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‘It’s kind of unlivable’: Mountain View homes without drinkable water after contamination breach

Since last Friday, Mountain View resident Mark Tashima has been told by city officials that he can’t drink or otherwise use the tap water in his home in the Cuesta Park neighborhood. This puts him in the same boat as about 65 other nearby households.

Crash shuts down Central Expressway lanes in Mountain View

All eastbound lanes of Central Expressway between Castro Street and the State Highway 85 off-ramp in Mountain View are back open after being shut down for more than four hours early Monday morning due to a traffic collision.

Shaping nature: The legacy of trailblazing landscape architect Mary Gordon

Long before computer-generated plans and digital renderings became the norm, Palo Alto landscape architect Mary Gordon drew her gardens by hand — shaping curves with a practiced eye and an instinct for nature that no ruler could replicate. It was a technique she never abandoned.

Spotting salt damage: A guide to protecting your Peninsula trees

Much of the Midpeninsula’s soil contains naturally occurring salt, a result of its proximity to the San Francisco Bay. Coastal flooding, storm surge and even the use of recycled irrigation water can introduce additional salt into soils and onto foliage. The result is a lesser-known but serious threat: salt stress.


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Zoe Morgan leads the Mountain View Voice as its editor. She previously spent four years working as a reporter for the Voice, with a focus on covering local schools, youth and families. A Mountain View...