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OTHER ISSUES
First Republic Bank, others affected by failure of Silicon Valley BankAnother Bay Area bank was affected Monday by uncertainty in the financial markets following the failure of Silicon Valley...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 14, 2023 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 2931 Views
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Julie Kliger was denied reappointment to the El Camino Hospital Board last month. She's still looking for answers.An El Camino Hospital Board member is still searching for answers after being denied reappointment to her position last month....
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2023Last comment by Local, on Mar 14, 2023 at 12:07 am | 3 comments | 4933 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Permanente, Stevens Creek trails reopened in Mountain View after flooding causes weekend closuresMountain View remains mostly unscathed from major storm damage so far, with no power outages reported on Friday. But due...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by That MV guy, on Mar 13, 2023 at 8:26 pm | 1 comment | 8379 Views
OTHER ISSUES
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: A one-off calamity, or sign of more trouble for California?Silicon Valley Bank's failure is a sign of weakness in the tech industry, and that could spell trouble for the state of California. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 13, 2023 at 5:09 pm | 2 comments | 2538 Views
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New report finds Mountain View is the most expensive city to rent an apartment in the Bay AreaA new report from Zumper found that the median price of a one-bedroom in Mountain View is higher than any other city in the...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 13, 2023 at 3:26 pm | 11 comments | 10208 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Margaret Abe-Koga announces candidacy for Santa Clara County supervisor race next yearOn March 5, exactly one year ahead of the 2024 primary, Mountain View City Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga announced her...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2023Last comment by skim1@yahoo.com, on Mar 12, 2023 at 11:30 pm | 3 comments | 6183 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Bank run sinks Silicon Valley BankA run on a Bay Area bank with billions in deposits prompted state regulators to close it Friday, according to court documents. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 12, 2023 at 10:54 pm | 9 comments | 3599 Views
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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 | 4192 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 | 4385 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 | 2235 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
OTHER ISSUES
Woman killed by falling tree while hiking with Boy Scouts at Rancho San AntonioThe parent of a Boy Scout died on a group hike at Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve in Cupertino Sunday...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023Last comment by gcoladon, on Mar 7, 2023 at 1:55 pm | 1 comment | 6662 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. 7319 Views
OTHER ISSUES
California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Here's the new, best answerFor the first time, a new state report offers a bird-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness -- nearly...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023Last comment by Leslie Bain, on Mar 6, 2023 at 3:58 pm | 11 comments | 3781 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Can California's power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2023Last comment by LongResident, on Mar 4, 2023 at 1:29 pm | 7 comments | 5039 Views
OTHER ISSUES
City plans to adopt housing element in early springThe city of Mountain View announced that it's aiming to adopt a compliant housing element by early spring 2023. The next...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Mar 2, 2023 at 11:32 pm | 5 comments | 3970 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 | 3586 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County wants to put millions into child careThe county is poised to invest millions in child care services and workforce development in an attempt to stave off an ongoing...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2023Last comment by ivg, on Mar 1, 2023 at 6:52 am | 1 comment | 2376 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Meet a few of the local organizations that are helping make life easier for Mountain View’s unhousedWhen Mountain View RV resident David Schaack hears a knock at his door every Monday at 5 p.m., he knows what’s waiting...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023Last comment by bkengland, on Feb 28, 2023 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 3474 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 | 1664 Views
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