Jim Hirt, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Stevens Creek Trail options posted online, meeting Wednesday
Residents of cities along Stevens Creek will meet again on Wednesday to discus possible routes for the Stevens Creek Trail through southern Mountain View and beyond.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:41 pm by Mike T, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
New Stevens Creek Trail bridge to open Saturday
A new extension of the Stevens Creek trail opening Saturday may be the last such opening for quite some time.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:29 pm by David K, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Oliver Stone to present film at Stanford
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will present his new documentary, "The Bomb," in a free public showing at Stanford University Friday, Feb. 22.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Traffic plan: Council zeroes in on North Bayshore
A host of options for relieving traffic by Google headquarters were presented to the City Council Feb. 5, including new freeway ramps, tunneling Charleston Road under Highway ... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:09 am by Bayshore commuter, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Train strikes man in Palo Alto
A 22-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad Co. freight train Monday night north of Churchill Avenue, a Caltrain spokeswoman has said.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 8:54 am by Mr. Worldallwrong, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not-so-funny 'prank'
An 18-year-old student at Mountain View High School was arrested this morning after being spotted on the campus grounds wearing camouflage and a gas mask. Police say no one wa... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 7:01 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students' same-sex mock wedding raises some hackles
Parents at Monday's Mountain View-Los Altos board meeting expressed concerns over an unusual event scheduled to be held on Valentine's Day at Mountain View High School.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 6:49 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Furor erupts over sex, drug stories in school paper
For the second time in less than a month, high school district officials have come under fire from a group of parents upset over articles published in The Oracle, Mountain Vie... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 7:26 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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LASD calls for 'pause' in litigation with Bullis
The head of the Los Altos School District's board of has proposed halting all litigation between his district and Bullis Charter School, at least temporarily, so that the two ... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 9:34 am by We\'ll Find Out, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Big office project proposed for North Whisman
Well, that didn't take long. The City Council adopted a new general plan last year anticipating 1.1 million square feet of new offices in Mountain View's Whisman area by 2030,... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 8:52 pm by DC, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer Opportunities
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary is looking to recruit adult volunteers who are willing to commit to a one day per week shift of 3 ½ - 4 hours. We are looking for positive and ou... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 10:35 am by Kaitlyn, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Three-city gun buyback to be held Feb. 23
A group of Silicon Valley residents is sponsoring a gun-buyback event for Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 23 -- the first buyback in Palo Alto histo... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 11:39 pm by Curious, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Ideafarm breaks his silence
A controversial Mountain View man has broken his long silence and is once again speaking out against the city and the county for what he claims is a violation of his First Ame... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 7:43 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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