Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, May 18, 2012

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff District hires new Huff principal Huff Elementary School has a new principal. Heidi Smith will take over the position beginning with t... (Friday, 1:32 PM) VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Cigarette tax hike Do you support Proposition 29, which would raise the price of every pack of cigarettes in the state ... (Friday, 12:10 PM) Hangar One supporters prepare for Obama visit The next time President Barack Obama lands Air Force One at Moffett Field he'll be greeted by a grou... (Friday, 11:14 AM) Unarmed man robs Rotten Robbie station An unarmed man made off with a handful of cash Wednesday evening after robbing a local gas station, ... (Thursday, 4:40 PM) Moon to eclipse sun on Sunday Foothill College Astronomy Chair Andrew Fraknoi has some advice for what not to do during the solar ... (Thursday, 4:16 PM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, May 18 Music: Benefit for Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy Americana singer/songwriter Jenny Kerr will perform a benefit concert for Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy at 8 p.m. tonight, May 18. The event is at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Weekend, May 19 & 20 Community: USGS Open House From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, the U.S. Geological Survey holds its triennial open house of its Menlo Park campus at 345 Middlefield Road. Exhibits, demonstrations, presentations and activities gives insights ito the work done by USGS scientists at the headquarters for the Western United States. Fundraiser: Friends of library book sale Friends of the Mountain View Public Library are holding a book sale this weekend, May 19 and 20, in the Bookmobile garage, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Sale hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Family: Music from 'Fantasia' The Palo Alto Philharmonic is holding a family concert of music from the 1940 Disney film "Fantasia," including selections from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Ballet" and Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony." The performance is at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $10 general, $5 students. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Businesses: developer using fence to force land sale The owners of several small businesses say a cyclone fence went up behind their properties the eveni... Voters Guide: School district seeks approval of $198 million bond Officials with the local elementary and middle school district are asking voters to approve a $198 m... Smoking ban takes effect Tuesday A new ban on smoking near publicly accessible buildings and outdoor dining areas goes into effect Tu... • Town Square Home Page

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