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Horrified by 'whites-only' language in their property deeds, Ladera residents worked hard to purge it

When Leslie Wambach was house hunting on the Midpeninsula, she thought she had found the perfect home. But then she discovered...

Original post made on Jul. 9, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Jul 9, 2023 at 8:18 am | 1 comment | 6090 Views

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Downtown Mountain View struggles with high vacancy rates as businesses adjust to post-pandemic world

At the corner of Castro and West Dana streets in downtown Mountain View, a storefront sits empty, its windows boarded up...

Original post made on Jun. 3, 2023
Last comment by Karen G, on Jul 8, 2023 at 11:54 am | 20 comments | 13516 Views

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Delays and rising costs hit plans for reversible bus lane on Shoreline in Mountain View

Last week, the City Council approved an extra $683,000 to design the project, as well as a $6 million increase in the eventual...

Original post made on Jul. 3, 2023
Last comment by Kling-Kling Bird, on Jul 6, 2023 at 10:10 pm | 6 comments | 3509 Views

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As Mountain View plans to expand safe parking, advocates say more space is needed for commuter vehicles

As the city of Mountain View prepares to increase the number of spots at the Shoreline safe parking lot by more than 50%,...

Original post made on Jun. 26, 2023
Last comment by Kling-Kling Bird, on Jul 6, 2023 at 7:53 pm | 10 comments | 3868 Views

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Longtime Ladera resident and Planned Parenthood advocate Shirley Sneath Kelley dies at 96

Shirley Sneath Kelley, a longtime Ladera resident and exuberant supporter of sports and charities, died in her sleep April...

Original post made on Jul. 6, 2023
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State budget has funds for CSA in Mountain View, Black history museum in East Palo Alto

After grappling with a $30.7-billion deficit, California lawmakers approved this week a budget that adds funding for child...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2023
Last comment by Cody Jackson, on Jul 6, 2023 at 7:46 am | 2 comments | 3559 Views

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Mountain View opens up expanded Shoreline safe parking lot for new residents living in vehicles

Starting this week, Mountain View will have 17 new safe parking spots available for residents living in their vehicles, a...

Original post made on Jun. 28, 2023
Last comment by Cody Jackson, on Jul 6, 2023 at 7:41 am | 6 comments | 3774 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Local, national reaction to Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Friday that sided with a web designer in Colorado's right to discriminate against same-sex...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2023
Last comment by Cody Jackson, on Jul 6, 2023 at 7:38 am | 2 comments | 2265 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Big staffing shake-up as Mountain View Whisman announces new administrators, principals

The Mountain View Whisman School District announced several new administrators across five schools in the district for the...

Original post made on Jun. 28, 2023
Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 5, 2023 at 5:32 pm | 2 comments | 4658 Views

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Mountain View City Council approves road diet for El Monte Avenue to improve bike, pedestrian safety

The Mountain View City Council approved plans this week to reduce the number of lanes on El Monte Avenue from four to three,...

Original post made on Jun. 30, 2023
Last comment by LongResident, on Jul 3, 2023 at 4:14 pm | 9 comments | 3148 Views

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Mountain View City Council approves $165M early design for future public safety building

The Mountain View City Council voted Tuesday night to approve early design plans for the city’s new public safety building,...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Jul 3, 2023 at 2:01 pm | 4 comments | 3083 Views

ELECTIONS

Santa Clara County’s controversial mental health program in high demand

A Santa Clara County program to help the severely mentally ill receive treatment has outpaced expectations in its first year...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2023
Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 2, 2023 at 3:37 pm | 1 comment | 1620 Views

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Number of visitors to Foothills Nature Preserve drops despite open access

The number of visitors to Palo Alto's Foothills Nature Preserve in 2022 dropped 24% compared to 2021, but rangers note that...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2023
Last comment by Andrea, on Jul 2, 2023 at 1:10 pm | 1 comment | 4280 Views

OTHER ISSUES

El Camino Health, nurses union reach agreement with 'historic' pay raises

El Camino Health and the hospital’s nurses union have inked a new contract with historically high pay raises for nurses...

Original post made on Jun. 27, 2023
Last comment by Getfacts, on Jun 27, 2023 at 2:15 pm | 1 comment | 2745 Views

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'Getting back to business': Mountain View's budget looks strong in post-pandemic rebound

According to Mountain View City Manager Kimbra McCarty, the city has “clearly emerged from the pandemic," at least financially...

Original post made on Jun. 15, 2023
Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Jun 23, 2023 at 1:27 pm | 5 comments | 3632 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

City of Mountain View, school districts sign short term agreement to share Shoreline property tax money

The city of Mountain View and local school districts came to a short-term agreement on Tuesday over how much money local...

Original post made on May. 31, 2023
Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 21, 2023 at 6:01 pm | 13 comments | 4443 Views

OTHER ISSUES

Mountain View City Council unanimously approves Google's massive North Bayshore project, the biggest ever for the city

The Mountain View City Council unanimously approved 7,000 new homes, 3 million square feet of office space and more than...

Original post made on Jun. 14, 2023
Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jun 21, 2023 at 12:08 pm | 14 comments | 7223 Views

BOOKS

President Biden coming to Atherton Monday for a fundraiser

President Joe Biden will visit the Palo Alto Baylands Monday, June 19, before dropping by Atherton for a campaign fundraiser...

Original post made on Jun. 19, 2023
Last comment by Bill Michel, on Jun 19, 2023 at 2:03 pm | 1 comment | 2581 Views

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Palo Alto golf course hits into the rough with wetlands permits violations

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board is looking into wetlands-permit violations at the Baylands Golf Links...

Original post made on Jun. 17, 2023
Last comment by ivg, on Jun 18, 2023 at 7:06 am | 2 comments | 2200 Views

OTHER ISSUES

CHAC, Mountain View's mental health nonprofit, puts clinic services on hiatus as it deals with budget deficit

Mountain View-based mental health services nonprofit CHAC announced that its clinic services will be going on hiatus beginning...

Original post made on Jun. 16, 2023
Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 16, 2023 at 4:43 pm | 2 comments | 5461 Views
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