AROUND TOWN
County puts off LA Hills decision
Watchers of the Los Altos Hills redistricting debate will now have to wait till late January for a decision on the issue, after a multitude packed the county Department of Edu... |
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on Nov 23, 2007 at 10:22 am by Sniff, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Zoning OKs new Mayfield plan
Zoning administrator Peter Gilli recommended last week that the City Council approve a new master plan for Mayfield that increases park space by a half acre and reduces buildi... |
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 9:54 pm by Kent Scharninghausen, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Cleaning up dry cleaning
Now that the cold winds of autumn are upon us and we are shutting our houses up tight again, it is a good time to consider the air quality inside our homes.
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 9:01 pm by Kurt, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Company floats Zeppelin idea
If NASA Ames allows it, a Zeppelin airship may arrive at Moffett Field in October of next year — the 75th anniversary of the USS Macon's arrival at Moffett in 1933.
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on Nov 18, 2007 at 8:03 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Students protest to keep cafe
Culinary students at Los Altos High School, who purchase recipe items with money they earn by selling meals to students, may soon be cracking textbooks instead of eggs.
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 1:22 pm by mike, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
They'll always have Paris
Looking for small cities that could inspire French "ecotowns" of the future, senior French official Jacques Attali has picked Mountain View as one of the best role models in t... |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 11:06 pm by anon, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Hit-run death on El Camino
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 8:47 PM |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 11:04 pm by anon, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Little League battle goes down to the wire
On Monday, June 5, the Giants of Mountain View Little League extended their season for at least one more game.
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 5:18 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Burgers, fries and civics
The Los Altos City Council intends to make a real-life civics lesson out of a dispute between Los Altos High School and a food truck owner who wants to sell hamburgers and oth... |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 7:59 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
What happened to Ron's Farmhouse?
Every year around this time I am priviledged to visit Mountain View for a few days while visiting Stanford Medical Center. I always like to stop by Ron's Farmhouse at least o... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 2:10 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SPORTS
MP Strikers FC Announces Tryouts
MP Strikers FC Tryouts Announced
MP Strikers FC, a competitive local soccer club, invites all girls and boys in age groups U8-U12 interested in playing competitive soccer ... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 10:07 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
AROUND TOWN
Crime Watch
Embezzlement, Target, 10/24
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 2, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:39 pm by richard, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
The scariest house in America
The award-winning "DC Cemetery" on Bush Street that draws big crowds every year isn't just a seasonal hobby for its creators — it's a year-round love affair.
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on Nov 10, 2007 at 7:11 am by Jim Thurber, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Educators devalued
The "two Americas" that John Edwards describes were ironically illustrated in the Oct. 26 Voice. Two separate articles addressed the same Silicon Valley concern ... |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 12:14 pm by Jonathan, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
CMG, physician groups merge
The physicians of Camino Medical Group, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic and the Santa Cruz Medical Clinic have approved a plan to merge into a single physician group effective Ja... |
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on Oct 22, 2007 at 2:14 pm by Jan, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Reality check for displaced tenants
In an effort to help families being forced out of their affordable apartments, the Mountain View City Council set up a way to provide displaced tenants with up to $3,000 in ca... |
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on Oct 22, 2007 at 7:44 am by Philip C. Cosby, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Huff kids grow their own Great Pumpkin
A giant pumpkin named Frank, carefully nurtured since spring by Huff Elementary School students, tipped the scales during a weighing party last week, demonstrating in the proc... |
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on Oct 21, 2007 at 11:03 pm by Huff student, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Nob Hill Foods Shopping Center
Anyone know what is happening at the Nob Hill shopping center. There is a lot renovation going on and the old location looks like it is being gutted and remodeled. Just curio... |
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on Oct 18, 2007 at 5:37 pm by Ago, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'I didn't think it would happen to me'
Every time Iajady Paz returns to Mountain View High School to work with the Blossom Project, she wishes she were still a student.
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on Oct 14, 2007 at 4:10 pm by Melissa, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Continuous Improvement will help students grow
I've enjoyed reading the discussion in recent weeks concerning the implementation of the Continuous Improvement educational approach in the Mountain View Whisman schools. It b... |
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on Oct 12, 2007 at 2:48 pm by Former Sudbury student, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
The joys of home schooling
On a typical weekday, Jonathan Luxton, 11, sleeps in late, eats breakfast at 11:30, plays on the computer at noon, writes legalese and enjoys reading about atomic physics.
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on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:26 am by Jeff, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Council slashes Rengstorff project
The City Council came close to rejecting a proposal for high-density affordable condos at a study session Tuesday night, but instead mustered support in a 4-3 straw vote to cu... |
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on Oct 6, 2007 at 2:10 pm by Darin, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New year, new president, new Campus Center
After two years of work and $22 million spent, Foothill College is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration this Tuesday -- the first day of school -- with the unveiling o... |
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on Sep 24, 2007 at 1:17 pm by PA Resident, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
NASA bends rules for Google
The idea that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could hide their private Boeing 767 jumbo jet at Moffett Field with no one noticing is one of the best chuckles of the... |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:11 am by Jennifer, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
'One person or one village at a time'
How much does it cost to build a school for 85 children in Nepal, including five classrooms and dormitory rooms for the four teachers? Mountain View residents David and Susan ... |
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on Sep 16, 2007 at 9:16 pm by N. Ackerman, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |