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AROUND TOWN
Stanford offers 'Facebook for Parents' courseA new course at Stanford University beginning on Thursday aims to bring parents into the relatively unfamiliar realm of social...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by BJ Fogg, on Feb 18, 2009 at 7:51 am | 2 comments | 5026 Views
AROUND TOWN
Announcing the Richard Weaver Fund at Menlo-Atherton High SchoolIn his 43rd year at Menlo-Atherton, Mr. Weaver is a legend. A Stanford University graduate with a BA in history and masters...
Original post made by Kelly Todd on Feb. 17, 2009There are no comments yet. 5813 Views
AROUND TOWN
CSMA Presents Gala to Benefit Arts EducationCommunity School of Music and Arts (CSMA) presents Young@Art, a gala celebration for the young at HEART by the young at ART....
Original post made by csma on Feb. 17, 2009There are no comments yet. 4093 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Passion for pianoA love of music and teaching runs in the veins of Christie Skousen, a Mountain View mom and accomplished pianist who began...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2009Last comment by Stacy, on Feb 16, 2009 at 7:18 pm | 1 comment | 8712 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
North Whisman housing discussedA plan for up to 800 homes along Ferguson Drive came into clearer focus during a Tuesday night study session where the council...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2009Last comment by Abe, on Feb 16, 2009 at 4:56 pm | 3 comments | 5487 Views
SPORTS
Leagues abuzz over field feeAs it faces a $6 million budget deficit, Mountain View may soon start charging local sports leagues a fee for the use of...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2009Last comment by o rule, on Feb 15, 2009 at 11:05 pm | 2 comments | 6664 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letters to the Editor<B>Binkley story failed to give the facts Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4843 posted...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2009Last comment by wha?, on Feb 15, 2009 at 10:38 pm | 3 comments | 6076 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pickup runs amok, rams into man on CaliforniaA mysterious car crash last Thursday afternoon left a 19-year-old Mountain View resident in serious condition, after a truck...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2009Last comment by suspicious, on Feb 15, 2009 at 9:23 pm | 3 comments | 4635 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mandatory water restrictions on the waySanta Clara County residents will face mandatory water rationing this spring, although it is not yet clear exactly when,...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2009Last comment by h brunner, on Feb 15, 2009 at 2:25 pm | 1 comment | 4898 Views
AROUND TOWN
Father-daughter duo arrested in pot bustMountain View police arrested a father and daughter last week for allegedly growing marijuana for sale. The bust came after...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2008Last comment by hometownMV, on Feb 14, 2009 at 1:16 pm | 23 comments | 6473 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Youth get activities, but not at the Senior CenterOnce again, the Mountain View Senior Center was spared the fate of having teens using its facilities in the evenings. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2009Last comment by Mr. Santo, on Feb 14, 2009 at 12:16 pm | 2 comments | 4387 Views
SPORTS
The need for KleenspeedA company called Kleenspeed Technologies has quietly established itself in a large building at Moffett Field, operating with...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2009Last comment by Alice Hooper, on Feb 13, 2009 at 11:06 am | 4 comments | 8984 Views
OTHER ISSUES
An Indo-American bank comes to Mountain ViewGiven the worldwide economic recession, this might seem like a strange time to open a bank. But Vinod Thukral and Jim Wall...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2009Last comment by Black Power, on Feb 11, 2009 at 8:03 pm | 2 comments | 6348 Views
AROUND TOWN
Put the article about ATM skimming on-lineThat's news that people really need to know. Put it on-line so we can send the link to our friends....
Original post made by Bernie Brightman on Feb. 10, 2009Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:59 pm | 2 comments | 4124 Views
SPORTS
Peanut butter recall hits local schoolsTwo Mountain View schools will no longer be selling peanut butter cookies or dough after a recall of these products, which...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2009Last comment by melissa, on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm | 2 comments | 6549 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local leaders take on hate crimeA dozen community leaders, responding to alleged hate crimes from late last year, met last week and agreed it is time to...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2009Last comment by Paul White, on Feb 10, 2009 at 12:25 pm | 1 comment | 6060 Views
SPORTS
Leagues abuzz over field feeAs it faces a $6 million budget deficit, Mountain View may soon start charging local sports leagues a fee for the use of...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2009Last comment by Mr. DePortum, on Feb 9, 2009 at 7:18 am | 3 comments | 6270 Views
ELECTIONS
No on Proposition 8 rally attracts crowdSeveral hundred opponents of Proposition 8 rallied outside Mountain View City Hall Saturday, many dressed up as brides and...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2008Last comment by Disagree, on Feb 8, 2009 at 4:03 pm | 12 comments | 7182 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PACT program gets its own campusWith Castro Elementary School at full capacity, trustees decided last week to move the school's popular PACT program to a...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Feb 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm | 130 comments | 10798 Views
AROUND TOWN
Field of Beautiful Yellow Flowers on Grant Rd.Have you seen the beautiful field of yellow flowers on Grant ? At the location of the farm that closed a few years back....
Original post made by MV-Res on Feb. 3, 2009Last comment by Catherine, on Feb 5, 2009 at 4:07 pm | 1 comment | 4309 Views
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