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MV career expert to be fetedBetsy Collard, a Mountain View community volunteer and high-tech career specialist, is being honored for her lifetime of...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2011Last 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 overdueAs 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, 2011Last 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 sayWhile 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, 2011Last 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 JuneEl 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, 2011Last comment by IHT, on Mar 15, 2011 at 8:49 am | 28 comments | 8736 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Census shows minority population growing in Mountain ViewIn 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, 2011Last comment by O.C., on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:06 am | 10 comments | 7191 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City begins to parse census dataIn 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, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Mar 14, 2011 at 10:17 pm | 6 comments | 4722 Views
OTHER ISSUES
School to hold bone marrow/stem cell driveSeventh grader Nicolas "Nico" Poux has spent half his life battling acute lymphomatic leukemia with courses of chemotherapy,...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2011Last comment by George, on Mar 14, 2011 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 4614 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shalala hits all the right notesUmami. 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, 2011Last comment by A. Reader, on Mar 12, 2011 at 11:34 pm | 4 comments | 6810 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hacking the windSilicon Valley's geek ethos, which views problem-solving more as recreation than responsibility, propelled a Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2011Last comment by dfb, on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:20 pm | 3 comments | 4988 Views
AROUND TOWN
Find another home for Pearson houseFrom 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, 2011Last 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 minorA 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, 2011Last comment by Eric T., on Mar 11, 2011 at 6:40 pm | 8 comments | 4688 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council bans marijuana dispensariesCity Council members backed away from approving an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Mountain View on...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011Last comment by MJ, on Mar 11, 2011 at 5:51 pm | 49 comments | 8740 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council OKs growing bill for housing projectThe 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, 2011Last 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, 2011Last comment by Arborist, on Mar 11, 2011 at 4:08 pm | 1 comment | 5070 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bay Area under tsunami warningEmergency officials in the Bay Area are watching and waiting as information on the impending tsunami is gathered. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2011Last comment by Jackie, on Mar 11, 2011 at 2:48 pm | 2 comments | 4467 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A window on gang lifeThe <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, 2008Last comment by Concerned, on Mar 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm | 7 comments | 7601 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Jobless rates on the rise across Bay AreaUnemployment 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, 2011Last 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, 2011Last comment by Daniel DeBolt, on Mar 11, 2011 at 12:45 pm | 2 comments | 1383 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council: Please save San Antonio train stationThe 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, 2011Last comment by curious, on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:40 am | 21 comments | 6662 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Unions asked for another $1 million cutLargely 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, 2011Last comment by KD, on Mar 10, 2011 at 5:04 pm | 8 comments | 4543 Views
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