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Palo Alto faces lawsuit over 'residents-only' policy at Foothills ParkA group of civil rights organizations and residents filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto on Tuesday in a bid to repeal a contentious...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2020Last comment by USA, on Sep 17, 2020 at 5:54 pm | 3 comments | 6994 Views
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El Camino Healthcare District ends misconduct investigation into board member Julia MillerEl Camino Healthcare District's board of directors took no action last week following an investigation into complaints that...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2020Last comment by Corporate payoff?, on Sep 17, 2020 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments | 8909 Views
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This year, your voting center might be staffed by your grandchildrenWith the election coming up in less than 50 days, Santa Clara County faces the challenge of getting at least 2,000, healthy...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Sep 17, 2020 at 2:46 pm | 1 comment | 5338 Views
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Appeals court reverses injunction blocking removal of protected immigrant groupsA federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday reversed a 2018 preliminary injunction that blocked the Department of...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Sep 15, 2020 at 1:11 pm | 1 comment | 4599 Views
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Want to get to know your local candidates? Here's a list of election debates, forumsWe've compiled a list of local election debates and forums taking place virtually for Midpeninsula voters ahead of the Nov....
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2020Last comment by Thida Cornes -President of Shoreline West Neighborhood Association , on Sep 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm | 8 comments | 8553 Views
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Google unveils massive mixed-use housing and office village in East WhismanGoogle announced on Tuesday a proposal to build more than a million square feet of offices and up to 1,850 new homes in the...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2020Last comment by Peter Gavin, on Sep 14, 2020 at 11:56 am | 24 comments | 55726 Views
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Guest opinion: Why doesn’t Mountain View protect its mobile home residents?In an op-ed, the Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance writes about the lack of protections for the city’s mobile home residents. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Sep 14, 2020 at 12:09 am | 18 comments | 11051 Views
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El Camino Healthcare District launches misconduct investigation into one of its own board membersEl Camino Healthcare District's board of directors voted 3-1 this month to launch an investigation into a complaint that...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 12, 2020 at 10:02 am | 9 comments | 10619 Views
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Mail-in voting has no partisan advantage, Stanford researchers sayMail-in and absentee ballots improve voter turnout, but the argument that one political party would have an advantage over...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Sep 10, 2020 at 5:28 am | 3 comments | 6016 Views
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Sales tax would be 'game changer' for pandemic-hit Caltrain, board chair saysWith few riders and ongoing tensions over its governance, Caltrain is asking voters to approve an eighth-cent sales tax measure...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Sep 8, 2020 at 3:34 pm | 16 comments | 7457 Views
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Mountain View City Council picks new member for Rental Housing CommitteeThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Nicole Haines-Livesay to the city's Rental Housing Committee,...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Sep 6, 2020 at 11:36 am | 2 comments | 7893 Views
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Housing bills fizzle in California's frantic final day of legislative sessionAfter seeing their ambitious plans to address the housing crisis derailed by the pandemic, state lawmakers concluded Monday's...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Sep 5, 2020 at 10:35 am | 5 comments | 5314 Views
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Guest opinion: Where did the other $713 million go?Proposition 15 will only distribute $139 million -- 11% of new revenue -- to schools and community colleges in the county....
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 1, 2020 at 4:05 pm | 9 comments | 9655 Views
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Mountain View City Council gives the green light for seven-story affordable housing projectIn an unusual partnership, an affordable housing developer is teaming up with a self-storage company to create a seven-story...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2020Last comment by Frank Richards, on Aug 31, 2020 at 3:19 pm | 28 comments | 13012 Views
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Santa Clara County extends eviction moratorium through SeptemberFacing the threat of mass displacement, Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a ban...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 28, 2020 at 1:00 pm | 11 comments | 10582 Views
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Landlord group withdraws ballot measure aimed at weakening Mountain View's rent control lawA landlord-backed initiative that would have effectively repealed much of Mountain View's rent control law will not appear...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 27, 2020 at 8:08 pm | 30 comments | 11775 Views
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Former Uber chief security officer hit with obstruction of justice chargeFederal law enforcement authorities have charged former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan for an attempted cover-up...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 22, 2020 at 12:54 pm | 5 comments | 5572 Views
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Tracking the wildfires: The latest updates for the MidpeninsulaAs wildfires ravage California, one is taking its toll on the Midpeninsula: the CZU August Lightning Complex fires, which...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2020Last comment by Mountain View Resident, on Aug 22, 2020 at 8:18 am | 2 comments | 29567 Views
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Fearing 'election theft in progress,' Eshoo shows support for Postal ServiceCongresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, held a press conference on Tuesday morning to address what she labeled as the Trump...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Aug 20, 2020 at 7:22 pm | 12 comments | 5480 Views
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Schools seek waiver so kids can return to campusMore than 80 local schools have contacted the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Operations about filing a waiver to...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Paul B., on Aug 15, 2020 at 1:01 am | 8 comments | 12153 Views
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Westfield Valley Fair’s Rabbit Rabbit Tea boba stand expands to an ice cream shop at Stanford Shopping Center
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