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AROUND TOWN
Tomorrow: Rotary Club of Mountain View Crab FeedIf you haven't purchased your tickets for tomorrow's crab feed fundraiser, please do so today! There will be limited tickets...
Original post made by Rotary Club of Mountain View on Jan. 28, 2011There are no comments yet. 3900 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man chases liquor store customersA man was arrested Monday afternoon, after chasing several people around a Mountain View liquor store, "telling them he loved...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2011Last comment by Hank Snow, on Jan 27, 2011 at 7:04 pm | 15 comments | 5009 Views
AROUND TOWN
Everything's not Zen with belligerent bar patronThree Mountain View police officers found their hands full with an unruly bar patron in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 23....
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by Sal, on Jan 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm | 11 comments | 6127 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dance party with Cheryl Burke tonightPeninsula residents can shuffle over to a Mountain View dance studio tonight to rub elbows with famous dancers including...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Freedom, on Jan 26, 2011 at 9:26 pm | 5 comments | 5181 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eshoo says Obama was 'describing her district'President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night had a hometown ring to it for Congresswoman Anna Eshoo,...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2011Last comment by Laurie, on Jan 26, 2011 at 5:11 pm | 5 comments | 4349 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain faces $30M gap, 'drastic' cutbacksCaltrain's already hard-pressed Peninsula commute service faces a $30 million deficit this year and is planning "drastic"...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2011Last comment by Alice, on Jan 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm | 14 comments | 4689 Views
AROUND TOWN
Youngest sister testifies in Carbajal caseThe youngest of the three sisters who all claim their uncle, Pedro Carbajal, had sexually molested them took the stand Thursday,...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by A neighbor, on Jan 25, 2011 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 4041 Views
AROUND TOWN
A fresh take on baklavaEgypt-born Heba Badran offers local gourmets and market-goers a taste of the cosmopolitan with her dainty baklava and orange...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2011Last comment by jupiterk, on Jan 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm | 1 comment | 6328 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man threatened with gunA man and a juvenile were arrested on Jan. 6 after allegedly threatening a man with a metal pipe and a hand gun as he walked...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Anon., on Jan 24, 2011 at 11:02 am | 15 comments | 4324 Views
AROUND TOWN
Counterpoint to Jan. 7 editorialI cannot disagree more with your Jan. 7 editorial titled "City has long list of jobs ahead." Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=6647...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jan 22, 2011 at 5:44 pm | 1 comment | 3563 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google shake-up: Bold move or no big deal?With more businesses than ever targeting its customers, Google is aiming to get back some of the spark with co-founder Larry...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jan 22, 2011 at 2:08 pm | 6 comments | 4195 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hundreds of apartments proposed for El Camino RealThe City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow two large apartment building projects to move through the city's planning...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2011Last comment by Political Insider, on Jan 21, 2011 at 9:10 pm | 44 comments | 11282 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council approves controversial WiMAX tower atop churchThe City Council on Tuesday approved a wireless data tower atop First Presbyterian Church, despite claims from neighbors...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2011Last comment by Political Insider, on Jan 21, 2011 at 1:41 pm | 52 comments | 11348 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bedbugs discovered in Mountain View apartmentsAfter infesting East Coast beds with a vengeance, bedbugs are beginning to jump into bed with West Coast residents, including...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by DCS, on Jan 21, 2011 at 9:13 am | 15 comments | 6709 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sarge's new lease on lifeFormer Army Ranger Sargent Binkley is well on his way to a new life since he robbed a Mountain View Walgreens five years...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2011Last comment by DCS, on Jan 20, 2011 at 12:14 pm | 10 comments | 5867 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto, other cities explore merging servicesPalo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos and Sunnyvale city managers are considering merging their emergency-dispatch centers,...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by Private Investor, on Jan 20, 2011 at 11:22 am | 3 comments | 4447 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford students may defend IdeafarmWo'O Ideafarm may be represented by Stanford law students when he appears before a judge to face charges that he has violated...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2011Last comment by 40yr resident, on Jan 20, 2011 at 12:26 am | 17 comments | 4362 Views
RESTAURANTS
A truly hearty breakfastOn chilly and not so chilly mornings, I love waking to thoughts of a bounteous breakfast. My lifestyle doesn't allow for...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2011Last comment by Mel, on Jan 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm | 2 comments | 5849 Views
ELECTIONS
Gov. Brown proposes spending cuts, continuing tax hikesGov. Jerry Brown said today that he is proposing to close the state's $25.4 billion budget gap by cutting spending by...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2011Last comment by Paul, on Jan 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm | 5 comments | 6413 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Colleges slashed but K-12 spared in Brown's state budget proposalGov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget cuts drew positive reactions from school officials in local elementary, middle and high...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2011Last comment by Roland R, on Jan 18, 2011 at 6:02 pm | 8 comments | 5559 Views
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