Palo Alto residents living near the city’s northernmost Caltrain crossing will have to wait a bit longer for relief from the horn that blares each time a train passes by. The city has been pursuing “quiet zones,” a federal designation, at each of its four rail crossings where car and bike traffic intersect with the...
Google renews leases for two Silicon Valley office complexes
Google has doubled down on its office footprint in Sunnyvale by leasing two properties, signaling a commitment to reverse a trend of shedding office space in the post-pandemic era. The tech giant confirmed it has signed lease renewals for Moffett Place on Borregas Avenue and Moffett Gateway on Crossman Avenue in Sunnyvale. Combined, the leases total roughly...
Mountain View tech showcase amazes crowds
Lasers, self-driving cars and chess-playing robots were on prominent display at Mountain View’s 11th annual Technology Showcase on July 30, which gave residents a glimpse of the innovations being worked on throughout the city and exhibited resources they can use for their own purposes. More than 500 visitors flitted in and out of the free...
Stanford Terrace Inn owners sue Palo Alto to halt demolition
The owners of a dilapidated building that used to house the Stanford Terrace Inn are suing Palo Alto in federal court in an effort to overturn the city’s demolition order for the property. The lawsuit, filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, alleges city code inspectors “disproportionately singled out” the property...
Mountain View mayor reflects on busy first half of 2026
Seven months into the job, Mountain View Mayor Emily Ann Ramos is knee-deep in meetings and ribbon-cutting ceremonies while also working to stay on top of some of the city’s most pressing issues. Since taking the helm in January, Ramos has led the City Council through major upheavals, including revelations of unauthorized access to the...
Pipeline project will prompt trail closures at Palo Alto nature preserve
Visitors to the Arastradero Nature Preserve in Palo Alto may soon find their hikes disrupted by trail closures and heavy machinery as city crews embark on a two-year effort to stabilize a creek and relocate utility lines. The city has been planning this project since March 2023, when a hiker noticed the exposed gas line...
Mountain View bike lane project draws mixed reviews
Mountain View’s redesign of California Street is garnering mixed reviews, with residents split over the move to reduce driving lanes and parking to make way for new protected bike lanes. Work on the roughly $6 million pilot project began in March 2025. The city removed one driving lane in each direction on California Street from...
Mountain View to close parking lot to build police headquarters
Most of a downtown Mountain View parking lot is set to close for more than five years as the city begins construction on its new police and fire headquarters — a more than $200 million project that has been in the works for years. Last month, the City Council unanimously approved the closure of Lot...
Mountain View ditched bond plans after lack of support, records show
Mountain View’s decision to scrap plans to place a bond measure on the November ballot came after polls showed plummeting support for the potential revenue measure, according to public records obtained by the Mountain View Voice. The city hired polling firm EMC Research and political strategist Clifford Moss to gauge whether voters would back a...
Final housing projects round out Palo Alto’s SB 79 window
As the deadline approached, two additional housing proposals in Palo Alto applied under a new state housing law that affords greater height and density to projects near public transit. As of July 16, Palo Alto’s local restrictions took effect, blunting the most significant impacts of Senate Bill 79 by exempting historic properties from the law and...