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TONIGHT: Council study session on budget cutsBalancing Mountain View's budget may require some painful cuts this year, according to city manager Kevin Duggan. Tonight...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2009Last comment by Mike Zelinski, on Apr 9, 2009 at 1:48 pm | 1 comment | 4730 Views
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Would-be burglars caught red-handedPolice say an attempt by two men to steal electronics from a Mountain View business went nowhere fast after officers caught...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2009Last comment by S.Combs, on Apr 9, 2009 at 8:50 am | 6 comments | 4961 Views
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The Cisco secretHow did Cisco add $240 million to its bottom line over the last two years? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4923...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by HSR outdated, on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:45 am | 5 comments | 6591 Views
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Life and death with the SpanglersSpangler Mortuary is one of the city's oldest family-run businesses. And someday it could be run by a generation of Spanglers...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2009Last comment by Sally, on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm | 2 comments | 9078 Views
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Jog hogs irk Cuesta Park regularA regular Cuesta Park user says a large group of high school students, led by a uniformed Navy officer, are shoving old ladies...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2009Last comment by USA, on Apr 3, 2009 at 2:46 pm | 11 comments | 5837 Views
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Old Nob Hill Foods LocationNow that Nob Hill has opened up its larger, fancier store, what are the plans for the old location next door? I would love...
Original post made by MVResidentX on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by carl m, on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:07 am | 17 comments | 12328 Views
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Mountain View sculpture may cross the borderA sculpture by artist Charles Ginnever currently located at Mayfield Mall site in Mountain View could be shifted to Palo...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2009Last comment by rr, on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:52 pm | 6 comments | 8710 Views
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Council paves way for Whisman developmentThe City Council has unanimously approved zoning for 38 acres of industrial land to be converted to hundreds of housing units...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by Frances, on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:28 pm | 21 comments | 7668 Views
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Low Flying Helicopter 3/31?Does anyone know the circumstances of the low-flying helicopter last night a little past 7pm. A co-worker who lives on the...
Original post made by Casper48 on Apr. 1, 2009There are no comments yet. 3803 Views
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Google announces layoff of 200 employeesMountain View's largest employer announced Thursday that it will lay off 200 employees in sales and marketing companywide,...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2009Last comment by sloane, on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:43 am | 2 comments | 5627 Views
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Small quake rattles South BayAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 struck this morning in the South Bay, about 16 miles east of San Jose,...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2009Last comment by tinkerbell, on Mar 31, 2009 at 8:12 pm | 15 comments | 5806 Views
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Painted lady butterfly migration hits regionThousands of painted lady butterflies have been passing over the Peninsula this month as they migrate north from desert areas...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by Laurel, on Mar 31, 2009 at 7:42 pm | 1 comment | 5253 Views
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"he disappeared in the dead of winter"Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture by artist Inga Dorosz at Mohr Gallery, Community School of Music and Arts,...
Original post made by csma on Mar. 31, 2009There are no comments yet. 4034 Views
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Join the Group to Preserve the Historic Grant Road Open Space!If you have a Facebook, then please join the group dedicated to preserving this century-old extremely historic open space! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59032572947&ref=n...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Mar. 21, 2009Last comment by Daniel Mart, on Mar 30, 2009 at 10:50 pm | 42 comments | 9746 Views
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Rising sea level gets city's attentionThe city of Mountain View's Planning Department is taking seriously a projected rise in the water level of the San Francisco...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2009Last comment by Jeff, on Mar 30, 2009 at 6:23 pm | 7 comments | 9085 Views
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Huff teacher is out for the yearA fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School teacher who some accused of having an "abusive" teaching style will not...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by omg, on Mar 30, 2009 at 5:29 pm | 40 comments | 5913 Views
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City to receive $1.6M in stimulus fundingCongresswoman Anna Eshoo announced today that Mountain View will receive $719,000 in stimulus funding to go towards improving...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by USA, on Mar 30, 2009 at 11:12 am | 8 comments | 5807 Views
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Google exec plans 6,000-square-foot homeTry Googling Google co-founder Larry Page and you won't find out much -- certainly not about what he's got in mind for his...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2009Last comment by kanan krishnan, on Mar 28, 2009 at 11:21 pm | 4 comments | 5148 Views
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County takes 'carrot' approach on bagsIn its quest to encourage residents to embrace reusable shopping bags, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this week...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2009Last comment by JJ, on Mar 27, 2009 at 3:09 pm | 3 comments | 4945 Views
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Cocaine, cash, cars seized in major drug bustA two-year investigation into a major South Bay drug trafficking operation resulted in 14 arrests and the seizure of large...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2009Last comment by Kendra J. Blair, on Mar 25, 2009 at 12:32 am | 3 comments | 6267 Views
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