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AROUND TOWN
Anna Eshoo to seek another termU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat who has been representing Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and other cities in the 18th...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2011Last comment by Mike, on Aug 30, 2011 at 7:09 pm | 7 comments | 5086 Views
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Offices OK'd for work furlough siteA Middlefield Road building that once housed over 100 convicts on work-furlough can soon be scraped to allow a three-story...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Nuts and Gum, on Aug 30, 2011 at 2:02 pm | 2 comments | 3677 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More technology equals better students, teachers sayMERIT -- Making Education Relevant and Interactive Through Technology -- is a year-long course taught by Foothill faculty...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2011Last comment by Jessica, on Aug 30, 2011 at 1:31 pm | 3 comments | 6568 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Cold case cracked: three arrested in 2004 gang murderA new investigation into the 2004 shooting death of 17-year-old Alejandro "Alex" Fernandez has led to the arrest of two main...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2011Last comment by S Tyler, on Aug 30, 2011 at 9:46 am | 76 comments | 21340 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto Bowl, Midpeninsula's last alley, set to closePalo Alto Bowl owner Rhythm Smith sat Monday facing a sea of empty lanes, wringing her hands -- her left, with its long,...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2011Last comment by tommygee54, on Aug 29, 2011 at 6:14 pm | 13 comments | 10703 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voices Around TownDo you think Mountain View needs more affordable housing? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=7136...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2011Last comment by Don Bahl, on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:11 pm | 1 comment | 3537 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Back to school: more students, more choicesMountain View elementary and middle schools are taking on more students this year and adding to their course offerings, and...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2011Last comment by Seriously?, on Aug 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm | 7 comments | 5390 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Affordable HousingDo you think Mountain View needs more affordable housing? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4653...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Aug 26, 2011 at 3:52 pm | 1 comment | 4066 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of AppleApple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday submitted his resignation to the company's board, saying he could no longer meet his "duties...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Aug 26, 2011 at 3:42 pm | 10 comments | 4964 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local schools top last year's test scoresMountain View schools scored better than the rest of the state on the California Standards Test, officials from both local...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by Peter, on Aug 26, 2011 at 1:11 pm | 1 comment | 4181 Views
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Google to expand into Sunnyvale, makes room for 2,900 workersHaving hit the limit for rapid expansion in Mountain View, Google has made its first move into Sunnyvale, leasing a large...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2011Last comment by AGo, on Aug 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm | 3 comments | 5551 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local senior day care center braces for Medi-Cal cutsAbout one-third of the elderly and frail people who rely on a local adult day health care service may soon be forced out...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by Huh?, on Aug 26, 2011 at 11:03 am | 2 comments | 4141 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area News Group to lay off workers, rebrand papersIn the latest sign of economic distress in the newspaper industry, the Bay Area News Group announced Tuesday its plan to...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Aug 26, 2011 at 8:45 am | 3 comments | 4427 Views
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UPDATE: Power line damaged by falling branchContrary to prior reports from a Mountain View Fire Department official, PG&E says that the loud "boom" heard by residents...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2011Last comment by Maggie, on Aug 25, 2011 at 5:44 pm | 2 comments | 4748 Views
OTHER ISSUES
'I'm happy -- lucky -- alive,' instructor says after crashA small airplane made an emergency crash landing in the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve near East Palo Alto this morning....
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2011Last comment by bkengland, on Aug 25, 2011 at 3:01 pm | 3 comments | 4458 Views
AROUND TOWN
Attempted burglary thwartedTwo men, apparently working together, attempted to break into a house in the 800 block of Sierra Vista Avenue on Aug. 22,...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2011Last comment by Fed up, on Aug 25, 2011 at 10:34 am | 13 comments | 4283 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
So hard to say goodbyeIt's not easy to let go, as Theuerkauf Elementary School kindergartner Justin, 5, and his dad BJ discovered Monday in teacher...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2011Last comment by Cece, on Aug 25, 2011 at 6:27 am | 3 comments | 5214 Views
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High-speed rail price tag rises againCalifornia's planned high-speed rail line could cost billions more than the state's initial projections indicated according...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2011Last comment by InvestInYourFuture, on Aug 24, 2011 at 3:26 pm | 8 comments | 4624 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA, Google hatch dealA 42-acre Google campus is now set for Moffett Field thanks to a 40 year lease agreement the Internet giant signed with NASA...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2008Last comment by GSB, on Aug 24, 2011 at 9:40 am | 7 comments | 6913 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Girls' Middle School leaves Mountain ViewTwelve years after it first opened its doors on Rengstorff Avenue, the Girls' Middle School is moving from Mountain View...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2011Last comment by Fyi, on Aug 23, 2011 at 7:48 pm | 6 comments | 5714 Views
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