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OTHER ISSUES
Sixty fruitful yearsFor 60 years, the Satake family churned out high-quality annuals — colorful marigolds, chrysanthemums and petunias...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by Kathy Mayeda, on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 6885 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Harry and Ida Pinto, husband and wife, passed away on same dayHarry and Ida Pinto, Mountain View residents married for 67 years, died within 12 hours of each other on Aug. 26. Both were...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by Les Groshong, on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:27 pm | 2 comments | 7465 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API scores make Castro proudThe Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District saw mixed results from this year's academic progress report released...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2007Last comment by Chris Kuszmaul, on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:08 pm | 1 comment | 7179 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District makes the call on boundary changeAfter considering nearly 50 different proposed scenarios for boundary changes in the Los Altos School District, board members...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by Wavemama, on Sep 7, 2007 at 10:13 am | 6 comments | 5798 Views
AROUND TOWN
Good call on new mini-parkThe City Council had a choice last week: Approve purchase of a badly needed mini-park at the end of West Dana Street north...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2007Last comment by Nick Perry, on Sep 5, 2007 at 12:58 am | 1 comment | 7235 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's back-to-school timeThe first day of school came earlier this year, with high schoolers starting Monday and younger students beginning class...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2007Last comment by Susan Hong, on Sep 4, 2007 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 9215 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tunneling under El CaminoSection by section, the Stevens Creek Trail is tunneling under El Camino Real as 4,000 cars an hour whiz by overhead. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by Tristan Lawrence, on Sep 1, 2007 at 1:49 pm | 1 comment | 7937 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Profiles in leadership<I>Editor's Note: Leadership Mountain View (LMV) prepares adults who live or work in the city to take on a wide variety of...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by mary gilda sturino, on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 7471 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman sets down strategic goalsMath emerged as the top priority as trustees, school principals and key administrators from the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by Parent of a MVWSD student, on Sep 1, 2007 at 8:28 am | 1 comment | 7131 Views
AROUND TOWN
Clinic caters to younger setThey aren't children, they aren't adults — they're adolescents. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3170...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by Sophia Yen, on Sep 1, 2007 at 1:43 am | 1 comment | 7239 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School's new paradigm could come with a priceIt isn't often that a school district steps out of the traditional educational mold and adopts a totally new concept of teaching. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2007Last comment by Amanda, on Aug 31, 2007 at 2:17 pm | 5 comments | 7161 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man With Dogs named Buffy and SandyAnyone know the man who walks around town with two dogs named Buffy and Sandy with a sign asking for money? I see him pushing...
Original post made by MVResidentX on Aug. 30, 2007There are no comments yet. 6403 Views
RESTAURANTS
Portions fit for a cowboyLos Charros, located next to the Holiday Inn on El Camino Real, could easily be mistaken for the hotel restaurant. In fact...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2007Last comment by John Q Public, on Aug 30, 2007 at 5:27 pm | 1 comment | 8754 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sparks fly over Day Worker Center's new HQOpponents and supporters of placing the Day Worker Center at a downtown church made their points at a crowded hearing last...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2007Last comment by Lisa, on Aug 30, 2007 at 4:11 pm | 2 comments | 7432 Views
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Council wavers on Mayfield tunnelRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=123 posted Friday, August 24, 2007, 5:00 PM...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2007Last comment by Matt, on Aug 30, 2007 at 1:00 pm | 2 comments | 7305 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Get our gooseGolfers and other park users say a huge population of Canada geese at Shoreline Park is turning the lawns and links into...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2007Last comment by joe, on Aug 24, 2007 at 8:00 am | 2 comments | 54438 Views
OTHER ISSUES
The AC paradoxA recent study concluded that air conditioners were increasing the outside air temperature in Tokyo by two to four degrees...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2007Last comment by Joe, on Aug 22, 2007 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 6981 Views
AROUND TOWN
After 17 years, Alza Corp. is pulling up stakesLast October, Mountain View officials and community members gathered in Alza Corporation's lobby to celebrate a groundbreaking...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2007Last comment by Thelma, on Aug 22, 2007 at 3:05 pm | 5 comments | 6841 Views
AROUND TOWN
Alza: the last of a breedMany Mountain View nonprofits probably saw it coming when Alza was purchased by the medical conglomerate Johnson and Johnson...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2007Last comment by eric, on Aug 20, 2007 at 4:13 pm | 1 comment | 6518 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
OH Memorial/Reunion -- Information RequestHi there, A fellow Briones classmate and I are making the seemingly impossible attempt at the largest reunion of the OH,...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Aug. 18, 2007There are no comments yet. 7457 Views
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