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Where to celebrate July Fourth on the Peninsula
From concerts to fireworks, there are a variety of ways to enjoy Fourth of July festivities over the course of the holiday weekend.
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An Italian food expert's guide to the new Eataly
With three stories and a rooftop restaurant, Eataly Silicon Valley provides Italian food lovers with a chance to do their grocery shopping, browse specialty foods and enjoy wine, pizza and gelato all in one place.
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Mountain View ditches exemptions from mobile home rent control
An attempted alternative to mobile home rent control, in the form of long-term agreements between park owners and tenants, fizzled out this year.
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Taste of Mountain View highlights downtown restaurants
Nineteen Castro Street businesses opened their doors to the community last week, each offering samplings of their most-loved menu items at the Taste of Mountain View event.
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Supervisors want to increase fines, enforcement for tobacco sales violations
The punishment for tobacco retailers that are caught illegally selling products to minors in Santa Clara County may soon get a lot stricter.
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Great America to eventually close after developer buys land
The owners of the land that's home to California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara has been sold and the park will eventually close, according to Cedar Fair L.P., the sellers of the property.
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Mariposa Club Apartments accepting waitlist applications for affordable units
Mariposa Club Apartments, an affordable rental housing project located in Mountain View, is currently accepting waiting list applications for two- and one-bedroom apartments as well as studios.
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Taking the pain out of pointe
When dancer and designer Kelly Schmutte went to put on her first pair of pointe shoes as a young dancer, it wasn't the beautiful experience she'd thought it would be. She remembers thinking, ‘There's got to be a better way.'"
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Officials from Santa Clara, San Mateo counties vow to protect abortion care
Elected officials in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties vowed to protect women's rights to abortion and reproductive health care after the Supreme Court voted Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Your COVID-19 vaccine questions — answered
We've compiled a list of who can currently get vaccinated in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, plus answers to common questions and links to resources.
Oversized vehicles in Mountain View won't be ticketed, towed through end of August
The City of Mountain View announced Thursday that it will not ticket or tow oversized vehicles that fail to comply with the... Last comment 2 hours ago | 9 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by The Peninsula Foodist
Mountain View's Castro Street opens up for an eat-and-greet to rally support for
businesses
Jun 29, 2022 | 0 comments
The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Idaho Hot Springs
and Yellowstone – Travelin’ Solo
Jun 28, 2022 | 0 comments
An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
The questionable morality of abortion
Jun 27, 2022 | 7 comments
A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
E-Bikes on Open Space Trails: Yes or No?
Jun 26, 2022 | 17 comments
"Fall color on Gretel Lane"
Several decades ago, someone decided to plant all of these trees on one street. On this day, with the afternoon sun's help, they gave us one beautiful fall color, not only in the trees, but through the snow-like leaves dusting over lawns and sidewalks, and into the street.
Submitted by Jay Gonzales on Dec 5, 2011
Mountain View Whisman takes an 'extremely conservative' approach to its budget, planning three years of deficit spending
The Mountain View Whisman School District is planning for three years of deficit-spending in its budget, but officials hope that the real financial picture will be rosier and its conservative revenue projections will be proved wrong. Friday, 1:47 PM | 1 comments
Residents rejoice over plan for new city park in Old Mountain View neighborhood
Old Mountain View residents will get their neighborhood's first new park in years, thanks to an agreement between the city and the owner of a historic home. Friday, 12:04 PM | 12 comments
Second suspected case of monkeypox identified in Santa Clara County
Another probable case of monkeypox has been found in a county resident, the county Public Health Department said Thursday. The case is not connected to a previous case announced on June 23. Friday, 10:26 AM
How abortion ruling could affect IVF and embryonic research
The end of federal abortion rights could inspire groups that seek to protect embryos to urge greater limits on in vitro fertilization and embryonic stem cell research, Stanford law professor Hank Greely said. Friday, 1:52 PM
Mountain View City Council votes to remove exemptions from mobile home rent control ordinance
Mobile home park owners in Mountain View will no longer have the opportunity to create their own MOUs with their residents in lieu of rent control. City staff said they gave the idea their best shot, but it just wasn't working. Thursday, 11:02 AM | 5 comments
Oversized vehicles in Mountain View won't be ticketed, towed through end of August
The City of Mountain View announced Thursday that it will not ticket or tow oversized vehicles that fail to comply with the city's Narrow Streets or Bike Lane ordinances through Aug. 30. Thursday, 1:03 PM | 9 comments
Mountain View City Council declares stage 2 water emergency, announces restrictions
The city of Mountain View declared a stage 2 water emergency Tuesday, restricting outdoor irrigation for residents to two days a week, city officials said. Wednesday, 3:39 PM | 1 comments
Santa Clara County supervisors approve agreements for wildfire management in the midst of fire season
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a pair of agreements Tuesday to protect and better manage fire-prone areas in county parks, according to Supervisor Joe Simitian. Thursday, 11:27 AM
Santa Clara County supervisors want to increase fines, enforcement for tobacco sales violations
The punishment for tobacco retailers that are caught illegally selling products to minors in Santa Clara County may soon get a lot stricter. Wednesday, 12:36 PM
Community briefs: Congressional app challenge, kid-focused climate change event and Chinese language academy graduation
This week in community briefs, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo launches an app-making challenge, the city teaches families about climate change, and the Chinese Language Civic Leadership Academy celebrates its first graduating class. Wednesday, 1:27 PM
Peninsula couple Bruce and Davina Isackson sentenced in college admissions scam
A couple who pleaded guilty to charges for securing their daughters' admission to college by paying to cheat on entrance exams and creating false athlete profiles in a national scandal was sentenced in Boston federal court. Wednesday, 10:45 AM | 2 comments
Coronavirus central: FDA formally recommends modified vaccine boosters targeted at omicron subvariants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its formal recommendation Thursday to update the available COVID-19 vaccines to protect against strains of the omicron variant. Friday, 4:58 PM
Downtown restaurant community says Taste of Mountain View helps drive business
In their scrubs and white coats, Stanford doctors rally against Roe v. Wade decision
Mariposa Club Apartments accepting waitlist applications for affordable units
Great America to eventually close after developer buys land
The Supreme Court 'bows out' on abortion, former federal judge says
Mountain View police arrest man in hate-crime incident near Shoreline Amphitheatre
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E-Bikes on Open Space Trails: Yes or No?
By Sherry Listgarten | 17 comments | 4,954 views
Gifts and Belongings
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 2,043 views
Mountain View's Castro Street opens up for an eat-and-greet to rally support for
businesses
By The Peninsula Foodist | 0 comments | 1,881 views
The questionable morality of abortion
By Diana Diamond | 7 comments | 1,743 views
Idaho Hot Springs
and Yellowstone – Travelin’ Solo
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 970 views