Joining a growing list of candidates, Mountain View Mayor Pat Showalter has announced that she will seek another term on the City Council ahead of the November 5 election.
Continue readingHousing, climate change and inequity were top of mind at the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation’s annual policy convention on Friday, May 3, as the region’s nonprofit and philanthropic leaders sought to tackle the Bay Area’s most pressing issues.
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Continue readingMountain View City Council members unanimously approved extending an agreement that shares property tax revenue from the Shoreline area with the Mountain View Whisman and Mountain View Los Altos Union High school districts for three more years, as negotiations over a longer term agreement remain ongoing.
Continue readingMountain View Whisman school board members showed interest at a Thursday, Sept. 21, meeting in reaching a new agreement with the city for the joint operation of school fields, potentially keeping the chance for a deal alive after it appeared on the brink of collapse.
Continue readingFacing a massive affordable-housing crisis pushing Californians out of their hometowns and some onto the street, state legislators passed law after law to boost housing production. Now, Sacramento is asking itself the million-dollar question: Is it working?
Continue readingOn June 28, the Mountain View City Council passed a resolution declaring a stage 2 Drought Emergency. The associated rules are on the city’s website. The water provider for most of our county, Valley Water, has asked for a 15% reduction, but the water provider for most of Mountain View, the San Francisco Public Utilities District, has asked for a …
Continue readingPlastic cups, straws and cutlery will soon vanish from every restaurant, fast food joint and coffee and tea shop in Mountain View, after the City Council voted unanimously last week to roll out a ban on non-compostable disposable food service ware.
Continue readingMountain View’s Rental Housing Committee (RHC), tasked with overseeing rent control in the city, is poised for big changes this year after the City Council voted Tuesday to demote one of the longest-serving members in favor of a newcomer.
Continue readingSAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters announced Thursday that there were no changes in either outcomes of the Los Altos Hills and Mountain View city council races last month after completing automatic recounts.
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