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2 PM Friday, January 20, 2012

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff El Camino bus lanes nixed by council, again The City Council spent two and half hours discussing a plan for dedicated bus rapid transit lanes on... (Friday, 1:19 PM) Rich Gordon to seek another term in state Assembly Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, announced Thursday morning that he would seek a second term i... (Friday, 10:22 AM) Supreme court will not hear LASD, Bullis case The California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Los Altos School District on Jan. 1... (Thursday, 5:38 PM) No fear of drought, for now Though rain has been scarce over the past few months, Mountain View residents have little reason to ... (Thursday, 3:51 PM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Jan. 20 On Stage: 'The Pirates of Penzance,' Joss Whedon-style The Stanford Savoyards take a "Firefly"-esque approach to the Gilbert & Sullivan classic "The Pirates of Penzance" starting at 8 p.m. tonight, Jan. 20. They're doing the operetta set in Joss Whedon's "Firefly" universe, and performing it in Dinkelspiel Auditorium at Stanford University. $20 general, $15 for staff and seniors, and $10 for students. Weekend, Jan. 21 & 22 Music: The Special Consensus The Chicago-area bluegrass band The Special Consensus will play a concert on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View at 1667 Miramonte Ave. The concert, which also features Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, begins at 8 p.m. after a 5 p.m. jam session. $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Pies, cookies and other refreshments will be available. Community: Multifaith celebration of Martin Luther King A multifaith remembrance service, with choral-music performances and a talk-back session, will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at Stanford's Memorial Church. Attendees are asked to bring donations of clean, gently used clothing to the free event. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Council approves Annex flood basin A controversial flood basin was approved for the Cuesta Annex Tuesday night, despite strong oppositi... Council member wowed by ride in Google's fighter jet City Council members in Google's hometown may be paid only $500 a month by the city, but Mountain Vi... • Town Square Home Page

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