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Meet Mountain View's new Rental Housing Committee membersMountain View’s Rental Housing Committee will soon be made up of almost an entirely new roster, and the city council decided...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 10, 2023 at 9:03 pm | 5 comments | 4191 Views
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Need to get around in Palo Alto? This month, catch a ride in free, on-demand TeslasPalo Alto's new shuttle system, Palo Alto Link, launched its pilot program Tuesday with a small fleet of Teslas moving through...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 10, 2023 at 1:46 pm | 2 comments | 4384 Views
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Lifted by federal funds, Palo Alto Airport prepares to welcome electric aircraftWhen Palo Alto took over operations of its namesake airport from Santa Clara County nine years ago, the busy Baylands hub...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2023Last comment by Steve, on Mar 8, 2023 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 2234 Views
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Developer eyes East Whisman for 860-unit housing projectA massive new project from Prometheus proposes five new buildings and a total of 860 housing units on a site in Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 7, 2023 at 3:11 pm | 3 comments | 4288 Views
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Eichler's experimental 'utopia' remains virtually unchanged since 1954Not much has changed in Palo Alto's Greenmeadow neighborhood where Joseph Eichler launched his groundbreaking 'suburban utopia'...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023There are no comments yet. 7318 Views
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Mountain View City Council kicks off process of identifying priority projects for next two yearsA community workforce agreement, banning vaping and taking a fresh look at parking rules were just a few of the ideas tossed...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 2, 2023 at 2:06 pm | 3 comments | 3585 Views
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Review: Last-minute sub makes for a devilishly good bad boy in West Bay Opera's 'Don Giovanni'A week before opening night, the singer who was to play the title role in West Bay Opera's "Don Giovanni" came down with...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by Ari Bocian, on Feb 28, 2023 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 1663 Views
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What does builder's remedy mean for Mountain View? A local developer is trying to find outA Bay Area developer wants to build a six-story, 85-unit housing project on just half an acre in Mountain View, multiple...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023Last comment by Add Housing, on Feb 27, 2023 at 2:09 pm | 35 comments | 8646 Views
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Residents displaced after redwood tree falls through roof in Mountain ViewA large branch from a 100-foot-tall redwood tree fell through the roof of a multifamily residence in Mountain View early...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023Last comment by CathyR, on Feb 26, 2023 at 10:55 am | 4 comments | 10663 Views
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An initiative to reduce single-use plastics is brewing in Peninsula cafesEmily Chueh, co-founder of Okapi Reusables, is working with the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability to help restaurants...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2023There are no comments yet. 4860 Views
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Heavy winds leave thousands without power on the Peninsula, with outages affecting Mountain ViewBlustery winds took out power for thousands of residents along the Peninsula Tuesday afternoon, including multiple areas...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2023Last comment by MVFlyer, on Feb 22, 2023 at 2:41 pm | 1 comment | 15317 Views
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Mountain View police: Woman dies days after being struck by hit-and-run driver on El Camino RealA pedestrian who was struck by a car Thursday, Feb. 9, in Mountain View has died, according to an announcement from police....
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 3708 Views
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A place to (soon) call home: Demolition work begins on housing project targeted for people with disabilitiesOn Wednesday, community members came together to mark the start of demolition work at 525 E. Charleston Road in Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 18, 2023 at 12:45 pm | 1 comment | 2722 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves $18 million in funds for two affordable housing projectsThe Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate more than $18 million to two fully affordable housing...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Feb 16, 2023 at 11:40 pm | 2 comments | 5450 Views
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Retail theft ring smashed after statewide attacks on Apple storesA criminal complaint indicates that more than $950 in Apple merchandise was stolen last summer from a Palo Alto Apple store...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2023Last comment by Alexander, on Feb 16, 2023 at 1:37 pm | 1 comment | 3926 Views
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Redevelopment plan raises hopes, anxieties at Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkResidents of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park know what it feels like to have their lives upended by events beyond their control....
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 16, 2023 at 1:33 pm | 1 comment | 2663 Views
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Emily Ann Ramos is used to being behind the scenes of winning political campaigns. She's ready to be in the spotlightWhen newly appointed Mountain View City Council member Emily Ann Ramos wandered into her local Barack Obama campaign office...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Community Minded, on Feb 15, 2023 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 3690 Views
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A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit is raising funds to protect a forest in Colombia forever. Here's how they're doing itSilicon Valley-based nonprofit ReWorld is on a mission to create the world’s first community-funded tropical forest, a...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Feb 10, 2023 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 4106 Views
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Palo Alto sued over delay in adopting its housing planTwo pro-housing groups are asking the court to limit Palo Alto’s control over approving development applications because...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 8, 2023 at 9:49 pm | 1 comment | 2986 Views
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New showroom and concept store shows robots in action in downtown Mountain ViewDowntown Mountain View just got a whole lot more high tech with the latest addition to Castro Street. InOrbit Inc., a software...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2023Last comment by Mark, on Feb 8, 2023 at 9:18 am | 3 comments | 6129 Views
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