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It's official: Jeff Rosen wins DA raceJeff Rosen's victory over Dolores Carr in Santa Clara County's razor-thin race for district attorney became official Friday...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2010Last comment by Concerned mother, on Jun 15, 2010 at 12:31 pm | 2 comments | 4896 Views
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Jeff Rosen edges out Dolores Carr in DA raceChallenger Jeff Rosen narrowly defeated Santa Clara County incumbent District Attorney Dolores Carr Tuesday in an election...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2010Last comment by Frank, on Jun 9, 2010 at 2:58 pm | 1 comment | 5874 Views
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Eshoo asks Fed for $51 million in funds for MV projectsCongress woman Anna Eshoo's list of federal funding requests in 2011 includes over $51 million in funds for various Mountain...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by CMS, on Jun 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm | 13 comments | 5908 Views
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Mountain View API scores are on the riseThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District's API score -- which ranks California schools based on their students' performance...
Original post made on May. 16, 2010Last comment by Jack Resnick, on May 31, 2010 at 7:25 pm | 3 comments | 6001 Views
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No challengers in sight for council raceMountain View's city clerk reports that so far, no one is stepping up to challenge — or even to inquire about challenging...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Apr 22, 2010 at 10:03 am | 10 comments | 6672 Views
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Foothill students join march on SacramentoLooming final exams and papers didn't stop four busloads of Foothill College students from taking Monday to go to Sacramento,...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by Pat, on Mar 26, 2010 at 9:32 am | 2 comments | 4560 Views
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MP mom wonders: Who wins with Prop 13?Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail." But one Menlo Park resident decided to touch it anyway, and conducted...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2010Last comment by Big Al, on Mar 23, 2010 at 6:18 pm | 58 comments | 35543 Views
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COMING UP: Meet your elected officialsThe local chapter of the League of Women Voters is holding its annual "Meet Your Elected Officials" event this Sunday afternoon...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2010Last comment by Political Insider, on Mar 20, 2010 at 9:15 pm | 3 comments | 5314 Views
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Cities aim to thwart state's next money grabLast year, legislators in Sacramento, facing a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, ordered California cities to cough...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Jan 20, 2010 at 2:35 pm | 10 comments | 5388 Views
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Abe-Koga lands seats on VTA board, LAFCOCouncil member Margaret Abe-Koga may have stepped down from her mayoral duties, but she is moving up in the world of local...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2010Last comment by concerned resident, on Jan 17, 2010 at 9:51 am | 7 comments | 5501 Views
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Ronit Bryant is new mayor of Mountain ViewIn keeping with city tradition, the council on Tuesday evening unanimously selected council member Ronit Bryant to be the...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2010Last comment by Lorna, on Jan 14, 2010 at 2:16 pm | 17 comments | 8189 Views
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Parents worry over cuts to special ed assistantsA proposal to cut back the hours and benefits of nearly a dozen employees in the Mountain View Whisman School District's...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 9, 2009 at 8:57 pm | 31 comments | 11105 Views
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Rep. Eshoo talks health care, Hangar OneAfter helping pass a hard-fought health care reform bill Saturday evening, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo flew in from Washington...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2009Last comment by Joe, on Nov 18, 2009 at 9:28 am | 3 comments | 7795 Views
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MVLA to gauge support for green bondThe local high school district is moving forward with its proposal for a green bond measure. The next step: Poll the public. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2009Last comment by Martha, on Nov 11, 2009 at 1:27 pm | 6 comments | 6542 Views
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Repair California floats ballot measuresMembers of a group pushing to hold a state constitutional convention are submitting two ballot measures today calling for...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2009Last comment by Political Insider, on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:05 pm | 3 comments | 5940 Views
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Lieber to discuss campaign finance reformFormer Assemblywoman Sally Lieber will speak in support of campaign finance reform in an event this weekend sponsored by...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2009Last comment by Political Insider, on Oct 22, 2009 at 2:29 pm | 3 comments | 7926 Views
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Second 'telephone town hall' goes smoothlyA second "telephone town hall" held Monday evening by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo went smoothly and won praise from callers...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:43 am | 7 comments | 5840 Views
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Five candidates, three seats in LASD raceThe deadline to run for three open seats on the Los Altos School District board of trustees came and went Wednesday, and...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2009Last comment by David, on Aug 27, 2009 at 8:14 am | 2 comments | 6823 Views
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Gas tax Tom CambellThe gas tax is the tax that makes the most sense. We are talking about reducing omissions but the only way to make people...
Original post made by Kevin Crispie on Aug. 9, 2009Last comment by Annoyed, on Aug 12, 2009 at 12:55 pm | 2 comments | 5100 Views
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Convention backers ready to 'reboot California'Several hundred local civic leaders gathered Friday in Sunnyvale to propose a constitutional convention to "take back California"...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2009Last comment by Steve Nelson, on Aug 10, 2009 at 10:53 am | 23 comments | 8245 Views
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