SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saddle up for safety
On a chilly and overcast Monday morning, a class of Huff Elementary School students clambered onto bicycles, strapped on helmets and peddled their way through an obstacle cour... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 2:22 pm by Mom, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Friday, Feb. 8
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Offices squeeze out more downtown retail
City Council members voted Tuesday to allow a downtown property owner to convert five retail spaces at 783 Castro St. into offices.
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 am by Rodger, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Free WiFi
Would you use a free Internet service if it only worked part of the time?
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 3:38 am by Mr. Big, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
VTA OKs $1.3 million study to cut fares for low-income residents
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has awarded the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority with $1.3 million for a two-year study on reduced fares for low-income ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 7:50 pm by Louise A., a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis agrees to two-site solution -- with strings
Bullis Charter School has agreed to what one official described as a "big compromise" in negotiations with the Los Altos School District -- accepting the district's split-camp... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 6:24 pm by reader, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Bag ban gets council's OK
The days of getting plastic grocery bags in Mountain View are numbered. City Council members voted on Tuesday to ban the distribution of most plastic bags in Mountain View sta... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:42 am by gcoladon, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police catch suspected burglars red-handed
Two men have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a storage space at a Mountain View apartment complex on Monday evening, according to Mountain View police.
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 4:29 pm by juniperk, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
PLEASE HELP! 2013 Mountain View Drive-Through Businesses Survey
Hi all:
My name is Kayla Sauafea and I am a graduate student at Golden Gate University (GGU) in San Francisco. I need your help in completing an online survey (with 8 quest... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 2:57 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Successful Aging Platform to be Introduced at “Aging in Place” Conference
Most aging adults want to stay in their own homes for as long as possible, but many lack knowledge of programs and services that support extended independent living. To help w... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 10:29 am by Cynthia Greaves, PAMF Public Affairs, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council to decide fate of historic homes
Tonight, Jan. 29, the City Council will vote on whether to spare the wrecking ball for a pair historic downtown homes: a tiny home once lived in by migrant workers and the hom... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 7:39 am by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council saves Immigrant House, dumps Pearson House
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to save a tiny home once lived in by migrant workers, but left the fate of the home of early Mountain View businessman Charles Pears... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:53 pm by Christopher Parkinson, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Parking dispute leads to fisticuffs
A man punched a woman in the face after she slapped him inside a Mountain View supermarket on Monday afternoon, police said. The confrontation allegedly stemmed from a dispute... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 2:37 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Man attacked, robbed
A man was pushed from his bicycle, kicked and robbed of his cell phone, watch and cash on Feb. 1 by two assailants working together, according to police.
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 2:20 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
AROUND TOWN
Speeding cop car collision costs city $200K
The city of Mountain View has reached a $212,500 settlement with a woman who claims she was hit by a Mountain View police officer who was driving recklessly.
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm by Tom, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Lieber to host public forum on gun control
A community forum on gun control is slated to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Mountain View City Hall. The public discussion is being organized by former state ... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 1:50 pm by ladym, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Man arrested for robbing acquaintance
A man was arrested Saturday on charges of robbing a man at a bus stop, according to Mountain View police.
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 12:24 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
AROUND TOWN
World Peace - Is It Possible
World Peace? You may declare, why bring this up?
The answer is, world peace is everybody's responsibility. You may say, isn't that somebody else's responsibility? I submi... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 9:59 am by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
PG&E plans to strip backyards
For several decades, Eileen and Beto Telleria's backyard has been a respite from their daily stresses, a Japanese garden with a heavy stone bench, a pool for their two ducks, ... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:20 am by John, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should district have say when kids start school?
The father of a young girl is taking issue with the Mountain View Whisman School District over whether he can delay his daughter's entry into kindergarten for a year.
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on Feb 4, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Jenny, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
MV man convicted of importing heroin
A federal jury recently convicted a Mountain View man of importing and intending to distribute heroin, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He faces at least 10 y... |
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on Feb 4, 2013 at 8:13 am by Tired Engineer, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police draw ire for public drunkenness arrests
Police and a handful of local residents hold divergent opinions about what happened late last Friday after officers responded to a noise complaint at 242 Bush Street and wound... |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 2:30 pm by Sue, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary District to discuss TV/web meeting video
from, MVWSD Trustee Steven Nelson
when Thursday, Feb 7, about 7:45 PM (time not certain)
why "Strategic Goal 2 Operate with ... transparency"
I'd like to let the commun... |
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on Feb 3, 2013 at 9:40 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View's anti-smoking efforts get an 'A'
For the second year in a row, a local coalition has awarded Mountain View its highest marks in tobacco-control efforts among cities in Santa Clara County.
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on Feb 2, 2013 at 11:30 pm by Proof, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
MOVIES
Review: 'Bullet to the Head'
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and (to a lesser extent) Bruce Willis seem eager to prove they can spearhead gratuitous action flicks with the same gusto they muster... |
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on Feb 1, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Done with comic book movies, a resident of another community |
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