Week in Review: Cold Case Arrests, Astronauts, Steve Jobs and Groundbreaking

Did you miss the news in Mountain View this week? Here's a quick recap of local issues, personalities, events and photos.

Sunday, Aug. 21

Heading to Burning Man? Already there? Or have been in years past? Send us pictures of your art, your mutated vehicles and, for those who can’t make it out to the playa, what hair-brained antics you’ve got cooked up.

Monday, Aug. 22

Since the start of the recession in 2008, Mariano Castro Elementary school has stopped giving parents a supply list. Instead, it accepts donations from parents, and the school orders the supplies in bulk. This, according to Principal Judy Crates, helps parents save money, time and gas, and ensures that students actually get the things they need.

Three arrests have been made seven years after the drive-by-shooting of 17-year-old Alex Fernandez in Mountain View, the FBI and the Santa Clara County Violent Gang Task Force announced today.

Mountain View-resident Salman Kahn's innovative teaching continues to garner national media attention. This past week, WBUR, Boston's National Public Radio news station, dug into Silicon Valley's forays into the new frontiers of online learning.

Tuesday, Aug. 23

Thank you, Patch readers, for sending questions for the crew of the STS 135 Atlantis, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus, who spoke at NASA Ames Monday.

Soaked in nationalistic fervor, South Bay Indians came together on Monday to protest and show their support for 74-year-old Indian social activist, Anna Hazare, who began a hunger strike that has struck a chord with the masses both in India and locally.

Pago, a start up that has developed a mobile payment application for smartphones, has at least 50 Mountain View businesses signed up and has now partnered up with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce to help the 100K-plus attendees of the Art & Wine Festival.

Wednesday, Aug. 24

The Mountain View City Council, city manager and members of the community development team joined developer Merlone Geier Partner Wednesday at the official groundbreaking of The Village at San Antonio Center.

Steve Jobs' resigned as CEO of Apple, and Tim Cook, the company’s chief operating officer, will replace him at the helm. Jobs is credited with turning around the company that nearly faced bankruptcy about 13 years ago.

Saddened at Apple CEO Steven Jobs' resignation earlier Wednesday evening, Silicon Valley residents opined that his deteriorating health was a primary reason for his departure, and some worried about the company's stock.

Thursday, Aug. 25

Going banana for bananas? In this week's Patch Picks, contributor Evelyn Share explores how the fruit is sliced, diced and spiced in different countries, and how even the peel can be used for medicinal purposes.

Though Steve Jobs spent his early years in Mountain View, a modest home on a quiet Los Altos street that became the birthplace of Apple has long been a tourist attraction for those in the know.

The exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View clearly shows the impact of Steve Jobs on the company he co-founded with his friend, Steve Wozniak, in a Los Altos garage—but also his impact on the entire personal computer and mobile device industry.

Friday, Aug. 26

Firefighter/Paramedic Greg Cooper, 48, gives back to the community in numerous ways by helping people when they are most stressed out through response calls and volunteer work. He talked to Patch this week for "The People We Meet" series.

On Thursday, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce's YIPEE and its colleagues in Epic Palo Alto joined forces to benefit the Community Services Agency's Back to School drive.

Saturday, Aug. 27

As Hurricane Irene hammered the eastern seaboard of the United States, local airports canceled flights to that part of the country. In California for the Rock The Bells concert tour, New York hip hop artist Immortal Technique reflected on how he thinks the city will react.