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Document shredding fundraiser today at Cancer Support CommunityGive mom a special gift for Mother’s Day. Save money, time and effort by bringing your old records, past bills, receipts...
Original post made by TODAY: Cancer Support Community MV on May. 12, 2012There are no comments yet. 3326 Views
AROUND TOWN
Despite protests, council switches animal servicesA group hoping to save Palo Alto's animal shelter swayed only one member of the City Council on Tuesday in an effort to keep...
Original post made on May. 11, 2012Last comment by Jen, on May 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm | 3 comments | 3471 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Advocates for Palo Alto shelter make last minute plea to keep MV's businessTonight the City Council will vote on whether to join the Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority. A group of Palo Altans...
Original post made on May. 8, 2012Last comment by parent, on May 11, 2012 at 1:29 pm | 12 comments | 4864 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New classrooms coming to local high schoolsThe local high school district is set to break ground this week on three classroom buildings, the largest of the Measure...
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 11, 2012 at 12:05 pm | 4 comments | 15532 Views
MOVIES
Peninsula to elect new state senatorTo the average Peninsula voter, Brisbane and Sunnyvale have little in common. The former is a small, industrial suburb on...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by , on May 10, 2012 at 11:22 pm | 3 comments | 7477 Views
AROUND TOWN
City wins grant to launch nine bike-sharing stationsBy early fall Mountain View will join the ranks of such cities as Paris, Barcelona and London in having its own bike-sharing...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by Aaron G, on May 10, 2012 at 9:16 pm | 1 comment | 1865 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Simitian pushes bill to keep parks openWith a July 1 deadline looming over a budget-cutting plan that would close some 70 of the 270 state parks, two state senators...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by Rob Peter to pay Paul, on May 10, 2012 at 4:23 pm | 3 comments | 4459 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man makes off with cash in deli hold-upPolice are looking for a man they say held up the Fairchild Delicatessen on Wednesday afternoon. Read the full story here...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by Shecky Green, on May 10, 2012 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments | 3806 Views
OTHER ISSUES
GSA to dispose of Hangar One, Moffett airfieldDerailing restoration plans for Hangar One and causing anxiety over Moffett Field's future, the head of NASA is assigning...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by James, on May 10, 2012 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 1467 Views
OTHER ISSUES
GSA to dispose of Hangar One, Moffett airfieldDerailing restoration plans for Hangar One and causing anxiety over Moffett Field's future, the head of NASA is assigning...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by former mv resident, on May 10, 2012 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 4019 Views
AROUND TOWN
GSA to dispose of Hangar One, Moffett airfieldDerailing restoration plans for Hangar One and causing anxiety over Moffett Field's future, the head of NASA is assigning...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on May 10, 2012 at 2:12 pm | 1 comment | 1223 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thursday, May 10[http://neutrahouse.org/upcoming_events.html ==B Film:== 'People in Glass Houses'] Joseph Eichler and his distinctive architectural...
Original post made on May. 10, 2012Last comment by randy albin, on May 10, 2012 at 12:29 pm | 1 comment | 4319 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man exposes self to middle-school girl -- twicePolice are searching for a man they believe exposed himself to a local middle-school-aged girl twice in the span of about...
Original post made on May. 8, 2012Last comment by Encyclopedia Brown, on May 9, 2012 at 3:22 pm | 3 comments | 6244 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge halts challenge language to school district bondA judge with the Santa Clara County Superior Court has stopped a local man's legal action against Mountain View's elementary-...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2012Last comment by Marlene, on May 9, 2012 at 1:59 pm | 15 comments | 8168 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Voice wins honors for photosThe Mountain View Voice took home top honors for its photo essay in the annual statewide California Newspaper Publishers...
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 9, 2012 at 12:27 pm | 4 comments | 5577 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hospital pay cap qualifies for ballotVoters will decide if executive pay at El Camino Hospital should be capped, as a Peninsula labor group says it has gotten...
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by ECH Employee, on May 8, 2012 at 9:54 am | 12 comments | 5354 Views
AROUND TOWN
Young Afghan tech exec shadows local firmAfghanistan is often described as war-torn and one of the worst places in the world to be a woman, but at least one tech...
Original post made on May. 4, 2012Last comment by Hardin, on May 8, 2012 at 8:36 am | 8 comments | 4817 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New county ordinance to limit payday lendersThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday night that blocks payday lenders and check-cashing...
Original post made on May. 4, 2012Last comment by gcoladon, on May 7, 2012 at 5:19 pm | 6 comments | 6037 Views
AROUND TOWN
Where everybody knows your nameEating at Main Street Cafe & Books is like dropping in at a neighbor's house, more about the friendliness than the food....
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by Cookie Lover, on May 7, 2012 at 2:05 pm | 1 comment | 6532 Views
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors embrace Day Worker CenterAfter a year of operation, the Day Worker Center of Mountain View has not drawn any complaints from the neighbors about its...
Original post made on May. 3, 2012Last comment by James, on May 6, 2012 at 9:07 am | 20 comments | 6907 Views
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