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Palo Alto Bowl, Midpeninsula's last alley, set to close
Palo Alto Bowl owner Rhythm Smith sat Monday facing a sea of empty lanes, wringing her hands -- her left, with its long, milk-white nails, and her right, the bowling hand. She... |
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on Aug 29, 2011 at 6:14 pm by tommygee54, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Google's self-driving car in five-car crash
Google's self-driving cars have traveled 160,000 miles without incident, but that changed last week when one was behind a five-car collision on Charleston Road.
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on Aug 17, 2011 at 11:16 am by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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New MVHS football coach pushes Spartans to 'next level'
Mountain View High School's new football coach, Toure Carter, is driving students hard on the gridiron, so they might achieve more off the field.
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on Aug 3, 2011 at 6:06 pm by KD, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Parent asks board to remove MVHS coach
A Mountain View High School parent asked district board members this week to fire the school's varsity girls basketball coach for sending an "unprofessional" e-mail to her pla... |
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on May 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm by 3rd Times Not a Charm, a resident of another community |
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Council: McKelvey ball fields will stay
The City Council on Tuesday night did not support a proposal for removing a 90-foot baseball field from McKelvey Park, despite a campaign by neighbors for seeking more useable... |
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on Feb 26, 2011 at 1:55 pm by Oldschoolbaseballer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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No green at city's golf course
The City Council said Tuesday that the best way to figure out whether to outsource the golf course operation is to ask private operators and the city to compete in a bidding p... |
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on Feb 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm by Concerned Resident, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Sticky budget scenario for MV Whisman
With little hope for more support from Sacramento, state educators at all levels of instruction are again planning for a school year under severe budget constraints.
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on Nov 22, 2010 at 10:15 am by Reluctant Realist, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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A trial run
On a cool, windy Sunday in New York City, Mountain View resident Kelley Blalock ran for four hours, 32 minutes and 10 seconds, with no walking or bathroom breaks. She stopped ... |
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on Nov 18, 2010 at 5:10 pm by Jupiterk, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
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Give BMX park a chance
Admittedly, it is difficult for a city like Mountain View to provide venues for every recreational interest that comes along. After all, we've already set aside links, courts,... |
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on Nov 7, 2010 at 3:31 pm by Daniel, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Woo-hoo! The Giants win it all
Go ahead, say it. It's no longer mere fantasy or sheer folly to do so. A rare mix of veteran rejects and budding stars completed an unlikely ascent to the Major League summit ... |
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on Nov 2, 2010 at 4:29 pm by Bruno, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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The penitent pugilist
Isaac Herrera got his academic career back on track through the Mountain View Police Activities League's boxing program, led by Ron Cooper, a school resource officer with the ... |
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on Oct 21, 2010 at 8:39 am by Charlene Viera, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Enrollment jumps at MV Whisman
Enrollment is up substantially this fall at local elementary and middle schools. Officials speculate that the marked — and unanticipated — rise is due, in part, to... |
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on Oct 14, 2010 at 2:03 pm by Marketing Spin, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Design workshop set for McKelvey Park revamp
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is hosting a workshop at the Mountain View library on Sept. 9 to develop plans for rebuilding McKelvey Park as a flood basin.
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on Sep 30, 2010 at 2:21 pm by resident of St. Francis Acres (neighborhood surrounding McKelvey), a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood |
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Caltrain riders sound off on budget cuts
About 860 people have weighed in on potential service cuts at Caltrain, including 245 who attended the company's Bay Area public opinion meetings on Aug. 19, a spokeswoman sai... |
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on Aug 26, 2010 at 11:44 pm by Jarrett, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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City-run golf course is losing money
Mountain View's city-run golf course is steadily losing money, and city officials are now trying to rein in costs before it impacts the rest of the now-fragile city budget.
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on Jul 27, 2010 at 5:11 pm by Phil, a resident of another community |
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Stanford grad student dies in Yosemite fall Friday afternoon
Stanford University student and climbing enthusiast Christina "Chris" Chan died Friday afternoon after falling from the north face of Eichorn Peak in Yosemite during a "free s... |
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on Jul 15, 2010 at 10:00 am by John the Man, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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City winning bird feces fight
The city has experimented with remote control boats and fake alligator heads to deter Canada geese and American coots at Shoreline Park, and it appears that some of the effort... |
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on Jul 8, 2010 at 12:24 pm by Carl T, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Kids conquer Alcatraz swim
On the morning of April 10, eight-year-old Malena Nguyen and her 10-year-old brother Jordan woke up early. They didn't have a special breakfast, "unless a bagel is special," J... |
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on Jun 8, 2010 at 3:57 pm by Sherlyn, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Spartan runners take rare state title
The Mountain View High School boys cross country team has brought home a state championship title — the first such title of any sport in Spartan history — after th... |
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on Dec 14, 2009 at 1:54 pm by dennis morton, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Does city give a hoot about owls?
With the burrowing owl as its poster child, the Audubon Society has started a campaign to make Shoreline Park into an owl preserve, and hopes to halt development of two playin... |
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on Dec 3, 2009 at 12:11 pm by RAK, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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City attorney announces retirement
The city announced today that Michael Martello, Mountain View's longest serving city attorney, is set to retire in December.
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on Oct 14, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Alan R, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Community Briefs
Art & Wine Festival this weekend
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 14, 2009 at 3:22 pm by Annoymous, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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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.
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on Jul 5, 2009 at 10:56 am by GQ, a resident of another community |
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Run, learn and help Zimbabwe
It's been a fruitful decade for Ellen Clark's Sustainable Living Foundation, which puts on the now-famous Zimbabwe Run. But Clark hopes that this year will be a banner one.
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on Mar 22, 2009 at 7:01 pm by Randall Flagg, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Leagues abuzz over field fee
As it faces a $6 million budget deficit, Mountain View may soon start charging local sports leagues a fee for the use of its playing fields throughout the city.
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on Feb 15, 2009 at 11:05 pm by o rule, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |