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MV career expert to be feted

Betsy Collard, a Mountain View community volunteer and high-tech career specialist, is being honored for her lifetime of...

Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011
Last comment by Doctor Killjoy, on Mar 15, 2011 at 8:57 pm | 3 comments | 4681 Views

AROUND TOWN

Skaters say skate park overhaul is long overdue

As usual, the Rengstorff skate park was a busy place on Friday afternoon, with the sound of a dozen skateboards bouncing...

Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011
Last comment by Bruno, on Mar 15, 2011 at 3:19 pm | 8 comments | 8784 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Quakes much more a concern than a tsunami, experts say

While concern over the possibility of a major earthquake the Bay Area is warranted, an expert from the United States Geological...

Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011
Last comment by HoleInTheHead, on Mar 15, 2011 at 12:12 pm | 7 comments | 5629 Views

OTHER ISSUES

CEO Graham to leave El Camino at end of June

El Camino Hospital announced on Feb. 10 that CEO Ken Graham will end his contract with the organization at the end of the...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2011
Last comment by IHT, on Mar 15, 2011 at 8:49 am | 28 comments | 8736 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Census shows minority population growing in Mountain View

In the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 -- roughly 4.5 percent -- according to figures released...

Original post made on Mar. 9, 2011
Last comment by O.C., on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:06 am | 10 comments | 7191 Views

OTHER ISSUES

City begins to parse census data

In the past decade Mountain View's population has grown by 3,358 -- roughly 4.5 percent -- according to figures released...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011
Last comment by Parent, on Mar 14, 2011 at 10:17 pm | 6 comments | 4722 Views

OTHER ISSUES

School to hold bone marrow/stem cell drive

Seventh grader Nicolas "Nico" Poux has spent half his life battling acute lymphomatic leukemia with courses of chemotherapy,...

Original post made on Mar. 14, 2011
Last comment by George, on Mar 14, 2011 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 4614 Views

RESTAURANTS

Shalala hits all the right notes

Umami. It is the fifth taste, most easily translated from Japanese as savoriness, which, in addition to sweet, salty, sour,...

Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011
Last comment by A. Reader, on Mar 12, 2011 at 11:34 pm | 4 comments | 6810 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Hacking the wind

Silicon Valley's geek ethos, which views problem-solving more as recreation than responsibility, propelled a Mountain View...

Original post made on Mar. 8, 2011
Last comment by dfb, on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:20 pm | 3 comments | 4988 Views

AROUND TOWN

Find another home for Pearson house

From developer Roger Burnell's perspective, it makes perfect sense to move the late-1800s Pearson House from its longtime...

Original post made on Mar. 12, 2011
Last comment by Flood Basin(s) still on?, on Mar 12, 2011 at 8:09 am | 1 comment | 3776 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Man arrested for soliciting sex from minor

A San Jose man was arrested for soliciting a local 16-year-old boy to engage in lewd and sexual behavior Sunday night, police...

Original post made on Mar. 7, 2011
Last comment by Eric T., on Mar 11, 2011 at 6:40 pm | 8 comments | 4688 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Council bans marijuana dispensaries

City Council members backed away from approving an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Mountain View on...

Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011
Last comment by MJ, on Mar 11, 2011 at 5:51 pm | 49 comments | 8740 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Council OKs growing bill for housing project

The City Council on Tuesday approved an additional city subsidy of up to $4.4 million for a 51-unit affordable housing project...

Original post made on Mar. 9, 2011
Last comment by curious, on Mar 11, 2011 at 5:19 pm | 11 comments | 5420 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13

[http://www.friendsofbayfrontpark.org/calendar.htm Nature: Bird walk] Volunteer birders from Friends of Bedwell Bayfront...

Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011
Last comment by Arborist, on Mar 11, 2011 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 5070 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Bay Area under tsunami warning

Emergency officials in the Bay Area are watching and waiting as information on the impending tsunami is gathered. Read...

Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011
Last comment by Jackie, on Mar 11, 2011 at 2:48 pm | 2 comments | 4467 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

A window on gang life

The <I>Voice</I></B> received an unexpected visit last week from a Mountain View Norteno who says he is trying to clean up...

Original post made on Mar. 28, 2008
Last comment by Concerned, on Mar 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm | 7 comments | 7601 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Jobless rates on the rise across Bay Area

Unemployment has increased in several counties across the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a state report released Friday. Read...

Original post made on Mar. 7, 2011
Last comment by Know-It-All, on Mar 11, 2011 at 1:50 pm | 3 comments | 4313 Views

OTHER ISSUES


Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4022 posted Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 4:34 PM...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2011
Last comment by Daniel DeBolt, on Mar 11, 2011 at 12:45 pm | 2 comments | 1383 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Council: Please save San Antonio train station

The City Council decided to send a letter to the Caltrain board of directors on Tuesday that expresses "deep concern" about...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2011
Last comment by curious, on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:40 am | 21 comments | 6662 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Unions asked for another $1 million cut

Largely because of a $3.2 million rise employee compensation costs, the city faces an estimated $2.1 million budget deficit...

Original post made on Mar. 9, 2011
Last comment by KD, on Mar 10, 2011 at 5:04 pm | 8 comments | 4543 Views
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