MVPD Presents - Personal Safety Class for Women

Greetings from the MVPD!

Although we live in a safe community, crime can happen anywhere at anytime. Now is the opportunity to build your knowledge of personal safety.

Join Police Chief Scott Vermeer and Crime Prevention staff for a special presentation on personal safety for women. The class is open to all female community members 16 and over. Topics will include: developing a crime preventive mindset, tools for personal safety and responding to threats.

The class will be held in the Police Department Auditorium (1000 Villa Street) on Tuesday, November 21 from 6:30-8:30pm.

There is no charge for the class and you can register by emailing the Police Department at police@mountainview.gov. Please consider yourself enrolled once you submit your email. You will be contacted only if the class is full. Registration may also be completed by calling the Community Action and Information Unit at (650) 903-6186.

KMVT City Council Candidate Debate (Watch the Video)

Should the City of Mountain View amend the City Charter to set the base salary of City Council members from a monthly stipend of $500 - $1500? Listen to both sides of Measure C as they come together for this informational Round Table to help you decide how to vote.

*Replay on Saturday, October 28th and November 4th at 10 AM
*Replay also Monday, October 30th from 5:30-6:30 PM
Running Time: 1 hour

Aired in Mountain View Only

Arte del Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Art)

Free event -- "Arte del Dia de los Muertos" with Maria De La Rosa of the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose -- on Thursday, October 12, 7 pm, at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mtn. View.

Have you ever considered spending the night in a graveyard...other than on a dare? Come learn about Dia de los Muertos & the unique artistic endeavors through which Mexican families remember those who have passed & celebrate the continuity of life.

This is the opening presentation in CSMA's free 2006-07 Classes w/o Quizzes, "101" Arts Lecture series featuring outstanding regional arts educators sharing their expertise and passion in lively, introductory presentations.

MV PAL Launch Event

Saturday, September 16, 2006
You are cordially invited to join the Mountain View Police Department, City officials, your neighbors and local business owners at a fun-filled, FREE community event that will mark the official launch of the Mountain View Police Activities League (MVPAL).

WHAT: Welcome PAL back to Mountain View! Bienvendio a PAL!

WHEN: Saturday, September 16, 2006 - Sábado, 16 de Septiembre 2006

TIME: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

WHERE: Castro Elementary School, 505 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View

TREATS: FREE food, presentations, activities, and more! Comida, presentaciones, diversiones y más.

ALSO - a special visit from Sharkie from the San Jose Sharks and a chance to play street hockey on the Mobile Shark Tank - http://www.sjsharks.com/community/fans/MobileSharkTank.asp.

Stay tuned for more details! Tendremos más detalles pronto!

For more information on MVPAL, please contact Joanne at joanne.pasternack@mountainview.gov or (650) 903-6139 or visit www.mvpal.org.

CultureFest - Bolivian Folkloric Group

Juan Aranda, Mesa co-founder, brings his Bolivian Folkloric Group to Mountain View's CultureFest July 22nd and 23rd. The dance group will perform at Civic Center from 11AM to 12:30PM.

Juan will also have a semi-show with the same dancers and other dancers from 1PM to 2:45PM followed with salsa music.

All ages are welcome so spread the word. Please contact Juan Aranda at juansback2@yahoo.com for more information.

Nick Perry's New Book Release

Exciting news. Nick Perry's new book on the history of Mountain View is being released next month. Below is information from the publisher's site about Nick's book.

Book Description: Mountain View earned its name for its scenic vantage point between the Santa Cruz and Diablo ranges. Founded as a stagecoach stop along the El Camino Real in 1852, Mountain View became a diverse and bountiful agricultural community in the “Valley of Heart’s Delight.” During the depths of the Depression, Bay Area citizens raised almost half a million dollars to purchase land north of town that was offered to the navy. The gamble paid off with the opening of Moffett Naval Air Station in 1933, inaugurating Mountain View’s turn toward commercial and residential development. It was in an old apricot storage barn on San Antonio Road that William Shockley founded the first silicon manufacturing company in 1956, making it the true birthplace of the “Silicon Valley.”

Author Bio: Author Nicholas Perry, a graduate student in city planning at the University of California, Berkeley, is a fourth-generation Mountain View resident and author of several in-depth historical articles for the Mountain View Voice and Palo Alto Weekly. He has drawn from the extensive photographic archives of the Mountain View Historical Association and the Mountain View Library to create this visual journey through time, bringing us from the sun-striped orchards of long ago to the prosperous technological powerhouse of today.


Author: Nicholas Perry Link: http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/book/0738531367

Olympics in Mountain View - Sunday, June 4th

Olympics in Mountain View is coming Sunday, June 4th. The track and field event is a free city-wide event for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that attend a school or live in Mountain View. This is another collaborative event that includes the MVWSD, MVPD, MV Recreation Division, MV/LA HS District, MV Voice, Kaiser Permanente, Palo Alto Red Cross and Mesa de la Comunidad. Please visit www.olympicsinmountainview.org to download an English or Spanish flyer. Call Oscar Garcia at 888-657-6801 or email ogarcia@mesacomunidad.org for more information or to volunteer.

May 1st March & Rally

May 1st is the nationwide march in support of immigrant rights. Mesa is supporting the Day Worker Center in their march and rally. The march will begin at 4 p.m. from the Day Worker Center, located at 1880 California Street. Participants will then walk along California Street to San Antonio Road, turn left onto El Camino Real and then left onto Castro Street. A rally will take place at the Civic Center Plaza until 7 p.m.