Emily Margaretten

4 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Emily Margaretten

As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement, Santa Clara County has announced that it has earmarked more than $8 million in immigration support services as part of next year’s fiscal budget. The funding will go towards immigration legal services, outreach and rapid response activities, making it the largest investment for these kinds of services in the county’s history, according to a June 20 press release.

4 days ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

Mountain View is looking to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving alcohol and drug impaired drivers after receiving a $315,000 grant from the state to increase police enforcement efforts. The award comes from the state’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant program, which was established in 2016 with the passage of Proposition 64 that legalized the recreational use of marijuana by adults 21 years and older.

5 days ago | mv-voice.com | Emily Margaretten

As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement, Santa Clara County has announced that it has earmarked more than $8 million in immigration support services as part of next year’s fiscal budget. The funding will go towards immigration legal services, outreach and rapid response activities, making it the largest investment for these kinds of services in the county’s history, according to a June 20 press release.

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

Mountain View is looking to roll out major street and safety improvements on Rengstorff Avenue, a busy thoroughfare with a history of fatal and severe injury crashes. Earlier this year, Caltrans awarded Mountain View $352,000 to analyze bicycle, pedestrian and green street improvements along a 1.7-mile stretch of Rengstorff Avenue, between Leghorn Street and El Camino Real. The city tapped consulting firm Kimley-Horn and Associates to carry out the study.

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

Earlier this year, Mountain View’s Oktoberfest faced an uncertain future as Stein’s Beer Garden was in jeopardy of closing. A new owner has since taken over the establishment, but is not planning to co-host Oktoberfest as in years past. Instead, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce is stepping up as the sole organizer of Oktoberfest and continuing the annual tradition, with hopes of relocating the popular event from its usual spot by Stein’s to just around the corner.