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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 | 2764 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 | 3018 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 | 1330 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 | 2913 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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 | 5462 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. 1431 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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 | 2454 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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
OTHER ISSUES
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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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 | 2813 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County wants to put millions into child careThe county is poised to invest millions in child care services and workforce development in an attempt to stave off an ongoing...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Mar 1, 2023 at 6:52 am | 1 comment | 1478 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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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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 | 984 Views
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What does builder's remedy mean for Mountain View? A local developer is trying to find outA Bay Area developer wants to build a six-story, 85-unit housing project on just half an acre in Mountain View, multiple...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023Last comment by Add Housing, on Feb 27, 2023 at 2:09 pm | 35 comments | 6031 Views
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Residents displaced after redwood tree falls through roof in Mountain ViewA large branch from a 100-foot-tall redwood tree fell through the roof of a multifamily residence in Mountain View early...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023Last comment by CathyR, on Feb 26, 2023 at 10:55 am | 4 comments | 9049 Views
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Mountain View City Council supports 72-hour parking rule changes, including 24-hour ‘no-return’ policyThe Mountain View City Council threw unanimous support behind tweaking the city’s 72-hour parking rule, which prohibits...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by SRB, on Feb 26, 2023 at 7:53 am | 10 comments | 4235 Views
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An initiative to reduce single-use plastics is brewing in Peninsula cafesEmily Chueh, co-founder of Okapi Reusables, is working with the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability to help restaurants...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 4130 Views
OTHER ISSUES
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
OTHER ISSUES
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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Heavy winds leave thousands without power on the Peninsula, with outages affecting Mountain ViewBlustery winds took out power for thousands of residents along the Peninsula Tuesday afternoon, including multiple areas...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2023Last comment by MVFlyer, on Feb 22, 2023 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 14123 Views
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