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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bringing back wrestlingA group of local parents are prepared to go to the mat in support of a proposal to bring back Mountain View High School's...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2014Last comment by Bob Capriles, on Mar 1, 2014 at 5:50 pm | 6 comments | 4990 Views
OTHER ISSUES
App to help heart attack victimsSudden cardiac arrest? There's an app for that. Health and safety officials from Mountain View are endorsing the local launch...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by Brock, on Mar 1, 2014 at 12:49 pm | 2 comments | 10475 Views
AROUND TOWN
$300-million Open Space bond wins approvalThe Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors unanimously approved a $300-million bond measure Wednesday...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Feb 27, 2014 at 8:12 pm | 2 comments | 6037 Views
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Water district calls for greater conservationJust hours before the skies above the Peninsula began to dump rain into local creeks and reservoirs, the Santa Clara Valley...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Hmm,, on Feb 27, 2014 at 10:59 am | 7 comments | 7740 Views
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Leadership Mountain View accepting applications for the Class of 2015Leadership Mountain View (LMV), now in its 25th year, is accepting applications for the Class of 2015. Join a network of...
Original post made by Alicia Crank on Feb. 27, 2014There are no comments yet. 2596 Views
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Open space board to vote on $300 million bond measureThe board of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is expected to vote Wednesday to place a $300 million bond measure...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Garrett83, on Feb 27, 2014 at 8:53 am | 15 comments | 7264 Views
BOOKS
County libraries tout improved e-book experienceThe Santa Clara County Library District is encouraging readers to delve into more than 46,000 free e-books being made available...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014Last comment by Jay Park, on Feb 26, 2014 at 8:50 pm | 5 comments | 8322 Views
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Locals rally for city to boost minimum wageA group of over 50 people gathered outside Mountain View City Hall Wednesday to call for a pay raise for the city's poorest...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by MV Snob, on Feb 26, 2014 at 7:40 pm | 60 comments | 24339 Views
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Cops move to the cloudIn many ways, Mountain View's briefing room is just like any other -- with one key exception. Since 2011, police officers...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014Last comment by John, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:17 pm | 5 comments | 6723 Views
ELECTIONS
Get ready, it's a council election yearIt's only February, but at least four candidates have filed statements of interest to run for City Council in the November...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Garrett, on Feb 26, 2014 at 4:34 pm | 88 comments | 31755 Views
SPORTS
Ideafarm vows to fight convictionGoing against the advice of his public defender and drawing gestures of exasperation from prosecutors, Wo'O Ideafarm convinced...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2013Last comment by Eat your soup, on Feb 26, 2014 at 2:23 pm | 30 comments | 24851 Views
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New Traffic Light Configuration at Castro & Central ExpresswayThe traffic lights at Castro & Central Expressway have changed. There is no longer a flashing red light at the tracks. It's...
Original post made by Curious Observer on Feb. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 6074 Views
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Google offers MV better internet accessThe gifts from Google just keep coming this month. Last week it was the restoration of Moffett Field's landmark Hangar One....
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by Tony, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:48 am | 37 comments | 22002 Views
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City Council votes to ban styrofoam containersWhile its use is nearly phased out in the environmentally conscious Bay Area, not everyone was in agreement about the evils...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2014Last comment by Forward from here, on Feb 26, 2014 at 6:08 am | 57 comments | 25864 Views
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Crime briefsPolice are looking for burglars who reportedly stole jewelry and watches in two incidents. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014There are no comments yet. 5866 Views
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Fiber-mania sweeps nationThe mayor of Duluth jumped into a freezing lake. Topeka renamed itself "Google, Kansas." Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5887...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2010Last comment by kuesta, on Feb 24, 2014 at 2:46 pm | 2 comments | 3762 Views
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Medical innovator Fogarty faces 80 with optimismSurgeon, vintner and inventor with 150 patents to his name, Dr. Thomas Fogarty founded the Fogarty Institute for Innovation...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Mr Advisor, on Feb 24, 2014 at 6:19 am | 3 comments | 10367 Views
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Rengstorff/Central Expy Traffic?So happy to see the Voice's Town Square! Has anyone else noticed changes in the traffic pattern at Rengstorff and Central? I...
Original post made by Casper48 on May. 16, 2007Last comment by Joanne, on Feb 23, 2014 at 3:02 pm | 9 comments | 8306 Views
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Environmental Planning Commission Conflict of InterestRachel Grossman, Real Estate Project Executive at Google is the Chair of the Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission. The...
Original post made by Konrad M. Sosnow on Feb. 10, 2014Last comment by Wow, on Feb 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm | 2 comments | 2952 Views
AROUND TOWN
Opportunity for an edge on City CouncilMountain View is a city guided by its City Council, or more correctly, by four of the seven members. Read the full story...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2014Last comment by Linda Curtis, on Feb 22, 2014 at 12:03 pm | 2 comments | 3837 Views
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