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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 | 2314 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Critics pan state's justification for threatening Stanford University professor over breach of data contractIn its first public statement, the California Department of Education defended its right to pursue a breach of a data partnership...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 23, 2023 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments | 3777 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 | 19857 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 | 6577 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 | 8320 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 | 2377 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 | 3936 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Man fatally shot in Mountain View, suspect arrested on suspicion of murderEmergency dispatchers received calls just after 9 a.m. reporting gunshots heard on the 2000 block of Reinert Road. When police...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2023Last comment by Steve, on Aug 21, 2023 at 9:23 am | 2 comments | 11200 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Environmental Planning Commission recommends prohibiting firearm and ammunition sales in homesMountain View's Environmental Planning Commission voted 6-1 on Wednesday to recommend an ordinance that adds firearms and...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Aug 18, 2023 at 12:43 pm | 5 comments | 3855 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
El Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health give $11 million to support local health programsEl Camino Health Care District and El Camino Health recently announced a little over $11 million in awarded grants to improve...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 17, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 4299 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California Fire Foundation issues call for funds for Maui fire victimsThe California Fire Foundation announced Sunday, Aug. 13, that it set up a disaster relief fund to support the people and...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2023Last comment by AlV, on Aug 14, 2023 at 10:03 pm | 1 comment | 2222 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 | 5024 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 | 2444 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 | 6422 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After delays, Freestyle Academy's new building open to MVLA students this yearWith the start of school a week away, the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District is preparing to unveil Freestyle...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2023Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2023 at 11:32 am | 2 comments | 4977 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Professor Truffles the pig seeking a 'forever' homeIf there's room in your heart and room in your yard, Professor Truffles might be the perfect pet. The 9-year-old male pot-bellied...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2023Last comment by KJLN, on Aug 12, 2023 at 4:32 pm | 1 comment | 2589 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Lawmakers express 'strong' concern over proposed toll hikes on Bay Area bridgesAt least seven California representatives have expressed "strong" concern over proposed state legislation that would raise...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Aug 12, 2023 at 3:50 pm | 5 comments | 3447 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 4208 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 | 5658 Views
ELECTIONS
The race is on for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors as two seek to represent District 5Two Mountain View politicians are vying to represent District 5 on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and both...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2023Last comment by Major Major Major, on Aug 10, 2023 at 8:45 am | 2 comments | 5804 Views
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