Inside the recount: Election workers examine every vote in District 16 race
San Mateo County is processing about 40,000 ballots as part of the recount operation, which was initially planned to be a manual recount but then changed to a machine recount at the request of Jonathan Padilla, an ally of former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo.
Mountain View firefighters extinguish carport blaze on Middlefield Road
A fire broke out in a carport at a multi-story apartment complex on Middlefield Road in the early hours Wednesday morning, resulting in extensive damage to the parking structure and a car.
Faced with storefront vacancies, Mountain View adopts plan to boost economic vitality in the city
Years after the pandemic, Mountain View is still struggling to fully recover from the economic fallout. But a new economic vitality strategy could help turn things around for the city.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
Courtesy iStock photos. Local residents who died recently include: Local residents who died recently include: Hope Raymond, 94, a devoted advocate for spiritual and social justice who lived a rich life as an educator, author, and pastor and who lived in the cities of Pleasanton and Palo Alto, where she played a pivotal role in…
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
Following public outcry, school board agrees to vote on middle school schedule proposal
Mountain View Whisman’s school board members agreed this week to take a formal vote on whether to change the middle school bell schedule, rather than…
Other local news
Rinse and repeat, an iconic car wash has reopened in Mountain View
Kaady Car Wash has taken over Lozano’s on El Camino Real and has a new business concept, a $10 wash in three minutes.
