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AROUND TOWN
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 | 8647 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 10664 Views
AROUND TOWN
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. 4861 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Tesla to open global engineering HQ in Palo AltoMarking a thawing of his sometimes fractious relationship with the Golden State, Elon Musk announced Wednesday that Tesla...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by Seth Neumann, on Feb 23, 2023 at 9:30 pm | 2 comments | 3372 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View police arrest two men for suspected identity theft, carrying unregistered firearmA routine contact with a parked driver by a Mountain View police officer on Tuesday ended in the arrest of one man on suspicion...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023Last comment by Rock, on Feb 23, 2023 at 6:05 pm | 2 comments | 3056 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 15318 Views
OTHER ISSUES
State offers $30M in funding for Bay Area electric vehicle charging projectsElectric vehicle charging station construction projects that are ready to break ground in the Bay Area can receive their...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Neighbor, on Feb 21, 2023 at 8:05 pm | 1 comment | 1895 Views
AROUND TOWN
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. 3709 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 2723 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unfit to teach? Palo Alto teacher accused of rape had a checkered history in local schoolsPalo Alto Unified administrators knew of physical education teacher Peter Colombo's criminal history more than a decade ago...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023Last comment by Another MV Resident, on Feb 18, 2023 at 9:40 am | 2 comments | 7062 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 5451 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Worried about Castro Street vacancies and eyesores, Mountain View council OKs Phase 1 of updated downtown planMountain View City Council took a big step toward updating the city’s Downtown Precise Plan at its Dec. 6 meeting, approving...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2022Last comment by Bob, on Feb 16, 2023 at 8:14 pm | 62 comments | 13053 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 3927 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Mountain View City Council to consider adding 24-hour 'no return' rule to three-day street parking limitThe Mountain View City Council is considering some tweaks to its 72-hour parking rule, which prohibits parking in the same...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 16, 2023 at 1:37 pm | 11 comments | 6805 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 2664 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 3691 Views
ELECTIONS
Dianne Feinstein, California's first woman elected to U.S. Senate, says this term will be her lastU.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year. Read the full...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2023Last comment by Dan Waylonis, on Feb 14, 2023 at 2:57 pm | 1 comment | 2457 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Plans underway to redevelop Buena Vista Mobile Home ParkSix years after it took ownership of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, the Santa Clara County Housing Authority is moving ahead...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 14, 2023 at 12:05 pm | 11 comments | 5061 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Guest opinion: Building affordable housing requires partnershipsIn a guest opinion, county supervisor Joe Simitian and Mountain View City Council member Lucas Ramirez point to a track record...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2023Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Feb 13, 2023 at 10:43 pm | 25 comments | 6024 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why California still doesn't mandate dyslexia screeningExperts agree early diagnosis is key to helping dyslexic students learn to read, yet the statewide teachers union and others...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2023Last comment by Kathy Thibodeaux, on Feb 13, 2023 at 5:11 pm | 1 comment | 2758 Views
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