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Planning commission supports huge Middlefield Park mixed-use project despite concerns over Google's affordable housing proposalThe Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission threw unanimous support behind the latest iteration of the Middlefield...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Nov 1, 2022 at 5:13 pm | 13 comments | 7748 Views
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Thousands turn out for Mountain View's annual Monster BashKids and their families, decked out in Halloween costumes, filled Mountain View's Rengstorff Park on Saturday, Oct. 29, for...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2022Last comment by Karen Stevens , on Nov 1, 2022 at 3:22 pm | 1 comment | 4489 Views
ELECTIONS
Kamei says she’ll find creative ways to build affordable housing if reelectedAs Ellen Kamei now seeks her second term on the City Council, she said housing continues to be her No. 1 priority if reelected....
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 29, 2022 at 3:44 pm | 2 comments | 2917 Views
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Mountain View City Council approves San Antonio Road housing development, despite major frustrations over applicant's last-minute changeThe applicant initially presented two options to meet its affordable housing obligation, only to withdraw one of the options...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 28, 2022 at 9:57 pm | 12 comments | 6307 Views
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Traffic signals at Castro Street intersections will return to normal starting this weekDuring the pandemic, the traffic signals on Castro Street at Villa, Dana and California streets were changed to flashing...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2022Last comment by Aleeee, on Oct 28, 2022 at 12:17 pm | 10 comments | 5224 Views
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New media platform aims to make accessing local politics simplerBased on your location, CivicBell automatically creates a feed from the elected officials who represent you, from the smallest...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2022Last comment by CivicBell Team, on Oct 27, 2022 at 2:57 pm | 6 comments | 4909 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Kevin Jensen for SheriffThe next sheriff will face a monumental challenge to improve transparency, accountability and communication after years of...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2022Last comment by SRB, on Oct 27, 2022 at 11:27 am | 2 comments | 27764 Views
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Google enters agreement with U.S. Department of Justice after allegedly defying search warrant, losing dataThe U.S. Department of Justice has entered into an agreement with Google over the loss of data related to a search warrant...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 26, 2022 at 6:05 pm | 1 comment | 3230 Views
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Palo Alto bicyclist attacked in race-fueled hit-and-runAn assault on Sept. 29 in Palo Alto is being investigated by police as a hate crime after a man on a bicycle was allegedly...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2022Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 26, 2022 at 10:34 am | 1 comment | 3465 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Vehicles burglarized at Computer History Museum in Mountain ViewFive vehicles were burglarized outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View over the weekend, prompting police to...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2022Last comment by Rob, on Oct 25, 2022 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 3313 Views
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Mountain View to begin enforcing time limits in parking lots, city garagesWith the sale of downtown parking permits now available, time limits in city parking lots and garages will be enforced beginning...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2022Last comment by Jackie Cashen, on Oct 24, 2022 at 10:45 pm | 2 comments | 4003 Views
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California to end the COVID state of emergencyThe state of emergency gave Gov. Gavin Newsom wide-ranging powers to issue mandates and enter into billions of dollars of...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 24, 2022 at 5:02 pm | 5 comments | 3392 Views
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Buried car in Atherton: Onsite investigation complete, still no human remains foundPolice say the on-site investigation of a car buried in an Atherton backyard is done, with the vehicle excavated and taken...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2022Last comment by Donna Hughs, on Oct 24, 2022 at 3:34 pm | 1 comment | 3150 Views
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SB 330 has direct impact on tenant displacement in Mountain View, city data showsSince SB 330 came into effect in January 2020, the number of projects that displace tenants living in rent control-covered...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 23, 2022 at 6:33 pm | 14 comments | 7977 Views
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World's largest digital camera debuts in Menlo ParkThe largest digital camera in the world is in Menlo Park, on its way to a north Chilean mountaintop to map the stars, hopefully...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2022Last comment by Ron, on Oct 22, 2022 at 12:18 pm | 1 comment | 4431 Views
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Palo Alto and Los AltosMosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in a small area of Palo Alto and Los Altos, the Santa Clara County Vector...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2022Last comment by ivg, on Oct 20, 2022 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 3092 Views
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Terún to hold Parkinson's disease fundraiser after chef reveals his diagnosisOn July 7, Terún and iTalico chef and owner Kristjan D'Angelo marked the five-year anniversary of a life-changing diagnosis. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2022There are no comments yet. 1229 Views
ELECTIONS
Editorial: Reelect Hicks, Kamei and Ramirez to Mountain View City CouncilThis November, we recommend the known over the unknown in voting for council members Alison Hicks, Ellen Kamei and Lucas...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Oct 19, 2022 at 7:57 am | 19 comments | 5221 Views
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The Santa Clara County Sheriff's race: What they'd do if electedHow the scandal-plagued Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office will operate in a post-Laurie Smith era will be determined by...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 9781 Views
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Santa Clara County unveils plan for new primary health care clinic in Palo Alto-Mountain View areaSanta Clara County's health care system plans to bring much-needed services to the Palo Alto-Mountain View area with a new...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2022Last comment by ivg, on Oct 17, 2022 at 10:04 pm | 5 comments | 4591 Views
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