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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two vie for county school-board seatPalo Alto residents Grace Mah and Sheena Chin are running for Mah's seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Education this...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 6, 2016 at 7:59 am | 7 comments | 6752 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City sniffs out food-composting programMountain View homeowners could soon be prodded to compost more of their food scraps under a new waste-management program...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2016Last comment by @mvresident2003, on Sep 5, 2016 at 1:10 pm | 8 comments | 3381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's test scores show mixed resultsThe latest test scores show that student performance among Mountain View's most needy students significantly improved last...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 5, 2016 at 8:30 am | 10 comments | 8866 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Following Turner's release, recall-campaign organizers rallyLocal and national elected officials, Stanford University students, sexual-assault survivors, parents and others threw their...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2016Last comment by dave, on Sep 4, 2016 at 3:18 am | 2 comments | 4531 Views
AROUND TOWN
Helicopters this morningAnyone know why they were hovering around the 85/ECR area this morning about 7?...
Original post made by Wop Wop Wop on Sep. 2, 2016Last comment by JW, on Sep 3, 2016 at 6:09 pm | 6 comments | 1786 Views
SPORTS
MVHS Varsity Football off to great season!With 2 pre-season games down, the Mountain View Varsity High School team is off to a great season. Winning the first game...
Original post made by K Lemons on Sep. 3, 2016Last comment by , on Sep 3, 2016 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 2400 Views
AROUND TOWN
Brock Turner released from jail after 90 daysHead down and silent, flanked on both sides by crowds of reporters and cameras, former Stanford University student-athlete...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2016Last comment by Robyn, on Sep 2, 2016 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 4497 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man in ceiling of vacant building arrestedMountain View police arrested a 34-year-old man over the weekend after he was allegedly found hanging out in the ceiling...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2016Last comment by Really?, on Sep 1, 2016 at 3:51 pm | 1 comment | 7464 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chronicling the dirty side of 'Techville'The pioneering work of Silicon Valley on microprocessors, computers and circuits may have bestowed the region with abundant...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2016Last comment by Opinion does not equal expert, on Sep 1, 2016 at 6:59 am | 7 comments | 7233 Views
BOOKS
Brock Turner judge launches anti-recall campaignJust days before Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky is set to be reassigned from criminal cases and before former Stanford...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2016Last comment by Disgusted, on Aug 31, 2016 at 5:33 pm | 4 comments | 6683 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen drug abuse on the rise in countyIt's never a slow day for Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS). The nonprofit's Palo Alto office is routinely packed during...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2016Last comment by Rick, on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:34 pm | 4 comments | 12036 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fatal crash blocking Foothill ExpresswayA fatal crash has blocked a portion of Foothill Expressway in Los Altos this afternoon, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2016Last comment by MV Woman, on Aug 29, 2016 at 2:49 pm | 2 comments | 8107 Views
ELECTIONS
Big turnover for Mountain View school boardFour candidates will be facing off this November for seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees,...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2016Last comment by Eileen Peña, on Aug 29, 2016 at 9:12 am | 4 comments | 4059 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Letter to the editor<B>Development issues worth the ink Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/08/12/letter-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2016Last comment by Wagging the what?, on Aug 29, 2016 at 7:52 am | 4 comments | 3146 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Brock Turner judge to no longer hear criminal casesThree months after Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky's controversial sentencing of former Stanford University student...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2016Last comment by @MV Woman, on Aug 27, 2016 at 3:36 pm | 8 comments | 5204 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Farewell to Bumble Bee Health FoodsJohn and Karen Farrell run a two-person crew at Mountain View's Bumble Bee Health Foods store, fielding questions about probiotics...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2015Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Aug 27, 2016 at 12:21 pm | 17 comments | 9625 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police announce break in double murder caseAuthorities have arrested four suspects and are seeking three more in connection with the murders of a brother and sister...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2008Last comment by Janell green, on Aug 26, 2016 at 11:01 pm | 17 comments | 15193 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves big teacher pay increaseTeachers in the Mountain View Whisman School District can rejoice, after school board members unanimously approved a new...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2016Last comment by Area woman, on Aug 26, 2016 at 5:23 pm | 14 comments | 6914 Views
AROUND TOWN
Arrest after hidden camera discovered in bathroomFor the second time in two weeks, the Mountain View Police Department has arrested a Mountain View man on child porn possession...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2016Last comment by pogo, on Aug 26, 2016 at 3:49 pm | 2 comments | 8141 Views
AROUND TOWN
'All-gender' single-use restroom bill goes to governorCalifornia businesses and state government buildings may be required to make single-occupancy restrooms available to all...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2016Last comment by nicole, on Aug 26, 2016 at 11:30 am | 6 comments | 4171 Views
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