OTHER ISSUES
Affordable housing project helps some, hurts others
The city's below market rate housing program took a strange turn Tuesday night with the approval of an affordable housing project at 819 N. Rengstorff Avenue -- it displaces t... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:20 pm by tex, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Summer Day Trips
Living in the Bay Area, there is no shortage of fun day-trips one can take in order to have a day of in the sun. Where do you like to go in order to get away for the afternoon... |
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:26 pm by bkengland, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Sexual battery alleged at MV business
An employee of Earthly Delight Gourmet has been accused of sexual battery after he allegedly lured a Santa Clara woman into the business and attempted to force himself upon he... |
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on Apr 28, 2012 at 11:55 pm by military caps, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Council to take another stab at Rengstorff Park plan
Seven months after the City Council rejected plans for revamping Rengstorff Park, city staffers are pitching four new scenarios on Tuesday that leave much of the park untouche... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Toys for Tots Toy Drive-Nov 4- Dec 15
This holiday season, help Toys for Tots provide warm PJ's, a good book, special gifts and the holiday spirit to hundreds of families in our community.
Toys for Tots and All... |
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 10:44 am by Allied Auto Works, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Time to set rules on pot dispensaries
Back in February, the idea that a medical marijuana dispensary providing medicine to sick people could fit into Mountain View appeared to be accepted by the City Council. But ... |
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on Jun 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm by Thanks, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Fortune 100 Company eyes MV site
City planners will begin working on a project that could bring another Fortune 100 company to Mountain View, the City Council decided.
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on Mar 20, 2012 at 11:10 pm by Jenn, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Voices Around Town
How do you feel about Chick-Fil-A coming to Mountain View?
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 3, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Aug 11, 2012 at 10:06 am by LovingMtnView, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
Q&A on MV's cancer spike
A report that found a spike in cancer rates in northwestern Mountain View will be the topic of an EPA presentation and question-and-answer session on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Mou... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 8:50 am by NW Resident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Food & Drink: Best of Mountain View 2012
In Lane 2, we have the champions of Food & Drink.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 23, 2012... |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 5:51 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Survey: Financial stress affects county residents' quality of life
A study released Wednesday on life in Santa Clara County shows that while the majority of people are satisfied with their quality of life, financial and economic issues are a... |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:16 am by michelle scott , a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mediation begins for Bullis, LASD
Officials and lawyers representing Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District began talks Tuesday in an attempt to resolve "differences and the long-standing disp... |
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on Mar 12, 2012 at 3:51 pm by MV Native, a resident of another community |
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Simitian aide arrested for drunkenness, vandalism
A senior field representative to California Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) was arrested for public drunkenness and vandalism on Nov. 13, after two police officers witnessed h... |
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on Nov 24, 2011 at 2:23 am by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
400 miles per gallon, in a plane
Just before soaring like a graceful bird over a mesmerized crowd at Moffett Field on Monday, a Slovenian-built electric plane was declared the most efficient airplane in the w... |
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on Oct 11, 2011 at 8:02 pm by Bill, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Quiet renaissance in OMV
Old Mountain View has been undergoing a quiet, subtle evolution since many of the homes were built in the late 1940s. Slowly the little bungalows in the heart of town are beco... |
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on Sep 14, 2011 at 2:28 pm by reader, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Free Black History Month Events in Mountain View
There are various events happening in Mountain View for Black History Month in February. All are family friendly and free to the public.
Events sponsored by Leadership Moun... |
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on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:38 am by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Retail: Best of Mountain View 2012
In Lane 4, these retailers have been crowned the victors in the retail competition.
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 5:54 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The new, new math
A few times each week, the students in Gayle Dyer's fifth-grade class at Bubb Elementary put down their books, worksheets, pens and pencils and switch on a school set of iPads... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 3:22 am by Aisha, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Women sentenced in $256,000 Palo Alto credit union fraud
Two women who stole more than $250,000 out of a Los Altos couple's Palo Alto credit union account were sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the Sa... |
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on Feb 19, 2012 at 10:39 pm by Sarah, a resident of another community |
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High-speed-rail analysis sets stage for more lawsuits
The state agency charged with building California's high-speed rail system approved on Thursday a long-debated environmental analysis for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line... |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 9:40 pm by Grossman Woman, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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When background checks miss the mark
How a Peninsula private school unknowingly hired a teacher with a decades-long history of child molestation allegations.
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 8:15 am by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Road warriors
All nine Bay Area counties took part in "Bike to Work Day" this morning, when hundreds of thousands of commuters shifted from gas pedals to bike pedals. ==B Photo by Veronica ... |
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on May 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm by jojo, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
OTHER ISSUES
No settlement in high-speed-rail lawsuit
Efforts to settle a lawsuit filed against the California High-Speed Rail Authority failed nine days after they started, according to the attorney representing three Peninsula ... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm by Anna S., a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Bobcat Ridge to re-open Saturday
Tule, one of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo's two bobcats, watches ducks and a goose from her favorite spot in her new habitat. The grand opening of the newly constructed... |
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on Jun 18, 2010 at 12:39 pm by The Dad, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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April crackdown on distracted driving
Law enforcement all over the state will be on high alert this month, looking for drivers using their cell phones to text or talk without a headset, officials with the Mountain... |
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on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:34 am by Wilma, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |