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Mountain View's latest redevelopment project wins praise for keeping low-income tenants housedHousing redevelopment has been a thorny issue in Mountain View for years as the city faces carving away its naturally affordable...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2021Last comment by SRB, on Sep 29, 2021 at 6:49 pm | 2 comments | 7403 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors propose $25M grant for homeless housing expansionTwo Santa Clara County supervisors are looking to pour $25 million into creating an ambitious network of homeless housing...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 28, 2021 at 9:42 am | 2 comments | 5109 Views
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Mountain View approves rowhouse development that will replace 70 rent-controlled apartmentsThe days are numbered for another complex of older, more affordable rent-controlled apartments in Mountain View after the...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Sep 27, 2021 at 5:46 pm | 51 comments | 15793 Views
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Guest opinion: In support of SB 9In a guest opinion, Mountain View resident Ilya Gurin writes why the California housing bill SB 9 warrants support. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2021Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Sep 25, 2021 at 2:24 pm | 9 comments | 6240 Views
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As California's drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8%Next year's cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Sep 23, 2021 at 5:12 pm | 3 comments | 3325 Views
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Nurse practitioner describes alarming, inaccurate Theranos test resultsA nurse practitioner testified to wildly inconsistent blood test results given to a pregnant patient in her OB-GYN practice...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Tim, on Sep 23, 2021 at 2:37 pm | 1 comment | 3248 Views
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An advice columnist named Sugar dispenses sweet and salty counsel in 'Tiny Beautiful Things'Los Altos Stage Company opens its season with "Tiny Beautiful Things," an intimate play that brings an advice columnist's...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Heather Zimmerman, on Sep 21, 2021 at 5:44 pm | 2 comments | 3964 Views
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Three arrested for spree of robberies, purse snatches that targeted Asian womenA yearlong, multijurisdictional investigation involving a group that targeted victims of Asian descent in four counties has...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Tim, on Sep 21, 2021 at 2:22 pm | 1 comment | 3782 Views
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Opposition grows to Shoreline traffic improvement project over loss of two dozen large treesPlans to revamp Shoreline Boulevard and add a reversible bus lane to the median are facing growing opposition after it was...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2021Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Sep 19, 2021 at 7:20 pm | 27 comments | 9146 Views
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Santa Clara County readies for surge of refugees following U.S. withdrawal from AfghanistanSanta Clara County is expecting a dramatic increase in refugees following the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan,...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by bluesjr, on Sep 16, 2021 at 8:20 pm | 1 comment | 4283 Views
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Prosecution, defense spar over Theranos' finances at Holmes trialThe examination of the corporate controller for the blood testing company Theranos continued Tuesday in the federal criminal...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by MyOpinion, on Sep 16, 2021 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 3407 Views
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Swift verdict in John Getreu trial: Guilty of first-degree murderAfter a two-week jury trial, John Getreu has been convicted of murdering 21-year-old Janet Ann Taylor on Stanford University...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Jay, on Sep 16, 2021 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 11282 Views
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Mountain View poised to pass mobile home rent control next weekLooking to protect residents at risk of displacement across the city's six mobile home parks, the Mountain View City Council...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021Last comment by Magster, on Sep 10, 2021 at 9:03 am | 8 comments | 10707 Views
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Opinion: On anniversary, 9/11 volunteer revisits the tragedy — and humanityHere we are two decades later following a domestic attack and ongoing threats from foreign adversaries. Domestic terrorism...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Donna Anderson, on Sep 10, 2021 at 12:36 am | 3 comments | 2346 Views
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Running dry: Reservoirs serving Valley Water reach historic lowsExtreme drought conditions have caused the Santa Clara Valley Water District's reservoirs to drop to just 12.5% of capacity,...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2021Last comment by Old Steve, on Sep 7, 2021 at 2:24 pm | 4 comments | 4654 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors approve vote of no confidence against Sheriff Laurie SmithThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Tuesday a vote of no confidence against Sheriff Laurie...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2021Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 7, 2021 at 12:32 pm | 3 comments | 4352 Views
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Mountain View City Council scraps downtown parking to build 120 affordable apartmentsA long surface parking lot next door to Mountain View City Hall will be replaced with apartments for low-income families,...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by Scott Lamb, on Aug 30, 2021 at 10:33 am | 9 comments | 11283 Views
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Bill to allow more density in single-family zones passes AssemblyA housing bill that would loosen up restrictions in single-family zones by allowing subdivisions for up to four dwellings...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Aug 27, 2021 at 10:47 am | 2 comments | 3222 Views
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Developer calls Mountain View's vision for the North Bayshore Gateway site 'fatally flawed'A critical part of Mountain View's plans for transforming North Bayshore into an urban, mixed-use center may be in limbo,...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2021Last comment by SRB, on Aug 22, 2021 at 5:05 pm | 16 comments | 12962 Views
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Mountain View Police crack 21-year-old cold case, arresting man who allegedly shot worker in a prison facilityOn April 28, 2000, 20-year-old inmate Michael Dwayne Wallace was mopping the hallway of a Mountain View work furlough facility...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2021Last comment by ivg, on Aug 20, 2021 at 9:37 am | 1 comment | 7712 Views
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