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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Districts sift through STAR test resultsThis year's standardized test results show that local schools are working hard to improve their scores. The question is:...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2009Last comment by Steve, on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:09 am | 28 comments | 14512 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Passionate boos, cheers mark Eshoo meetingA boisterous crowd of nearly 1,000 people turned out Wednesday for the 14th Congressional District's first face-to-face town...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by Charlie, on Sep 8, 2009 at 10:37 pm | 18 comments | 6336 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors concerned over affordable housing developmentWith the help of a team of eight mediators, the city took extra care Thursday night to listen to the concerns of 19 neighbors...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2009Last comment by Thomas, on Sep 8, 2009 at 9:14 pm | 22 comments | 8907 Views
AROUND TOWN
Leadership Mountain View (LMV) extends application deadlineEach year Leadership Mountain View, a nonprofit run by the Chamber of Commerce, brings together several dozen people who...
Original post made by Alicia Crank on Sep. 8, 2009There are no comments yet. 5233 Views
RESTAURANTS
Kosher on Castro at The Kitchen TableMountain View is now home to what is reportedly the only kosher full-service restaurant in the Bay Area, where meats and...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2009Last comment by al, on Sep 8, 2009 at 1:30 pm | 3 comments | 8256 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residents get discount on medsMountain View residents will now receive a discount on pharmaceutical drugs whether or not they have health insurance, thanks...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2009Last comment by estefan, on Sep 6, 2009 at 11:27 am | 2 comments | 4675 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: MV Whisman to discuss enrollmentTrustees of the Mountain View Whisman School District will hear an update on student enrollment during their regular meeting...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by ben, on Sep 4, 2009 at 10:09 am | 5 comments | 4847 Views
BOOKS
Diplomat still leads dramatic lifeWhen former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea last month to negotiate the release of two American journalists,...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by John Stephens, on Sep 3, 2009 at 9:04 pm | 1 comment | 5150 Views
AROUND TOWN
Reserve center hosts soldiers' homecomingAfter a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, 45 U.S. Army soldiers reunited with their families Sunday at a Mountain View reserve...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2009Last comment by former Signal Officer, on Sep 3, 2009 at 4:42 pm | 9 comments | 5988 Views
AROUND TOWN
Diplomat still leads dramatic lifeWhen former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea last month to negotiate the release of two American journalists,...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by , on Sep 3, 2009 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 6767 Views
OTHER ISSUES
TONIGHT: Eshoo town hall on health careRep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, is scheduled to hold a face-to-face town hall meeting on health care issues tonight at Gunn...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2009Last comment by Old Ben, on Sep 2, 2009 at 9:59 pm | 3 comments | 5227 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Possible burglary averted on Latham StreetAn out-of-towner helped prevent a possible residential burglary on the 2000 block of Latham Street last Saturday afternoon,...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2009Last comment by lisa, on Sep 2, 2009 at 6:18 pm | 1 comment | 5146 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer break ends today for MVLAStudents at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools bid summer goodbye Monday as classes for the new school year began. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2009Last comment by Observer, on Sep 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm | 11 comments | 5697 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More students biking to school this yearA PTA-sponsored program to get more Mountain View High students to bike to school is seeing more participants than ever this...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2009Last comment by Richard, on Sep 1, 2009 at 11:00 pm | 8 comments | 5460 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four teens arrested on car theft chargesPolice arrested four 14-year-old boys Tuesday on charges of stealing two vehicles after the boys were allegedly seen driving...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2009Last comment by g ride stealer cant stop wont stop, on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:54 pm | 9 comments | 5334 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council supports McKelvey Park flood basinThe Mountain View City Council appeared to support transforming McKelvey Park into a 15-foot-deep flood basin in a plan that...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2009Last comment by faker, on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:23 am | 3 comments | 6371 Views
OTHER ISSUES
EDITORIAL: Eshoo sidesteps health care noiseFor Rep. Anna Eshoo, the low-tech telephone, coupled with a high-tech telephone network, proved to be the best way to filter...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Aug 31, 2009 at 11:11 am | 18 comments | 6494 Views
ELECTIONS
Second 'telephone town hall' goes smoothlyA second "telephone town hall" held Monday evening by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo went smoothly and won praise from callers...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:43 am | 7 comments | 6047 Views
OTHER ISSUES
The Best of Mountain View 2009For shoppers and diners in Mountain View, some business owners stand out among the crowd. These are the heroes. Read the...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Zeke, on Aug 30, 2009 at 10:03 am | 3 comments | 5540 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the Editor<B>Get engaged on college board appointment Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5400 posted...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2009Last comment by Gramdma, on Aug 28, 2009 at 6:48 pm | 1 comment | 4203 Views
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