Super PAC pays for Silicon Valley congressional recount
A new political action committee was formed to pay for a recount of the contentious Congressional District 16 race, further obscuring who is actually funding the effort. The committee won’t have to publicize its donors or expenses until July 15, which is the Federal Election Commission’s mandatory quarterly filing date for PACs.
California leaders take sides in monumental Supreme Court case on homelessness
In summary The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear a case that will have major implications on homelessness policy in California. Find out where your leaders stand on the issue. The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest case about homelessness in decades, and it seems like everyone in California has an…
Robotaxis face roadblocks in quest to expand services on the Peninsula
Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company in Mountain View, has big ambitions to expand its robotaxis out of San Francisco and into the Peninsula. But legislation introduced earlier this year may throw a wrench in these plans.
California hospitals keep closing their labor wards. Can lawmakers do anything about it?
In just the first few months of 2024, four California hospitals have closed or announced plans to close their maternity wards. The closures are part of an accelerating trend unfolding across the state, creating maternity care deserts and decreasing access to prenatal care.
City government
Mountain View suspends all-electric building requirements without backup plan in place
To comply with a court ruling, Mountain View suspended its all-electric building requirements last week,…
education
MVLA school board looks to move quickly to hire new superintendent
Superintendent Nellie Meyer announced in March that she would retire at the end of the school year. The board has hired an external search firm…
Other local news
Silicon Valley congressional race recount begins
In a massive warehouse behind the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, election workers are pulling hundreds of boxes from storage to begin the recount…
