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Construction of educator housing is getting underway, with units reserved for Mountain View teachersWith the tossing of ceremonial shovelsful of dirt, an educator housing project more than five years in the making officially...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Aug 25, 2023 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 5965 Views
BOOKS
Man faces weapons charges after accidental gun discharge at Monte Carlo Night Club in Mountain ViewA 43-year-old man carrying a concealed handgun at the Monte Carlo Night Club Sunday evening accidentally had his firearm...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2023Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Aug 25, 2023 at 8:26 am | 9 comments | 6187 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rental Housing Committee looks to make utility billing more transparent and predictable for rentersMountain View’s rent control measures may have hit its limit with a utility billing system that tenants argue has left...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Aug 25, 2023 at 8:12 am | 5 comments | 3950 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mixed-use housing development proposed to replace prominent Chase Bank site in Mountain ViewA key gateway to downtown Mountain View is poised to undergo major changes, with a proposal to redevelop the Chase Bank at...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 24, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 13 comments | 9953 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman board prepares to vote on installing fences at Monta LomaAfter nearly three years of discussion and disagreement, the Mountain View Whisman school board is poised to take a vote...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 24, 2023 at 12:23 pm | 11 comments | 5852 Views
ELECTIONS
California voters want diverse leaders, more immigrant voting rights, poll findsA majority of California voters are concerned that elected leaders reflect the diversity of the state's population, according...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 24, 2023 at 9:46 am | 2 comments | 2342 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bill proposing Bay Area bridge toll increase for public transit pausedA bill proposing a $1.50 toll increase for Bay Area bridges for five years to fund public transportation has been shelved,...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 23, 2023 at 3:16 pm | 2 comments | 2014 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Critics pan state's justification for threatening Stanford University professor over breach of data contractIn its first public statement, the California Department of Education defended its right to pursue a breach of a data partnership...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 23, 2023 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments | 3217 Views
AROUND TOWN
California's housing prices are so high, only 16% of buyers can afford a homeFewer than 1 in 5 can afford to buy a home in California, according to the latest housing affordability index. In San Mateo,...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by People Need Water, on Aug 22, 2023 at 11:28 pm | 2 comments | 4978 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mountain View's Cusimano Family Mortuary on El Camino Real makes way for affordable housingIt is not every day that an affordable housing development breaks ground on the site of a mortuary. But after 66 years as...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2023Last comment by People Need Water, on Aug 22, 2023 at 11:24 pm | 7 comments | 5868 Views
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Costco parking lot becomes playground for distraction thievesJewelry thieves who use distraction to steal, primarily from elderly people, appear to be targeting the Costco parking lot...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Aug 22, 2023 at 2:25 pm | 2 comments | 7732 Views
AROUND TOWN
How a South Bay firefighter became a granola guruWorking as a firefighter, Paul Marshall discovered one of his fire station superpowers was cooking. He began making granola...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2023Last comment by Samantha , on Aug 21, 2023 at 8:23 pm | 2 comments | 1933 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anywayAs California steers away from the internal combustion engine, the rapid transition is fueling a fight in the Capitol over...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2023Last comment by Rossta, on Aug 21, 2023 at 2:30 pm | 3 comments | 3565 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man fatally shot in Mountain View, suspect arrested on suspicion of murderEmergency dispatchers received calls just after 9 a.m. reporting gunshots heard on the 2000 block of Reinert Road. When police...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2023Last comment by Steve, on Aug 21, 2023 at 9:23 am | 2 comments | 10453 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Environmental Planning Commission recommends prohibiting firearm and ammunition sales in homesMountain View's Environmental Planning Commission voted 6-1 on Wednesday to recommend an ordinance that adds firearms and...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Aug 18, 2023 at 12:43 pm | 5 comments | 3565 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
El Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health give $11 million to support local health programsEl Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health recently announced a little over $11 million in awarded grants to improve...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 17, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 3685 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California Fire Foundation issues call for funds for Maui fire victimsThe California Fire Foundation announced Sunday, Aug. 13, that it set up a disaster relief fund to support the people and...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2023Last comment by AlV, on Aug 14, 2023 at 10:03 pm | 1 comment | 1826 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sobrato's North Bayshore mixed-use development shrinks after Google backs out of property saleHailed as a landmark mixed-use development project in North Bayshore, a proposed housing development on Pear Avenue has been...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Aug 14, 2023 at 3:06 pm | 4 comments | 4487 Views
AROUND TOWN
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can't agree on how to fill jobsSince the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of nurses at the hospital dropped. According to the Hospital Association of...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 2:59 pm | 1 comment | 2146 Views
AROUND TOWN
Faced with an involuntary mental health hold, Mountain View woman speaks out over 'traumatizing' experienceOn a May evening in 2022, Mountain View resident Patrice Moore heard a knock on her front door that would change her life....
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 1:51 pm | 2 comments | 5713 Views
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