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Menlo Park to hire high-speed-rail lobbyistThe city of Menlo Park has hired a lobbyist to make the city's case to Sacramento when it comes to the California high speed...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2010Last comment by Rodger, on Mar 31, 2010 at 10:50 pm | 2 comments | 3939 Views
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Army vet Binkley gets probation for 2nd robberySargent Binkley, the former Army Ranger who pleaded guilty to using a gun to rob a Mountain View Walgreens for pain pills...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2010Last comment by 93 Los Altos Grad, on Mar 31, 2010 at 9:05 pm | 1 comment | 4143 Views
OTHER ISSUES
GONE GREENGoogle employee Courtney Nelson rides her bike to work Monday along Amphitheatre Parkway, passing Vista Slope in Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2010Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 31, 2010 at 7:47 pm | 12 comments | 4436 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Anyone Else Missing Mail This Month?I failed to recieve my water/garbage bill from the city, as well as DMV renewal stickers. I had the same outgoing mail sitting...
Original post made by Bruno on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by post office sucks, on Mar 31, 2010 at 6:57 pm | 1 comment | 3166 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City discusses low-water ordinanceTo save increasingly precious water, the city of Mountain View is proposing an ordinance that limits the use of grass and...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by the299crew, on Mar 31, 2010 at 12:23 pm | 6 comments | 5218 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mozarts sue Palo Alto over BMR housingFollowing in his father's footsteps, Forrest Mozart filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto this month, claiming that the city's...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2010Last comment by DCS, on Mar 31, 2010 at 10:58 am | 3 comments | 7580 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council approves $100K for HSR imagesIn an attempt to ensure that high speed rail doesn't ruin Mountain View's landscape, the City Council on Tuesday decided...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by Thom, on Mar 30, 2010 at 3:04 pm | 12 comments | 4737 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dramatic final hearing for Minton's projectIt was a house divided in a packed City Council chambers Tuesday night, as supporters and opponents clashed over a proposed...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by Caltrain Rider, on Mar 30, 2010 at 10:09 am | 40 comments | 6436 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial piece 3/26I was so impressed with the editors of the Voice taking on the issue of Prop 13! Many thanks for addressing this topic and...
Original post made by localmom on Mar. 27, 2010Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 29, 2010 at 9:50 pm | 5 comments | 3814 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Brain drain taking its toll on Silicon ValleySmart, talented immigrants have shaped the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley for decades. But these days, with economies...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by deFudge, on Mar 29, 2010 at 6:05 pm | 87 comments | 12335 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foundation gears up for Monte Carlo NightOrganizers from the Mountain View Educational Foundation have high hopes for this year's Monte Carlo Night fundraiser, with...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2010Last comment by Don Frances, on Mar 29, 2010 at 11:31 am | 19 comments | 7423 Views
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Elderly woman assaulted in churchA 73-year-old Mountain View woman was assaulted and groped by a man while praying in the chapel at St. Athanasius Church,...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by Dad, on Mar 29, 2010 at 11:14 am | 4 comments | 3889 Views
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City considers 'retirement incentive program'As an alternative to laying off 33 city employees, the city of Mountain View is hoping to encourage some to retire early....
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2010Last comment by Robert, on Mar 28, 2010 at 5:18 pm | 14 comments | 4650 Views
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Proposed city ordinance would require water-efficient landscapingTo save increasingly precious water, the city of Mountain View is proposing to limit the use of grass and other thirsty plants...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2010Last comment by William Symons, on Mar 28, 2010 at 11:18 am | 1 comment | 3406 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No pink slips planned for MV Whisman teachersDespite tough fiscal decisions ahead, the Mountain View Whisman School District will not be handing out pink slips come March...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2010Last comment by Carl, on Mar 27, 2010 at 6:14 pm | 37 comments | 10842 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the Editor<B>Google supercool Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5912 posted Friday, March 26, 2010,...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2010Last comment by digger, on Mar 27, 2010 at 8:59 am | 2 comments | 3996 Views
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Area Democrats laud 'historic' health care billA bill reforming America's health care system, what one Bay Area congressman said was "one of the most important bills in...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2010Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Mar 26, 2010 at 9:39 pm | 41 comments | 7176 Views
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Liz Kniss witnesses health care bill signingLiz Kniss, a Santa Clara County supervisor who was invited to Washington, D.C., for the signing of President Obama's health...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by digger, on Mar 26, 2010 at 1:14 pm | 14 comments | 6067 Views
ELECTIONS
Foothill students join march on SacramentoLooming final exams and papers didn't stop four busloads of Foothill College students from taking Monday to go to Sacramento,...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by Pat, on Mar 26, 2010 at 9:32 am | 2 comments | 4762 Views
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Kidney stones: painfully commonQ: My husband recently developed kidney stones. What are they, other than painful? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3953...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by Rommel M, on Mar 25, 2010 at 5:07 am | 1 comment | 3370 Views
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