KIDS IN TOW
Fourth of July - All About the DAY
Ever since our first child was born, my husband and I haven't seen a single firework on Fourth of July. Our daughter and son are always in bed before the sky gets dark enough... |
Jennifer Fogliani |
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on Jul 4, 2011 at 2:05 pm by Jennifer Fogliani, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
KIDS IN TOW
Bye Bye Backyard, Hello Mountain View
As soon as we walked through the front door of our new townhome in Mountain View, our daughter, Josie, started looking for the back door.
“There is no back door,” I told h... |
Jennifer Fogliani |
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 1:09 am by Sparty, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
OPERA COMES TO THE FOX THEATER REDWOOD CITY
IL TROVATORE, VERDI's GREAT OPERA COMES TO REDWOOD CITY FOX
Information:Verismo Opera <www.verismoopera.org>
Tickets: The Fox Theater <www.foxrwc.com> or650-3... |
Jenny Studley |
575 |
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on Mar 9, 2013 at 6:57 am by Jenny Studley, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What is that annoying tone?
For the last 2 days I've been hearing a tone intermittently. It's an electronic tone off in the distance that goes off for a few seconds, roughly every 15 minutes, but someti... |
Jeral Poskey |
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on Jul 6, 2010 at 12:43 pm by Jeral, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Traffic mess on Shoreline - why no police?
Today there was a single traffic light out on Shoreline, and it triggered a traffic nightmare. This could have been easily rectified if police had directed traffic. Why don'... |
Jeral Poskey |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 10:10 am by Jeral P, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stevens Creek bike area demolished
Friday was a sad day for me. As I rode my bike to work along the Stevens Creek trail, I witnessed bulldozers flattening the dirt bike recreation area.
This area was alwa... |
Jeral Poskey |
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on Aug 27, 2009 at 2:00 am by Brenda, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Where's the fire?
Was there a major fire around midnight? Heard 6 sirens go by, heading toward the east Whisman district. A few more went by silently but with lights flashing as is apropos bo... |
Jes Sayin |
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on Dec 14, 2009 at 12:36 am by Jes Sayin, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Waste and Inefficiency at City Hall
You won't be surprised that the streets and roadways of our fair city are stored by city hall in a grand database. What might surprise you though is that it's not one database... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
546 |
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on Oct 20, 2012 at 12:02 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Former councilman Greg Perry a Republican, who knew?
All those years he was on the council we were sure he was a Democrat. Now it turns out, looking at www.city-data.com/elec2/10/elec-MOUNTAIN-VIEW-CA-10.html that he's been cont... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
953 |
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on Mar 26, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sunday afternoon police activity
Police were all over the Stevens Creek Trail this afternoon, positioned on its exits at Moffett Blvd., at Middlefield and on Dana, blocking the road in a couple of those place... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
854 |
1 |
on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:18 am by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Motorcade downtown 10 PM Thursday
What was that very long motorcade going south on Castro and then left on Villa all about? |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Jul 1, 2010 at 10:23 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Power out in North Whisman
Power has been out since 11 AM. An explosion of light was seen atop one of the power poles on Easy St. Anyone know if they have any idea when it will be restored.
Underst... |
Jes\' Sayin\' |
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on Feb 26, 2010 at 4:05 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police car crash on E. Middlefield near Whisman Wed. night
Anyone know what has been going on? Looks like a car chase maybe. Many police cars around and eastbound Middlefield blocked off from Tyrella. Damaged car is on the sidewalk in... |
Jes\\\' Sayin\\\' |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neal and Other Locals Give Impassioned Pleas for Berlin Wall
Jim Neal, who ran for City Council last November has continued to be very active in city politics. He still attends all regular City Council meetings and speaks on issue... |
Jim Neal |
316 |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 5:02 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
THANK YOU VOTERS!!!!
Hi Everyone,
Although it appears that I did not win a seat on the city council (believe it or not there are still about 11000 votes to be counted), I just wanted to say ... |
Jim Neal |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 7:48 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Plastic Bag Ban All About the MONEY!!!
The Truth about the Plastic Bag Ban
By
Jim Neal, Candidate, Mountain View City Council
For months I have been wondering why m... |
Jim Neal |
978 |
5 |
on Nov 2, 2012 at 1:18 am by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chick-Fil-A Challenge!!!
Now that the city council has thrown out the chicken with the broth water, I am issuing a challenge to all those that voted "No" or abstained! They said the reason was becaus... |
Jim Neal |
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3 |
on Oct 18, 2012 at 6:56 am by Stalin, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
PROPOSITION 29 REJECTED BY VOTERS!!!
The controversial ballot measure Prop 29 which was supported by anti-smoking special interests has failed! The details of the story can be found here:
Web Link... |
Jim Neal |
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 7:24 pm by cancer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
PROPOSITION 29 REJECTED BY VOTERS!!!
The controversial ballot measure Prop 29 which was supported by anti-smoking special interests has failed! The details of the story can be found here:
Web Link... |
Jim Neal |
969 |
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 7:40 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
NEW SMOKING BAN A HUGE "SUCCESS"!!!
As those of you who read The Voice regularly already know, I was fiercely opposed to the ban before it went into effect, but those on the Council who voted in favor of the ban... |
Jim Neal |
931 |
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on Jun 7, 2012 at 4:28 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
NEW SMOKING BAN A HUGE "SUCCESS"!!!
As those of you who read The Voice regularly already know, I was fiercely opposed to the ban before it went into effect, but those on the Council who voted in favor of the ban... |
Jim Neal |
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on Jun 7, 2012 at 4:28 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
SMOKERS WIN HUGE VICTORY IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS!!!
A few weeks ago, the newspapers, television and radio stations were filled with coverage about a proposal by the Fort Worth City Council to ban the hiring of people who smoke.... |
Jim Neal |
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on May 16, 2012 at 10:08 pm by leigh, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
The Ban on Freedom of Choice
I got involved with city politics just a few short months ago because of the ban on smoking. Little did I know just how significantly the change would be in my life and... |
Jim Neal |
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1 |
on May 1, 2012 at 3:04 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
SMOKERS WIN BIG VICTORY IN SUNNYVALE!!!
Less than a month after the Mountain View City Council passed its controversial draconian anti-smoking ordinance which takes effect in May, the Sunnyvale City Council consider... |
Jim Neal |
1354 |
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on Mar 23, 2012 at 10:36 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bicyclist suffers minor injuries in Hit and Run accident
An Alta Vista High School student suffered minor injuries this morning after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle to school this morning near the intersection of Wri... |
Joe |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 11:25 am by Joe, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |