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Google offers MV better internet accessThe gifts from Google just keep coming this month. Last week it was the restoration of Moffett Field's landmark Hangar One....
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by Tony, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:48 am | 37 comments | 22003 Views
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City Council votes to ban styrofoam containersWhile its use is nearly phased out in the environmentally conscious Bay Area, not everyone was in agreement about the evils...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2014Last comment by Forward from here, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:08 am | 57 comments | 25865 Views
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Crime briefsPolice are looking for burglars who reportedly stole jewelry and watches in two incidents. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014There are no comments yet. 5867 Views
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Fiber-mania sweeps nationThe mayor of Duluth jumped into a freezing lake. Topeka renamed itself "Google, Kansas." Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5887...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2010Last comment by kuesta, on Feb 24, 2014 at 2:46 pm | 2 comments | 3763 Views
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Medical innovator Fogarty faces 80 with optimismSurgeon, vintner and inventor with 150 patents to his name, Dr. Thomas Fogarty founded the Fogarty Institute for Innovation...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Mr Advisor, on Feb 24, 2014 at 6:19 am | 3 comments | 10368 Views
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Rengstorff/Central Expy Traffic?So happy to see the Voice's Town Square! Has anyone else noticed changes in the traffic pattern at Rengstorff and Central? I...
Original post made by Casper48 on May. 16, 2007Last comment by Joanne, on Feb 23, 2014 at 3:02 pm | 9 comments | 8307 Views
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Environmental Planning Commission Conflict of InterestRachel Grossman, Real Estate Project Executive at Google is the Chair of the Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission. The...
Original post made by Konrad M. Sosnow on Feb. 10, 2014Last comment by Wow, on Feb 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm | 2 comments | 2953 Views
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Opportunity for an edge on City CouncilMountain View is a city guided by its City Council, or more correctly, by four of the seven members. Read the full story...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Feb 22, 2014 at 12:03 pm | 2 comments | 3838 Views
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Woman breaks bottle over attacker's headA Santa Cruz woman was able to escape an alleged sexual assault by breaking a bottle over her attacker's head, according...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Flava Dave, on Feb 22, 2014 at 6:37 am | 8 comments | 5156 Views
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Police arrest man for indecent exposurePolice arrested a Mountain View man for allegedly exposing himself to two juvenile boys on Stevens Creek Trail earlier this...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by parent, on Feb 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm | 1 comment | 5998 Views
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Exploring the African-American legacy in preserving open spaceIn an effort to introduce community members to a part of history unknown to some, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Doug Pearson, on Feb 21, 2014 at 3:56 pm | 2 comments | 8128 Views
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Police seek victims of alleged sexual predatorInvestigators are asking for the community's help in identifying anyone who may have been victimized by a local man police...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Ron, on Feb 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm | 2 comments | 5427 Views
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Google offers MV better Internet accessThe gifts from Google just keep coming this month. Last week it was the restoration of Moffett Field's landmark Hangar One....
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Feb 20, 2014 at 11:32 pm | 1 comment | 10385 Views
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A transformed El Camino Real in the worksIn a study session Tuesday, City Council members made some preliminary — but very significant — moves in planning the...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Feb 20, 2014 at 1:04 pm | 2 comments | 7866 Views
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Mi Pueblo may stave off bankruptcyMi Pueblo, the San Jose-based grocer with local stores in Mountain View and East Palo Alto, will ask a federal court to approve...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by Paul W, on Feb 19, 2014 at 3:04 pm | 1 comment | 13397 Views
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Mountain View startup sold for $16 BILLIONMountain View startup "whatsapp" sold for $16 BILLION. Two founders become instant billionaires. Story in the New York Times:...
Original post made by free money on Feb. 19, 2014There are no comments yet. 3340 Views
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Wednesday: Sen. Hill holds online 'town hall'State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, invites residents in his 13th Senate District to join an online "town hall" meeting from...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2014Last comment by USA, on Feb 19, 2014 at 11:32 am | 3 comments | 6763 Views
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Google launches test of East Bay ferry service todayGoogle is beginning today a weeklong private ferry service trial from the East Bay to Silicon Valley for its employees, according...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2014Last comment by Big Time, on Feb 18, 2014 at 7:41 pm | 15 comments | 22429 Views
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A transformed El Camino Real in the worksIn a study session Tuesday, City Council members made some preliminary but very significant moves in planning the El Camino...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Feb 18, 2014 at 4:51 pm | 104 comments | 18715 Views
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Dual Immersion to stay at CastroThe administration of the Mountain View Whisman School District is going back to the drawing board after residents in the...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by fellow parent, on Feb 18, 2014 at 3:28 pm | 24 comments | 17596 Views
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