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AROUND TOWN
Silicon Valley transportation is abominable.As a visitor to your town needing to find bus and train information to get around I must say it is abominable. Bus stops...
Original post made by Visitor on Feb. 27, 2016Last comment by resident, on Feb 28, 2016 at 9:41 am | 5 comments | 2197 Views
ELECTIONS
Letter to the editor<B>Councilman's involvement called into question Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/02/26/letter-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by Gary Wesley, on Feb 26, 2016 at 11:28 am | 3 comments | 4123 Views
AROUND TOWN
Online schools offer education by proxyHundreds of kids in the Bay Area are staying home for school this year. Online, "virtual" charter schools are making headway...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2014Last comment by Jack Redford, on Feb 26, 2016 at 9:45 am | 6 comments | 11394 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No easy fix for high school stressSchool officials at the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District are in the midst of crafting a policy to lighten the...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Greg, on Feb 26, 2016 at 9:01 am | 18 comments | 7333 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Parcel tax could boost South Bay wetland restorationWetland restoration and flood protection in the South Bay, including Mountain View, could get a big boost in funding this...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2016Last comment by No new taxes, on Feb 25, 2016 at 6:57 pm | 15 comments | 11120 Views
AROUND TOWN
Conflagration consumes classic carA rare classic car caught fire and burned to a crisp on Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot at the San Antonio shopping center....
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2016Last comment by Mark Noack, on Feb 25, 2016 at 10:57 am | 20 comments | 11129 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Wanted felon arrested after manhunt in Palo AltoA lockdown has been lifted for south Palo Alto schools after police arrested an alleged criminal who fled police Wednesday,...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 5158 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Women harassed on Stevens Creek TrailPolice are searching for a man who harassed two women along Stevens Creek Trail last week, reportedly chasing one woman and...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on Feb 24, 2016 at 9:20 pm | 10 comments | 14535 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Courts order release of student dataPersonal information, including social security numbers and home addresses, for some 10 million California students may be...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2016Last comment by Learn please, on Feb 24, 2016 at 8:04 pm | 4 comments | 6181 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should priority be summer school or teacher training?School officials at the Mountain View Whisman School District are hunting for ways to boost student achievement, following...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 23, 2016 at 1:18 pm | 26 comments | 7975 Views
ELECTIONS
Assembly candidates square off in Democratic forumThe race to succeed Assemblyman Rich Gordon in Sacramento kicked off in earnest on Sunday afternoon at a forum in Los Altos...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by David, on Feb 23, 2016 at 12:02 am | 4 comments | 5063 Views
RESTAURANTS
A touch of New EnglandOur beloved Dungeness crab season might be finally getting underway, given last week's lifting of a three-month health warning...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Feb 22, 2016 at 10:41 pm | 6 comments | 11504 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA Ames unveils 'green aviation'In what they are calling a revolution for aviation, NASA Ames engineers say they are on the cusp of developing streamlined...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Kitty Hawk, on Feb 22, 2016 at 9:14 pm | 3 comments | 9001 Views
AROUND TOWN
Report: High-speed rail to launch in Silicon ValleyCalifornia's high-speed rail system would make its debut in the Bay Area, with bullet trains whisking passengers between...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Gary, on Feb 22, 2016 at 7:41 pm | 8 comments | 5136 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google's student privacy policies called into questionIn the heart of Silicon Valley, it's no surprise that Mountain View schools are moving full steam ahead adopting new technology...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by PeaceLove, on Feb 22, 2016 at 2:51 pm | 3 comments | 22297 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council puts pod cars back in the mixTaking the initiative, Mountain View is hitting the accelerator on a goal to create a cutting-edge transit system that would...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2016Last comment by Shonuff66, on Feb 22, 2016 at 10:49 am | 20 comments | 6253 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City may limit housing growthAfter years of rapid development in Mountain View, a newly formed City Council may halt housing development until a comprehensive...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by Katharine Naylor, on Feb 22, 2016 at 8:57 am | 1 comment | 4911 Views
AROUND TOWN
School district poised to use controversial bond issuanceThe Mountain View Whisman School District is moving forward with an aggressive school construction schedule, and school officials...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2016Last comment by CABs are WRONG, on Feb 21, 2016 at 6:43 am | 1 comment | 3250 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View Voice launches online 'pay meter'Frequent visitors to the Mountain View Voice website will soon need to either become subscribing members to obtain full access...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by Richt, on Feb 19, 2016 at 7:26 pm | 15 comments | 5626 Views
OTHER ISSUES
U.S. Representatives kick off national innovation meetingSeeking to build on a national innovation strategy that she helped craft 10 years ago, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo urged a second...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by john80224, on Feb 19, 2016 at 11:07 am | 1 comment | 4471 Views
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