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Housing proposal focuses on low-income residentsA partnership between Eden Housing and Santa Clara County may soon bring that rarest of commodities -- affordable housing...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 29, 2021 at 2:37 pm | 4 comments | 2633 Views
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California's eviction moratorium expires next week. Is Mountain View ready?A statewide eviction moratorium aimed at helping families stay housed during the COVID-19 pandemic ends next week, opening...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 29, 2021 at 2:21 pm | 2 comments | 4608 Views
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Report points to sheriff's 'abject failure' to protect inmate in mental crisisThe Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office's handling of a mentally ill inmate who suffered life-altering brain damage during...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by LongResident, on Sep 23, 2021 at 11:42 pm | 1 comment | 2451 Views
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Mountain View passes rent control for mobile homes, capping rents across city's six mobile home parksThe Mountain View City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to enact rent control for mobile homes, ending a yearslong battle by tenants...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2021Last comment by Lenny Siegel2, on Sep 17, 2021 at 6:27 pm | 6 comments | 6632 Views
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Police investigating shooting Wednesday afternoon at Rengstorff ParkMountain View police are investigating a shooting at Rengstorff Park Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release from...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 16, 2021 at 7:02 pm | 3 comments | 5861 Views
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Mountain View police officer saves choking infant outside In-N-OutA quick-thinking Mountain View police officer saved an infant who was choking and unresponsive on Monday, performing CPR...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021Last comment by Thida Cornes, on Sep 10, 2021 at 2:33 pm | 2 comments | 4112 Views
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Mountain View considers transforming downtown Castro Street into a pedestrian mallAs Mountain View prepares to close off Castro Street at the Caltrain tracks, city officials are asking the public to chime...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by PeaceLove, on Sep 10, 2021 at 2:32 pm | 8 comments | 5472 Views
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Mountain View city attorney announces retirement at the end of the yearAfter serving 12 years as legal counsel to the city of Mountain View, City Attorney Krishan Chopra announced Wednesday that...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by DrJKL, on Sep 9, 2021 at 7:52 pm | 2 comments | 2732 Views
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Opening statements in Holmes trial give competing versions of Theranos claimsProsecutors gave a scathing opening statement Wednesday in the federal trial against Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Martin, on Sep 9, 2021 at 6:46 pm | 1 comment | 1815 Views
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Mountain View begins installing signs banning RV parking despite legal challengeThis month, Mountain View began installing the first of what will soon be a common sight throughout the city: large red-and-white...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 6, 2021 at 9:24 am | 24 comments | 6188 Views
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Stanford bans student from campus for racist, sexist social media postsStanford University has banned a student from campus after he made racist and sexist social media posts on Sunday and Monday,...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 2675 Views
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VTA resumes limited light rail service, including Mountain View's Orange line, after three-month hiatusThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail is running again this week, including the Orange line between...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2021Last comment by , on Aug 31, 2021 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 2057 Views
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Eager for your child to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Here's what it's like being in a pediatric vaccine trialAlmanac reporter Angela Swartz's year-old son won a spot in Pfizer's landmark pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial at Stanford...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2021Last comment by Ellie, on Aug 28, 2021 at 10:04 am | 2 comments | 3832 Views
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Rengstorff Avenue grade separation project hit with delays, with construction pushed out to 2025Mountain View's plans to revamp a complex intersection and separate streets from the Caltrain crossing have hit a snag, with...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2021Last comment by lan, on Aug 27, 2021 at 9:28 pm | 4 comments | 4834 Views
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Guest opinion: Opportunity to constructively address our housing crisisIn a guest opinion, Marilyn Winkleby, Mountain View resident and Stanford professor of medicine emerita, writes in response...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 27, 2021 at 3:12 pm | 7 comments | 2678 Views
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Mountain View defends its RV parking ban in court, dismissing claims that it targets and harms the poorThe city of Mountain View is asking a judge to throw out a legal challenge to its RV parking ban, arguing that the parking...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2021Last comment by Old Steve, on Aug 27, 2021 at 8:13 am | 13 comments | 6157 Views
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Air quality advisory issued through TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District is extending an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 26, 2021 at 4:46 pm | 1 comment | 1260 Views
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Guest opinion: Simplify getting to downtown Mountain View without adding parkingIn a guest opinion, Mountain View resident James Kuszmaul calls on the City Council to stop approving projects adding parking...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 26, 2021 at 4:38 pm | 7 comments | 3264 Views
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Housing bill that allows cities to increase density clears state AssemblyA state bill that would allow cities to override voter-enacted zoning restrictions to construct housing developments eked...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 26, 2021 at 4:28 pm | 2 comments | 1142 Views
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Facing a requirement to allow 11K new homes, Mountain View looks to update its housing plansState housing mandates are forcing Mountain View to grow quickly, with new zoning requirements that would increase its housing...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2021Last comment by HAB, on Aug 23, 2021 at 4:55 pm | 24 comments | 11125 Views
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