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AROUND TOWN
Challenges in the year aheadOld-timers soon won't recognize the city they called their own, as a flood of high-tech offices and well-paid engineers push...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2014Last comment by Eric, on Jan 3, 2014 at 7:16 pm | 1 comment | 3887 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fire inspectors: Mobile home fire was intentionally setThe fire that tore through a mobile home last month was intentionally set, according to an investigation by the Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2014Last comment by beelia, on Jan 3, 2014 at 5:31 pm | 1 comment | 8197 Views
AROUND TOWN
Referendum threatens transgender student lawA law that articulates the rights and treatment of transgender students at schools across the state goes into effect Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2014Last comment by USA, on Jan 2, 2014 at 8:32 pm | 1 comment | 4974 Views
AROUND TOWN
New year, old rule: Spare the AirThe new year is starting in the Bay Area the same way the old year ended -- with a Winter Spare the Air alert banning wood...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2014Last comment by Anon, on Jan 2, 2014 at 2:20 pm | 2 comments | 8952 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers concerned over pushing kids onto math fast-trackMath teachers at Crittenden and Graham middle schools are worried that students may be pushed into taking on too much, too...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2014Last comment by Patty Jane, on Jan 1, 2014 at 9:43 am | 3 comments | 10921 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: Man with handgun reported at Cuesta ParkA concerned citizen called the police on Dec. 26 at about 6:15 reporting that he had just seen a man with a silver or chrome...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by Happiness is a Warm Sweatshirt, on Dec 31, 2013 at 10:38 am | 2 comments | 6843 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Year in review: Housing crunch, toxic sewer lines among top storiesPerhaps the most significant change in Mountain View over the past 12 months in terms of its impact on the city's social...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by jeeveevo, on Dec 31, 2013 at 10:37 am | 3 comments | 7296 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers concerned over pushing kids onto math fast trackMath teachers at Crittenden and Graham middle schools are worried that students may be pushed into taking on too much, too...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2013Last comment by Educator, on Dec 31, 2013 at 8:32 am | 1 comment | 4385 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Year in review: Cold cases, gang crime top newsMountain View residents gained some closure this year after two cold cases were resolved, the driver who hit and killed a...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by Steven A., on Dec 30, 2013 at 9:28 pm | 2 comments | 9992 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Spare the Air' on New Year's EveNew Year's Eve will be another Winter Spare the Air day, so those planning to pop open a bottle of Champagne next to a roaring...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by no rain no fire, on Dec 30, 2013 at 4:56 pm | 1 comment | 5148 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Room to growWhen the Mountain View-based Community Health Awareness Council celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters this...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2013Last comment by Susan, on Dec 30, 2013 at 10:30 am | 2 comments | 9995 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
String of 'Spare the Air' alerts continuesFor the seventh time this week and the 22nd time this winter, Bay Area residents will be banned from burning wood on Sunday. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2013Last comment by Logic, on Dec 30, 2013 at 7:26 am | 3 comments | 7847 Views
SPORTS
Player, coach in bullying spatThe parents of a Mountain View High School varsity basketball player are putting a full-court press on their daughter's coach,...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2011Last comment by reynoir, on Dec 30, 2013 at 7:15 am | 91 comments | 17538 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Inspector General: Google execs saved millions on jet fuel at MoffettGoogle's founders have been getting an improper bargain on jet fuel at Moffett Field, according to a report released Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013Last comment by David, on Dec 28, 2013 at 12:20 am | 7 comments | 14461 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teens to help with mosaic on new teen centerThe City Council voted Tuesday night to have artist Leslie Scott create one of her signature mosaic murals made of broken...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by Lorraine Chandler, on Dec 27, 2013 at 4:48 pm | 1 comment | 9047 Views
MOVIES
Review: 'The Wolf of Wall Street'"The Wolf of Wall Street" charges out of the gate with immediate evidence of Martin Scorsese's skill, abetted by Terence...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by randy albin, on Dec 27, 2013 at 11:02 am | 2 comments | 20743 Views
AROUND TOWN
TV taken in Christmas burglaryA real-life Grinch stole a television from an apartment on the 300 block of Escuela Avenue on Christmas morning. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2013Last comment by negative nancy, on Dec 27, 2013 at 8:15 am | 1 comment | 4772 Views
OTHER ISSUES
DUI crackdown continues through New Year's DayThe Mountain View Police Department continues to crack down on drunken drivers. The department's annual "Avoid the 13" program...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2013Last comment by UC Davis Grad, on Dec 26, 2013 at 5:18 pm | 2 comments | 4677 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: Liquor stolen on Christmas EveTwo men stole a few bottles of booze from a local liquor store on Christmas Eve. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/12/26/crime-brief-liquor-stolen-on-chr...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by Scuzzy, on Dec 26, 2013 at 3:21 pm | 1 comment | 7786 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spare the Air alert todayRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/12/26/spare-the-air-alert-today posted Thursday, December 26,...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by Liz, on Dec 26, 2013 at 12:13 pm | 2 comments | 5177 Views
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