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SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman district finances looking rosierThe Mountain View Whisman School District anticipates having more money next school year than it had in 2010-11, thanks to...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2011Last comment by LASD Dad, on Jul 15, 2011 at 10:17 pm | 5 comments | 5470 Views
RESTAURANTS
Refined and relaxedThe Indian subcontinent has always met California cuisine at Mantra, the five-year-old restaurant on Emerson Street in Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2011Last comment by Observer, on Jul 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm | 2 comments | 5131 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV Whisman district finances looking rosierThe Mountain View Whisman School District anticipates having more money next school year than it had in 2010-11, thanks to...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2011Last comment by jane, on Jul 15, 2011 at 3:34 pm | 2 comments | 1871 Views
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Fun on the FourthWith the approach of the Fourth of July comes an opportunity to reflect: on what liberty means, on what a nation is, the...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2011Last comment by L, on Jul 15, 2011 at 10:49 am | 3 comments | 5730 Views
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Voice launches community membership campaignThe Voice has launched a campaign to secure a healthy future for local journalism by asking readers to begin paying for a...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Where will the money go?, on Jul 15, 2011 at 9:45 am | 22 comments | 4716 Views
OTHER ISSUES
MV's Vargas: America's most famous undocumented immigrantFollowing his startling personal story in The New York Times magazine, Mountain View's Pulitzer Prize-winner Jose Antonio...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2011Last comment by PH, on Jul 15, 2011 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 3873 Views
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AT&T pushes for lots of small 4G antennasTo feed the city's data hungry smart-phone users, the case was presented to the City Council Tuesday for installing a network...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by maguro_01, on Jul 15, 2011 at 2:25 am | 13 comments | 8966 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Google: Public could use new bridgesGoogle has responded to an apparent misunderstanding at last week's City Council meeting that its proposed bridges over Stevens...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2011Last comment by Me again, on Jul 14, 2011 at 6:08 pm | 1 comment | 3712 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City union negotiations come down to the wireAgreements have been reached with the city's union leaders that will prevent layoffs over the next year, if the City Council...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2011Last comment by dont believePoliticalInsider , on Jul 13, 2011 at 4:30 pm | 11 comments | 5491 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bay trees being removed to save oak treesA crew started removing roughly 250 bay trees in several open space lands in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties Monday, July...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2011Last comment by Tree Nut, on Jul 13, 2011 at 3:35 pm | 2 comments | 4297 Views
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Cities to study big trail extensionWith Sunnyvale and Los Altos finally stepping up to extend the Stevens Creek Trail closer to the Stevens Creek reservoir,...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2011Last comment by sooner the better, on Jul 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm | 16 comments | 4911 Views
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Man robs woman of necklaceA woman was robbed of her gold necklace on the evening of July 7 in the 2000 block of Latham Street, police said. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2011Last comment by Jenn, on Jul 13, 2011 at 12:58 pm | 23 comments | 4821 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One could be boon for cityThe long saga of Hangar One has taken another twist, one that might ultimately place it under the purview of the city of...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2011Last comment by Mike Laursen, on Jul 13, 2011 at 12:38 pm | 2 comments | 3628 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Joke not funny to council gadflySelf-described gadfly Don Letcher is known for his weekly, sometimes daily, accusations of sundry city misconduct to local...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2011Last comment by eldesthanson, on Jul 13, 2011 at 10:40 am | 27 comments | 10358 Views
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Couple return home to burglary in progressA Mountain View couple came home in the middle of a burglary Sunday afternoon, police said. About $4,000 in jewelry, electronics...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2011Last comment by Ron, on Jul 13, 2011 at 10:18 am | 10 comments | 4881 Views
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Pulitzer Prize winner from MV outs his illegal statusJose Vargas, former Mountain View High school student and top American journalist, has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by Hardin, on Jul 13, 2011 at 9:58 am | 84 comments | 8456 Views
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Cha-cha-chattingCheryl Burke discusses her new book and experiences as a professional dancer on the TV show "Dancing with the Stars" during...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2011Last comment by Mr. Rogers, on Jul 12, 2011 at 10:20 pm | 2 comments | 4199 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Adult book store robbed at gunpointTwo men carrying guns held up the adult video and book store on West El Camino Real shortly before 11:20 p.m. on July 2,...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Sandy, on Jul 12, 2011 at 4:36 pm | 13 comments | 7752 Views
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Cities to study big trail extensionWith Sunnyvale and Los Altos finally stepping up to extend the Stevens Creek Trail closer to the Stevens Creek reservoir,...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2011Last comment by Rossta, on Jul 12, 2011 at 1:52 pm | 3 comments | 3464 Views
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Have shovel, will playMax Zetlitz of Norway gets into his work at Rengstorff Park's soggy sand-play area on July 5. The 3-year-old didn't seem...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2011Last comment by Ed, on Jul 12, 2011 at 6:32 am | 2 comments | 3943 Views
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