AROUND TOWN
No election for El Camino board
With three people running for three seats, there will be no November election for the El Camino Hospital District Board of Directors.
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on Aug 28, 2008 at 9:30 am by Surgeon, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Fire at former A&W controlled within 20 minutes
Firefighters remained at the scene of a one-alarm fire this evening that burned a Filipino restaurant in Mountain View that used to be an A&W Restaurant.
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on Aug 28, 2008 at 5:47 am by Elizabeth, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Council reconsiders density housing
Even if a more pro-growth City Council is elected this November, they might have a hard time building high density housing if the current council changes some existing policie... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 5:45 pm by ET, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
CFL Danger / Reality Check
First off, Compact-Fluorescent light bulbs CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS!!!
Read: Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break (The Boston Globe).
Way back in 1982, the Mother Earth N... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 1:05 pm by Michael L. Wagner, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
CA SPIN "A" fastpitch softball, looking for Pitchers for Fall
California SPIN girls Fastpitch "A" ball is looking for experienced pitchers for its 12U, 14U, 16U teams for the Fall tournament season, and in preparation for Spring/Summer 2... |
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on Aug 26, 2008 at 2:47 pm by Matt, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local districts ignore home school ruling
Urged on by the state's top education official, local schools are continuing to support families who teach their children at home, despite a recent appellate court ruling that... |
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on Aug 26, 2008 at 11:55 am by Jon T, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the Editor
Governor went off the deep end
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 15, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Aug 26, 2008 at 10:04 am by mc, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
<I>Voice</I></B> makes push for mail delivery
In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint and eliminate use of the ubiquitous blue plastic bags, the Voice is beginning a campaign to return the paper to mail del... |
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on Aug 25, 2008 at 11:16 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman hires another new principal
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, July 21, 2008, 10:53 AM |
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on Aug 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm by Not All, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Back-to-school present at MV High
Mountain View High School students will be able to legally park outside the campus for the first time in years when they return to school on Monday.
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on Aug 22, 2008 at 12:50 pm by MVHS Mom, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Locke announces he's stepping down
Bob Locke has announced he will retire from his 21-year post as finance manager at the end of the month, leaving Mountain View a very different -- and more financially stable ... |
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on Aug 22, 2008 at 8:17 am by Don L, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SPORTS
U14 Girls Soccer Team seeking players
The Fusion, an MVLA U14 Class 1 girl's soccer team is looking for competitve
players to join the team. We have open try-outs on Tuesday and Thursday
from 5:30-7:00pm at Gran... |
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on Aug 21, 2008 at 3:58 pm by Pavan Nigam, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Council discusses Hangar One reuse
Council member Jac Siegel is calling for the city to take an official role in the reuse of historic Hangar One, and as a result the City Council briefly discussed the subject ... |
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on Aug 21, 2008 at 8:50 am by Level, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will high-intensity math pay off?
Mountain View Whisman's four-week math intervention program, held at Foothill College throughout July, is showing encouraging signs. As one student said, near the end of the p... |
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on Aug 20, 2008 at 1:31 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Power Outage
Anyone know why a chunk of Mountain View was without power a few hours this evening? I had to reset my clocks when I got home and someone I called on the other side of Moffet... |
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on Aug 19, 2008 at 2:03 pm by Are you ready?, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fire, ?Arastradero & 101?
We were riding the Stevens Creek trail towards Palo Alto and saw smoke from a large fire that looked like it might be near the PA Airport or 101 & Arastradero. We haven't foun... |
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on Aug 18, 2008 at 7:24 am by SLR, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Let's stop bashing the immigrants
Common sense would argue that most immigrants fall into Tom Day's "undocumented" category, having come over the border into this country without any benefit of supporting pape... |
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on Aug 15, 2008 at 8:09 pm by Chris, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Obituaries
Robert J. Yates
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 30, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:15 pm by LK, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Replacement workers force end to BMW strike
After eight weeks of picketing along El Camino Real with no pay, striking service writers and mechanics at BMW of Mountain View have come to an agreement with owner AutoNation... |
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on Aug 15, 2008 at 11:37 am by Scab, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the Editor
Note to Voice delivery: Lose the plastic bags
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 27, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Aug 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm by neighbor, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Hangar One report called 'half victory'
After two years of threatening to demolish Hangar One rather than restore the historic structure, the Navy announced last week that it plans to remove its toxic siding and lea... |
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on Aug 14, 2008 at 9:21 am by Jon, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local gay couples say 'I do'
It is a warm Friday afternoon with the sun lighting the fountain in C.W. Hobbs and Stephen Carney's back yard. The two jokingly say they originally bought the property for the... |
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on Aug 9, 2008 at 9:18 am by CW&Stephen, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
New gang unit ready to go
The Mountain View Police Department and local counselors recently joined forces to quell gang violence with a new, collaborative unit.
Read the full story here Web Link-... |
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on Aug 9, 2008 at 9:08 am by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
VOICE endorsement: Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:43 PM |
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on Aug 8, 2008 at 4:50 pm by Lynn Huidekoper, RN, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
New twist to 'transparency' dispute
The simmering dispute over whether the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District should televise its meetings took an unexpected turn, sources revealed recently, after a Pa... |
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on Aug 7, 2008 at 5:58 pm by JG, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |