AROUND TOWN
Burrowing owls vs. Google
Concerns raised about a pair of rare and problematic burrowing owls, and the impact they'll have on Google's plan to build a new hotel at Shoreline Boulevard and Charleston Ro... |
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on Jul 26, 2010 at 12:00 pm by Rick, a resident of another community |
ELECTIONS
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Mountain View City Council
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 5:14 pm by Chris Bernstien, 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 |
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... |
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 1:09 am by Sparty, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Book talk today at Books Inc, 301 Castro St, 7:30pm
Come and hear Anonia Juhasz talk about her book, now out in paperback: "The Bush Agenda: invading the world one economy at a time". Among other things, you will learn that the... |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 8:38 am by P John Anderson, a resident of the Old Mountain View 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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Oct 14, 2007 at 4:10 pm by Melissa, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees put foreign language on table
The Mountain View Whisman school board decided last week to formalize its interest in exploring foreign language instruction -- a possible first step to teaching subjects like... |
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on Oct 15, 2007 at 7:11 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of another community |
RESTAURANTS
Train Depot to sell wine, beer and delicacies
The six-year search for a business to take over the long-vacant Train Depot ended without a word Tuesday night, as an application for a "wine and beer bar" went unchallenged o... |
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on Jul 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
RESTAURANTS
The table will take your order now
California Roadhouse, the now-defunct bar and grill at 401 Castro Street, was going for an old-school image. But its replacement, due to arrive this summer, could be a whole n... |
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on May 10, 2008 at 1:29 am by Steve Leung, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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 |
SPORTS
Advancing the ball at soccer camp
Hundreds of local youth returned this summer to play soccer, learn leadership skills and hang out with local cops at "Kick, Lead and Dream," a camp for at-risk teenagers.
Rea... |
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on Jul 5, 2009 at 10:56 am by GQ, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Down and derby
Mountain View's first soap box derby went off without a hitch last weekend on the Dana Street overpass in front of Landels Elementary School.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 2:13 pm by Tom Nelson, a resident of another community |
HEY TECH!
NASA Ames Helps Kids Learn Math With Flight Controllers
Three air traffic controllers helped children from ACE Charter School in San Jose use their math skills last Tuesday at NASA Ames. The children pla... |
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on Jun 2, 2010 at 2:36 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
Hospital hires high-tech guru
El Camino Hospital has hired Eric Pifer, M.D., to oversee the hospital's information and technology interests as part of a new position to its administrative staff.
Read the ... |
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on Jul 22, 2007 at 6:25 pm by Mollie, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
HEY TECH!
Fun tech ideas for kids
A couple of weeks ago I was at the Sally Ride event at Moffett Field where school children could be inspired by astronaut Wendy Lawrence (Web Link... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 9:01 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
Man With Dogs named Buffy and Sandy
Anyone know the man who walks around town with two dogs named Buffy and Sandy with a sign asking for money? I see him pushing a cart on El Camino and Shoreline from time to t... |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 11:55 pm by MVResidentX, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fury fuels Ideafarm's campaigns
Wo'O Ideafarm, 55, has been fixture on the streets of Mountain View for years. He is embraced by some and derided by others for the messages he displays on the sides of his la... |
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on Nov 23, 2010 at 8:35 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Thursday Night Live: Part 2
Did anyone go last night?
There were definately more people in attendance this time around, and more activities/vendors on Castro Street. Plus, conbined with the free co... |
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on Aug 14, 2007 at 9:12 am by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Asbestos drives renters out for good
Three weeks after a botched roofing job caused asbestos contamination and rainwater damage in their homes, several residents of the Americana apartment complex are moving out ... |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 3:13 pm by Dilbert Fan, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
Flame Retardants
I wrote an article on flame retardants causing birth defects in lab animals and the increase of PBDEs in the body a few months ago. You can find it here:
Web Link... |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 10:22 pm by Susan Hong, a resident of another community |
OTHER ISSUES
The challenge of Chekhov
Anton Chekhov is one of Russia's most human and accessible writers. Nonetheless, "Three Sisters," which debuted Saturday at the Pear Avenue Theatre, is an ambitious piece of t... |
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on Sep 22, 2007 at 9:29 am by Chekhov enthusiast, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Noise at night keeps stores' neighbors awake.
Noisy parking lot sweepers and leaf blowers at some of the shopping malls and large stores are keeping nearby residential neighbors awake at night. Can anything be done about ... |
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on Mar 5, 2008 at 6:49 pm by dusty, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council getting serious on new shuttle service
City officials have been talking about creating a Mountain View shuttle service for years, but on Tuesday City Council members raised the stakes, asking city staff to study po... |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 9:28 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
An Organic Farm in Mountain View? Yes! An Honest Letter
The result of the Grant Road farm vote was extremely disappointing and upsetting to me; I am still in shock. Forget zoning laws and all that -- open space is open space and w... |
Daniel Mart |
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on Sep 24, 2007 at 11:15 pm by Daniel Mart, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Los Altos High honors former coach
For years, Leo Long was a hugely popular and successful track coach at Los Altos High School. So much so, in fact, that the school recently named its track after him.
Read th... |
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on May 9, 2008 at 2:21 pm by Brian K. Long, a resident of another community |
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