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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Housing Prices
Have you been affected by the rising cost in housing?
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 7:31 pm by endangered species, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Magician's tale creates magic onstage
The winter season inspires dreams and the illusion of magic for many people. One Mountain View ballet director took her vision of winter and created a window into childhood im... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 8:55 am by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Woman sentenced for embezzlement
A Mountain View woman who pleaded no contest to embezzling $350,000 from a Redwood City construction company was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison, according to San M... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 5:05 pm by sean, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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This weekend
[Web Link Theater: 'It's A Wonderful Life']
The Bus Barn Stage Company presents a live "radio play" version of the holiday classic "It's A... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:16 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Jerry Hill announces 'Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not'
Residents in newly elected state Sen. Jerry Hill's district will now have a chance to weigh in on what "Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not."
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 8:10 am by Political Insider, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Zoning OK'd for group homes, homeless shelters
The City Council unanimously passed state-required zoning code changes on Dec. 4 to allow housing for the homeless and mentally ill to be located in Mountain View.
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 4:38 pm by haha, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Downed wires block intersection
Both directions of a Mountain View street were closed this afternoon, and phone, Internet and cable television services were disrupted after a large box truck pulled overhangi... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:52 pm by Driving, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Found: elderly man who went missing from hospital
Authorities confirmed that the man who wandered away from El Camino Hospital earlier today is now safe.
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 9:00 am by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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New chef embraces the old at Chez TJ
The new chef at Chez TJ, Mountain View's only Michelin-starred restaurant, says that diners shouldn't expect to find agar noodles or other hallmarks of molecular gastronomy on... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:18 am by Max Hauser, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Accident on intersection of Bernardo and Ravendale
Does anyone have any updates about the horrible car accident that took place today at around 8:45 am at the intersection of Bernardo and Ravendale? Did the driver make it? I... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:21 am by Ravendale Worker, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Holiday Fund: Rotacare volunteers busier than ever
A lot of people donate food, gifts or money around the holidays, but there is a special group of people who give year-round -- they give their time. Mountain View Rotacare at ... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm by Pam, a resident of another community |
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Meeting: Little outcry over rise in cancer near toxic site
Despite sensational TV news coverage, a rise in the number of people living near Mountain View's toxic sites with non-Hodgkin lymphoma did not result in much anger, panic or c... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 11:41 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Blowing people away
A local building that draws more electricity than the entire city of Mountain View turns 25 next week. The massive structure at NASA Ames Research Center is hard to miss from... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 5:59 am by Mr. Nice, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Local teens, kids perform in Nutcracker
Children and teens from Mountain View and surrounding communities are performing in Western Ballet's Nutcracker this weekend at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Art... |
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on Dec 9, 2012 at 10:24 am by Parent, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Adding sparkle to the season
The holidays got into full swing in downtown Mountain View on Monday night, as the city held its annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony. Choirs sang and children's eyes lit u... |
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on Dec 8, 2012 at 8:46 am by to AC, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Holiday train comes to town
The Caltrain "Show Train" will be returning to Bay Area stations this weekend, Dec. 1 and 2, to collect toys for underprivileged children. A stop at Mountain View's station is... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:29 pm by steve, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Community tree-lighting set for Monday
On Monday, Dec. 3, the city of Mountain View will be holding its annual Community Tree Lighting Celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Plaza at 500 Castro... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 11:13 am by All Welcome, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Facebook Privacy
Each week the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to ask people a question about a current event. This week, we asked about concerns over Facebook's privacy settings.
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 4:20 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Council to take up bike-ped safety
In response to several collisions — some deadly — and calls for change from residents, the City Council is beginning to look at ways to improve bike and pedestrian... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 2:48 pm by AC, a resident of another community |
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PG&E working to restore power to 20,000 in Bay Area
As the latest in a series of storms to hit the Bay Area continued to move south this morning, PG&E was working to restore electricity to more than 20,000 customers who remaine... |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 8:32 pm by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Man pleads 'no contest' for burglarizing Steve Jobs' home
The Alameda man arrested in August for allegedly burglarizing the Palo Alto home of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs pleaded "no contest" Wednesday morning to a string of ho... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 8:28 am by resident, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Bullis loses latest round in legal fight
The Los Altos School District appears to be the victor in the latest round of court decisions in its ongoing legal battle with Bullis Charter School. But if the history of thi... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm by sighsighsigh, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Castro School--gang graffiti, sex assaults, robberies... When will MVPD care?
The metal picnic tables at Castro school have gang graffiti on them--as they have for months. As does a utility box directly across the street--for months... less than half a... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 6:41 pm by Sparty, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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'Undocumented' but inspiring
Immigration reform activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke at to a near-capacity crowd at Los Altos High School last weekend, advocating for swift, comprehensive and fair changes t... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 4:27 pm by puzzeled, a resident of another community |
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Video games stolen in burglary
A Mountain View man returned from vacation on Saturday to find that his apartment had been burglarized while he was gone, police said.
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:49 pm by Jorge, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |