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New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the PeninsulaWith 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, 2023Last comment by ivg, 1 hour ago | 8 comments | 1469 Views
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First Republic Bank, others affected by failure of Silicon Valley BankAnother Bay Area bank was affected Monday by uncertainty in the financial markets following the failure of Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 14, 2023 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 1616 Views
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Permanente, Stevens Creek trails reopened in Mountain View after flooding causes weekend closuresMountain View remains mostly unscathed from major storm damage so far, with no power outages reported on Friday. But due...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by That MV guy, on Mar 13, 2023 at 8:26 pm | 1 comment | 6982 Views
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: A one-off calamity, or sign of more trouble for California?Silicon Valley Bank's failure is a sign of weakness in the tech industry, and that could spell trouble for the state of California. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 13, 2023 at 5:09 pm | 2 comments | 1568 Views
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Margaret Abe-Koga announces candidacy for Santa Clara County supervisor race next yearOn March 5, exactly one year ahead of the 2024 primary, Mountain View City Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga announced her...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2023Last comment by [email protected], on Mar 12, 2023 at 11:30 pm | 3 comments | 1870 Views
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Bank run sinks Silicon Valley BankA run on a Bay Area bank with billions in deposits prompted state regulators to close it Friday, according to court documents. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 12, 2023 at 10:54 pm | 9 comments | 2460 Views
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Woman killed by falling tree while hiking with Boy Scouts at Rancho San AntonioThe parent of a Boy Scout died on a group hike at Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve in Cupertino Sunday...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023Last comment by gcoladon, on Mar 7, 2023 at 1:55 pm | 1 comment | 5464 Views
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California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Here's the new, best answerFor the first time, a new state report offers a bird-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness -- nearly...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 6, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 11 comments | 2456 Views
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Can California's power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 4, 2023 at 1:29 pm | 7 comments | 3888 Views
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City plans to adopt housing element in early springThe city of Mountain View announced that it's aiming to adopt a compliant housing element by early spring 2023. The next...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 2, 2023 at 11:32 pm | 5 comments | 2923 Views
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Meet a few of the local organizations that are helping make life easier for Mountain View’s unhousedWhen Mountain View RV resident David Schaack hears a knock at his door every Monday at 5 p.m., he knows what’s waiting...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by bkengland, on Feb 28, 2023 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 2286 Views
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Tesla to open global engineering HQ in Palo AltoMarking a thawing of his sometimes fractious relationship with the Golden State, Elon Musk announced Wednesday that Tesla...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by Seth Neumann, on Feb 23, 2023 at 9:30 pm | 2 comments | 2155 Views
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Mountain View police arrest two men for suspected identity theft, carrying unregistered firearmA routine contact with a parked driver by a Mountain View police officer on Tuesday ended in the arrest of one man on suspicion...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by Rock, on Feb 23, 2023 at 6:05 pm | 2 comments | 2169 Views
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State offers $30M in funding for Bay Area electric vehicle charging projectsElectric vehicle charging station construction projects that are ready to break ground in the Bay Area can receive their...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Neighbor, on Feb 21, 2023 at 8:05 pm | 1 comment | 1320 Views
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Worried about Castro Street vacancies and eyesores, Mountain View council OKs Phase 1 of updated downtown planMountain View City Council took a big step toward updating the city’s Downtown Precise Plan at its Dec. 6 meeting, approving...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2022Last comment by Bob, on Feb 16, 2023 at 8:14 pm | 62 comments | 10941 Views
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Mountain View City Council to consider adding 24-hour 'no return' rule to three-day street parking limitThe Mountain View City Council is considering some tweaks to its 72-hour parking rule, which prohibits parking in the same...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 16, 2023 at 1:37 pm | 11 comments | 5366 Views
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Plans underway to redevelop Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkSix years after it took ownership of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, the Santa Clara County Housing Authority is moving ahead...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 14, 2023 at 12:05 pm | 11 comments | 3420 Views
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Guest opinion: Building affordable housing requires partnershipsIn a guest opinion, county supervisor Joe Simitian and Mountain View City Council member Lucas Ramirez point to a track record...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 13, 2023 at 10:43 pm | 25 comments | 4457 Views
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Here's what you need to know about the new teacher-housing project in Palo AltoPlans are underway to break ground in the next several months on an educator-housing project in Palo Alto that was proposed...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 12, 2023 at 1:16 am | 10 comments | 3289 Views
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Study: Promising drug could cut COVID hospitalizations in halfA new drug requiring only a single injection could be a game changer in keeping people with COVID-19 infections out of the...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Neighbor, on Feb 9, 2023 at 8:38 pm | 2 comments | 1898 Views
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