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MOVIES
Review: 'What's Your Number?'Based on Karen Bosnak's novel "20 Times a Lady," "What's Your Number?" is frothy and predictable, occasionally annoying (the...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2011Last comment by NeHi, on Sep 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm | 2 comments | 6108 Views
ELECTIONS
Supervisor race pits Abe-Koga against Saratoga's KingMountain View City Council member Margaret Abe-Koga declared her candidacy for county supervisor on Wednesday, setting up...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2011Last comment by Steve , on Sep 30, 2011 at 3:46 pm | 7 comments | 6120 Views
MOVIES
MVHS grad's movie in African film festA documentary by a filmmaker with local ties will be among the nearly three dozen films featured in this year's Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2011Last comment by Deffria Bass, on Sep 30, 2011 at 3:12 pm | 2 comments | 6389 Views
MOVIES
Standing up in the face of cancerStand-up comedian and cancer patient Steve Mazan will be making an appearance at El Camino Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2011Last comment by Jason, on Sep 30, 2011 at 2:47 pm | 1 comment | 6995 Views
SPORTS
Council may outsource golf course on TuesdayIn what is sure to be an emotional meeting on Tuesday, the City Council is set to vote on outsourcing the operation of the...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2011Last comment by Another Steve, on Sep 30, 2011 at 10:25 am | 17 comments | 8009 Views
AROUND TOWN
Spare the Air alert issued for WednesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a "Spare the Air" alert for Wednesday, warning of unhealthy pollution...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Charlene, on Sep 29, 2011 at 9:49 am | 2 comments | 3156 Views
AROUND TOWN
Silicon Valley’s First CoHousing Project Wins ApprovalThe Mountain View Cohousing Community received approval on September 27 for what will be the first cohousing development...
Original post made by Katherine Forrest on Sep. 29, 2011There are no comments yet. 3214 Views
AROUND TOWN
PA school board enthusiastic about property dealPalo Alto Board of Education members Tuesday night expressed enthusiasm for a tentative $8.5 million deal to purchase 2.6...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2011Last comment by USA, on Sep 28, 2011 at 8:04 pm | 1 comment | 4133 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Council members slam Civil Grand Jury reportsCity Council members felt that three grand jury reports critical of the city's practices were not worthy of much discussion...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2011Last comment by shaggnasty, on Sep 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm | 33 comments | 8476 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Live performanceWhat is the best performance you've seen in Mountain View recently? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4762...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2011Last comment by Jeanie Smith, on Sep 27, 2011 at 9:08 am | 2 comments | 3946 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One petition on its way to CongressA petition to save Hangar One at Moffett Field has reached over 2,400 signatures, 1,500 of which were obtained at the recent...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by Gerry, on Sep 26, 2011 at 11:37 pm | 10 comments | 5054 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs Mayfield housingWith the quick approval of a final architectural design at Tuesday's City Council meeting, work may begin soon on a 260-unit...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2011Last comment by Litsa, on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:26 am | 6 comments | 4916 Views
ELECTIONS
Obama coming to Mountain View for town hall meetingPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting on the economy at Mountain View's LinkedIn on Monday, Sept....
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by Rank and file, on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:10 am | 37 comments | 10650 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sunday afternoon police activityPolice were all over the Stevens Creek Trail this afternoon, positioned on its exits at Moffett Blvd., at Middlefield and...
Original post made by Jes\' Sayin\' on Sep. 25, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Sep 26, 2011 at 6:18 am | 1 comment | 2991 Views
MOVIES
The Pear Avenue Theatre celebrates 10th seasonThe saying may be well worn, but Diane Tasca insists there is no better way for her to express what she loves about the stage:...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2011Last comment by DL, on Sep 25, 2011 at 10:54 pm | 2 comments | 6141 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google gives 200 laptops to local high schoolsGoogle is donating 200 used laptops to Mountain View high schools, as part of its ongoing efforts to support science, technology,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2011Last comment by creditWhereDue, on Sep 25, 2011 at 9:27 pm | 8 comments | 6900 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rengstorff Park revamp could cost $139 millionCity Council members appeared to back away from plans for a major revamp of Rengstorff Park on Tuesday, expressing shock...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by Cali St. Swag, on Sep 24, 2011 at 6:14 am | 30 comments | 5275 Views
AROUND TOWN
Love the Historic Palo Alto Bowl? Prefer Anti-discrrimination to Discrimination? Please Read This...Hi all, I have not given up; have you? I remain optimistic that something positive will indeed rise out of this mess....
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Sep. 23, 2011There are no comments yet. 3412 Views
AROUND TOWN
Target cashier accused of embezzlementA new cashier at the Target on Showers Drive has been accused of pocketing nearly $2,000 in cash over the course of his first...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2011Last comment by tommygee10, on Sep 23, 2011 at 8:54 pm | 8 comments | 4369 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View man dies in Sunnyvale crashA 55-year-old Mountain View man died in a car crash Monday morning after he hit the guardrail on state Highway 237 in Sunnyvale,...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by Courtney Russell, on Sep 23, 2011 at 6:04 pm | 3 comments | 4874 Views
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