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Bike Shop ClosingDoes anyone know why BIKE SPRING on Castro Street closed all of sudden last September? ...
Original post made by bicyclist on Mar. 28, 2008Last comment by Daniel DeBolt, on Apr 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm | 1 comment | 6177 Views
ELECTIONS
District gives nod to new parcel taxFacing huge state budget cuts that threaten elementary and middle school programs and small class sizes, the Mountain View...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2008Last comment by Parcel Tax Supporter, on Apr 6, 2008 at 1:01 pm | 10 comments | 8462 Views
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Google buys Pear Avenue TheatreIn what may be a competition with Microsoft over real estate in the North Bayshore area, Google recently purchased the building...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2008Last comment by Darin, on Apr 6, 2008 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 6059 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>Setting record straight on walkability article Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3926...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2008Last comment by ccz, on Apr 4, 2008 at 4:24 am | 1 comment | 5747 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New hurdle for disabled studentsNew state regulations are making it harder for a handful of local high school students to graduate with a diploma this spring. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2008Last comment by Cynthia, on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm | 1 comment | 5803 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Residents Against Raising Taxes For SchoolsNot another cent should go to the schools in the form of a parcel tax until the board addresses the questions of gangs and...
Original post made by Enough! on Feb. 29, 2008Last comment by Another Parent, on Apr 3, 2008 at 2:33 pm | 12 comments | 5879 Views
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History walks, talks at BubbClad in a Union general's uniform, complete with sword and sash, Gen. John White Geary told local elementary students last...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by M.H., on Apr 1, 2008 at 4:29 pm | 2 comments | 7053 Views
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Nob Hill Shopping CenterNow that the Nob Hill Shopping Center has been undergoing a major makeover, does anyone have any idea what stores are going...
Original post made by frequent shopper on Mar. 7, 2008Last comment by Ago, on Apr 1, 2008 at 5:35 am | 7 comments | 7580 Views
ELECTIONS
Demonstrators mark 4,000 U.S. Iraq War deathsWhat was billed as a lighted representation of America's war dead in Iraq turned into an auditory display Monday evening,...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by also proud, on Mar 31, 2008 at 3:24 pm | 3 comments | 8697 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Five MVLA administrators win regional awardsRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=475 posted Monday, March 17, 2008, 8:36 PM...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by imessedupbutiwillbeanewpersonthissummer2008, on Mar 30, 2008 at 4:09 am | 1 comment | 7063 Views
AROUND TOWN
Day worker center eyes new locationAt long last, the Day Worker Center of Mountain View has its eye on a permanent home: an abandoned cinderblock building near...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2008Last comment by Lookmanohands, on Mar 30, 2008 at 3:40 am | 21 comments | 7322 Views
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2nd Women's Safety Training SymposiumI'm happy to announce that, due to the response from the first Women's Safely Training class, we're putting on a second one!...
Original post made by GSB on Mar. 28, 2008There are no comments yet. 5181 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google buys Pear Avenue TheatreIn what may be a competition with Microsoft over real estate in the North Bayshore area, Google recently purchased the building...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2008Last comment by DG, on Mar 27, 2008 at 5:19 pm | 3 comments | 12198 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Principal Error by the Los Altos School DistrictThe Los Altos School District keeps outdoing itself when it comes to ignoring the will of its constituents (25% of them from...
Original post made by LASD Almond School Parent on Mar. 26, 2008There are no comments yet. 6395 Views
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Foothill reconsiders site for new centerThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District's new community center may come to Mountain View after all, as trustees search...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2008Last comment by Matt, on Mar 26, 2008 at 11:37 am | 1 comment | 6268 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council concern: gang violenceAfter a series of murders and assaults involving youth in recent months, the issue of youth activities and gang prevention...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2008Last comment by MV Immigrant, on Mar 25, 2008 at 7:11 pm | 6 comments | 6890 Views
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Charges filed in Johnson murderNathan Talarico has been charged with homicide in the shooting death of 20-year-old Mountain View resident Jeffrey Johnson,...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2008Last comment by me, on Mar 24, 2008 at 7:28 pm | 1 comment | 7125 Views
BOOKS
Walkability workshop perambulates RengstorffMore than 30 people attended a workshop last Saturday at the Mountain View community center to discuss how to make the Rengstorff...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2008Last comment by dfb, on Mar 23, 2008 at 5:17 pm | 2 comments | 9363 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tactical error on BullisLooking back, the Los Altos School District can't be happy with its decision to close Bullis-Purissima Elementary School...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2008Last comment by Fed up Parent, on Mar 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm | 32 comments | 8727 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax present: $166,000Mountain View Whisman school officials searching for ways to compensate for expected cuts in state funding will get some...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2008Last comment by Alan, on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:56 am | 7 comments | 6708 Views
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