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Convention was 'magical,' say local reps
Having recently returned from his third Democratic National Convention, Los Altos resident Jim Thurber said no other political event could ever compare to the week he spent in... |
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on Sep 15, 2008 at 11:05 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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VOICE endorsement: Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:43 PM |
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on Aug 8, 2008 at 4:50 pm by Lynn Huidekoper, RN, a resident of another community |
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How voters can fight climate change
Last week the City Council considered a proposal to let Mountain View voters set specific goals for reducing the city's carbon emissions. Then they unanimously rejected the id... |
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on Jul 31, 2008 at 11:16 am by David, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Fong clinches race for Assembly seat
Foothill-De Anza teacher and trustee Paul Fong has won the Democratic Party nod to run for District 22 representative in the state Assembly, making him the likely candidate to... |
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on Jun 27, 2008 at 9:46 am by Elliot Miller, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Mayfield project marches forward
After four years of meetings, the City Council finally delivered the massive Mayfield housing project Tuesday night, approving a conceptual master plan, a demolition plan and ... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm by Breathy, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Measure C passes by a landslide
The Mountain View Whisman School District's new parcel tax won with a solid 79.8 percent of the vote Tuesday, surprising supporters who had worried it might not receive the tw... |
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on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:35 am by Fran Goodwin, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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In some precincts, it's mail vote only
Reacting to the trend of more and more people voting by mail, the county registrar is closing six Mountain View polling places during next month's primary elections.
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on Jun 2, 2008 at 11:12 am by Election Day mourner, a resident of another community |
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Candidates spar over Assembly seat
Former Mountain View Mayor Sally Lieber will likely hand over her District 22 State Assembly seat to one of four Democrats, three of whom showed up for a debate in Mountain Vi... |
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on May 31, 2008 at 7:13 pm by Victim of Caserta, a resident of another community |
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Endorsements
Edge goes to Caserta in Assembly race
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 30, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on May 30, 2008 at 5:10 pm by unsure, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Big war chests discouraged for council candidates
Candidates in this year's City Council election be warned: Go above the voluntary spending limit of $19,000 and many in Mountain View won't like you for it.
Read the full sto... |
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on May 17, 2008 at 12:06 am by eric, a resident of another community |
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District gives nod to new parcel tax
Facing huge state budget cuts that threaten elementary and middle school programs and small class sizes, the Mountain View Whisman school board voted last week to seek a 69 pe... |
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on Apr 6, 2008 at 1:01 pm by Parcel Tax Supporter, a resident of another community |
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Demonstrators mark 4,000 U.S. Iraq War deaths
What was billed as a lighted representation of America's war dead in Iraq turned into an auditory display Monday evening, thanks to the supportive honking of passing cars on E... |
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on Mar 31, 2008 at 3:24 pm by also proud, a resident of another community |
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Lieber bill would tighten recruiters' access to students
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, is reintroducing a bill today intended to better inform parents on military recruiting among high school students.
See also: ... |
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 6:29 pm by Dale, a resident of another community |
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No story re: Mayor and Vice Mayor elections online?
Last night, City Council voted in a new mayor and vice mayor, yet there is no mention of it on the Voice's webpage. I'm "sure" it will be in the print version when it comes o... |
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 4:10 pm by GSB, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Former councilman Greg Perry a Republican, who knew?
All those years he was on the council we were sure he was a Democrat. Now it turns out, looking at www.city-data.com/elec2/10/elec-MOUNTAIN-VIEW-CA-10.html that he's been cont... |
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on Mar 26, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Jes\' Sayin\', a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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THANK YOU VOTERS!!!!
Hi Everyone,
Although it appears that I did not win a seat on the city council (believe it or not there are still about 11000 votes to be counted), I just wanted to say ... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 7:48 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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PROPOSITION 29 REJECTED BY VOTERS!!!
The controversial ballot measure Prop 29 which was supported by anti-smoking special interests has failed! The details of the story can be found here:
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 7:40 pm by Jim Neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Gas tax Tom Cambell
The gas tax is the tax that makes the most sense. We are talking about reducing omissions but the only way to make people stop driving as much is to make it more expensive. ... |
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Annoyed, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Get wht you want out of elected officials
If our elected officials don't do their jobs properly, I would encourage everyone to vote them out. We have a crisis in California so if the lawmakers can't do anything usefu... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 7:19 pm by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Reward people who do good
elected officials who do the will of the people well and work with others well in government deserve to be elected again. But don't hesitate to vote them out if the don't do ... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 8:57 am by Kevin Crispie, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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FPPC BART Complaint
Isn't the Measure B complaint the same problem with CalTrain's advocacy for High Speed Rail's Proposition 1A? |
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on Oct 26, 2008 at 9:14 pm by M. Fruth, a resident of another community |
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Did Measure C Pass or not?
I cant seem to find out whether Measure C passed or not - did it?
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on Jun 4, 2008 at 11:38 am by Casey Weiss, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Politics of hate and ignorance
I cannot vote for him, he was in jail. 5years in the Hanoi Hilton, he could have been brain washed, he can never be commander in chief, he was in jail just like a thief.
I ca... |
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on Oct 5, 2008 at 9:31 am by michael casey, a resident of another community |
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CFL Danger / Reality Check
First off, Compact-Fluorescent light bulbs CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS!!!
Read: Mercury leaks found as new bulbs break (The Boston Globe).
Way back in 1982, the Mother Earth N... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 1:05 pm by Michael L. Wagner, a resident of another community |
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Profile of Mountain View City Council Candidate Jim Neal
Jim Neal was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1964 and has a rich multiethnic heritage of Black, White and Cherokee. Shortly after his birth, his parents returned to Cincinn... |
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 6:13 pm by Jim neal, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |