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OTHER ISSUES
No luck yet finding new city managerAfter interviewing three top candidates for city manager Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Jac Siegel said the City Council was not...
Original post made on May. 11, 2011Last comment by Steve, on May 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm | 5 comments | 4603 Views
OTHER ISSUES
School district confirms Polifrone's departurePatty Polifrone, the longtime teacher at the Mountain View Whisman School District whose "tough love" teaching style sparked...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Watchdog, on May 11, 2011 at 1:17 pm | 26 comments | 7540 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fast-track for huge office campus?A large office campus proposed for Middlefield Road near Highway 237 could host a major company's headquarters with 3,500...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by Ella, on May 11, 2011 at 10:46 am | 11 comments | 5886 Views
AROUND TOWN
Where is Woo Idea Farm?I have not seen him, his signs or his truck around in a long time. Did he finally give up and take his show on the road?...
Original post made by DrT on Apr. 14, 2011Last comment by Steve, on May 11, 2011 at 9:41 am | 3 comments | 3685 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Another roadblock for Hangar One?As if it won't be disheartening enough to see Moffett Field's historic Hangar One reduced to a bare skeletal frame this year,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2011Last comment by Truth, on May 11, 2011 at 6:46 am | 3 comments | 5354 Views
OTHER ISSUES
More cell towers proposed in residential areasThe race to provide ultra fast mobile phone connections is bringing a slew of cell tower proposals to Mountain View, including...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on May 10, 2011 at 10:45 am | 8 comments | 6954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Water use flowing downward, city findsThe economic recession appears to have been good for water conservation, with total water use in 2009 reported to be the...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by Kristine, on May 9, 2011 at 7:17 pm | 4 comments | 4690 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Indecent exposure arrest at Rite AidA 55-year-old transient man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on May 5 outside of the Rite Aid on Grant Road...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by palinpoop, on May 9, 2011 at 5:40 pm | 7 comments | 4455 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council: What to do with Google's $30 million?Now that Google has agreed to pay for a $30 million land lease up front, laying off city employees to fix the city's budget...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on May 9, 2011 at 2:43 pm | 26 comments | 5327 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hangar One's windows won't be savedAfter a last minute inspection, NASA officials have decided that Hangar One's 4,638 unique windows aren't worth saving, a...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by Angela Hey, on May 9, 2011 at 12:49 pm | 1 comment | 3517 Views
AROUND TOWN
County campaigns against secondhand smokeAn estimated 4,000 people each year in California die from secondhand smoke, according to Santa Clara County Department of...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2011Last comment by gene, on May 9, 2011 at 11:30 am | 9 comments | 6106 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Shoreline joint powers pact gets final OKWith the unanimous approval of the high school district's board of trustees, the new Shoreline Community joint powers agreement...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 9, 2011 at 9:31 am | 9 comments | 5890 Views
ELECTIONS
LASD parcel tax passing narrowlyAs the polls closed May 3, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, had the votes to pass and its...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Parent of a Cupertino kid, on May 8, 2011 at 4:19 pm | 10 comments | 6788 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home burglarized during vacationA Mountain View family recently returned from vacation to find their home had been broken into, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on May 7, 2011 at 11:15 pm | 4 comments | 4674 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Group protests FCC's stance on cell phones, SmartMetersA group of about 25 people picketed outside of the Computer History Museum last week to call attention to what the protest's...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by healthtolive, on May 7, 2011 at 6:08 pm | 12 comments | 12803 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A shopping destination or another strip mall?Mountain View residents who thought they were going to get a new, improved addition to the San Antonio Shopping Center after...
Original post made on May. 7, 2011Last comment by Eddy Go, on May 7, 2011 at 1:21 pm | 1 comment | 3678 Views
RESTAURANTS
Small is a beautiful pizzaIf you can walk to Napoletana Pizzeria, drop in for a genuine 12-inch Neapolitan pie, sit at the counter with a glass of...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by A. Reader, on May 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 15030 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Osama bin LadenWhat do you think about the death of Osama bin Laden? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4250...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by tommygee54, on May 6, 2011 at 6:36 pm | 1 comment | 4265 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One's windows won't be savedAfter a last minute inspection, NASA officials have decided that Hangar One's 4,638 unique windows aren't worth saving, a...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Elaine, on May 6, 2011 at 6:07 pm | 7 comments | 10188 Views
OTHER ISSUES
House's smoke alarm 'saved our lives'Shortly after 4 a.m. on the morning of April 28, Tim Dobbins, along with his wife, daughter and the two family cats, were...
Original post made on May. 5, 2011Last comment by MVPNS Alum, on May 6, 2011 at 11:12 am | 8 comments | 4454 Views
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