Emily Margaretten

Mountain View

Freelance Contributor at Freelance

Community reporter, cultural anthropologist, inquisitive observer. Bylines: @mvvoice, @paloaltoweekly, @CalMatters, @elteco, @mailandguardian.

Articles

Mountain View’s downtown businesses see tariffs as obstacle to staying afloat

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

When Sara Puga walked into her family’s Mexican restaurant last week, she encountered a shattered glass door and the possibility of a burglary. It turned out nothing was taken from Los Portales, the restaurant that her family has run for decades on Moffett Boulevard. Uncertainty is never a good thing for businesses of any size, especially those with limited resources who cannot ride out wild fluctuations.
Coroner IDs Mountain View pedestrian killed in vehicle collision

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Emily Margaretten

A Mountain View pedestrian killed in a vehicle collision last week has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Yee Leong, a 73-year-old Mountain View resident, died from “blunt force injury due to a pedestrian automobile collision,” according to the coroner’s office.
Poverty Archives

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Angela Swartz |Zoe Morgan |Emily Margaretten |San Jose Spotlight

Stanford University researchers are hoping their findings on the well-being of young children and their caregivers and how they suffer when critical federal relief programs are defunded can influence officials.
Coroner IDs Mountain View pedestrian killed in vehicle collision

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

A Mountain View pedestrian killed in a vehicle collision last week has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Yee Leong, a 73-year-old Mountain View resident, died from “blunt force injury due to a pedestrian automobile collision,” according to the coroner’s office.
Mountain View Fire Department unveils new ambulance transport service

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

The Mountain View Fire Department is ready to launch its first emergency ambulance transport service that will bring patients to the hospital without taking a fire engine out of service. Until recently, the fire department has not provided its own ambulance during 911 emergency events. The service has always been supplied by private vendors, as part of an arrangement with Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services.
Mountain View pedestrian killed in vehicle collision at El Camino Real intersection

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

A 73-year-old Mountain View man was fatally struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Mountain View Police Department. Officers responded to a call around 5:30 a.m. on April 9, reporting a vehicle and pedestrian collision at the intersection of El Camino Real and Escuela Avenue, police said.
Mountain View pedestrian killed in vehicle collision at El Camino Real intersection

2 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Emily Margaretten

A 73-year-old Mountain View man was fatally struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Mountain View Police Department. Officers responded to a call around 5:30 a.m. on April 9, reporting a vehicle and pedestrian collision at the intersection of El Camino Real and Escuela Avenue, police said.
Mountain View reluctantly approves seven-story builder’s remedy project

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

A contentious seven-story builder’s remedy project in Mountain View is on the path to getting built after clearing a final hurdle of approval from the city Tuesday evening. In a 6-1 vote, the City Council approved an 80-unit condo development on Tyrella Avenue, despite expressing misgivings about its fit with the neighborhood and the developer’s reluctance to address community concerns in its plans. Council member John McAlister cast the dissenting vote at the April 8 meeting.
Mountain View reluctantly approves seven-story builder’s remedy project

2 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Emily Margaretten

A contentious seven-story builder’s remedy project in Mountain View is on the path to getting built after clearing a final hurdle of approval from the city Tuesday evening. In a 6-1 vote, the City Council approved an 80-unit condo development on Tyrella Avenue, despite expressing misgivings about its fit with the neighborhood and the developer’s reluctance to address community concerns in its plans. Council member John McAlister cast the dissenting vote at the April 8 meeting.
Thousands turn up in Mountain View protesting Trump administration

2 weeks ago | almanacnews.com | Emily Margaretten

More than a thousand demonstrators marched in Mountain View on Saturday, joining a nationwide movement protesting the Trump administration and its federal spending cuts. The “Hands Off!” event – reportedly held in more than 1,300 cities across the country – drew a massive crowd to Mountain View and other parts of the Peninsula on April 5, making it the biggest day of collective action since President Donald Trump took office.