OTHER ISSUES
Curb enthusiasm in Rex Manor area
The City Council unanimously made an exception to the rules Tuesday, allowing the Rex Manor neighborhood to keep its much-loved rolled curbs.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 1:47 pm by RMT of Rex Manor, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto sued over plastic bag ban
Palo Alto's crusade against plastic bags faced its first legal challenge Tuesday, when a coalition of groups filed a lawsuit claiming that the city acted too rashly when it ba... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 3:41 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Housing report: City is 'jobs rich'
Every seven years, Mountain View residents have a chance to significantly change the direction of the city's housing policies, a process called "re-visioning" the General Plan... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 3:33 pm by GDM, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local leaders: Race relations must improve
A week after police arrested three Mountain View High School students for alleged hate crimes, community leaders said the incident is a wake-up call on the need to discuss iss... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 2:22 pm by old friend, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: Trustees discuss school facilities
An architect will come to the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees meeting tonight to talk about the condition of schools and buildings as trustees prepar... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 1:32 pm by dcree, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Plan for Grant Road project pits MV vs. LA
The controversy over developing the former Grant Road farm is long subsided. But now, Los Altos leaders are raising concerns that the new residential development will cause in... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 12:43 pm by Martha, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the Editor
Looks like council was asleep at the budget wheel
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 24, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 12:34 pm by oldschgrl, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Balancing the budget will take sacrifices
We're not sure if other managers and rank-and-file city employees will voluntarily join Kevin Duggan in giving up his cost-of-living adjustment and salary increase to help clo... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:09 am by oldschgrl, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
TONIGHT: Important discussion on housing
The housing element of the city's General Plan -- "the primary policy document for the development, rehabilitation and preservation of housing" -- will be the main subject of ... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 9:42 am by Peter Henderson, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
GOOGLE WATCH
Unhappy when searching for yourself on Google?
Google is allowing users to have more control over how their online persona is represented in search results.
Company officials have |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 7:36 am by Carol Barr, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
GOOGLE WATCH
Google went big for Earth Day
According to the official Google blog, Earth Day was a big deal at Google offices around the world yes... |
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on Apr 23, 2009 at 2:28 pm by Googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
OTHER ISSUES
Curb enthusiasm
The City Council unanimously made an exception to the rules Tuesday, allowing the Rex Manor neighborhood to keep its much-loved rolled curbs.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm by RMT of Rex Manor, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
MV police help Sunnyvale make two arrests
Mountain View and Sunnyvale police took two armed suspects into custody last week after the men allegedly robbed two Sunnyvale locations and led officers on a lengthy search t... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 5:32 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
City employees may be asked to take pay cut
Mountain View officials are in talks with the city's labor groups about ways to ease the impact of a projected $6 million budget deficit -- and one of those ways involves decr... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 5:24 pm by outatowner, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Shots Fired Last Night in OMV
Around 1:00 AM last night I heard 3 gunshots very clearly. They sounded like they came from the direction of Dana and Calderon. Sirens followed about a half hour later. Any... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 3:59 pm by Casey Weiss, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS robotics team wins championship
The Mountain View High School robotics team can call itself one of the best in the world after winning a prestigious competition last weekend in Atlanta.
Read the full story ... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Alex Matulich, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local police honor fallen Oakland officers
Mountain View police are wearing black bands across their badges this week to honor their fallen colleagues in Oakland after four officers were shot dead Saturday in encounter... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:39 am by clear as day, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
Intuit acquires BooRah's search technology
BooRah, see September article, announced Friday that it is now part of Intuit.
BooRah helps diners find restaurants and r... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 11:08 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
OTHER ISSUES
Curbing seasonal allergies
Sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose and itchy eyes are the uncomfortable signs that allergy season is underway. Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, happens when your immune... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 9:53 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
Police capture new suspect in double murder
Mountain View police made the surprise announcement Wednesday that they have arrested a new suspect in connection with the double homicide on Plymouth Street, bringing the tot... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm by Z, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Home sales way down, but prices remain high
The median price of a single-family home in Mountain View remained just over $1 million in the first quarter of 2009, despite the fact that half as many were sold compared to ... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 5:17 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
GOOGLE WATCH
Image and news searches may never be the same
Today Google announced a pair of online search tools that will change the way people search for images and news articles.
According to the official |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 2:50 pm by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
AROUND TOWN
National legal group targets Worker Center
Escuela Avenue residents have called in a legal group from Washington, D.C. to "protect" their neighborhood from a proposed Day Worker Center, and a representative from the gr... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:50 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
GOOGLE WATCH
Google announces scholarship for disabled students
Last week Google announced a new scholarship program for disabled students who may excel in the computer sciences.
The Google Lime scholarship is |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 11:13 am by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
OTHER ISSUES
Council moves ahead with major projects
Budget problems notwithstanding, the City Council supported moving forward with many of its infrastructure plans during a study session Tuesday, including a $9 million athleti... |
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on Apr 19, 2009 at 1:08 pm by Dude, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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