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El Camino execs see big salary increases[CLARIFICATION: This story as it appeared in the Oct. 26 print edition provided some misleading information on executive...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2007Last comment by Unemployed, on Dec 16, 2007 at 9:46 am | 1 comment | 7094 Views
AROUND TOWN
Adios Home Depot?Home Depot's future at the San Antonio shopping center took a significant turn for the worse last week when a majority of...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2007Last comment by SAM ROWLES, on Dec 16, 2007 at 2:32 am | 3 comments | 7523 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council passes tenant relocation ordinanceThe City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to require those who wish to demolish, redevelop or convert low income rental housing...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2007Last comment by acutegrl, on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:08 pm | 1 comment | 7840 Views
AROUND TOWN
Who is the hardest person on your list to shop for?This week's "Voices Around Town" question asked, Who is the hardest person on your list to shop for? Here's some of the answers...
Original post made by Don Frances on Dec. 14, 2007There are no comments yet. 6583 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fire on Latham Street leads to arrestsThe Mountain View Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire Saturday evening in an apartment building...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2007Last comment by Max, on Dec 14, 2007 at 3:30 pm | 14 comments | 9527 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Navy to close bargain stores at MoffettThe Navy has announced that its Moffett Field hardware store, department store and barber shop will close Feb. 2 as part...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2007Last comment by Otter, on Dec 13, 2007 at 7:53 am | 1 comment | 7587 Views
SPORTS
LAMVPB Back to Baseball Camps January 5th and 6thLos Altos-Mountain View PONY Baseball Annual Back-to-Baseball Camps for the Pinto-2 (ages 8-9), Mustang (ages 9-10), Bronco...
Original post made by Richard Siegel on Dec. 13, 2007There are no comments yet. 7033 Views
OTHER ISSUES
From saris to blue jeansIn August 1947, India emerged bold and triumphant from the shackles of British rule. Today, 60 years later, Indians have...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2007Last comment by Yanping Liao, on Dec 12, 2007 at 10:42 am | 2 comments | 7484 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Forty years of feuding over student parkingA 40-year debate over parking on the streets surrounding Mountain View High School continued last week, as the district successfully...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2007Last comment by Jon Wiener, on Dec 9, 2007 at 11:18 am | 2 comments | 7744 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council OKs El Camino initiativeMountain View became one of the first cities to sign onto the "Grand Boulevard Initiative" after council members voted 6-1...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2007Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Dec 8, 2007 at 10:30 am | 7 comments | 7357 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google' Gamble - What Would You Do With 700 MHz?Here's a place to discuss my article on Google for Dec 7, 07. What would you do with 700 MHz spectrum that Google is bidding...
Original post made by Angela Hey on Dec. 7, 2007There are no comments yet. 7139 Views
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Better late than never, Santa peddles in to kids' delightSeveral hundred people, most of them young children, gathered in Mountain View's Civic Center Plaza on Monday night, waiting...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2007Last comment by Don Frances, on Dec 7, 2007 at 10:53 am | 5 comments | 6692 Views
AROUND TOWN
Friday December 7, 2007 from 6- 9 pm, Photography reception, Norton Gallery, Pacific Art League of Palo AltoSomething Changed In My Eye Currently there is a retrospective of Karen Schreiber’s photographs taken from different...
Original post made by Karen Schreiber on Dec. 5, 2007There are no comments yet. 6143 Views
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Light up the holidaysSeveral hundred people, most of them young children, gathered in Mountain View's Civic Center Plaza on Monday night, waiting...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2007Last comment by Jon Wiener, on Dec 5, 2007 at 9:42 am | 2 comments | 8056 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Home Depot story a goofA series of misleading reports in several news outlets boil down to one big correction: Mountain View has never received,...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2007Last comment by sara, on Dec 5, 2007 at 6:28 am | 24 comments | 11783 Views
AROUND TOWN
City fires IT contractorThe council decided unanimously Tuesday to create a 13-person, in-house information technology department to replace a costly...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2007Last comment by MtnView Citizen, on Dec 3, 2007 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 7400 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Helping kids see the big pictureIn a young person's life, the smallest amount of interest and support can be influential. One-on-one attention in the form...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2007Last comment by Lyle Bickley, on Dec 3, 2007 at 3:27 pm | 1 comment | 6777 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Denser housing on way out?A majority of the City Council sent a message to developers Tuesday that it wants "quality over quantity" in housing projects...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2007Last comment by Garrett Hammell, on Dec 3, 2007 at 12:25 am | 1 comment | 7278 Views
SPORTS
Under 8 girls CYSA MVLA soccer tryoutsAttention u8 girl soccer players born between August 1, 1999 - July 31, 2000: The CYSA Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club...
Original post made by Rodney Robinson on Dec. 2, 2007Last comment by , on Dec 2, 2007 at 8:05 pm | 1 comment | 8405 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Denser housing on way out?A majority of the City Council sent a message to developers Tuesday that it wants "quality over quantity" in housing projects...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2007Last comment by Ralph Winstead, on Dec 2, 2007 at 6:45 pm | 2 comments | 6863 Views
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