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AROUND TOWN
Craig Goldman's first yearNearly a year after taking the helm of the Mountain View Whisman School District, Craig Goldman feels he has done a good...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2011Last comment by James, on Jun 25, 2011 at 5:53 pm | 9 comments | 6742 Views
AROUND TOWN
Armed robbery at 7-ElevenTwo armed men held up the 7-Eleven on Rengstorff Avenue on Monday, June 20, making off with the contents of the store's cash...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by PH, on Jun 25, 2011 at 10:42 am | 5 comments | 4514 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New special ed PTA helps parents, teachersIn an effort to generate support and awareness for the special needs population in local elementary and middle schools Christine...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2010Last comment by Sam, on Jun 25, 2011 at 9:20 am | 4 comments | 6429 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Craig Goldman's first yearNearly a year after taking the helm of the Mountain View Whisman School District, Craig Goldman feels he has done a good...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Jun 24, 2011 at 7:05 am | 2 comments | 5067 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Voices Around TownShould PG&E put a hold on SmartMeters until more is known about the health impacts of the electromagnetic frequencies they...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2011Last comment by deanna, on Jun 24, 2011 at 12:12 am | 5 comments | 5699 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Googlers get down and dirty at StevensonAbout 400 Googlers gathered at Stevenson Elementary School on June 16 to help clean classrooms and paint walls as part of...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by Mama, on Jun 23, 2011 at 7:37 pm | 1 comment | 6564 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mayfield's 260 homes nearly a done dealWhile details about trees and architecture have yet to be worked out, the City Council approved a master plan for a 260-unit...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Jun 23, 2011 at 7:31 pm | 3 comments | 3965 Views
OTHER ISSUES
NASA Ames pays tribute to Barry Blumberg, tamer of Hep BOn Tuesday NASA Ames Research center will pay tribute to the man who identified the Hepatitus B virus and developed the vaccine...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2011Last comment by , on Jun 23, 2011 at 7:29 pm | 1 comment | 5525 Views
AROUND TOWN
Former Voice intern wins PulitzerFor his work covering the Virginia Tech shooting last year, former Mountain View High School student Jose Vargas has won...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by good job, on Jun 22, 2011 at 6:01 pm | 1 comment | 2787 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hospice doctor aids patients in time they have leftDr. Ellen Brown, a medical director at the nonprofit home health care provider Pathways, specializes in offering comfort...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Jun 22, 2011 at 5:52 pm | 2 comments | 4521 Views
AROUND TOWN
former MV Voice reporter tells his life story in the New York TimesGreat article in the New York Times by Jose Vargas, who grew up in Mountain View and was a MV Voice reporter at one time,...
Original post made by NYT reader on Jun. 22, 2011There are no comments yet. 3847 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police bust woman for selling potPolice arrested a Mountain View woman Wednesday after finding 29 pounds of marijuana -- with an estimated street value of...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2011Last comment by Flava Dave, on Jun 22, 2011 at 2:15 pm | 38 comments | 6602 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New districts would shift power on PeninsulaA state-senate redistricting proposal, released by the nonpartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission, would move...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2011Last comment by Martin Omander, on Jun 22, 2011 at 1:43 pm | 2 comments | 5610 Views
ELECTIONS
Lieber begins state Senate campaignMountain View's Sally Lieber, former mayor and state Assembly member, has launched her 2012 state Senate campaign within...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2011Last comment by USA, on Jun 21, 2011 at 8:39 pm | 7 comments | 6714 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rabbi, school officials to discuss youth challengesA rabbi and top officials from three local school districts will explore "challenges young people face in today's high-stress...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Jun 21, 2011 at 4:47 pm | 2 comments | 5222 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Today is first Spare the Air day of summerThe first Spare the Air day of the season has been called for today (Tuesday, June 21) throughout the Bay Area, an air district...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2011Last comment by jupiterk, on Jun 21, 2011 at 3:24 pm | 1 comment | 4439 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Huge day care center closesThree hundred low-cost child-care slots disappeared last week when the owners of the 37-year-old Peninsula Day Care Center...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2011Last comment by Political Insider, on Jun 21, 2011 at 2:24 pm | 13 comments | 8065 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council takes a swing at Shoreline bird nuisanceAfter trying every method imaginable, the city has upped the ante in its bird battle at Shoreline Park with Tuesday's City...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2011Last comment by Don Lindsay, on Jun 21, 2011 at 2:13 pm | 13 comments | 28947 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man robs bank, grabs coffee nearby, gets nabbed, police sayPolice apprehended a man Friday just a few blocks from the bank they believe he robbed about a half hour prior to his arrest. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2011Last comment by Mike L, on Jun 20, 2011 at 5:57 pm | 18 comments | 6078 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hospital finances healthier this yearEl Camino Hospital is off to a "a much smoother" start this fiscal year compared to last year. The board of directors has...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2011Last comment by Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, on Jun 19, 2011 at 10:30 am | 3 comments | 4719 Views
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