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Mountain View looks to install automatic license plate readers to assist law enforcement investigations

Facing mixed reactions from the community, Mountain View is proposing to install automatic license plate readers in the city to assist police investigations and deter crime.

Evan Low gets a boost as Santa Clara County completes recount

State Assembly member Evan Low is on the verge of advancing to the November runoff for a chance to succeed U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo in Congress after he picked up 11 votes as part of Santa Clara County’s recount.

Author Elaine U. Cho brings debut sci-fi thriller to Books Inc.

Seattle-based author Elaine U. Cho will visit Books Inc. Mountain View on May 2 in celebration of her recently published debut science fiction novel “Ocean’s Godori.”

New battlegrounds emerge in California’s endless housing conflict

California’s perpetual political war over housing, pitting the state against local communities, has two new battlegrounds: one on the San Francisco Peninsula, the other in Southern California.

Party band Gage & Gold play free First Thursday show

Gage & Gold is the featured artist at this month’s First Thursday event at The Village at San Antonio Center. The band plays a free show May 2.

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TODAY

Concert: Jazz in the park with Dave Rocha Jazz Group
The city of Mountain View hosts an evening of jazz in the park with Bay Area trumpeter Dave Rocha and his quartet. Go to mountainview.libcal.com.

Author talk: Fixing the Climate – Strategies for an Uncertain World
Stanford hosts an in-person conversation with authors Charles F. Sabel and David G. Victor, whose book “Fixing the Climate,” explores how stopping climate change will require reinventing energy and industrial systems without falling victim to the same hubris that caused it. Go to events.stanford.edu.

TOMORROW

Film: ‘Sing Your Song’
The Palo Alto Library and United Nations Association Film Festival screen a documentary that offers an up-close look at the life of Harry Belafonte, an influential cultural and political figure. Go to paloalto.bibliocommons.com.

Stage: ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’
Los Altos Stage Company presents Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which follows the archetypal Antrobus family, representing humanity throughout history, as it deals with disasters such as climate change, plague and war. Go to losaltosstage.org.

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Kevin Forestieri is a previous editor of Mountain View Voice, working at the company from 2014 to 2025. Kevin has covered local and regional stories on housing, education and health care, including extensive...