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 |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 4:54 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District considers hiring private eye
With elementary school enrollment growing faster than expected, and about 80 students on a waiting list to attend their neighborhood schools, some trustees want to hire an inv... |
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on Oct 4, 2008 at 10:56 am by LOL X3, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain hits car in Mountain View
A Caltrain hit a car at the railroad crossing at Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway around 5:30 p.m. this evening, May 3.
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on May 10, 2013 at 8:45 pm by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
New Stevens Creek Trail bridge to open Saturday
A new extension of the Stevens Creek trail opening Saturday may be the last such opening for quite some time.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:29 pm by David K, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Plan to yank 120 trees delays Mayfield project
The possibility of losing 120 trees is holding up a plan to revamp the former Mayfield Mall for a major office tenant.
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 12:07 am by Homeowner, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Nazi propaganda left downtown
Cards bearing messages written by the American Nazi Party have caught the eye of at least one Mountain View resident who reports seeing the cards posted around downtown repeat... |
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on Dec 20, 2011 at 1:23 pm by Ex-ANP, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Duo arrested in skimming scam
A pair of high-tech bandits were able to steal more than 3,600 credit card numbers with six electronic devices -- known as "skimmers" -- planted at five gas stations in Mounta... |
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on Aug 6, 2011 at 5:32 pm by RandyBQuaid, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
No jail time for hit-and-run driver
The driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed a man in downtown Mountain View avoided jail time when she was sentenced Monday. Keibun Son's license was suspended and she wa... |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 5:11 pm by don'tworrybeehappy, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
City officials want delay of medical pot ordinance
Mountain View may become the only city in the county to specifically allow medical marijuana dispensaries, and city officials say they need more time to finish an ordinance, w... |
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on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11 pm by PeaceLove, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
San Antonio Center revamp study available for comment
The environmental impacts of redeveloping a large swath of San Antonio Shopping Center have been reviewed and a draft of that study is now available for comment.
Read the fu... |
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on Jan 4, 2011 at 10:35 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Council candidates -- let's build a park
Building a large park in the Whisman neighborhood was a popular idea among the six candidates for City Council at a debate Thursday night.
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on Dec 22, 2010 at 10:59 pm by Liz, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Holiday Fund: A warm welcome for Day Worker Center
The Mountain View Day Worker Center celebrated its grand opening on Nov. 18. About 300 people gathered at the center's new permanent location at 113 Escuela Ave, for wine, sna... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 1:51 pm by Elaine, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Palo Alto may try to kill high-speed-rail plan
Palo Alto may soon take a formal "no confidence" stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators to kill the voter-approved proj... |
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 2:20 pm by BartParkingLot(Imported)Crime, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A car-less Googletopia in the works?
Imagine a futuristic bay-front enclave for Google and Microsoft employees where no cars are allowed, buildings have green roofs and no carbon footprint, people travel in autom... |
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on Jul 13, 2010 at 10:24 am by ben, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Toys banned for 'unhealthy' fast-food meals
Tuesday was a sad day for the Happy Meal. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban toys and other prizes from "unhealthy" children's meals served at restaurant... |
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on May 3, 2010 at 4:05 pm by mvresident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
PA proposes to peek at people's garbage
Palo Altans who repeatedly throw recyclable items into their trash bins could soon find themselves slapped with fines and without a garbage-collection service.
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on Mar 13, 2010 at 7:28 am by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who's in Charge at Mountain View Schools?
Today I find out that the principal of my child's school, Castro, is in Africa on vacation. Is this what we are paying these administrators for with our valuable tax dollars?... |
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 5:53 pm by Mo, a resident of another community |
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'... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 10:10 am by Jeral P, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Meeting reveals challenges for High Speed Rail
Experts at a meeting held last week by the California High Speed Rail Authority revealed several design requirements which are likely to limit the options for running high spe... |
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on Oct 17, 2009 at 10:40 am by Gayle, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
ELECTIONS
Gay rights protestors block Stanford road
A coalition of gay rights advocates protesting today's state Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8 announced a civil-disobedience sit-in aimed at blocking Stanford Univ... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 5:18 pm by Ed, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Mervyn's - any news on a replacement?
I am really going to miss Mervyn's. In fact, I am missing it already. There is really no alternative, good value for good quality, type store, particularly for boys. My boys w... |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 4:08 pm by Any Member, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Parents up in arms over 'abusive' teacher
Mountain View parents say they are fed up with a fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School who they claim is not being disciplined by the district despite numerous compla... |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 10:26 am by another brick in the wall, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No free lunch? Try Castro
A few local mothers beat the crowd and sit with their snacking toddlers on picnic benches at Castro Elementary School. Soon, as summer school classes let out for the day, the ... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 10:47 am by eric, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Farmlands Group seeks new location
If the amount of discussion about potential farm sites is any indication, efforts to bring a farm to Mountain View have not lost much steam.
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on Jul 18, 2007 at 9:16 am by eric, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors sought stop sign where pedestrian was hit
When Mountain View resident Ruifan Ma was struck and killed last week, it was at an intersection where neighbors have wanted a stop sign or stoplight for years.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Marti, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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