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AROUND TOWN
Public asked to photograph Bay Area 'king tides'Another round of extra-high tides, known as king tides, is scheduled to roll up onto Bay Area shores this week and a civic...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2014Last comment by astronomer, on Jan 29, 2014 at 4:13 pm | 1 comment | 5360 Views
AROUND TOWN
Convenience store robbed at gunpointA convenience store on Old Middlefield Road was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, according to police. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2014Last comment by resident, on Jan 29, 2014 at 2:03 pm | 3 comments | 7305 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Distict to Open New Campus at Slater School SiteHas anyone heard more about these plans that are circulating at meetings led by the Superintendent? The plan is to build...
Original post made by Castro DI Parent on Jan. 29, 2014There are no comments yet. 2740 Views
AROUND TOWN
Alleged serial car burglar re-arrestedThe Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against a man they believe is responsible for numerous...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by Waldo, on Jan 28, 2014 at 6:19 pm | 3 comments | 10957 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More local flu deathsA total of eight people have died as a result of the H1N1 flu virus in Santa Clara County this flu season, according to a...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by SN, on Jan 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm | 2 comments | 4494 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local boogie boarder dies in Santa CruzA Mountain View man died in Santa Cruz on Jan. 24, after getting caught in dangerous waters between rocks and the mainland. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2014Last comment by jeffreyp, on Jan 28, 2014 at 8:47 am | 2 comments | 5916 Views
AROUND TOWN
Not so square after allThe Bows and Beaus Square Dance Club, a local singles and couples square dance club based in Los Altos, is kicking off its...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by Old Coot, on Jan 28, 2014 at 7:19 am | 2 comments | 6272 Views
AROUND TOWN
Whooping cough surged in 2013California saw a spike in the number of reported cases of whooping cough last year, and Santa Clara County was hacking away...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014There are no comments yet. 6934 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please Join us for a Renaissance in Education Evening...at the Waldorf School of the Peninsula Mountain View campus. A dynamic blend of musical and dramatic performances with...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Jan. 27, 2014There are no comments yet. 2360 Views
SPORTS
It may be time to drop high school footballI read online that the first-year varsity football coach at Los Altos High School was let go after an 0-10 season. Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2012Last comment by Look past your nose, on Jan 27, 2014 at 8:48 am | 10 comments | 7535 Views
RESTAURANTS
Taqueria La Bamba evicted, La Costena relocatesAfter a court dispute with an affordable housing developer over relocation expenses, Taqueria La Bamba is being evicted this...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2013Last comment by onetimeresident, on Jan 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm | 26 comments | 27971 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Raising a family, making the gradeLiliana Rios Alvarez hasn't shattered the 4.0 GPA mark with Advanced Placement classes, nor is she a leader of any school...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2014Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 26, 2014 at 8:53 am | 3 comments | 8684 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Council OKs 15 mph speed limits for school zonesDrivers take note: 15-mile-per-hour speed limits may be coming to a school near you. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2014/01/15/council-oks-15-mph-speed-limit...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2014Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jan 26, 2014 at 8:04 am | 38 comments | 19924 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Students demonstrate as new Sofia president takes officeAs an interim president took office at Palo Alto's Sofia University this week, students demonstrating outside the school...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2014Last comment by calmingtor, on Jan 26, 2014 at 12:28 am | 4 comments | 13621 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos Parent Preschool celebrates 60 yearsLos Altos Parent Preschool (LAPP) will celebrate 60 years of educating children with a series of events in 2014, including...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2014Last comment by Lily Li, on Jan 25, 2014 at 6:12 pm | 2 comments | 4989 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Calderon restaurant to close after 44 yearsLita Lopez has decided to retire from El Calderon restaurant in Mountain View 44 years after she and her husband first opened...
Original post made on May. 31, 2013Last comment by Frankie, on Jan 25, 2014 at 12:37 pm | 32 comments | 20979 Views
AROUND TOWN
Not so square after allThe Bows and Beaus Square Dance Club, a local singles and couples square dance club based in Los Altos, is kicking off its...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2014Last comment by Nanci, on Jan 25, 2014 at 10:58 am | 1 comment | 11367 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google set to expand ferry to East BayGoogle has been testing a ferry boat service as it looks for ways to bring a growing number of its employees to Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2014Last comment by Xoogler, on Jan 23, 2014 at 9:35 pm | 4 comments | 15496 Views
OTHER ISSUES
School's Haiti club needs community's helpA student club at Los Altos High School is gearing up for trip to one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by James, on Jan 23, 2014 at 6:53 am | 3 comments | 5610 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Crime briefs: restaurant burglarized, beer stolenBurglars reportedly took a computer and cash register from a restaurant and beer from a storage shed. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by O, on Jan 23, 2014 at 12:28 am | 4 comments | 5464 Views
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