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Council mulls a minimum wage hikeOn Tuesday night all but two members of the City Council expressed interest in raising Mountain View's minimum wage, possibly...
Original post made on May. 2, 2014Last comment by Fairpay, on May 20, 2014 at 4:48 am | 29 comments | 16514 Views
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Preschools give up space for high schoolsThe carnival hosted by the Mountain View Parent Nursery School celebrated Tim Dobbins' 25 years of teaching earlier this...
Original post made on May. 19, 2014Last comment by What do you expect?, on May 19, 2014 at 3:58 pm | 1 comment | 8156 Views
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Judge accepts Mi Pueblo reorganization planMi Pueblo supermarkets received a thumbs-up from a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday, May 14, after he affirmed the company's...
Original post made on May. 19, 2014Last comment by Maher, on May 19, 2014 at 2:49 pm | 2 comments | 7677 Views
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Market ShareIn California, an estimated 1 million people shop at 508 farmers markets around the state every week. Organizers say the...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2009Last comment by Los Angeleno, on May 19, 2014 at 1:47 pm | 8 comments | 7790 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Third in a row: Spare the Air alert issued for WednesdayA third consecutive Spare the Air alert has been issued in the Bay Area for Wednesday, air quality officials said Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on May. 19, 2014Last comment by Hmm, on May 19, 2014 at 11:40 am | 2 comments | 4186 Views
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Virgin eyes downtown MV site for hotelBillionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has gone into the hotel business, and he has set his sights on Mountain View, as...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by Hmm, on May 19, 2014 at 11:33 am | 11 comments | 9158 Views
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Council tackles jobs-housing balanceOn Tuesday evening, residents pressed the City Council to do something about the city's worsening housing shortage while...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by HollyinSunnyvale, on May 19, 2014 at 9:56 am | 15 comments | 6677 Views
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Vote for the Best of Mountain ViewMountain View <I>Voice</I></B> readers have great taste, and that's why we seek their expertise every summer as we search...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by Lisa, on May 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 4035 Views
MOVIES
Gia Coppola explores wide-eyed, wild, wasted youth in 'Palo Alto''Palo Alto,' Gia Coppola's dark, atmospheric coming-of-age tale, follows a group of listless teens as they meander from party...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by parent, on May 16, 2014 at 5:51 pm | 3 comments | 9138 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS robotics team's video wins a medalOne of Mountain View High School's robotics teams, the Green MacHHHHine, took home a a first place medal at the VEX world...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by Elaine, on May 16, 2014 at 5:25 pm | 1 comment | 9658 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
3 Mountain View Boy Scouts Attain Eagle Scout RankNine boys in Troop 30 are being honored as Eagle Scouts on June 1 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road, Los Altos....
Original post made by Randall Kenyon on May. 16, 2014There are no comments yet. 5555 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'Palo Alto'The film "Palo Alto" universalizes its setting to an archetypal upscale suburbia, populated by disaffected white kids and...
Original post made on May. 16, 2014Last comment by FM, on May 16, 2014 at 3:41 pm | 2 comments | 18731 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Virgin eyes downtown MV site for hotelBillionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has gone into the hotel business, and his hotel company has set its sights on Mountain...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Hoteller, on May 15, 2014 at 11:37 pm | 29 comments | 10247 Views
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"Congestion pricing" part of plan to allow Google's growthThough Google and others expressed concerns about potential unintended consequences, on Monday City Council members supported...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2014Last comment by IAmSmart, on May 15, 2014 at 11:32 pm | 116 comments | 46854 Views
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MV police officer arrested on child porn chargeMountain View police officer Kevin Nguyen was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of possession of child pornography,...
Original post made on May. 14, 2014Last comment by FmrMt.ViewResident, on May 15, 2014 at 8:39 pm | 14 comments | 13575 Views
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EPA begins toxic cleanup on Evandale Ave.The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the theory that early computer chip manufacturers spread toxics into...
Original post made on May. 15, 2014Last comment by Martin Omander, on May 15, 2014 at 4:35 pm | 1 comment | 8484 Views
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Out with the old, in with the newWhat's new in Mountain View's thriving restaurant scene? We have the skinny on new eateries coming to town in early 2014. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2014Last comment by rainbow38, on May 15, 2014 at 2:33 pm | 52 comments | 45591 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Group weighs referendum on plan for Google's growthOn Tuesday evening, the City Council is expected to discuss a package of housing policies that critics say won't do much...
Original post made on May. 12, 2014Last comment by Garrett , on May 15, 2014 at 6:39 am | 31 comments | 9578 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Second Spare the Air day called for TuesdayA second consecutive Spare the Air day has been issued in the Bay Area for Tuesday because forecasts calling for high temperatures...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Moo, on May 15, 2014 at 3:13 am | 3 comments | 4721 Views
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Teen fights for typical life despite painKatie Taves sounds like a typical high school student. She likes yoga and cooking, dislikes geometry and begrudgingly accepts...
Original post made on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Eric Ratner, on May 14, 2014 at 12:22 pm | 6 comments | 8931 Views
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