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OTHER ISSUES

Interim shelter programs are heralded as the homelessness solution that California's been waiting for. So why aren't they working?

Underlying the challenges that interim shelters face in getting their residents housed is something that no shelter or city...

Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023
Last comment by roaksinri, 3 hours ago | 1 comment | 1009 Views

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LifeMoves Mountain View promises to help homeless clients find stable housing in three months. The majority of them don't.

A monthslong investigation found that LifeMoves Mountain View's much-touted interim shelter program struggles to find its...

Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023
Last comment by Juan, 11 hours ago | 3 comments | 2907 Views

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Mountain View City Council approves 108-unit affordable housing project on Terra Bella Avenue

Alta Housing’s latest project, which proposes to build 108 fully affordable housing units on Terra Bella Avenue, was enthusiastically...

Original post made on Mar. 15, 2023
Last comment by Dave The Repairman, 23 hours ago | 12 comments | 2898 Views

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs watered-down oil profit penalty into law

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil...

Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023
Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Mar 30, 2023 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 554 Views

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A man allegedly held a woman against her will and sexually assaulted her multiple times in his downtown Mountain View apartment in January

An investigative report into a rape case reveals new details about the January incident when a man allegedly held a woman...

Original post made on Mar. 28, 2023
Last comment by Probably74, on Mar 28, 2023 at 4:13 pm | 2 comments | 4653 Views

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Planning commission supports four-story office development on North Bernardo

While the four-story office development proposal on N. Bernardo Avenue came with some drawbacks, including the removal of...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Mar 28, 2023 at 3:36 pm | 11 comments | 1764 Views

OTHER ISSUES

State to audit Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara County's largest public transit agency will be audited by the state as one lawmaker looks to change up how it's...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 27, 2023 at 3:09 pm | 5 comments | 1509 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Remote work rises and Caltrain ridership plummets: How Sililcon Valley has changed three years since COVID

Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual report illustrates how the increasing cost of living is impacting local residents --...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 25, 2023 at 9:41 pm | 3 comments | 2456 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Five thousand without power in Mountain View on Wednesday

Nearly 5,000 PG&E customers in Mountain View lost power Wednesday afternoon, the utility company reported. It was restored...

Original post made on Mar. 23, 2023
Last comment by ML, on Mar 23, 2023 at 1:02 pm | 3 comments | 5260 Views

OTHER ISSUES

New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the Peninsula

With the Bay Area adopting sweeping new rules to phase out gas-fueled appliances, city and county officials in Menlo Park,...

Original post made on Mar. 22, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 23, 2023 at 11:25 am | 9 comments | 2544 Views

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When regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank, startups scrambled to make payroll

A bank run that prompted the country's 16th largest bank to become insolvent was a shocking reality that many in the local...

Original post made on Mar. 17, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 22, 2023 at 1:21 pm | 4 comments | 1699 Views

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Monta Loma residents say PG&E's outage communication was insufficient and inaccurate

Thousands of Mountain View PG&E customers lost power due to the storm conditions last week, with most getting their power...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Mar 21, 2023 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 2126 Views

BOOKS

Malcolm Harris details the legacy of Stanford, Hoover, eugenics in interview

Malcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California Capitalism, and the World," joined our journalists to talk...

Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 20, 2023 at 9:29 pm | 2 comments | 1253 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Guest opinion: Writer, beware of chatbots' impact on our kids

Introducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative, insightful,...

Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 20, 2023 at 9:23 pm | 2 comments | 2719 Views

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Letter to the editor: The extreme weather is a product of climate change, and more action is needed

This week, reader Paula Danz weighs in on how the extraordinary Bay Area storms are becoming increasingly commonplace around...

Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023
Last comment by , on Mar 20, 2023 at 3:38 pm | 1 comment | 1553 Views

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Study shows lower lifetime earning for pandemic-era students

Students nationwide face lower earnings over their lifetime because of a loss of education during the pandemic, a Stanford...

Original post made on Jan. 1, 2023
Last comment by Josh Robinson, on Mar 20, 2023 at 1:07 pm | 4 comments | 1733 Views

BOOKS

Community briefs: Top ranked hospitals, Mountain View's economic goals, and county grants for safe fireworks

This week in community briefs, El Camino Health is honored on a list of best hospitals, Mountain View invites residents to...

Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1895 Views

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Judge hears Elizabeth Holmes' request to remain free while appeal resolved

At a court hearing on Friday morning, lawyers for convicted Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes argued that her upcoming...

Original post made on Mar. 19, 2023
Last comment by Dave Smith, on Mar 19, 2023 at 11:51 pm | 1 comment | 1261 Views

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Palo Alto Elks Comedy Show

Buy your tickets now: https://paloaltoelks.org/comedyshow FEATURED COMEDIANS Bob Zany is an American comedy icon who...

Original post made by pdpalmer on Mar. 17, 2023
There are no comments yet. 167 Views

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Mountain View's latest housing element draft gains approval of Environmental Planning Commission

With EPC’s blessing, city staff can now bring the draft to the city council for final approval on April 11, nearly three...

Original post made on Mar. 16, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 16, 2023 at 10:35 pm | 4 comments | 2094 Views
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