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MVLA staffers receive retroactive raiseAfter closing out its 2008-09 budget, the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District has agreed to a retroactive pay raise...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2009Last comment by parent, on Dec 17, 2009 at 5:34 pm | 6 comments | 4411 Views
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They've got game at Girls Middle SchoolThe girls at Girls Middle School had a super secret tool on hand during their recent week of outside-the-classroom learning:...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2009Last comment by Sara, on Dec 15, 2009 at 11:29 am | 4 comments | 5959 Views
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Eshoo opposes Obama's Afghan troop surgeCalling Afghanistan "the graveyard of nations," Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, announced last week her opposition to President...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2009Last comment by dfb, on Dec 12, 2009 at 2:38 am | 18 comments | 5147 Views
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Linden Tree Children's Bookstore in L.A. looking for new ownersIn case you didn't know, the Linden Tree owners are retiring and looking for a buyer. It's a beautiful bookstore for children....
Original post made by Margaret on Dec. 9, 2009Last comment by d, on Dec 9, 2009 at 2:08 pm | 1 comment | 3567 Views
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Campaign pits sports leagues against owlsWith the burrowing owl as its poster child, the Audubon Society has started a campaign to make Shoreline Park into an owl...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2009Last comment by Mr. Big, on Dec 8, 2009 at 10:26 am | 33 comments | 8167 Views
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Cops: Teen embezzler, gun-toting felon arrestedMountain View police say an 18-year-old female from Concord tried to cash a forged check at a downtown bank last week but...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2009There are no comments yet. 9165 Views
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Save Shoreline's burrowing owlsOnce numbering in the hundreds around the Bay, the western burrowing owl in Santa Clara County is now down to fewer than...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2009Last comment by Steve Marsh, on Dec 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm | 63 comments | 12065 Views
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Shelter for homeless teens reopensRunaway teens have gone through two holiday seasons without a North County shelter. But the former Casa SAY teen shelter...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by Carrie, on Dec 3, 2009 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 6304 Views
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News Briefs<B>Pot thieves leave victims dazed and confused Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4701...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2009Last comment by dilon, on Dec 2, 2009 at 6:41 pm | 1 comment | 3843 Views
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new graffiti on el camino....within the last week there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of graffiti between 85 and san antonio road. i drive...
Original post made by sean on Nov. 28, 2009Last comment by sean, on Dec 1, 2009 at 3:15 pm | 3 comments | 3442 Views
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Man beaten, robbed at 7-Eleven on RengstorffPolice say a 40-year-old Mountain View man was beaten and robbed by four attackers in a 7-Eleven parking lot Sunday evening. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2009Last comment by sean, on Nov 28, 2009 at 2:27 pm | 6 comments | 4624 Views
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The biggest idea ever floatedPatri Friedman believes that some day humans might live on platforms in the middle of the sea. The Mountain View resident...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2009Last comment by Jon, on Nov 27, 2009 at 10:07 am | 1 comment | 3705 Views
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Palo Alto Bowl Demolition Hearing and Vote on December 14th!Hi you all, Well, here we are ... the final vote on the Palo Alto Bowl! I urge you to please please "please" come on out...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Nov. 25, 2009Last comment by Daniel Mart, on Nov 26, 2009 at 10:41 am | 1 comment | 3861 Views
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Voice launches new online 'virtual edition'A new enhanced digital version of the ==I Mountain View Voice== is now available for online readers, allowing them to flip...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2009Last comment by Bee, on Nov 23, 2009 at 7:34 pm | 3 comments | 4577 Views
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Mountain View joins HEAL Cities CampaignMountain View has signed on with Healthy Eating Active Living, or HEAL, joining a statewide coalition of cities working to...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2009Last comment by Cynthia M., on Nov 23, 2009 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 4764 Views
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Council approves new office building on EvelynThe days are numbered for Pacific Euro Hotel after the City Council unanimously approved an office building to go where it...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2009Last comment by rem, on Nov 23, 2009 at 1:38 pm | 5 comments | 5698 Views
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Kniss: Distribution of H1N1 vaccine is 'political'Supervisor Liz Kniss bemoaned the small number of doses of the H1N1 vaccine in Santa Clara County and called their slow distribution...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2009Last comment by Tanya Raschke, on Nov 23, 2009 at 7:34 am | 13 comments | 5433 Views
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Still time to support Holiday FundThere is still time to share you generosity with the less fortunate in our community. Every year, many ==I Voice== readers...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2009Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Nov 20, 2009 at 7:08 pm | 4 comments | 6793 Views
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EDITORIAL: The development dilemmaRecently, the city spent millions to purchase several acres from the county at Moffett Boulevard and Highway 101 with the...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2009Last comment by jane, on Nov 19, 2009 at 4:51 pm | 4 comments | 5162 Views
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Rail authority approves $9 million PR effortThe California High-Speed Rail Authority has hired a new player to assist in its admittedly flagging public relations: a...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2009Last comment by dfb, on Nov 18, 2009 at 9:27 pm | 5 comments | 4736 Views
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