Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, September 28, 2012

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff Spare the air alert issued for Saturday The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for the region for Sat... (Friday, 1:42 PM) Khan in the classroom Khan Academy, the internet teaching sensation, will have a bigger presence in the classroom. Mountai... (Friday, 1:29 PM) 11th-hour donation saves Hacker Dojo After a months of fundraising, a last-minute, $57,000 donation has spared Hacker Dojo a city clampdo... (Friday, 10:32 AM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Sept. 28 Music: Kyle Terrizzi Kyle Terrizzi performs his singer-songwriter tunes as The Plastic Arts tonight, Sept. 28, at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. 8 p.m. Free. Community event: Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk The 28th annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk takes place tonight, Sept. 28, at the Palo Alto Baylands Athletic Center. Race-night registration starts at 6 p.m. The 5K walk will begin at 7 p.m., the 10K run at 8:15 p.m. and the 5K run at 8:45 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Voice's sister paper, also features prize giveaways, refreshments, pre-race warm-ups, vendor booths, a climbing wall for kids and more. The Moonlight Run benefits local non-profits serving kids and families. Weekend, Sept. 29 & 30 Gala: Palo Alto Black and White Ball The Palo Alto Recreation Foundation presents the vintage Vegas-themed Black and White Ball, a gala benefiting the Palo Alto community and local schools. The event will be Saturday, Sept. 29, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The gala will include food and drink, live music on four stages, and poker, roulette and blackjack games. Community: MV Buddhist Temple's 50th The Mountain View Buddhist Temple celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, Sept. 29-30, with services and the re-opening of the temple following major refurbishing. A special service is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a banquet attended by Mountain View's mayor in the Social Hall, 575 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View. On Sunday, the 10 a.m. service includes an Affirmation Ceremony led by Rev. Kodo Umezu. Music: Hiroshima band Hiroshima band with taiko master Kenny Endo will perform a two-hour concert. VIP sushi and sake tasting is optional preceding the concert. Proceeds will benefit the Tsunami Japan Relief Fund and the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple's 100th Anniversary Fund. The event is Saturday, Sept. 29, 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Governor visits Google, signs bill to OK driverless cars Gov. Jerry Brown arrived at Google today to sign a bill to allow the testing of driverless cars on C... Candidate threatened, campaign signs defaced Several of Mayor Mike Kasperzak's re-election campaign signs have been defaced along Cuesta Drive, w... • Town Square Home Page

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