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Home Sales: Contemporary home in downtown Menlo Park sells for $9.1MOf the 42 homes sold, 30% had price tags under $2 million. Palo Alto recorded the most sales with 12 transactions. Atherton...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2023Last comment by Jay, on Nov 7, 2023 at 2:40 pm | 1 comment | 10210 Views
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Stanford hosts 'longevity' summit for aging adults, focused on building community tiesThe two-day event, co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), the Longevity Project, and the Aspen Institute's...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2023Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Nov 7, 2023 at 2:09 pm | 1 comment | 3836 Views
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Mountain View adjusts local zoning in major clean-up to comply with state laws, clarify regulationsThe Environmental Planning Commission deliberated Wednesday on a slew of zoning amendments that covered a wide breadth of...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 5, 2023 at 5:21 pm | 3 comments | 4552 Views
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Silicon Valley's hottest housing markets lose residentsMedian home sale prices have skyrocketed in Silicon Valley's hottest housing markets, and residents are moving out. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Nov 5, 2023 at 11:51 am | 7 comments | 11200 Views
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3 teens arrested with 5 guns, cocaine and $4,000 in cashFive firearms including an AR-15 rifle with a 60-round magazine, drugs packaged for sale, and $4,000 in cash were seized...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2023Last comment by Brian, on Nov 4, 2023 at 4:07 pm | 1 comment | 3462 Views
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Stanford students continue sit-in, demand university condemn Israel's siege on GazaAs students at Stanford University reach the two-week mark of a sit-in on campus calling for the university to condemn Israel’s...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2023Last comment by Clarence Rown, on Nov 3, 2023 at 7:32 am | 4 comments | 3812 Views
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First-time homebuyers in California may be eligible for $10K grants to cover closing costsFirst-time homebuyers may be eligible for financial assistance through the Housing Affordability Fund, which recently reached...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 2, 2023 at 11:49 am | 1 comment | 10451 Views
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Santa Clara County reports a record $4.7B in property value lossesSanta Clara County may be about to experience one of its worst declines in property value in 15 years. Data from the assessor's...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Nov 1, 2023 at 9:40 am | 8 comments | 13145 Views
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News report reveals Mountain View police officer was suspended over discriminatory social media posts in 2021A news report digging into police misconduct records found that a Mountain View officer was disciplined for social media...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2023Last comment by Jay, on Oct 31, 2023 at 2:33 pm | 1 comment | 5180 Views
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Mountain View Whisman sees test scores continue to slideRecently released standardized test results show that student performance on English and math exams slid again last school...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 31, 2023 at 1:02 pm | 3 comments | 4441 Views
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Local women-founded home remodeling company makes a return to Mountain View, celebrating grand openingA trailblazer in the home remodeling business for nearly 40 years, Harrell Design + Build, a women-founded and employee-owned...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2023Last comment by Musician, on Oct 28, 2023 at 1:48 pm | 1 comment | 9238 Views
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Rare 1930s 'Streamline Moderne' home listed for $6.38M in Palo AltoPalo Alto may have its share of Queen Anne, Craftsman, Spanish Revival and Eichler homes, but there's one style that is nearly...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2023Last comment by Bernie Brightman, on Oct 27, 2023 at 4:38 pm | 1 comment | 12041 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves pay raises for city manager, city attorney and city clerkCiting exceptional service to the city, the Mountain View City Council unanimously approved pay raises on Tuesday for all...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Oct 26, 2023 at 11:01 am | 1 comment | 4478 Views
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Home Sales: Actress Michelle Pfeiffer's former Woodside estate sells for $33.5MActress Michell Pfeiffer's former 1940s-era Woodside estate, which comes with a 10-stall barn and riding arena, sold for...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2023Last comment by Jay, on Oct 24, 2023 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 12985 Views
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Mountain View Whisman looks to renew school parcel tax in upcoming electionSeeking to hang on to a valuable and secure source of funding for school services, the Mountain View Whisman School District...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Oct 22, 2023 at 8:43 pm | 16 comments | 5356 Views
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Rental Housing Committee moves to protect rent-controlled apartments from fluctuating utility feesThe Rental Housing Committee grappled Monday with the issue of how to reconcile fluctuating utility costs with the city’s...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2023Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 22, 2023 at 3:36 pm | 17 comments | 5391 Views
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Rental Housing Committee looks to make utility billing more transparent and predictable for rentersMountain View’s rent control measures may have hit its limit with a utility billing system that tenants argue has left...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2023Last comment by Kristian , on Oct 22, 2023 at 1:05 pm | 7 comments | 6879 Views
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The sea is rising — and the clock is tickingThe Bay Area will need to mount a concerted effort to combat devastating sea-level rise in the coming decades. How and whether...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2023Last comment by ML, on Oct 21, 2023 at 12:55 pm | 4 comments | 4513 Views
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Santa Clara County prepares for possible ‘tripledemic,’ with mask mandates for health care settings next monthOctober typically marks the onset of flu season, and this year health officials recommend that people get immunized now to...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2023Last comment by bkengland, on Oct 20, 2023 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 7635 Views
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City Council taps new members for Rental Housing Committee and Environmental Planning CommissionThe City Council agreed Tuesday to appoint three new members to two of its advisory committees, one member to the Rental...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 19, 2023 at 4:48 pm | 2 comments | 3934 Views
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