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OTHER ISSUES
Supervisors set to vote on sales tax measureThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this afternoon were set to vote on whether to place a measure on the November...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2012Last comment by USA, on Aug 2, 2012 at 1:18 pm | 4 comments | 4645 Views
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Legal aid boost for immigrantsImmigration services have found a strong ally in the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The foundation announced Tuesday,...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Aug 2, 2012 at 12:44 pm | 4 comments | 6672 Views
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City hires new head of community servicesJ.P. de la Montaigne has been tapped to oversee the city's Community Services Department. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=5889...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2012Last comment by curious, on Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 pm | 5 comments | 5037 Views
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Food feature: Little Bee Pops offers ice cream truck alternativeWhen Mountain View resident Liz Snyder said no to her 6-year-old daughter's request for a treat from the ice cream truck...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by curious, on Jul 31, 2012 at 5:31 pm | 3 comments | 19370 Views
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PG&E pipeline work to impact Arastradero/Foothill trafficA major 3-month-long PG&E pipeline-replacement project in Palo Alto is expected to impact traffic and will start in August,...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2012Last comment by Storm Ryder, on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 4813 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher enters school board raceChristopher Chiang, a teacher with an passion for progressive educational methods, is the sixth person to confirm plans to...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 31, 2012 at 7:35 am | 7 comments | 5586 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Electronics stolen during apartment burglarySeveral laptops and camera equipment were among items stolen in the July 27 daytime burglary of an apartment in 500 block...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2012Last comment by Don't do the crime if you cant do the time. but you shouldn't do it anyway, on Jul 30, 2012 at 7:44 pm | 2 comments | 4616 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Whisman near decision on boundary changeThe superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District is confident that the community approves of his district's...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2011Last comment by children aren't test scores, on Jul 30, 2012 at 9:43 am | 14 comments | 5638 Views
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Tennis legend Alex Swetka dies at 94Local tennis legend Alex Swetka, who owned Swetka's Tennis Shop in Mountain View with his wife, died July 17, a few months...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2012Last comment by @@Addition, on Jul 29, 2012 at 11:32 am | 6 comments | 11281 Views
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Fighting the law with free foie grasAnimal rights activists are up in arms over a local chef's decision to continue serving foie gras despite a new state law...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2012Last comment by Bob Huenemann, on Jul 28, 2012 at 5:18 pm | 36 comments | 16853 Views
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Businesses: developer using fence to force land saleThe owners of several small businesses say a cyclone fence went up behind their properties the evening of May 10 with no...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 28, 2012 at 1:20 am | 27 comments | 10056 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hospital district gets high marks, survey saysA majority of people living within the El Camino Hospital District are "highly satisfied" with the job the hospital is doing...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2012Last comment by gary maxwell, on Jul 26, 2012 at 10:52 pm | 1 comment | 4202 Views
RESTAURANTS
Mountain View set to OK Chik-Fil-AFast-food chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to expand into the Bay Area with a new location in Mountain View, though the company's...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2012Last comment by nutile1011, on Jul 26, 2012 at 7:39 pm | 59 comments | 9955 Views
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Buzzed-about Quora moving to Castro StreetThe question-and-answer social networking site Quora is moving its operation from downtown Palo Alto to Castro Street, bringing...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2012Last comment by Sabrina, on Jul 26, 2012 at 6:06 pm | 2 comments | 11283 Views
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Bicycle stolen out of open garageA bicycle was stolen on Tuesday from the open garage of a home in the 1800 block of Appletree Lane, police said. Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2012Last comment by That MV guy, on Jul 26, 2012 at 4:51 pm | 9 comments | 4104 Views
OTHER ISSUES
No settlement in high-speed-rail lawsuitEfforts to settle a lawsuit filed against the California High-Speed Rail Authority failed nine days after they started, according...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2012Last comment by Anna S., on Jul 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm | 4 comments | 4587 Views
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Avoiding blood-sucking insectsBzzzzzz. Thwack. There's nothing quite like the buzz of a mosquito to ruin a summer barbecue -- or a warm night's rest. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2012Last comment by the_punnisher, on Jul 25, 2012 at 4:45 pm | 1 comment | 4697 Views
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CSMA Jazz Jam, Sunday, July 29Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) hosts Jazz Jams several times per year - with one coming up this Sunday, July 27!...
Original post made by csma on Jul. 25, 2012There are no comments yet. 3672 Views
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Peet's Coffee & Tea selling for $1 billionLongtime Bay Area fixture Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. will be sold to a German company for $1 billion, the Emeryville-based...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2012Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Jul 24, 2012 at 11:09 pm | 4 comments | 8762 Views
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Tuesday, July 24[http://events.stanford.edu/events/330/33077/ ==B Talk:== Abbas Milani] Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian-studies program...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on Jul 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm | 2 comments | 4164 Views
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