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Crestview construction begins, converting a now-closed hotel into affordable housing in Mountain ViewTo the backdrop of active construction, officials convened at The Crestview Hotel on Wednesday to celebrate the start of...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2023Last comment by Jessica Chau, on Sep 10, 2023 at 3:23 pm | 3 comments | 6949 Views
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MVLA faces lawsuit seeking records about ethnic studies programA Maryland-based legal group is suing the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District aiming to get the district to...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2023Last comment by Reggie, on Sep 10, 2023 at 3:17 pm | 5 comments | 6273 Views
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Sigma Chi fraternity loses $32 million house after Stanford ends leaseStanford University has ended an 86-year ground lease on its campus with Alpha Omega Housing Corporation (AOHC), the alumni...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2023Last comment by Jay, on Sep 5, 2023 at 3:32 pm | 1 comment | 5871 Views
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Santa Clara Valley used to produce apricots. Today, these city-run orchards serve as relics of a bygone eraFrom the 1850s to the 1970s, Santa Clara Valley was the center of apricot production, dominated by family-owned orchards....
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2023Last comment by Julia, on Aug 30, 2023 at 6:01 pm | 2 comments | 4643 Views
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Community Briefs: Special meeting on Monta Loma fencing, Art and Wine Festival is coming and hazardous wasted drop-offThis week in Community Briefs, the Mountain View Whisman school board has scheduled a special meeting to discuss fencing...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2023Last comment by CA Native, on Aug 25, 2023 at 4:18 pm | 1 comment | 3424 Views
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County commission promoting gender equality celebrates 50-year anniversary at Mountain View eventAmid speeches, lunch and local dignitaries, Santa Clara County’s Commission on the Status of Women commemorated its 50-year...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2023Last comment by carmen, on Aug 25, 2023 at 2:32 pm | 1 comment | 4620 Views
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Construction of educator housing is getting underway, with units reserved for Mountain View teachersWith the tossing of ceremonial shovelsful of dirt, an educator housing project more than five years in the making officially...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Aug 25, 2023 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 6548 Views
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Bill proposing Bay Area bridge toll increase for public transit pausedA bill proposing a $1.50 toll increase for Bay Area bridges for five years to fund public transportation has been shelved,...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 23, 2023 at 3:16 pm | 2 comments | 2320 Views
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California's housing prices are so high, only 16% of buyers can afford a homeFewer than 1 in 5 can afford to buy a home in California, according to the latest housing affordability index. In San Mateo,...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by People Need Water, on Aug 22, 2023 at 11:28 pm | 2 comments | 19864 Views
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Mountain View's Cusimano Family Mortuary on El Camino Real makes way for affordable housingIt is not every day that an affordable housing development breaks ground on the site of a mortuary. But after 66 years as...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2023Last comment by People Need Water, on Aug 22, 2023 at 11:24 pm | 7 comments | 6592 Views
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Costco parking lot becomes playground for distraction thievesJewelry thieves who use distraction to steal, primarily from elderly people, appear to be targeting the Costco parking lot...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2023Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Aug 22, 2023 at 2:25 pm | 2 comments | 8335 Views
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How a South Bay firefighter became a granola guruWorking as a firefighter, Paul Marshall discovered one of his fire station superpowers was cooking. He began making granola...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2023Last comment by Samantha , on Aug 21, 2023 at 8:23 pm | 2 comments | 2383 Views
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Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anywayAs California steers away from the internal combustion engine, the rapid transition is fueling a fight in the Capitol over...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2023Last comment by Rossta, on Aug 21, 2023 at 2:30 pm | 3 comments | 3941 Views
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Sobrato's North Bayshore mixed-use development shrinks after Google backs out of property saleHailed as a landmark mixed-use development project in North Bayshore, a proposed housing development on Pear Avenue has been...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Aug 14, 2023 at 3:06 pm | 4 comments | 5028 Views
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California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can't agree on how to fill jobsSince the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of nurses at the hospital dropped. According to the Hospital Association of...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 2:59 pm | 1 comment | 2448 Views
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Faced with an involuntary mental health hold, Mountain View woman speaks out over 'traumatizing' experienceOn a May evening in 2022, Mountain View resident Patrice Moore heard a knock on her front door that would change her life....
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 1:51 pm | 2 comments | 6427 Views
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Planning to take the train to SF? Think again, as Caltrain suspends weekend service for electrification workCaltrain officials announced they will be suspending services between San Francisco and Millbrae Stations on multiple weekends...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2023Last comment by Greg David, on Aug 11, 2023 at 5:05 pm | 1 comment | 4212 Views
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Man dies in early morning car crash on Highway 101 in Mountain ViewA passenger died after a car traveling on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View crashed into a concrete divider wall early Thursday...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2023Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Aug 11, 2023 at 2:05 pm | 4 comments | 5672 Views
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Left in the dark: A planned power outage caused traffic lights to go dark at a major intersection, but no one warned the publicThe traffic lights went dark at one of Mountain View's busiest intersections last week, turning the junction into a four-way...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2023Last comment by AC, on Aug 9, 2023 at 8:41 am | 6 comments | 5705 Views
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Community Services Agency receives $1.5 million from the state to upgrade Mountain View facilityBringing hundreds of clients into its facility every day, Community Services Agency is ready to repair and renovate its heavily-used...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2023Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Aug 8, 2023 at 7:15 am | 3 comments | 3633 Views
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