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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman made basic aid district
Further complicating the financial uncertainty over Mountain View Whisman's future, the local elementary school district recently became a basic aid district, and will now be ... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 2:47 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
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 May 31, 2009 at 9:45 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Girls' business venture in the bag
Denim hand bags made from old jeans and belts may be the newest fad at Girls' Middle School thanks to four young student-entrepreneurs, who now hope to take their business to ... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm by Seen it, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Foothill invites input on chancellor search
The public is invited to attend a series of forums next week by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District as administrators seek a new chancellor to replace Martha Kante... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 3:46 pm by Z K, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
BOOKS
Correction
A story in last week's Voice, "Council gives stimulus funds to homeowners," gave an incorrect unit of measurement when discussing greenhouse gas emissions. The stor... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 12:05 pm by GetReal, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
GOOGLE WATCH
Google "Wave" re-invents online communication
Google unveiled one of its most ambitious products ever at its I/O conference this week in San Francisco. Google Wave appears to re-invent email in a unique assemblage of com... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 11:55 am by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
EDITOR'S DESK
For your brain
"MOUNTAIN VIEW Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga has issued a proclamation stating that May 8, 2009 is Brain Education Day."
So says Lisa Melnick, who wrote on behalf of the San Fran... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 10:34 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
OTHER ISSUES
City joins 'highfalutin' climate change group
Mountain View is now a member of the Bay Area Climate Change Collaborative after a unanimous City Council vote last week.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 28, 2009 at 2:20 pm by close reader, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
How do Mountain View teenagers use their cellphones?
This week I went to the WCA (Wireless Communication Alliance) meeting at PARC in Palo Alto. Five teenagers spoke about how they use their cellphones and email. They texted be... |
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on May 28, 2009 at 12:39 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
Our Valley's Emotional Landscape, Exhibit of Works by Robert C. Schick at CSMA's Mohr Gallery
Visit Mohr Gallery from June 8 - July 26, 2009 to see the exhibition of works on paper by Mountain View artist Robert C. Schick. The works on display represent images of lands... |
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on May 28, 2009 at 12:26 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
District to gauge support for bond measure
Mountain View residents will soon be asked how they feel about a potential bond measure for the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District, after trustees decided last w... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 10:59 pm by just wondering, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police find missing patrol car
Mountain View police found a patrol car on Sunday that was stolen from a Shoreline Amphitheatre concert on Friday night.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 9:02 pm by Mr. Hahahaha, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Forbes calls Mountain View best town in the Bay Area for living well
Of all the cities and towns in the U.S. with populations under 100,000, Mountain View has been ranked by Forbes magazine as the fourth best to live in and the best in the Bay ... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 8:40 pm by Mr. Big, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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