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Mountain View City Council approves 108-unit affordable housing project on Terra Bella AvenueAlta 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, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, 12 hours ago | 10 comments | 2797 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 JanuaryAn 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, 2023Last comment by Probably74, 14 hours ago | 2 comments | 2777 Views
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Planning commission supports four-story office development on North BernardoWhile the four-story office development proposal on N. Bernardo Avenue came with some drawbacks, including the removal of...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023Last comment by ivg, 15 hours ago | 11 comments | 1486 Views
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When regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank, startups scrambled to make payrollA 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, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 22, 2023 at 1:21 pm | 4 comments | 1646 Views
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Monta Loma residents say PG&E's outage communication was insufficient and inaccurateThousands 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, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Mar 21, 2023 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 2038 Views
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Letter to the editor: The extreme weather is a product of climate change, and more action is neededThis week, reader Paula Danz weighs in on how the extraordinary Bay Area storms are becoming increasingly commonplace around...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023Last comment by , on Mar 20, 2023 at 3:38 pm | 1 comment | 1501 Views
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Study shows lower lifetime earning for pandemic-era studentsStudents nationwide face lower earnings over their lifetime because of a loss of education during the pandemic, a Stanford...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2023Last comment by Josh Robinson, on Mar 20, 2023 at 1:07 pm | 4 comments | 1706 Views
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Judge hears Elizabeth Holmes' request to remain free while appeal resolvedAt 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, 2023Last comment by Dave Smith, on Mar 19, 2023 at 11:51 pm | 1 comment | 1220 Views
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Palo Alto Elks Comedy ShowBuy 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, 2023There are no comments yet. 137 Views
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Mountain View's latest housing element draft gains approval of Environmental Planning CommissionWith 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, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 16, 2023 at 10:35 pm | 4 comments | 2014 Views
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Mountain View Fire Department reports more than 30 downed trees from Tuesday's stormRain and heavy winds in Mountain View knocked down more than 30 trees throughout the city on March 14, causing no injuries...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2023Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Mar 16, 2023 at 1:45 pm | 1 comment | 5177 Views
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Julie Kliger was denied reappointment to the El Camino Hospital Board last month. She's still looking for answers.An El Camino Hospital Board member is still searching for answers after being denied reappointment to her position last month....
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2023Last comment by Local, on Mar 14, 2023 at 12:07 am | 3 comments | 3364 Views
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New report finds Mountain View is the most expensive city to rent an apartment in the Bay AreaA new report from Zumper found that the median price of a one-bedroom in Mountain View is higher than any other city in the...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 13, 2023 at 3:26 pm | 11 comments | 5042 Views
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Meet Mountain View's new Rental Housing Committee membersMountain View’s Rental Housing Committee will soon be made up of almost an entirely new roster, and the city council decided...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 10, 2023 at 9:03 pm | 5 comments | 2883 Views
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Need to get around in Palo Alto? This month, catch a ride in free, on-demand TeslasPalo Alto's new shuttle system, Palo Alto Link, launched its pilot program Tuesday with a small fleet of Teslas moving through...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 10, 2023 at 1:46 pm | 2 comments | 3085 Views
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Lifted by federal funds, Palo Alto Airport prepares to welcome electric aircraftWhen Palo Alto took over operations of its namesake airport from Santa Clara County nine years ago, the busy Baylands hub...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2023Last comment by Steve, on Mar 8, 2023 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 1399 Views
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Developer eyes East Whisman for 860-unit housing projectA massive new project from Prometheus proposes five new buildings and a total of 860 housing units on a site in Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 7, 2023 at 3:11 pm | 3 comments | 2982 Views
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Eichler's experimental 'utopia' remains virtually unchanged since 1954Not much has changed in Palo Alto's Greenmeadow neighborhood where Joseph Eichler launched his groundbreaking 'suburban utopia'...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023There are no comments yet. 1495 Views
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Mountain View City Council kicks off process of identifying priority projects for next two yearsA community workforce agreement, banning vaping and taking a fresh look at parking rules were just a few of the ideas tossed...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 2, 2023 at 2:06 pm | 3 comments | 2852 Views
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Review: Last-minute sub makes for a devilishly good bad boy in West Bay Opera's 'Don Giovanni'A week before opening night, the singer who was to play the title role in West Bay Opera's "Don Giovanni" came down with...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Ari Bocian, on Feb 28, 2023 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 1018 Views
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