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SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: Trustees hear updates on MVLA bondTrustees of the Mountain View-Los Altos School District board will tonight hear a discussion regarding the specific project...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2010Last comment by Big Al, on Feb 12, 2010 at 5:47 pm | 4 comments | 4522 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools, like their students, may grow tallerMountain View Whisman schools could grow vertically to accommodate increasing enrollment, if initial designs presented to...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2010Last comment by Martha, on Feb 12, 2010 at 4:51 pm | 2 comments | 3840 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Educators applaud proposed changes to NCLBWhen President Barack Obama announced this year's budget on Feb. 1, it included a plan to reform the No Child Left Behind...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2010Last comment by Parent, on Feb 12, 2010 at 2:21 pm | 2 comments | 4577 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three local teens arrested in vandalism spreeLos Altos police on Wednesday arrested three teenagers, all students at Mountain View or Alta Vista high schools, in connection...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2010Last comment by Don Frances, on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:59 pm | 16 comments | 4811 Views
AROUND TOWN
Arrests made in 7-Eleven armed robbery spreeMountain View police have three suspects in custody following a spree of armed robberies of 7-Elevens in the city over the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2010Last comment by JustMe, on Feb 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm | 24 comments | 5967 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local schools line up for federal dollarsLast week school districts around the state decided whether they would move forward in applying for a piece of $4.35 billion...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Dennis, on Feb 11, 2010 at 11:48 am | 11 comments | 5254 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Menlo Park proposal would restrict lawn sizeA political battle is brewing in Menlo Park between environmentalists and property rights advocates over residents' lawns,...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2010Last comment by Ben, on Feb 11, 2010 at 8:20 am | 11 comments | 11355 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA teachers are best paid in stateAccording to data released by the state Department of Education this month and compiled by the <I>Sacramento Bee</I></B>,...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2010Last comment by Bob, on Feb 10, 2010 at 9:11 am | 4 comments | 4460 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Lost hiker rescued by local Air Guard wingMoffett-based Air National Guardsmen, recently back from Afghanistan, navigated their helicopter through mountainous terrain...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2010Last comment by Bear Grylls, on Feb 9, 2010 at 3:43 pm | 3 comments | 4077 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Alvarez case: 'Evil killer' sentenced to deathConvicted cop-killer Alberto Alvarez showed little emotion in a packed Redwood City courtroom Monday morning as a judge handed...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2010Last comment by Thom, on Feb 9, 2010 at 3:17 pm | 1 comment | 4888 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA still plans to house airships in Hangar OneA NASA Ames official said on Tuesday that the agency still hopes to use Moffett Field's historic Hangar One to house lighter-than-air...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by D. Morton, on Feb 9, 2010 at 1:26 pm | 2 comments | 5057 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Suspect in custody after local man stabbed to deathAn apparent love triangle led to a Mountain View man being stabbed to death Wednesday morning, and police now say they have...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2008Last comment by Christina, on Feb 9, 2010 at 11:20 am | 11 comments | 8089 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Spangler closes mortuary in Menlo ParkSpangler Mortuary, which runs a chapel in Mountain View, closed its Menlo Park funeral home chapel on Feb. 1 after the landlord...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2010Last comment by Old Ben, on Feb 9, 2010 at 10:34 am | 3 comments | 4463 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hunger crisis hits local counties, survey showsOne in four people are at risk for hunger in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, according to a report to be released by...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2010Last comment by Jesse, on Feb 9, 2010 at 9:08 am | 5 comments | 4464 Views
RESTAURANTS
Upscale in a down economyChez TJ owner George Aviet has been serving world class contemporary French cuisine for nearly three decades. That's hard...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by plarenas, on Feb 6, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 5 comments | 8918 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Air National Guard gets 50-year lease at MoffettCongresswoman Anna Eshoo announced Wednesday that the 129th Air Rescue Wing of the Air National Guard finally has a "permanent...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by the299crew, on Feb 6, 2010 at 10:47 am | 10 comments | 5555 Views
AROUND TOWN
Medical Marijuana Patients ( Hear our Voice )I am a 52 year old woman that has lived in Mtn View all my life. I suffer from Thyroid Cancer and medical marijuana is how...
Original post made by Ella B. on Feb. 6, 2010Last comment by Ella B., on Feb 6, 2010 at 6:33 am | 2 comments | 3295 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police release sketch in El Camino sex assaultMountain View police are asking for help in catching the man who sexually assaulted a woman last month outside her home on...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by Dave, on Feb 5, 2010 at 2:36 pm | 14 comments | 4221 Views
AROUND TOWN
Latest study says TCE worse than thoughtThe EPA has released a new report concluding that TCE — trichloroethylene, a pollutant found in much of Mountain View's...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2010Last comment by Mary Blakely, on Feb 5, 2010 at 6:49 am | 6 comments | 10321 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent selection process criticizedAt the Mountain View Whisman school board meeting Thursday evening, teachers expressed concern over how trustees handled...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2009Last comment by Ronelle, on Feb 5, 2010 at 4:19 am | 31 comments | 11205 Views
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