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City approves plan to close down RV parkTwenty-one households will be displaced from a North Whisman RV park to make way for a new row-house development approved...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2015Last comment by Water, on Jul 10, 2015 at 12:54 pm | 3 comments | 3582 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sixty fruitful years at SatakeFor six decades, the Satake family churned out high-quality annuals from its nursery at the end of Marilyn Drive. But last...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2013Last comment by Rosemary diaz, on Jul 9, 2015 at 11:01 pm | 2 comments | 2664 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Concerns raised over superintendent severanceThe Mountain View Whisman school board is facing scrutiny over the resignation agreement with former superintendent Craig...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2015Last comment by Haz Mat, on Jul 9, 2015 at 10:49 am | 24 comments | 14064 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thor leaves lasting legacy at FoothillThe Foothill-De Anza Community College District has been the center of attention lately, from launching its new baccalaureate...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2015Last comment by Jan, on Jul 9, 2015 at 9:59 am | 2 comments | 6157 Views
AROUND TOWN
The robo-car revolution hits Mountain View streetsA question kept ringing through my mind as I took my first ride Monday in one of Google's prototype self-driving cars --...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2015Last comment by Not Quite yet, on Jul 9, 2015 at 8:23 am | 27 comments | 18458 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Step right up folks, the school board is meetingMembers of the school community might be wondering if it's circus season in Mountain View, even though there's no sign of...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2015Last comment by Educator, on Jul 9, 2015 at 4:49 am | 17 comments | 5112 Views
AROUND TOWN
City eyes Superfund water for irrigationBrown lawns and dried-out river beds are ubiquitous in California's severe drought, but one place in Mountain View where...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2015Last comment by Reader, on Jul 8, 2015 at 11:49 am | 13 comments | 11838 Views
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Car crash leads to drunken driving arrestMountain View police arrested a San Jose man after he allegedly tried to evade a police officer attempting to pull him over...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2015There are no comments yet. 5766 Views
ELECTIONS
Caltrain loses bid for exemption from state environmental law on electrification projectCaltrain must comply with the state's environmental quality act in electrifying its rail system between San Francisco and...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2015Last comment by Rodger, on Jul 6, 2015 at 6:56 pm | 7 comments | 6204 Views
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Animal hospital's kittens need new familiesWanted: caring, loving homes for playful, affectionate kittens. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2015/07/05/animal-hospitals-kittens-need-new-families...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2015Last comment by Resident, on Jul 6, 2015 at 3:11 pm | 1 comment | 6718 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Governor signs bill eliminating 'personal belief' exemption for vaccinationsCome July 2016, California parents will no longer be able to claim a "personal belief" exemption from requirements that all...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2015Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jul 6, 2015 at 3:02 pm | 11 comments | 5834 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who wants to be a school board member?The Mountain View Whisman School District has been a hotbed of internal strife that led former board president Chris Chiang...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by Dave, on Jul 5, 2015 at 8:23 pm | 12 comments | 8513 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers get raises, with no raised voicesLast year's bitter standoff between administrators and the teachers union over salaries didn't materialize during negotiations...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2015Last comment by interested Observer , on Jul 4, 2015 at 10:44 pm | 1 comment | 4136 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cash from rent hike earmarked for Whisman schoolThe Mountain View Whisman school board took its first concrete step toward opening a new school in the Whisman and Slater...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by Interested Observer , on Jul 3, 2015 at 4:37 pm | 4 comments | 6045 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pricey Castro School project gets $10M in cutsThe Mountain View Whisman school board decided on June 24 to move forward with a $42 million construction project at Castro...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2015Last comment by just saying, on Jul 3, 2015 at 3:39 pm | 3 comments | 4426 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs 164 apartments for Rose Market siteA real estate developer was praised by a wide swath of the community at the City Council meeting on Tuesday evening for going...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by Kathy M., on Jul 2, 2015 at 6:58 pm | 36 comments | 13664 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman ratchets up spendingResidents who demanded that the Mountain View Whisman School District spend down its $20 million reserves may have gotten...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2015Last comment by crossney, on Jul 2, 2015 at 4:35 pm | 12 comments | 6907 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stevenson PACT principal resignsIn a decision that appears to have caught some by surprise, Stevenson PACT's principal, Tyler Graff, announced last week...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2015Last comment by More Than Enough, on Jul 2, 2015 at 4:31 pm | 56 comments | 14151 Views
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Fourth of July travel to break records in CaliforniaThis Fourth of July weekend is projected to have the highest rate of travel since 2010. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2015/07/02/fourth-of-july-travel-to-br...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2015Last comment by Hmm, on Jul 2, 2015 at 4:15 pm | 1 comment | 4060 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman taps former PAUSD head as interim superintendentThe Mountain View Whisman school board is tapping Kevin Skelly as the district's interim superintendent. Skelly, the former...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014Last comment by Saratoga Parent, on Jul 2, 2015 at 1:09 pm | 14 comments | 8324 Views
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