AROUND TOWN
Heavyweights discuss Bayshore's future
A city-run General Plan meeting Tuesday drew some high-profile participants -- including Google, Microsoft and NASA Ames -- with the goal of bringing Silicon Valley ingenuity ... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 2:28 pm by Josephine Morrissey, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
CHASE on the Plaza: Free Concert on June 14th
CHASE (Community Hope and Sober Events)
Our 3rd annual CHASE on the PLAZA is coming to Community Plaza in Los Altos on June 14. From 4:00 - 8:00PM, everyone is invited to g... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 1:26 pm by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
EDITOR'S DESK
All is revealed
SOME READERS wondered about a cryptic message I put at the end of my column in the May 29 print edition: "Amazing Racers: Head for City Hall!" ("What the heck is that?" [http:... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Confidence in change marks Class of 2009
In separate ceremonies at Los Altos and Mountain View high schools last Friday, seniors wrapped up four exciting and history-laden years with speeches, tears and an acknowledg... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 4:09 pm by Old Grad, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
Catch Katie on Ustream
What does an Army officer think about while serving in Iraq? John Ham wondered how he could send live videos to his friends and family back home.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 2:17 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
'Intent on causing trouble'
The violent melees in which six people were stabbed at an oldies rock concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre last weekend appears to have been the work of a group of attendees who ... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 12:20 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
AROUND TOWN
Council noses into MVHS parking dispute
City Council members said Tuesday that they fear there is no immediate solution to the 40-year-old parking dispute between Mountain View High School and the surrounding neighb... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 10:59 am by MVer, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Train victim, 17, was Palo Alto student
A 17-year-old girl who ended her life Tuesday night at a Caltrain crossing was identified Wednesday by friends as Sonya Raymakers, a senior at Gunn High School who had been ac... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 9:53 am by Mary, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Popular state beaches and parks may close
The original article posted at Palo Alto Online:
Web Link
Ten San Mateo County beaches, including an elephant-seal rook... |
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on Jun 7, 2009 at 7:15 am by Mr. Bolt Cutter, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One talks falling apart?
Preservationists are concerned that negotiations between the Navy and NASA to re-skin the historic Hangar One are slowing to a halt. The issue is expected to take center stage... |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 6:13 pm by jets, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
No police cuts for now — but 'tier two' option has some concerned
The Mountain View Police Department escaped the chopping block as the city's budget was carved out Tuesday. But like their firefighter counterparts, police could face painful ... |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 5:49 pm by Steve, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
COMING UP: 3rd annual Soap Box Derby
On Saturday, the Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby will hold its third annual race on the Dana Street freeway overpass in front of Landels Elementary School.
Read the full story ... |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 4:34 pm by Bob Fleck, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the Editor
Ruling on Prop 8 is disappointing
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 29, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 4:34 pm by Jennifer, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council decides on 'less painful' cuts
With some adjustments, the Mountain View City Council supported most of the general fund budget as recommended by the city manager Tuesday night, bringing the $90 million gene... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 3:53 pm by tony, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Relay for Life draws hundreds, raises $115K
As she walked a course around Cuesta Park last weekend, Mountain View resident Harriet Weiss' body was covered with stickers listing the names of family and friends who have b... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 2:50 pm by Kathryn, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Google Jet Finds New Uses
From today's San Francisco Chronicle:
"Strange de Jim shares a revelation from Janet Lowe's book, "Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs"... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm by Bernie Brightman, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Six stabbed at Shoreline concert
Police ended a Shoreline Amphitheatre concert early on Saturday night after at least six people were stabbed in the lawn seating area.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 9:57 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
Find Mountain View companies using Google Squared
Google Squared makes tables of information. Check it out at http://www.google.com/squared/.
I made a table of local software companies b... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 6:23 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
Iren Sharp Concert Time is 7 pm
Sorry, forgot to put the time in the previous post! It's at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 25. |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 10:57 am by csma, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Celebrated Cellist Irene Sharp, with Steven Lightburn, Piano, at CSMA June 25
Come to the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) for an evening of music with this internationally celebrated cellist and master teacher. Enjoy the artistry of this music... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 10:56 am by csma, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Gay youth gather to protest Prop 8 ruling
Hours after the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the statewide ban on same-sex marriage, a dozen local gay youth and their advocates gathered on one of Mountain ... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 9:47 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
OTHER ISSUES
Budget fire vs. house fires
Balancing the city's budget this year and next doesn't appear to require any too-painful budget cuts. But in the longer run, if the economy doesn't recover, significant cuts t... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 9:00 am by enlightened, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Rotary Club of Mountain View announces its 2009 Community Grant award recipients.
The Rotary Club of Mountain View is happy to announce its 2009 Community Grant award recipients.
Our club was in a unique position of having nearly three times as many appl... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 7:06 am by Kelvin, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
BOOKS
Moms' fashion bombs
Moms have issues with fashion.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 29, 2006, 12:00 AM |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 1:05 pm by Maria, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Gay rights protestors block Stanford road
A coalition of gay rights advocates protesting today's state Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8 announced a civil-disobedience sit-in aimed at blocking Stanford Univ... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 5:18 pm by Ed, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |