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Book sheds light on county's black pioneers
Author Jan Batiste Adkins' newly released book traces the history of local people of African heritage and their roles in everything from agriculture and technology to politics and education.
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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.
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Hospital board votes to buy five South Bay clinics
El Camino Hospital's board of directors agreed Wednesday night to buy five clinics in the South Bay, without promising to keep existing employees.
Lime ditches bikes for scooters, leaving cities in limbo
In a feat of backpedaling, bike-share companies are swiftly pulling their fleets of rental bikes from Mountain View and a... Last comment 4 hours ago | 20 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 on Feb 21, 2019 at 8:19 pm | 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,... Last comment 6 hours ago | 25 comments
Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Couples: Thanks
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The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Lettuce Pray
Feb 20, 2019 | 0 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Joe & the Juice opens in Redwood City
Feb 20, 2019 | 1 comment
"Halfware Un-there"
This was taken from Rancho San Antonio Park on the PG&E Trail.
Submitted by Paul Sterbentz on Apr 19, 2012
Planning commission backs housing-heavy vision for Terra Bella
For Mountain View's Environmental Planning Commission, the Terra Bella light industrial area represents a big opportunity for housing growth, but it comes with some serious challenges.
Saturday, 8:51 AM | 1 comments
Lime ditches bikes for scooters, leaving cities in limbo
In a feat of backpedaling, bike-share companies are swiftly pulling their fleets of rental bikes from Mountain View and a host of other Bay Area cities, saying there isn't enough ridership to make the business sustainable.
Friday, 1:56 PM | 20 comments
State officials skeptical of low homeless student numbers
California is currently facing the worst homelessness crisis in recent memory, yet hundreds of the state's school districts are reporting they have no students who lack stable housing. Friday, 12:30 PM | 3 comments
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 | 2 comments
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 | 2 comments
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 | 25 comments
Tenant buyout rules approved by RHC
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley
Two men in stolen vehicle arrested on drug, theft charges

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