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AROUND TOWN

City annual update: A new public safety building, making Mountain View a ‘15-minute city’ and the future of Castro Street

Between finalizing the next housing element, developing an economic vitality strategy, and helping residents recover both...

Original post made on Apr. 3, 2023
Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Apr 14, 2023 at 12:53 pm | 32 comments | 5686 Views

AROUND TOWN

Community briefs: Castro Street bikeway, volunteer fair and annual Chamber awards gala

This week in community briefs, Mountain View asks for public input on a Castro Street bikeway, the city's Volunteer Fair...

Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023
Last comment by Greg David, on Apr 13, 2023 at 6:08 pm | 1 comment | 2504 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Cyclist, 37, dies after collision with car on Cañada Road near Filoli estate

A 37-year-old South San Francisco man died Monday night after the bicycle he was riding collided with a car on Cañada Road...

Original post made on Apr. 12, 2023
Last comment by Rob Fohl, on Apr 12, 2023 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 2323 Views

AROUND TOWN

Mountain View City Council supports 72-hour parking rule changes, including 24-hour ‘no-return’ policy

The Mountain View City Council threw unanimous support behind tweaking the city’s 72-hour parking rule, which prohibits...

Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023
Last comment by Kim Liu, on Apr 12, 2023 at 7:28 am | 12 comments | 4755 Views

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Life Moves Mountain View aims to house people in just three months. Experts say that its model doesn't work

Our investigation found that LifeMoves Mountain View has struggled to find affordable housing for its homeless clients. But...

Original post made on Apr. 6, 2023
There are no comments yet. 2504 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?

California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of...

Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023
Last comment by Former Doormat , on Apr 5, 2023 at 8:12 am | 1 comment | 1700 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Five key takeaways from the investigation into LifeMoves Mountain View

Our investigative reporting found that LifeMoves Mountain View often falls short of its promises. But there are also systemic...

Original post made on Apr. 3, 2023
Last comment by Rouel - Urban Living, on Apr 5, 2023 at 6:13 am | 2 comments | 2681 Views

AROUND TOWN

In aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank collapse, will housing market feel fallout?

Local real estate experts weigh in on how last month's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could impact the region's housing...

Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Apr 5, 2023 at 12:46 am | 1 comment | 2902 Views

OTHER ISSUES

4.5-magnitude earthquake reported near Hollister felt in parts of Bay Area

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in San Benito County on Tuesday afternoon but could be felt in parts of the Bay Area. Read...

Original post made on Apr. 4, 2023
Last comment by Ellen Wheeler, on Apr 4, 2023 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 1658 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Interim shelter programs are heralded as the homelessness solution that California's been waiting for. So why aren't they working?

Underlying the challenges that interim shelters face in getting their residents housed is something that no shelter or city...

Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023
Last comment by Rouel - Urban Living, on Apr 4, 2023 at 6:09 pm | 5 comments | 5494 Views

AROUND TOWN

LifeMoves Mountain View promises to help homeless clients find stable housing in three months. The majority of them don't.

A monthslong investigation found that LifeMoves Mountain View's much-touted interim shelter program struggles to find its...

Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023
Last comment by Rouel - Urban Living, on Apr 4, 2023 at 6:06 pm | 6 comments | 6393 Views

AROUND TOWN

Mountain View City Council approves 108-unit affordable housing project on Terra Bella Avenue

Alta 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, 2023
Last comment by Dave The Repairman, on Mar 30, 2023 at 7:33 pm | 12 comments | 3606 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs watered-down oil profit penalty into law

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil...

Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023
Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Mar 30, 2023 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 1274 Views

AROUND TOWN

A man allegedly held a woman against her will and sexually assaulted her multiple times in his downtown Mountain View apartment in January

An 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, 2023
Last comment by Probably74, on Mar 28, 2023 at 4:13 pm | 2 comments | 5609 Views

AROUND TOWN

Planning commission supports four-story office development on North Bernardo

While the four-story office development proposal on N. Bernardo Avenue came with some drawbacks, including the removal of...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Mar 28, 2023 at 3:36 pm | 11 comments | 2520 Views

OTHER ISSUES

State to audit Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara County's largest public transit agency will be audited by the state as one lawmaker looks to change up how it's...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 27, 2023 at 3:09 pm | 5 comments | 2149 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Remote work rises and Caltrain ridership plummets: How Sililcon Valley has changed three years since COVID

Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual report illustrates how the increasing cost of living is impacting local residents --...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 25, 2023 at 9:41 pm | 3 comments | 3370 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Five thousand without power in Mountain View on Wednesday

Nearly 5,000 PG&E customers in Mountain View lost power Wednesday afternoon, the utility company reported. It was restored...

Original post made on Mar. 23, 2023
Last comment by ML, on Mar 23, 2023 at 1:02 pm | 3 comments | 5900 Views

OTHER ISSUES

New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the Peninsula

With 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, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 23, 2023 at 11:25 am | 9 comments | 3549 Views

AROUND TOWN

When regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank, startups scrambled to make payroll

A 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, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 22, 2023 at 1:21 pm | 4 comments | 2065 Views
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