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Home Sales: Old Palo Alto home fetches $12.5MAt $12.5 million, a newly built home in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood sold with the highest price tag. Out of this week's...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2024There are no comments yet. 983 Views
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Massive 860-unit project in East Whisman expands park space, but questions remain over loss of treesA major housing project proposed in the East Whisman neighborhood received praise this week for adding more green space and...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by Local News Junkie, on Jan 20, 2024 at 8:48 am | 5 comments | 3071 Views
ELECTIONS
Meet the District 5 candidates looking to fill a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of SupervisorsWith the election less than two months away, the slate of candidates is now set for those seeking to represent District 5...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by John J, on Jan 19, 2024 at 5:58 pm | 1 comment | 1926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ahead of construction, Berkeley Space Center seeks to be a hub for aerospace startups at NASA Research ParkLooking to spur innovative ideas and technologies, U.C. Berkeley is taking steps to incubate a fleet of aerospace startups...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 19, 2024 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 3069 Views
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Google announces sweeping layoffs to more than 400 tech and childcare workers in Mountain ViewIn another reduction to its global workforce, Google plans to lay off hundreds of workers in the Bay Area this year, with...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2024Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 18, 2024 at 8:37 am | 5 comments | 10578 Views
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Guaranteed income pilot program eases financial hardships for Mountain View residentsLauded for its direct impact, a temporary cash assistance program has helped some of Mountain View’s most vulnerable residents...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2024Last comment by A Mtn. View Resident, on Jan 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 4190 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Newsom OK'd a minimum wage increase for health care workers. Now he wants to delay itCalifornia health care workers banking on a state-ordered minimum wage increase later this year might have to wait a little...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:59 pm | 2 comments | 1256 Views
ELECTIONS
Candidates vying for Anna Eshoo's seat will debate in person in Palo AltoCandidates running for U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will square off on Wednesday, Jan....
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2024Last comment by RA, on Jan 15, 2024 at 3:38 pm | 2 comments | 2003 Views
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Supreme Court case about impact fees could have huge consequences for housing in CaliforniaThe highest court in the land will soon decide how much leeway cities and counties have in offsetting new construction with...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2024Last comment by SalsaMusic, on Jan 15, 2024 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 1715 Views
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Google to close child care centers, impacting two Mountain View sitesGoogle plans to close its employee child care centers later this year, impacting two facilities in Mountain View that it...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2024Last comment by That MV guy, on Jan 14, 2024 at 12:07 am | 5 comments | 15783 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: The future of Mountain View's housing growth and rectifying the jobs-housing imbalanceIlya Gurin, a member of Mountain View YIMBY, writes that Mountain View's updated housing element can spur construction of...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2024Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Jan 13, 2024 at 4:30 pm | 20 comments | 3956 Views
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Arts briefs: 'Lyra' at Stanford Live, 2nd Story music series at Red Rock, author Brian Simpson at Books Inc.This week, a contemporary spin on ancient myth with "Lyra," new local music series, two sets of top musician brothers in...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2024Last comment by jb, on Jan 12, 2024 at 6:21 pm | 1 comment | 1738 Views
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Builder's remedy project would bring nearly 200 apartments to Palo Alto side of San Antonio RoadAcclaim Companies, a developer whose seven-story apartment complex at the site of The Fish Market represents Palo Alto's...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2024Last comment by Jill Rakestraw, on Jan 12, 2024 at 7:49 am | 4 comments | 3647 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View hires new human resources directorThe city of Mountain View has hired a new human resources director who will oversee all aspects of the city’s workforce,...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2024Last comment by ivg, on Jan 11, 2024 at 9:10 pm | 2 comments | 3900 Views
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Showalter picked to lead as Mountain View's new mayor, Matichak as vice mayorMarked by moments of levity, the selection of Mountain View’s new mayor and vice mayor was at times celebratory in tone...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 11, 2024 at 12:02 pm | 3 comments | 3904 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Children urge Eshoo to call for cease-fire in Gaza at letter drop-off eventParents and children stood outside Rep. Anna Eshoo’s office in downtown Palo Alto on Thursday, Jan. 4, to deliver letters...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2024Last comment by Lenny Siegel2, on Jan 9, 2024 at 7:52 pm | 3 comments | 2297 Views
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New all-electric bookmobile is coming to Mountain ViewThis year, Mountain View's bookmobile program is getting an upgrade, transitioning to an all-electric vehicle and putting...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 9, 2024 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 2936 Views
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As Palo Alto prepares to upgrade grid, Tesla races to the front of the linePalo Alto and Tesla are preparing to strike a deal that would allow the car giant to complete a $24-million substation upgrade...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 9, 2024 at 2:32 pm | 2 comments | 3307 Views
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How Mountain View's oldest house became a motive for the 1976 Chowchilla kidnappingMost people who have ventured into Shoreline Park have seen the Rengstorff House. Years before the mansion became Mountain...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 8, 2024 at 8:19 pm | 1 comment | 7103 Views
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California's proposed water conservation rules too stringent and costly, analysts sayCalifornia's legislative advisors Jan. 4 lambasted the state's ambitious proposal to regulate urban water conservation, calling...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2024Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 8, 2024 at 7:49 pm | 3 comments | 2934 Views
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