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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. 5, 2011Last comment by Tax Payer, on May 5, 2011 at 7:01 pm | 1 comment | 3552 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council close to hiring a new city managerThe city has received 76 applications from people looking to fill the city's top job. With interviews beginning Friday, a...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Observer, on May 5, 2011 at 2:24 pm | 9 comments | 5044 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fry's at the new San Antonio Center?Posters on the Palo Alto messages board report that the Fry's on El Camino is closing to make room for new housing. Someone...
Original post made by Shopper on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Shopper, on May 4, 2011 at 9:25 pm | 6 comments | 4403 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Students sow seeds of greenA local elementary school club is aiming to increase environmental awareness both at school and at home with a program that...
Original post made on May. 4, 2011Last comment by Tired_Activist, on May 4, 2011 at 7:16 pm | 1 comment | 4645 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Lawmaker rips plan for 'blended' rail systemA Central Valley assemblywoman came out swinging on Friday against a proposal by three Peninsula lawmakers to 'blend' Caltrain...
Original post made on May. 2, 2011Last comment by tommygee54, on May 3, 2011 at 5:44 pm | 10 comments | 6516 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View to share dispatch system with Palo Alto, Los AltosWhile other Peninsula cities are preparing to merge or outsource their public-safety departments, Mountain View, Palo Alto...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by A Cow Tent, on May 3, 2011 at 3:13 pm | 3 comments | 5309 Views
OTHER ISSUES
VIDEO: Cutting-edge medicine on wheelsDoctors at El Camino Hospital tried their hands at a relatively new surgical method Monday -- single incision laparoscopic...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Duke, on May 3, 2011 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 6204 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino gives ground to nurses unionAfter returning to the bargaining table with the nurses' union, El Camino Hospital has partially reinstated one of the benefits...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Duke, on May 3, 2011 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 4863 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Pub-goers: quiet reaction to bin Laden's deathEmployees at three downtown pubs said that it was business as usual Sunday, even as throngs of people gathered in public...
Original post made on May. 2, 2011Last comment by JB, on May 3, 2011 at 7:23 am | 11 comments | 4730 Views
OTHER ISSUES
PG&E to vent gas line Tuesday for testsA PG&E gas pipeline in Northern Mountain View will be vented of gas on Tuesday in preparation for pressure testing. Read...
Original post made on May. 3, 2011Last comment by Duke, on May 3, 2011 at 4:38 am | 1 comment | 5136 Views
SPORTS
Parent asks board to remove MVHS coachA Mountain View High School parent asked district board members this week to fire the school's varsity girls basketball coach...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2009Last comment by 3rd Times Not a Charm, on May 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm | 28 comments | 9494 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Purse-snatcher pushes womanA woman told police she was pushed from behind and robbed of her purse at about 7 a.m. on April 27 as she walked in the 500...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2011Last comment by what3333, on May 2, 2011 at 10:20 am | 10 comments | 5630 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bay Area gas prices continue to climbAs California's average gas prices become the nation's highest, Bay Area motorists will be paying an average of 48 cents...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011Last comment by Kristine, on May 2, 2011 at 9:42 am | 4 comments | 5106 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council balks at OK of "Village at San Antonio Center"The City Council decided not to give final approval of a major redevelopment project at San Antonio Shopping Center Tuesday,...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2011Last comment by Political Insider, on May 2, 2011 at 7:54 am | 19 comments | 5624 Views
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Council balks at San Antonio projectThe City Council decided not to give final approval of a major redevelopment project at San Antonio Shopping Center Tuesday,...
Original post made on May. 1, 2011Last comment by cat, on May 1, 2011 at 11:03 pm | 1 comment | 3989 Views
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Google discriminates in hiring, protestors sayRecently, the Voice covered a protest at the Google campus, which called for more transparency from the search company. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2011Last comment by Contractor 1, on May 1, 2011 at 1:50 pm | 12 comments | 11622 Views
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SETI puts search for sentient life on holdThe Mountain View-based SETI Institute announced April 22 that it is powering down its array of antennae used to comb the...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2011Last comment by USA, on Apr 30, 2011 at 3:40 pm | 11 comments | 6354 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Woman turns herself in for trying to steal liquorA 19-year-old Mountain View woman was arrested and charged with robbery after she turned herself in yesterday for attempting...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2011Last comment by USA, on Apr 30, 2011 at 3:38 pm | 8 comments | 5288 Views
AROUND TOWN
City barks up new tree for animal controlThe city is taking a serious look at switching from Palo Alto Animal Services to a Santa Clara-based service in order to...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2011Last comment by Meow, on Apr 30, 2011 at 6:54 am | 8 comments | 4018 Views
BOOKS
The 'Idea Man' comes to townSpace enthusiasts, computer engineers, software designers, neurologists, astronomers, cancer survivors and aspiring entrepreneurs...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2011Last comment by Outraged!, on Apr 30, 2011 at 5:00 am | 4 comments | 8627 Views
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