SCHOOLS & KIDS
Plutocracy and the Santa Clara Board of Education
On November 26, the Santa Clara County Board of Education allowed the Bullis Charter School (BCS) to amend its enrollment procedure to favor a portion of Los Altos Hills (know... |
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on Jan 9, 2008 at 8:45 am by Parent, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors dislike smell of KFC idea
Neighbors packed a small meeting room at City Hall last week to oppose a KFC-A&W fast food restaurant to replace the abandoned Austin's BBQ on El Camino Real and Mariposa.
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on Jan 6, 2008 at 9:01 pm by Robert, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Lucky in, Albertsons out
To the delight of longtime customers and workers, the Albertsons store in Mountain View on El Camino Real became a Lucky again on Aug. 29, nearly 10 years after the original s... |
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on Jan 2, 2008 at 11:08 am by Don Brown, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Google may lease Slater school
By Molly Tanenbaum
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 3, 2006, 12:00 AM |
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on Dec 31, 2007 at 5:26 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
SPORTS
A place to catch some air
After five years of delay, the city is quickly rolling towards putting in a bike park at Shoreline that could become a destination for BMX bicyclists and mountain bikers from ... |
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on Dec 30, 2007 at 8:18 pm by JohnG, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Where the grizzly bears roam
I love ideas that seem outrageous at first blush but make more sense the deeper you delve. For example: We should repopulate the wilds of California with the big magnificent a... |
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on Dec 30, 2007 at 8:12 am by Jill Corsiglia, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
A place to catch some air
After five years of delay, the city is quickly rolling towards putting in a bike park at Shoreline that could become a destination for BMX bicyclists and mountain bikers from ... |
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on Dec 27, 2007 at 2:36 am by Steve Dodge, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
The stars are aligned for Chez TJ
When Americans think of Michelin, usually what comes to mind is the French company that makes tires under the roly-poly Michelin Man logo. Now, Michelin makes U.S. restaurants... |
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on Dec 22, 2007 at 11:55 am by Max Hauser, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
ABAG again angers officials
Regional housing targets from the Association of Bay Area Governments may be a thorn in Mountain View's side for yet another six years, as ABAG is asking the city to build 280... |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 11:32 pm by Kent Scharninghausen, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A vote for plutocracy
On Nov. 26, the Santa Clara County Board of Education allowed the Bullis Charter School to amend its enrollment procedure to favor a portion of Los Altos Hills — the for... |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 3:07 am by LASD Parent, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Del Medio apartment destroyed by grease fire
A three-alarm fire that destroyed one apartment unit last Sunday and damaged three others was started after a cooking fire got away from a resident, according to Mountain View... |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 8:22 pm by x, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Home solar installations tripled in '07
It's been a blazing year for solar power in Mountain View, with residential solar installations tripling from 84 at the start of the year to 247 as of Dec. 12, according to th... |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 3:47 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Home Depot all but barred from San Antonio
Home Depot's future at the San Antonio shopping center took a significant turn for the worse last week when a majority of the City Council voted to oppose big box "industrial"... |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 10:28 am by Mike, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
El Camino execs see big salary increases
[CLARIFICATION: This story as it appeared in the Oct. 26 print edition provided some misleading information on executive compensation at the hospital, both in the text and the... |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 9:46 am by Unemployed, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Adios Home Depot?
Home Depot's future at the San Antonio shopping center took a significant turn for the worse last week when a majority of the City Council voted to oppose big box "industrial"... |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 2:32 am by SAM ROWLES, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council passes tenant relocation ordinance
The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to require those who wish to demolish, redevelop or convert low income rental housing to pay displaced tenants' relocation expenses, giving ... |
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on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:08 pm by acutegrl, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Who is the hardest person on your list to shop for?
This week's "Voices Around Town" question asked, Who is the hardest person on your list to shop for? Here's some of the answers we received (please post your own below):
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 4:55 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
OTHER ISSUES
Fire on Latham Street leads to arrests
The Mountain View Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire Saturday evening in an apartment building at 2020 Latham St. The fire also led to arrests for ... |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 3:30 pm by Max, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Navy to close bargain stores at Moffett
The Navy has announced that its Moffett Field hardware store, department store and barber shop will close Feb. 2 as part of ongoing closures of naval operations at Moffett. A ... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 7:53 am by Otter, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
LAMVPB Back to Baseball Camps January 5th and 6th
Los Altos-Mountain View PONY Baseball Annual Back-to-Baseball Camps for the Pinto-2 (ages 8-9), Mustang (ages 9-10), Bronco (ages 11-12) and Pony Divisions (ages 13-14) are sc... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 7:46 am by Richard Siegel, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
From saris to blue jeans
In August 1947, India emerged bold and triumphant from the shackles of British rule. Today, 60 years later, Indians have traversed boundaries and scaled new heights in technol... |
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on Dec 12, 2007 at 10:42 am by Yanping Liao, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Forty years of feuding over student parking
A 40-year debate over parking on the streets surrounding Mountain View High School continued last week, as the district successfully petitioned several City Council members to... |
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on Dec 9, 2007 at 11:18 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Council OKs El Camino initiative
Mountain View became one of the first cities to sign onto the "Grand Boulevard Initiative" after council members voted 6-1 Tuesday night in support of the improvement project.... |
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on Dec 8, 2007 at 10:30 am by Bernie Brightman, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Google' Gamble - What Would You Do With 700 MHz?
Here's a place to discuss my article on Google for Dec 7, 07.
What would you do with 700 MHz spectrum that Google is bidding on? You can see spectrum details on the FCC's ... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 9:37 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Better late than never, Santa peddles in to kids' delight
Several hundred people, most of them young children, gathered in Mountain View's Civic Center Plaza on Monday night, waiting for the imminent arrival of the one and only Santa... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 10:53 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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