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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Memorial service Saturday for 2nd train victimA "Celebration of Life" memorial service has been set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Spangler Mortuaries in downtown Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 7, 2009Last comment by GSB, on May 7, 2009 at 10:06 pm | 2 comments | 5914 Views
ELECTIONS
State complicates city's budget woesAs the City Council struggled to resolve a $6 million general fund deficit Tuesday night, more bad budget news broke in the...
Original post made on May. 7, 2009Last comment by William Joseph, on May 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm | 1 comment | 4970 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council tackles 'ghetto' concernsHoping to put to rest worries that an affordable housing development would lower property values downtown, a majority of...
Original post made on May. 1, 2009Last comment by local techie, on May 7, 2009 at 9:48 pm | 28 comments | 7368 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto sees second train fatality in two daysAnother possible suicide -- the second in two days -- stopped trains in Palo Alto at about 8:30 a.m. today after a northbound...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by PME, on May 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm | 8 comments | 6702 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View Whisman Choral Students Perform at Shoreline on May 11Mountain View Whisman School District presents the 8th Annual Choral Fest on Monday, May 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The...
Original post made by CSMA on May. 7, 2009There are no comments yet. 1916 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman Choral Students Perform at Shoreline on May 11Mountain View Whisman School District presents the 8th Annual Choral Fest on Monday, May 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The...
Original post made by CSMA on May. 7, 2009Last comment by , on May 7, 2009 at 7:46 pm | 1 comment | 4194 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Earth Baby, babyTired of sending diaper after plastic diaper to the landfills, a group of Mountain View parents-turned-entrepreneurs is hoping...
Original post made on May. 6, 2009Last comment by Johnny Robots, on May 7, 2009 at 6:46 pm | 2 comments | 4639 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council tackles 'ghetto' concernsHoping to put to rest worries that an affordable housing development would lower property values downtown, a majority of...
Original post made on May. 1, 2009Last comment by Fedup, on May 7, 2009 at 5:01 pm | 9 comments | 2523 Views
ELECTIONS
Big cuts considered for city servicesAfter months of discussions with department heads, city manager Kevin Duggan has proposed budget cuts to fill a $6.1 million...
Original post made on May. 6, 2009Last comment by smart growther, on May 7, 2009 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments | 6447 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fighting for the American dreamA senior at UC Santa Cruz majoring in earth sciences, Adriana expresses her passion for geology both through her enthusiastic...
Original post made on May. 3, 2009Last comment by Child criminals - NOT!, on May 7, 2009 at 12:42 pm | 7 comments | 5036 Views
AROUND TOWN
District considers major bond measureIt could cost the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District $191.7 million over the next 10 years to renovate its...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by Teacher, on May 7, 2009 at 11:18 am | 21 comments | 6134 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Woman killed by train in possible suicideA woman apparently committed suicide this morning after sitting on the Caltrain tracks in Palo Alto just north of Mountain...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by Singh, on May 5, 2009 at 11:57 pm | 11 comments | 6730 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bureaucrats botch plastic bag banThe latest attempt to increase government revenue in the county is the proposed ordinance to tax/ban single-use plastic bags...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by MV resident, on May 5, 2009 at 11:23 pm | 6 comments | 5549 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cuesta tennis courts up for grabs againCuesta Park's tennis courts will have a new operator since the city decided to replace hometown favorite Tim Foley over a...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2009Last comment by Mike Rodgers, on May 5, 2009 at 12:26 pm | 9 comments | 4946 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City employees may be asked to take pay cutMountain View officials are in talks with the city's labor groups about ways to ease the impact of a projected $6 million...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2009Last comment by Mike Latham, on May 5, 2009 at 8:58 am | 3 comments | 4325 Views
AROUND TOWN
Districts find funding for ESL classAdministrators in both Mountain View school districts say they have found funding and space for an English language class...
Original post made on May. 2, 2009Last comment by Miss Shame, on May 4, 2009 at 7:43 pm | 6 comments | 4803 Views
OTHER ISSUES
H1 may house new airshipNASA Ames deputy director Lew Braxton told a crowd last Thursday that the agency was hard at work on a plan to restore Hangar...
Original post made on May. 4, 2009Last comment by Terry Lavender, on May 4, 2009 at 10:16 am | 1 comment | 6780 Views
OTHER ISSUES
County sees first probable case of swine fluLocal health officials have identified one probable case of swine flu in Santa Clara County, and state officials are urging...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2009Last comment by Kendra Jonsdottir, on May 3, 2009 at 6:34 pm | 14 comments | 6109 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Challenge Bicycle Ride today (Sunday)Did anyone participate? How was it?...
Original post made by GSB on May. 3, 2009There are no comments yet. 4285 Views
AROUND TOWN
Battle of the burgersThere were other Mountain View drive-ins that people remember, such as Spiveys, which had the Cadillac burger, and Johnny...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2009Last comment by Rat Burgers, on May 2, 2009 at 3:45 pm | 4 comments | 5076 Views
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