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Community Briefs: Bike lane separators, Taste of Mountain View and summer concerts

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

Vertical posts have begun to be installed along the El Camino Real in Mountain View, separating the newly installed bike lanes from vehicle traffic. The California Department of Transportation is in the midst of a long-awaited project to add bike lanes along El Camino Real throughout Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto. In recent weeks, work crews have begun to install the flexible lane separators, starting on the northbound side where the lanes begin near the Sunnyvale border.
Mountain View Whisman signs 10-year deal to share Shoreline taxes

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

What had been a contentious – and at times acrimonious – series of negotiations over how to split millions of dollars in public funding appeared to resolve quietly on Thursday night, when Mountain View Whisman’s school board unanimously approved a 10-year extension to a revenue sharing agreement for the Shoreline special tax district.
Mountain View looks to ban sales of e-cigarettes, flavored tobacco

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

Mountain View is seeking to establish a citywide ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco, electronic cigarettes and vape related products, with a goal of bringing down nicotine use among teens and young adults. In a 6-1 vote, the City Council provided direction Tuesday evening for city staff to pursue a local ordinance in partnership with Santa Clara County that would tighten up the city’s tobacco regulations.
Zone changes in Palo Alto aim to lure housing to El Camino

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

Seeking to encourage a housing boom on commercial zones along El Camino Real, Palo Alto officials approved a series of zoning changes on Monday that will allow taller and denser developments on various stretches of the prominent artery in the southern half of the city. The goal of the zone changes is to spur the creation of hundreds of new dwellings in the stretch of El Camino Real just south of Page Mill Road, consistent with the city’s Housing Element.
Mountain View schools see slight enrollment increase, even as state declines

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

The number of students in Mountain View’s public schools increased slightly this school year, even as the state and county continue to see post-COVID enrollment declines. The Mountain View Whisman School District and the Mountain View Los Altos High School District each saw a 1.2% increase in student enrollment this fall, compared to the 2023-24 school year. In comparison, California saw a 0.54% decrease in student enrollment and Santa Clara County schools overall saw a 1.1% drop.
Mountain View backs seven-story office building at San Antonio Center

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

A massive office building at The Village at San Antonio Center is on track to getting built, following a yearslong delay after the developer put the project on hold during the pandemic to reassess its feasibility. The Mountain View City Council unanimously approved the seven-story commercial development at the corner of San Antonio Road and California Street on Tuesday evening, cementing a long-anticipated plan to build out the western half of the San Antonio Center.
Palo Alto moves to join suit against White House

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

Palo Alto agreed on Monday to join a coalition of cities and counties in challenging a White House directive to withhold money from jurisdictions that do not cooperate with the federal government of immigration enforcement. After a closed session discussion, the City Council agreed to join more than a dozen other jurisdictions in joining a lawsuit against the Trump Administration that is being led by Santa Clara County and San Francisco.
Need for Santa Clara County senior meals outgrows budget

1 week ago | mv-voice.com | Kevin Forestieri

Amy and George Hsu look forward to an affordable lunch five days a week at Sunnyvale United Methodist Church. It’s where they socialize with dozens of older adults, listen to a lively jazz band play “Blueberry Hill” and get a meal with fresh fruit and vegetables they wouldn’t be able to budget for on a daily basis. “Every morning, first thing … ‘Oh, we have lunch. We have to go,’” George Hsu told San José Spotlight with a smile.
Find out what's open and closed on Memorial Day in Mountain View

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

Memorial Day is coming up on Monday and that means that various government offices and public services will be closed or operating on holiday schedules. Read on for a list of what will be affected in the Mountain View area. City of Mountain View: City Hall, as well as most administrative offices and city facilities will be closed on Monday. Emergency services will remain available. For more information, visit mountainview.gov.
Suspect arrested for spate of home burglaries in Mountain View

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

A Mountain View man was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of burglarizing homes across multiple cities, according to a statement from the Mountain View Police Department on May 23. Jesus Tapia, a 25-year-old Mountain View resident, was arrested on May 1, following a monthslong investigation, police said. Tapia was charged with six counts of first-degree burglary, after police issued a search warrant at the 2000 block of Colony Street.