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Apartment on Latham Street burglarizedJewelry was stolen when an apartment in the 1900 block of Latham Street was burglarized sometime between 8 a.m. and 2:30...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2010Last comment by willow, on Jul 11, 2011 at 3:27 pm | 3 comments | 4892 Views
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Google takes a lashing over bridge ideaCity council members acted as the protective parents of the Stevens Creek trail Tuesday as Google pitched a plan for a pair...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by eric, on Jul 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm | 43 comments | 11146 Views
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Guest opinion: My hometown hero, Jose VargasIt's here. It's finally here, I thought to myself. Wall posts bombarded the Facebook profile with "thank yous" for his bravery...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2011Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 9, 2011 at 1:22 pm | 67 comments | 31907 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tonight: Council set for final vote on Mayfield projectThe City Council may finally approve the large, 250-unit housing project at 100 Mayfield Avenue this evening, though concerns...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2011Last comment by gc, on Jul 9, 2011 at 10:17 am | 2 comments | 4318 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain to mount cameras on front of trainsVideo cameras mounted on the fronts of locomotives could be installed by Caltrain in August, pending a clarification of how...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2011Last comment by tommygee54, on Jul 8, 2011 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments | 4524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pay $72 per year ?Egads.. The Website is crammed full of ads.. The newpaper world makes good money on selling ads. With all due respect,...
Original post made by George on Jul. 8, 2011There are no comments yet. 3477 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Sales tax decreaseNow that California's sales tax will be dropping by 1 percent, are you planning on making any big purchases? Read...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2011Last comment by nick, on Jul 8, 2011 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 4028 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Community briefs<B>Refreshing new moniker Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=7035 posted Friday, July...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2011Last comment by Taxpayer, on Jul 8, 2011 at 11:44 am | 1 comment | 3852 Views
AROUND TOWN
City stands by cell tower regulationsWhy is it that parents and neighbors who almost certainly use cell phones in every part of their everyday life go ballistic...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2011Last comment by ted rees, on Jul 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm | 3 comments | 3690 Views
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The storied career of Sally LieberIt's arguable that Mountain View has never given rise to a more improbable political success story than that of Sally Lieber,...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2009Last comment by Jojhn Coyle, on Jul 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm | 15 comments | 10850 Views
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Man slaps woman in pool hall scuffleA patron of California Billiards, a Mountain View pool hall, was arrested on July 4, after hitting an employee as she attempted...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by chas, on Jul 7, 2011 at 1:42 pm | 10 comments | 4741 Views
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Trail connections a focus for new POST leaderCreating trail connections among open-space parcels on the Peninsula will be the next great focus of local land preservation,...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by DCS, on Jul 7, 2011 at 8:38 am | 2 comments | 5224 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New law requires carbon monoxide detectors in homesCal Fire officials are reminding the public that starting today, July 1, state law requires carbon monoxide detectors to...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Jul 7, 2011 at 2:23 am | 3 comments | 4731 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Local company promises to change photographyTaking pictures will never be the same. At least according to Ren Ng, founder of the Mountain View-based Lytro -- a photo-tech...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2011Last comment by tooMuch, on Jul 6, 2011 at 10:36 pm | 2 comments | 5132 Views
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Dew you know the weather forecast?Welcome to Mountain Dew, California. The folks at Weather.com have accidentally renamed our fine city after a soft drink. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Monk-E, on Jul 6, 2011 at 9:50 am | 8 comments | 5258 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fireworks Show - for residents or not?We tried to see the holiday fireworks over Shoreline but couldn't find parking so we missed the show. Google and other businesses...
Original post made by Resident on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Geez, on Jul 6, 2011 at 7:54 am | 3 comments | 3080 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district must dip into savingsLocal high schools will not suffer greatly next year, despite the fact that the Mountain View-Los Altos district plans to...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2011Last comment by Sid, on Jul 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 5292 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former school teacher paid $225K in settlementA former elementary school teacher who resigned in 2009 was paid $225,000 in a legal settlement with the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2011Last comment by The Eye, on Jul 4, 2011 at 11:38 pm | 16 comments | 6436 Views
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Things to do on the 4th of JulyThe Midpeninsula skies will be quieter this Fourth of July. Still, it takes more than a recession to keep down the fireworks...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2010Last comment by Bela, on Jul 4, 2011 at 12:19 pm | 6 comments | 15227 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Robber shoots man in legA local man was shot in the leg with a handgun and robbed of his pellet gun this afternoon, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2011Last comment by B, on Jul 4, 2011 at 9:41 am | 17 comments | 4563 Views
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