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OTHER ISSUES
Medi-pot regulations are no slam dunkDisagreements on the City Council Tuesday appeared to threaten the passage of an ordinance allowing regulated marijuana dispensaries...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2010Last comment by Sweet Leaf, on Oct 11, 2010 at 10:22 pm | 27 comments | 5852 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Seventh grade entrepreneursBy Molly Tanenbaum Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=1000 posted Friday, February 17,...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Confused, on Oct 11, 2010 at 9:39 pm | 2 comments | 4483 Views
AROUND TOWN
Speeding up college transfersTwo bills, written to help streamline transfers from state community colleges to schools in the CSU system by requiring more...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by palo alto mom, on Oct 11, 2010 at 5:42 pm | 2 comments | 4091 Views
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Google deals a no-no if Jabbari wins council seat?The election of a Google employee to the City Council could mean no new lucrative deals between the internet giant and the...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 11, 2010 at 4:45 pm | 2 comments | 1840 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council to vote on Google recreation facility on burrowing owl habitatThis Tuesday the City Council will vote up or down on a 6.5-acre recreation facility that's got nearly every activity a Google...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2010Last comment by Peter, on Oct 11, 2010 at 9:24 am | 54 comments | 16304 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>Hawthorne Park isn't smart growth Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3580 posted Friday,...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2007Last comment by ech employee, on Oct 11, 2010 at 8:13 am | 3 comments | 5634 Views
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Burglars take guns, Xbox from apartmentBurglars got away with guns and video games on Friday after breaking into a ground-level apartment in a complex located in...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2010Last comment by resqpro911, on Oct 11, 2010 at 1:19 am | 4 comments | 4441 Views
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Blue Angels over Mountain View or just plain, grey jets?Two jets flew over Mountain View this afternoon and yesterday at about 5pm. I say they were part of the Blue Angels fleet....
Original post made by HeSawSheSaw on Oct. 9, 2010Last comment by Ed D, on Oct 10, 2010 at 11:29 am | 4 comments | 3618 Views
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Charter school backer reaches out to superintendentThe man who wants to found a charter school somewhere in Silicon Valley hopes to meet soon with officials from the local...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2010Last comment by "Just Think About It", on Oct 10, 2010 at 10:29 am | 5 comments | 4585 Views
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Grant Road FarmWork started on 9/29 on the Grant Road Pumpkin Patch property. Here are some "Before" pictures: http://www.jharrisonphoto.com/Landscapes/Grant-Road-Farm-in-Mountain/2748739_7CvC...
Original post made by ladybug54 on Oct. 9, 2010Last comment by Missingit2, on Oct 9, 2010 at 5:39 pm | 2 comments | 4036 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers, school staff OK salary freezeTeachers and staff of the local high school district have agreed to forego salary increases for two years. The pay freeze,...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2010Last comment by "Just Think About It", on Oct 9, 2010 at 2:47 pm | 6 comments | 7388 Views
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NASA aims to find bathroom vandalNASA has figured out how astronauts can use the toilet in outer space, but down here on earth is another, messier story. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2010Last comment by Member, on Oct 9, 2010 at 11:27 am | 2 comments | 4022 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV residents arrested in Sunnyvale stabbingSeven people were arrested in Sunnyvale on Sunday after officers responding to an early morning fight found an 18-year-old...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2009Last comment by Young MV, on Oct 9, 2010 at 2:03 am | 13 comments | 7285 Views
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Abe-Koga's campaign war chest hits city's limitA tradition of keeping campaign spending to a minimum appears to be alive and well in Mountain View. Of the six candidates...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2010Last comment by Liveshere, on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:41 pm | 4 comments | 4622 Views
ELECTIONS
Council incumbents battle newcomers in Chamber debateThree City Council incumbents defended their records against three challengers in a debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2010Last comment by PeaceLove, on Oct 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm | 26 comments | 9137 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View Holiday Inn sued for sexual harassmentThe Holiday Inn on El Camino Real near San Antonio Road is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2010Last comment by Sandy, on Oct 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm | 12 comments | 5223 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jobs, classes, services cut in Foothill-De Anza budgetCourses have been discontinued, positions have been eliminated, pay packages have been downsized and faculty are overworked...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2010Last comment by Numbers, on Oct 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm | 33 comments | 7420 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Remaking Rengstorff ParkAbout 60 residents had a rare opportunity to collectively imagine a major revamp of Rengstorff Park in Mountain View last...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2010Last comment by Garrett, on Oct 6, 2010 at 10:20 pm | 6 comments | 4551 Views
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Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton sue rail authorityPalo Alto, Atherton and Menlo Park launched a fresh lawsuit Thursday against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, claiming...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2010Last comment by Hardin, on Oct 6, 2010 at 8:13 pm | 6 comments | 4751 Views
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Pedestrian path fracas -- OK to lock gate, administrator saysThe pedestrian path that was once the only convenient way to walk through the neighborhood at the north end of Ortega Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2010Last comment by walker, on Oct 6, 2010 at 12:30 pm | 12 comments | 6057 Views
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