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An Organic Farm in Mountain View? Yes! An Honest LetterThe result of the Grant Road farm vote was extremely disappointing and upsetting to me; I am still in shock. Forget zoning...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Sep. 21, 2007Last comment by Daniel Mart, on Sep 24, 2007 at 11:15 pm | 3 comments | 6496 Views
AROUND TOWN
Murder in MVI am surprised that I had to find out about this story on the website of the Voice's sister newpaper, the PAWeekly. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=5894 I...
Original post made by GSB on Sep. 24, 2007Last comment by GSB, on Sep 24, 2007 at 1:29 pm | 2 comments | 6847 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New year, new president, new Campus CenterAfter two years of work and $22 million spent, Foothill College is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration this Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2007Last comment by PA Resident, on Sep 24, 2007 at 1:17 pm | 1 comment | 8105 Views
OTHER ISSUES
The challenge of ChekhovAnton Chekhov is one of Russia's most human and accessible writers. Nonetheless, "Three Sisters," which debuted Saturday...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2007Last comment by Chekhov enthusiast, on Sep 22, 2007 at 9:29 am | 6 comments | 8132 Views
AROUND TOWN
Awful gridlock at Rengstorff and Cristano/CentralIt took me 15 minutes this evening to get from California Avenue to Central via Rengstorff, and I am fuming!! What can...
Original post made by Fuming on Sep. 21, 2007There are no comments yet. 7157 Views
OTHER ISSUES
NASA bends rules for GoogleThe idea that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could hide their private Boeing 767 jumbo jet at Moffett Field with...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2007Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:11 am | 1 comment | 6909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paradigm shift at MV WhismanThe Mountain View Whisman School District announced this week that it has adopted a new approach to teaching which regards...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2007Last comment by Tom Karn, on Sep 21, 2007 at 5:13 am | 3 comments | 7414 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google founders can fly jet of MoffettNASA Ames released a statement Monday explaining why a Boeing 767, owned by Google founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin, was...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2007Last comment by BobYbarra, on Sep 17, 2007 at 11:31 pm | 3 comments | 7107 Views
AROUND TOWN
'One person or one village at a time'How much does it cost to build a school for 85 children in Nepal, including five classrooms and dormitory rooms for the four...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2007Last comment by N. Ackerman, on Sep 16, 2007 at 9:16 pm | 1 comment | 7017 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Day Worker Center finds new homeAfter months of searching, Mountain View's Day Worker Center is set to move into a new space at the Trinity United Methodist...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2007Last comment by Jose Arocha, on Sep 16, 2007 at 12:34 am | 4 comments | 9264 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors dislike smell of KFCNeighbors packed a small meeting room at City Hall last week to oppose a KFC-A&W fast food restaurant to replace the abandoned...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2007Last comment by Unknown, on Sep 14, 2007 at 7:03 pm | 1 comment | 6532 Views
AROUND TOWN
Walkers, not bikers, are the problem at Shoreline ParkI take keyboard in hand to reply to reader Ellen Murray's concerns about bike riders at Shoreline Park ("Bikes a problem...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2007Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Sep 14, 2007 at 2:30 pm | 4 comments | 7113 Views
AROUND TOWN
Toddler left in hot car near downtown libraryA 2-year-old girl was left in a locked vehicle Tuesday afternoon as temperatures climbed, police said, forcing rescuers to...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2007Last comment by a, on Sep 10, 2007 at 7:26 pm | 19 comments | 9826 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Sixty fruitful yearsFor 60 years, the Satake family churned out high-quality annuals — colorful marigolds, chrysanthemums and petunias...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by Kathy Mayeda, on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 6941 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Harry and Ida Pinto, husband and wife, passed away on same dayHarry and Ida Pinto, Mountain View residents married for 67 years, died within 12 hours of each other on Aug. 26. Both were...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by Les Groshong, on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:27 pm | 2 comments | 7528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API scores make Castro proudThe Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District saw mixed results from this year's academic progress report released...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2007Last comment by Chris Kuszmaul, on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:08 pm | 1 comment | 7234 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District makes the call on boundary changeAfter considering nearly 50 different proposed scenarios for boundary changes in the Los Altos School District, board members...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by Wavemama, on Sep 7, 2007 at 10:13 am | 6 comments | 5807 Views
AROUND TOWN
Good call on new mini-parkThe City Council had a choice last week: Approve purchase of a badly needed mini-park at the end of West Dana Street north...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2007Last comment by Nick Perry, on Sep 5, 2007 at 12:58 am | 1 comment | 7286 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's back-to-school timeThe first day of school came earlier this year, with high schoolers starting Monday and younger students beginning class...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2007Last comment by Susan Hong, on Sep 4, 2007 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 9285 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tunneling under El CaminoSection by section, the Stevens Creek Trail is tunneling under El Camino Real as 4,000 cars an hour whiz by overhead. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by Tristan Lawrence, on Sep 1, 2007 at 1:49 pm | 1 comment | 8004 Views
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