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RHC quashes rent increases on Del Medio
It started nearly a year and a half ago, but the city's most vexing landlord-tenant dispute has finally reached a resolution. Read... Last comment on Feb 21, 2019 at 8:01 am | 23 comments

Federal agency canceling grant for high-speed rail project
Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that they are terminating an agreement worth $929... Last comment 15 hours ago | 12 comments

Should police protect Facebook's bikes?
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"Waldorf School ofthe Peninsula"
Waldorf Presents: A Renaissance in Education February 7 from 6 to 9 PM Mountain View Campus 180 North Rengstorff Avenue. This new exhibition-style event will feature middle and high school student academic work in the sciences, math, humanities and languages as well as present an array of offerings in music, Eurythmy and the fine and practical arts. For more information about Waldorf School of the Peninsula, see our website at www.waldorfpeninsula.org. Submitted by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Jan 28, 2013

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Mixed picture for city budget
It was a mixed bag financially for Mountain View as elected officials reviewed the city's midyear budget last week. While local property values and tax revenues continue their ascent to all-time highs, most of the city's other revenue sources seem to be going in the opposite direction. Friday, 9:59 AM

Suspicious mail at Google building prompts hazmat response
U.S. postal inspectors concluded that suspicious mail sent to a Google building Wednesday was not dangerous, following a two-hour hazmat response and a street closure. Thursday, 12:26 PM

One displaced after apartment kitchen fire
Mountain View firefighters extinguished a small fire Wednesday that broke out in the kitchen of an apartment complex, damaging the unit and prompting an evacuation of the building. Thursday, 11:12 AM

City unveils new community center
The Mountain View Community Center reopens this Saturday, Feb. 23, following a five-year effort to expand and update the aging building for the 21st century. Thursday, 11:05 AM | 1 comments

Federal agency canceling grant for high-speed rail project
Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that they are terminating an agreement worth $929 million for the California High-Speed Rail project. Wednesday, 9:51 AM | 12 comments

Should police protect Facebook's bikes?
Local law enforcement officials have been stopping people riding Facebook bikes, questioning them, and in some instances, arresting them and confiscating the bikes if they find that the cyclists stopped don't work for the giant social media company. Wednesday, 1:40 PM | 21 comments

Tenant buyout rules approved by RHC
A package of policies to allow landlords to negotiate side deals with tenants to buy them out of rent-controlled apartments was approved by the Mountain View Rental Housing Committee on Monday, Feb. 11. Tuesday, 11:43 AM | 1 comments

Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley
Despite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now struggling to afford the growing costs of housing, child care and transportation, according to a newly released snapshot of the regional economy. Tuesday, 1:50 PM | 7 comments

Two men in stolen vehicle arrested on drug, theft charges
Two men driving through the North Whisman neighborhood were arrested early Saturday, Feb. 9, after police found they were driving a stolen vehicle full of suspected stolen goods, including a police badge. Tuesday, 5:36 PM | 1 comments

Plea deal in attempted downtown kidnapping

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Caltrain projects still a go despite high-speed rail reversal