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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local robotics team heads to world championshipsA group of local teenagers is heading to Florida to test their robotics skills in an international competition. Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2011Last comment by Robbie, on Apr 29, 2011 at 8:33 pm | 5 comments | 6433 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Expired medication drop-off dayKeep expired medication out of the water supply by bringing old prescriptions to a special drop-off day on Saturday, April...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2011Last comment by LL, on Apr 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm | 2 comments | 4545 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around TownEvery week we ask passersby in downtown Mountain View their opinion on a current event. This week we asked if food trucks...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2011Last comment by George, on Apr 29, 2011 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 4381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos schools need Measure EAs the state comes closer to a financial meltdown, local school districts are struggling to insulate themselves from a worst-case...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by David, on Apr 29, 2011 at 12:38 pm | 2 comments | 4372 Views
RESTAURANTS
Do-it-yourself dining<B>Ginseng BBQ & Tofu offers dinner and a show for diners who like to play chef Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=6879...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2011Last comment by A. Reader, on Apr 29, 2011 at 3:03 am | 1 comment | 5836 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man kidnaps ex-girlfriendA Sunnyvale woman was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend outside of a Mountain View restaurant Friday, April 22. The man allegedly...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by Thom, on Apr 28, 2011 at 6:07 pm | 12 comments | 5035 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest flasher on attempted rape chargePolice arrested a man who chased after a woman while exposing himself and touching himself Sunday evening on Crisanto Avenue. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by Frank, on Apr 27, 2011 at 11:27 pm | 15 comments | 5130 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Antonio revamp up for council voteThe City Council could give final approval on Tuesday for the most ambitious redevelopment of San Antonio Shopping Center...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by Gerry, on Apr 27, 2011 at 7:02 pm | 21 comments | 6049 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tax day protest at GoogleAs Americans across the country scrambled to mail off their W-2 and 1099 tax forms on Monday, April 18, a crowd of more than...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2011Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Apr 27, 2011 at 10:09 am | 16 comments | 6697 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Microsoft co-founder to speak at Computer History MuseumMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen will talk about his new memoir at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Computer History Museum...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by gcoladon, on Apr 26, 2011 at 10:35 pm | 3 comments | 4882 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council to discuss Don Letcher's propertyAfter over 10 years of being a thorn in the side of City Hall, gadfly Don Letcher may soon get a break. On Tuesday the City...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by Marshall, on Apr 26, 2011 at 2:58 pm | 20 comments | 6784 Views
AROUND TOWN
Illegal off leash dogs stealing Bubb park from kidsI'd like to know what can be done about the rogue off leash dogpark that exists on weekend mornings at Bubb Park. Over the...
Original post made by Dog Lover on Apr. 20, 2011Last comment by Woofer, on Apr 26, 2011 at 2:31 pm | 3 comments | 3428 Views
AROUND TOWN
Owner: High density housing at San Antonio Center a 'pipe dream'Fred Thoits, one of two major owners of San Antonio shopping center, injected a dose of reality into the public discussion...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2009Last comment by long-time res, on Apr 26, 2011 at 10:54 am | 27 comments | 10267 Views
BOOKS
Local Zen Master Talk and Book Signing on Saturday April 30th at 11 AMLes is the abbot of the Kannon Do Zen Center on Rock Street in Mountain View. While studying and practicing Zen, he worked...
Original post made by Chi on Apr. 26, 2011Last comment by , on Apr 26, 2011 at 8:07 am | 1 comment | 5786 Views
OTHER ISSUES
PG&E set to begin gas line tests in Mountain ViewPG&E is mobilizing this week to begin pressure testing major gas pipelines in Mountain View -- one of the first two Bay Area...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2011Last comment by the_punnisher, on Apr 25, 2011 at 8:25 pm | 7 comments | 4850 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Who’s City Is It Anyway???There is a project proposal at the N.E. corner of Sonia Way and Castro Streets which all property owners should be aware...
Original post made by Ogaz Family on Apr. 25, 2011Last comment by Loretta Merry, on Apr 25, 2011 at 5:57 pm | 3 comments | 3671 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Legal battle brewing at strip mallA number of Mountain View businesses in a strip mall near the Sunnyvale border may soon enter into litigation with the shopping...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2011Last comment by George, on Apr 25, 2011 at 5:18 pm | 14 comments | 5457 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council considers major new goals, projectsThe City Council looked at a slew of new goals and city projects in a study session Tuesday, April 19, including a re-examination...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2011Last comment by M. G., on Apr 25, 2011 at 2:10 pm | 4 comments | 5172 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel TaxIn April 2010 the School Board approved a new contract with the teachers. Rather than negotiate realistic reductions in health...
Original post made by teabag on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Robert, on Apr 24, 2011 at 10:01 am | 1 comment | 4906 Views
AROUND TOWN
End of an era: Duggan stepping downFew things put as big a smile on City Manager Kevin Duggan's face as his story of meeting the founders of Google. When Larry...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Apr 24, 2011 at 8:43 am | 1 comment | 4061 Views
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