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AROUND TOWN
Silicon Valley is second in U.S. in wealthSilicon Valley had the second-highest concentration of wealthy households during the period of 2007-2011, according to a...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013Last comment by Who are the wealthiest?, on Feb 25, 2013 at 2:26 pm | 11 comments | 12363 Views
OTHER ISSUES
EPA to step up outreach on TCE dangerAfter the ==I Voice== discovered a number of residents on Evandale Avenue had no knowledge of newly discovered toxins creeping...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2013Last comment by Steve Apelman, on Feb 25, 2013 at 12:05 pm | 1 comment | 8326 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden club says goodbye to robotThe Crittenden Middle School LEGO Robotics Club varsity squad gathered after school on a Wednesday afternoon to bid a sentimental...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2013Last comment by Liz Mabey, on Feb 25, 2013 at 8:46 am | 6 comments | 7410 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New board member pushes for fire sprinklersShould the Mountain View Whisman School District install fire sprinklers in all of its buildings? Incoming school board member...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2012Last comment by Virginia Chang Kiraly, on Feb 24, 2013 at 6:24 pm | 7 comments | 11650 Views
ELECTIONS
Congressmen claim NASA Ames leaked secret tech to ChinaThe director of Mountain View's NASA Ames Research Center is embroiled in what is either a scandal or a witch-hunt over accusations...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2013Last comment by , on Feb 23, 2013 at 4:25 pm | 1 comment | 5761 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former Airship Ventures employee loved her workOver the last few weeks, friends of former Airship Ventures employee Pamela Wright rallied to raise money for the cancer...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by Janis King, on Feb 23, 2013 at 12:26 pm | 3 comments | 3759 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Fake weddings a 'success'Supporters of Mountain View High School's Queer-Straight Alliance have responded in force to objections raised by a handful...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by flat-earth-is-flat, on Feb 22, 2013 at 6:55 pm | 15 comments | 4447 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Nonprofit including Zuckerberg, Brin gives $33 million in prizesA group of executives that includes local names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sergei Brin and Anne Wojcicki awarded $33 million...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Feb 21, 2013 at 7:58 pm | 5 comments | 5317 Views
AROUND TOWN
Review: Cozy, classic, FrenchNot that long ago (OK, in light years) the culinary landscape was dotted with French restaurants. Most are gone now, swept...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2013Last comment by Yummee, on Feb 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm | 1 comment | 4592 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
There and back againBarbara Wright's orientation day at Crittenden Middle School wasn't so much an introduction as it was a refresher course....
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2013Last comment by Liz Mabey, on Feb 21, 2013 at 6:47 am | 1 comment | 4207 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stevens Creek Trail extension opensWearing bicycle helmets and their walking shoes, several hundred residents waited patiently Saturday morning for city officials...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2012Last comment by Stacy Yeng, on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:54 pm | 8 comments | 6911 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Meetings to focus on plans for Stevens Creek TrailBeginning Wednesday night, Mountain View residents will have a chance to weigh in on the challenge of extending the Stevens...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2012Last comment by Jim Hirt, on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:51 pm | 28 comments | 9033 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Stevens Creek Trail options posted online, meeting WednesdayResidents of cities along Stevens Creek will meet again on Wednesday to discus possible routes for the Stevens Creek Trail...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2013Last comment by Mike T, on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:41 pm | 15 comments | 5078 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Stevens Creek Trail bridge to open SaturdayA new extension of the Stevens Creek trail opening Saturday may be the last such opening for quite some time. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2012Last comment by David K, on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 25 comments | 7960 Views
AROUND TOWN
Oliver Stone to present film at StanfordAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will present his new documentary, "The Bomb," in a free public showing at Stanford...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2013Last comment by randy albin, on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 4395 Views
AROUND TOWN
Traffic plan: Council zeroes in on North BayshoreA host of options for relieving traffic by Google headquarters were presented to the City Council Feb. 5, including new freeway...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by Bayshore commuter, on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:09 am | 17 comments | 10947 Views
AROUND TOWN
Train strikes man in Palo AltoA 22-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad Co. freight train Monday night north of Churchill...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2013Last comment by Mr. Worldallwrong, on Feb 20, 2013 at 8:54 am | 3 comments | 4627 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not-so-funny 'prank'An 18-year-old student at Mountain View High School was arrested this morning after being spotted on the campus grounds wearing...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Feb 20, 2013 at 7:01 am | 20 comments | 4019 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students' same-sex mock wedding raises some hacklesParents at Monday's Mountain View-Los Altos board meeting expressed concerns over an unusual event scheduled to be held on...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Feb 20, 2013 at 6:49 am | 31 comments | 7307 Views
AROUND TOWN
Furor erupts over sex, drug stories in school paperFor the second time in less than a month, high school district officials have come under fire from a group of parents upset...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Feb 19, 2013 at 7:26 pm | 9 comments | 11644 Views
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