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Pear production asks, 'Are you Madame Bovary?'
"You/Emma," an imaginative adaptation of "Madame Bovary" written by Palo Alto native Paz Pardo in collaboration with actress Valerie Redd, riffs on 19th-century French romanticism, bringing it into the present with contemporary parallels.
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Holiday Fund: Deepening housing crisis leaves CSA busier than ever
For several decades, the Community Services Agency (CSA) of Mountain View and Los Altos has been trying to solve a problem that's impossible to ignore: homelessness and poverty.
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New tree, same spirit at holiday celebration
A cheerful crowd assembled at the Mountain View Community Tree Lighting Celebration Monday night. The old cedar tree that was the event's centerpiece was removed last month, but its young replacement was still resplendent with lights.
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Sailing stormy waters, family drama 'Waves' struggles to stay on course
The new drama "Waves" is so reliant on music that it almost plays as a stealth jukebox musical, with its needle-drops playing Greek chorus to the tragic struggles of an upper-middle-class family from south Florida.
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Mountain View council scrambles to save older apartments
The city's good intentions to save a few dozen cheap apartments from demolition nearly ended up backfiring when plans for more than 200 new homes were thrown into limbo.
Mountain View City Council greenlights seven-story San Antonio office project
Mountain View City Council members gave tentative approval to an office project Tuesday night that would add to the latest... Last comment 12 hours ago | 18 comments
A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
What gives you hope?
Dec 8, 2019 | 8 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Su Hong 2.0? Former waiter reopens Chinese standby under new name in Palo Alto
Dec 6, 2019 | 9 comments
Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Living as Roommates? Not Having Much Sex?
Dec 6, 2019 | 0 comments
The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Done with Gender
Oct 20, 2019 | 18 comments
"Suburban squash"
From my suburban micro-farm: Beautiful "Stella Blue Hokkaido" squash grown in my front yard (Varsity Park neighborhood).
Submitted by Patricia Larenas on Nov 27, 2010
Police seeking driver who crashed BMW on Highway 101 in Mountain View
A suspect is still at large after fleeing from police in Mountain View and then crashing a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 early Tuesday morning, a police spokeswoman said.
Tuesday, 1:58 PM | 1 comments
New tree, same spirit at Mountain View's holiday celebration
A cheerful crowd assembled at the Mountain View Community Tree Lighting Celebration Monday night. The old cedar tree that was the event's centerpiece was removed last month, but its young replacement was still resplendent with lights. Tuesday, 12:54 PM | 4 comments
Crime brief: Police seeking suspects in REI jacket theft
Mountain View police are looking for a man and a woman who allegedly stole jackets from an REI Tuesday morning. Tuesday, 1:04 PM
Sinjin Jones to become Pear Theatre's new artistic director
Theater artist and teacher Sinjin Jones has been selected as the next artistic director for Mountain View's intimate Pear Theatre, the company announced Monday in a press release. Tuesday, 8:58 AM
Despite demand, rising costs force cutbacks to Meals on Wheels
Nationally, Meals on Wheels deliveries have declined by 21 million since 2005. Santa Clara County is able to provide Meals on Wheels to all eligible applicants, but San Mateo County has a growing waitlist. Monday, 9:36 AM
Is California saving higher education?
California is taking on seemingly intractable problems that are plaguing higher education nationwide. These include high dropout rates and financial aid that doesn't cover living expenses. Sunday, 8:13 AM | 3 comments
Pop-up artisan market returns to downtown Mountain View
Downtown shoppers looking for a personal touch during the gift-giving season are in luck. Mountain View's pop-up artisan market is returning for its third year, bringing with it an eclectic mix of locally handcrafted goods. Saturday, 10:33 AM | 1 comments
MayView clinics to merge with Ravenswood, ending 47 years of operation
The MayView network of North County clinics serving low-income families will be under new management next year, owned and operated by the nonprofit Ravenswood Family Health Center, it was announced Friday.
Friday, 6:15 PM
Dozens of landlords have unpaid rent control fees
About 1 out of every 20 apartments in Mountain View is delinquent in paying its required fees under the city's rent control law. The city's Rental Housing Committee has been reluctant to boost enforcement efforts. Friday, 1:40 PM | 14 comments
Deepening housing crisis leaves CSA busier than ever
Santa Clara County opens inclement weather shelters for weekend storm
Spell of wet, windy weather arriving in the Bay Area on Friday

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The holidays are here!
From live music to a visit with Santa, here's a look at some local holiday activities to help you get into the spirit of the season.