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Remote work rises and Caltrain ridership plummets: How Sililcon Valley has changed three years since COVIDJoint Venture Silicon Valley's annual report illustrates how the increasing cost of living is impacting local residents --...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, 10 hours ago | 3 comments | 1492 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 Invariant Caller, 19 hours ago | 5 comments | 953 Views
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State to audit Santa Clara Valley Transportation AuthoritySanta 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, 2023Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Mar 24, 2023 at 2:28 pm | 1 comment | 701 Views
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Five thousand without power in Mountain View on WednesdayNearly 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, 2023Last comment by ML, on Mar 23, 2023 at 1:02 pm | 3 comments | 4875 Views
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New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the PeninsulaWith 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, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 23, 2023 at 11:25 am | 9 comments | 2189 Views
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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, on Mar 22, 2023 at 5:07 pm | 9 comments | 2638 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 | 1558 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 | 1899 Views
BOOKS
Malcolm Harris details the legacy of Stanford, Hoover, eugenics in interviewMalcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California Capitalism, and the World," joined our journalists to talk...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 20, 2023 at 9:29 pm | 2 comments | 1114 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Writer, beware of chatbots' impact on our kidsIntroducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative, insightful,...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 20, 2023 at 9:23 pm | 2 comments | 2540 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 | 1418 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 | 1680 Views
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Community briefs: Top ranked hospitals, Mountain View's economic goals, and county grants for safe fireworksThis week in community briefs, El Camino Health is honored on a list of best hospitals, Mountain View invites residents to...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 1786 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 | 1130 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. 111 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 | 1930 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 | 5049 Views
OTHER ISSUES
First Republic Bank, others affected by failure of Silicon Valley BankAnother Bay Area bank was affected Monday by uncertainty in the financial markets following the failure of Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 14, 2023 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 1699 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 | 3315 Views
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Permanente, Stevens Creek trails reopened in Mountain View after flooding causes weekend closuresMountain View remains mostly unscathed from major storm damage so far, with no power outages reported on Friday. But due...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by That MV guy, on Mar 13, 2023 at 8:26 pm | 1 comment | 7051 Views
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