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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.
Police: Woman arrested for hate crime in downtown Palo Alto

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Gennady Sheyner

A woman was arrested and charged with a hate crime in downtown Palo Alto on Saturday night after she spat on a man while yelling a racial epithet, according to the Police Department. The incident occurred at about 6 p.m. at Lytton Plaza, police said in a news release. The department received a call about a fight in progress at the plaza at 200 University Ave.
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.
Community Briefs: Earth Day celebration, Easter egg hunt and a volunteer fair

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Zoe Morgan

The city of Mountain View is hosting an Earth and Arbor Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19 at the Mountain View Community Center and Rengstorff Park. The event will begin with a ceremonial tree planting and City Council proclamation in front of the community center. There will then be a variety of activities including live animal programs, a guided tree walking tour, a group bike ride and a look at the new electric community shuttle.
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.
Hop to it: Get your Easter plans in order with our guide to Peninsula egg hunts, holiday brunch and more

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Julia Brown

Easter is nearly upon us, bringing egg hunts (of a different variety than the grocery store hunt for an elusive carton of eggs in 2025) and brunch feasts to Silicon Valley. Many cities and businesses have their own unique Easter traditions, like Campbell with its Easter Eggstravaganza (30,000 eggs!) and its Bunnies and Bonnets Easter Parade downtown, or the Easter Bunny arriving by helicopter at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos.
Mountain View Whisman offers two months free rent for teacher housing

2 weeks ago | mv-voice.com | Zoe Morgan

In an attempt to incentivize more employees to move into its staff housing building, the Mountain View Whisman School District decided last week to offer two months of free rent to the next 40 people who sign leases. The school board voted unanimously at an April 3 meeting to provide the two month rent concession, starting the following day. Tenants can choose whether to receive two months of free rent at the beginning of their lease, or have the savings spread out over the lease term.
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 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.