SCHOOLS & KIDS
The tenure dilemma: no easy answers
A look at the rights and due process given to tenured public school teachers in California — especially when they've been accused of wrongdoing — makes one thing c... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:13 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Six stabbed at Shoreline concert
Police ended a Shoreline Amphitheatre concert early on Saturday night after at least six people were stabbed in the lawn seating area.
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 9:57 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
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City steps up bike, pedestrian safety
City officials are launching a data-driven effort to reduce deaths and injuries on Mountain View's streets, examining where and why pedestrians and bicyclists are being hit by... |
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 8:12 am by Tom, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Council OKs burrowing owl plan
Borrowing owl lovers rejoiced Tuesday when the City Council adopted a plan for protecting the rare ground-dwelling bird.
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 2:27 pm by the_complainer, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Council members want fee hike on Google and others
While discussing a recurring budget gap in a study session on Tuesday, council members called for increased fees on the city's businesses, particularly the profitable Internet... |
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on Apr 17, 2012 at 8:31 am by Hardin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Sparks fly in "Civility Roundtable" immigration discussion
An event designed to bring some civility back into the debate on illegal immigration did just that, bringing the various sides together in Mountain View on Tuesday for a discu... |
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on Mar 27, 2012 at 10:08 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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District may evict preschool, use space for high-risk teens
A proposal to evict a preschool program from its current home on the Mountain View High School campus and replace it with a continuation high school is meeting with vocal opp... |
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on Feb 23, 2012 at 12:51 pm by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Google execs offer to save Hangar One
"Why doesn't Google pay for it?" has been the sort of comment often made by those frustrated by the years-long struggle to save landmark Hangar One at Moffett Field. But on Th... |
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 1:42 pm by Tinker Bell, a resident of another community |
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Sears to close for demolition
Sears, along with many other businesses on the southwestern corner of the San Antonio Shopping Center, will close its doors in the next few months if the plan for a new mixed ... |
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on Dec 27, 2011 at 12:34 pm by AL, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD to appeal in Bullis legal fight
There's no end in sight to the legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School. At the school district's Nov. 15 board meeting, trustees decided t... |
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on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm by haroldbarton@hotmail.com, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Big service cuts due to Caltrain 'fiscal emergency'
Major Caltrain weekend- and mid-day service cuts plus a fare increase are being planned by this fall and early 2011. Faced with a $12.5 million budget deficit for the 2011 fi... |
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on Jun 15, 2010 at 3:56 pm by Andrew Bachmann, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district eyes 'Shoreline Community' funds
For seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial property taxes — and those of other major ... |
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 9:50 am by Steve Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Man stabbed, arrest made at Century 16
Police say a 25-year-old San Jose man was stabbed in the stomach and the heart Friday night as late-night movies were letting out of the Century 16 theaters at Shoreline. An 1... |
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on Oct 20, 2009 at 2:40 pm by Person of interest., a resident of another community |
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Bullis, LASD battle 'escalating'
The ongoing battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District appears to be escalating -- with officials from both organizations accusing the other of bre... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm by Agree with Missing the Point, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Google offers to fund city's bike projects
Mountain View city officials are in talks with Google about using some of the internet giant's billions to help make its hometown more bike- and pedestrian-friendly.
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on May 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
RESTAURANTS
Esther's busted for bread recycling bin
After promising a $1,000-a-day fine on Esther's German Bakery for using a private company to recycle old bread, the city now says such recycling operations will be allowed in ... |
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on Mar 17, 2013 at 11:45 am by Daniel P., a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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El Camino Hospital pursuing legal options against Measure M
El Camino Hospital's board of directors confirmed that they will be exploring all legal avenues to block Measure M. The salary-capping measure passed by a thin margin in the N... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 9:04 pm by Shadow worker, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students' same-sex mock wedding raises some hackles
Parents at Monday's Mountain View-Los Altos board meeting expressed concerns over an unusual event scheduled to be held on Valentine's Day at Mountain View High School.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 6:49 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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Update: Bicyclist remains in serious condition after El Camino collision
Police say a 66-year-old Sunnyvale man remains in serious condition after he was struck by a car while riding his bike on El Camino Real in Mountain View on Monday morning.
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 10:44 pm by Sam, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Measure G passes
The Mountain View Whisman School District's $198 million school bond, Measure G, has passed by a healthy margin -- garnering 66 percent of the vote when it needed only 55 perc... |
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on Jun 11, 2012 at 8:41 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Housing at Mayfield mall site dumped for offices
After almost a decade of contentious planning and untold millions to design, the 27-acre housing community planned for the Mayfield Mall site has been ditched for a $90 millio... |
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 1:19 am by Vinnie, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New school boundaries in store for MV Whisman?
Mountain View Whisman School District officials are considering changing the attendance boundaries of three local elementary schools next year. "We're doing our best to get ki... |
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on Nov 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm by Castro community, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Bedroom window pried open in burglary
A watch and various electronics were stolen from a house in the 400 block of Church Street on July 26, police said.
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on Jul 30, 2011 at 4:38 am by Steve , a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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VTA proposals could save Caltrain, for now
With Caltrain considering eliminating nearly half of the peninsula's train service to fix a $30 million deficit, VTA general manager Michael Burns has some proposals to keep C... |
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 5:26 pm by Rider, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Group seeks to stem Caltrain 'death spiral'
More than 200 Friends of Caltrain met on Saturday (Jan. 29) to find ways to keep the Peninsula railway from going into what one transportation official called "a death spiral"... |
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on Feb 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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