Yard signs are popping up around Mountain View drawing attention to a contentious state bill that could allow for denser housing in areas near train, light rail and bus stops. Senate Bill 79, which was introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, would set statewide zoning standards within a half-mile of major transit stops. In Mountain View, the...
Palo Alto considers RV parking restrictions as complaints rise
Palo Alto is considering banning inoperable vehicles from parking on public streets as part of a multi-pronged response to a recent wave of complaints from various neighborhoods about the growing number of RVs in residential areas. If Palo Alto takes action to limit RV parking, it would join Mountain View, which bans RVs from parking on the vast...
Mountain View residents don’t want pickleball in Cuesta Park and Annex
On a recent Saturday afternoon at Rengstorff Park, the sound of paddles hitting pickleballs reverberated on the courts as players teased each other over missed shots while others waited for their turn to join a game. The sight is not an uncommon one, according to Cliff Chambers, Mountain View Pickleball Club board president. “The courts are...
Chinese makerspace company opens Mountain View headquarters
A Chinese tech company that specializes in tools for the makerspace community recently held its grand opening in Mountain View as part of an expansion effort to make its technology more accessible to businesses, hobbyists and other creative professionals. Desktop manufacturing company xTool launched five years ago with the goal of helping people turn ideas into...
Mountain View nonprofit celebrates five years of helping people find housing
On a recent Saturday morning, a group of volunteers set up portable tables, chairs and filing cabinets in the parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church, taking up a small corridor of space partitioned off by orange cones and caution tape. Francisco Saucedo, a longtime volunteer, sat behind one of the tables and motioned for...
Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View closed for bridge work
A long-awaited bridge installation is happening in Mountain View that will connect the Stevens Creek Trail to the Ameswell Hotel for improved pedestrian and bicycle access in the Moffett area. Currently, a portion of Stevens Creek Trail has been narrowed to allow for the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge directly across from the Ameswell property...
Palo Alto downtown aims to raise heights, spur residential growth
As Palo Alto leaders forge a new strategy for increasing housing in the downtown neighborhood, one edge of the 90-acre planning area is emerging as a promising site for a future residential boom. Downtown has seen virtually no residential growth over the past decade, even as other areas have experienced an influx of proposals. The...
Palo Alto approves 368-apartment complex on El Camino Real
One of Palo Alto’s largest and most ambitious housing projects, a 368-apartment complex proposed for the former site of The Fish Market on El Camino Real, has received the green light from the city, clearing the way for construction to begin. The proposal from Acclaim Companies for 3150 El Camino Real exemplifies more than any...
Liccardo bill would create pathway to financing ADUs
Rep. Sam Liccardo introduced a bill last week that would create a new federal financing pathway for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to address the nation’s housing shortage. The bill, H.R. 4479, also known as the SUPPLY Act, has 16 co-sponsors and was introduced on the House floor on July 18. ADUs — sometimes referred...
Stanford children’s hospital in Palo Alto opens new treatment spaces
Stanford Medicine has opened a new outpatient clinic and infusion center at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, adding six new exam rooms and 15 private infusion bays for patients and families. The Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases outpatient clinic and Infusion Center’s new space allows privacy for all patients during treatment, according...