SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the Editor
PACT shouldn't get more school resources
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 12, 2008, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 4:54 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Teens charged with alleged hate crimes
Three Mountain View teenagers are in custody on hate crime and other charges after allegedly shouting racial epithets and threatening to kill four 11-year-old Latino boys on M... |
Editor |
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on Dec 18, 2008 at 2:10 pm by Jessee, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Happy trails
Stevens Creek Trail, a four-mile walking and bike path connecting several neighborhoods with thousands of jobs in the Shoreline district, has prompted the Association of Bay A... |
Editor |
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on Dec 18, 2008 at 9:09 am by BIKER, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Apartment residents decry loss of manager
Residents of Central Park apartment complex are so upset about the loss of their manager, Wanda Garcia, they've circulated a petition in an attempt to bring her back.
Read th... |
Editor |
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on Dec 16, 2008 at 2:01 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Military kids alter district's plans
Now that many families with young children have moved into the 190 units of military housing at Moffett Field, their presence is being felt in local schools — so much so... |
Editor |
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on Dec 16, 2008 at 9:19 am by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SPORTS
Los Altos Boys Soccer defeats Monta Vista
12/15/08 - On Monday, Los Altos High School boys soccer played Monta Vista HS at LAHS. The first half ended with Monta Vista in the lead, the lone visitor goal coming off a we... |
Mary Donahue |
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on Dec 16, 2008 at 8:12 am by Mary Donahue, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis controversy begins new chapter
The saga continues over Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, after the school's board of directors petitioned to add seventh and eighth grades to its campus.
Read the full st... |
Editor |
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on Dec 15, 2008 at 3:26 pm by County board watcher, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
District debates $2 million building project
With looming budget cuts in mind, at least one elementary school district trustee wondered during a board meeting last week whether the district can afford to start a nearly $... |
Editor |
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on Dec 14, 2008 at 9:02 pm by lol, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Three teens charged with alleged hate crimes
Three Mountain View teenagers are in custody on hate crime and other charges after allegedly shouting racial epithets and threatening to kill four 11-year-old Latino boys on M... |
Editor |
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on Dec 13, 2008 at 1:37 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Incumbent Mah wins Board of Education seat
By an overwhelming margin, Palo Alto resident Grace Mah won the Santa Clara County Board of Education race.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Dec 12, 2008 at 8:12 pm by P.A. consitituent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment surge puts district in a bind
The Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District may have painted itself into a corner.
Read the full story here Web Link posted F... |
Editor |
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Final arrests in double homicide
Last week's arrests of two fugitives wanted in the brutal murder of a brother and sister on Plymouth Street mean that all eight suspects are now in custody, leaving police and... |
Editor |
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 11:55 am by NAZI NEWSPAPER, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Business advice from the master
The Computer History Museum, together with the Churchill Club, recently presented an evening with Sam Wyly, who was interviewed by venture capitalist Dixon Doll.
Read the fu... |
Editor |
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 10:05 am by Randall Flagg, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Day Worker Center continues to grow despite challenges
Lorenzo Organista once led a platoon of men in the Mexican Army. Now, in Mountain View and nearby cities, he's a leader of another sort.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 12:08 am by General Contractor, a resident of another community |
BOOKS
The power of sexy
Some local environmentalists are deploying a new weapon in the fight against global warming: the female figure.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 9:40 pm by Rhonda H., a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis charter school can expand
Education ruled this week, despite pleas from Los Altos School District parents and trustees, who called the expansion "unnecessary" and "divisive," and said there was not eno... |
Editor |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 6:11 pm by Amy, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Shell Gas Station- TV at pumps
What's with the TV's at the pumps at the Shell gas station on Miramonte and Cuesta? ANNOYING!!! They are activated to play when you pump gas. I don't need to be entertained w... |
frequent shopper |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 12:04 pm by John L, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
MOVIES
Jericho Now on You Tube
Just wanted all of you to know that CBS has put Jericho on You Tube. It’s the first CBS series to be released this way.
Jericho is an alternate future story of what happens... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:41 am by ratkeeper, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
TONIGHT: Decision time for Mayfield, Annex
The City Council is scheduled to vote on two big issues at its meeting tonight: the Mayfield plan, and a master plan for the Cuesta Annex.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 9:35 am by Long Time MV Resident, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Ode to an old mailbox
Old-fashioned letters are not as popular as they once were, with more people relying on e-mail and other high-tech means of communication. And it may be your neighborhood mail... |
Editor |
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on Dec 9, 2008 at 5:30 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Region facing food and shelter 'crisis'
The economic slide spreading from Wall Street to Main Street has hit the "side streets and back streets" local food providers said during a "Food and Shelter Summit" in Mounta... |
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on Dec 9, 2008 at 2:22 pm by Kanne, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
Recession advice from Mountain View Entrepreneurs
My latest article was on Sam Wyly (Web Link), an entrepreneur who spoke in Mountain View about his persistence through recessions.
Sa... |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 9:46 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
The power of sexy
Some local environmentalists are deploying a new weapon in the fight against global warming: the female figure.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 9:20 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
SPORTS
MVLA CYSA UNDER-8 BOYS SOCCER TRYOUTS
MVLA Vipers U8B will hold tryouts for next Spring season on Tue. Dec. 16 & Thu. Dec. 18 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at Rosita Park, 301 Rosita Avenue, Los Altos 94024.
We are looking... |
Vahe Baronian |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 11:56 am by Vahe Baronian, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council set to finalize Mayfield project
The project that seemed to define the city's debate over housing and parks will come before the City Council for the last time this Tuesday, capping five years of planning and... |
Editor |
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on Dec 6, 2008 at 8:55 pm by very concerned teacher, a resident of another community |
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