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These were the Mountain View Voice’s top 10 stories of 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, the Voice team has been looking back at our top stories from the past year. Some of the most popular articles touched on perennial topics in Mountain View, while others were more specific to our current moment.
Mountain View raises minimum wage to $19.70 for 2026
Mountain View’s minimum wage will rise to $19.70 per hour in the new year, marking a 50 cent increase from the current $19.20 pay floor.
Fligor has large lead in Santa Clara County assessor race
Early results show Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor leading by a large margin in Tuesday’s runoff election to decide Santa Clara County’s next chief property taxer.
Palo Alto tries to rein in Zuckerberg’s Crescent Park expansion
For years, Crescent Park residents have been complaining to the city about incessant construction and zoning violations at a compound constructed by Mark Zuckerberg, who has been buying up homes since 2011. Now, the city is preparing to take action.
Scared of artificial intelligence? New law forces makers to disclose disaster plans
Tech companies that create large, advanced artificial intelligence models will soon have to share more information about how the models can impact society and give their employees ways to warn the rest of us if things go wrong. Starting January 1, a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom gives whistleblower protections to employees at companies like Google and OpenAI whose work involves assessing the risk of critical safety incidents.
Blog: Electric Water Heaters Will Soon Be The New Normal
It is increasingly likely that, beginning in 2027, any new water heater you buy will be electric. But there will be exceptions.
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