Tech companies in Silicon Valley have jettisoned a noteworthy number of employees in the first half of 2026. Companies in the sector have laid off 7,295 employees in the first half 2026 — just 9% short of the number of jobs cut by tech companies during all of 2025, according to an analysis from Joint...
Stanford drops Flock cameras amid national backlash
Stanford University has terminated its contract with Flock Safety, a company whose license plate cameras have prompted backlash from privacy advocates across the U.S. Earlier this month, the university announced it ended its agreement with Flock and has replaced the Flock system with one that does not allow data to be accessible by any third...
Mountain View residents face eviction to make way for condos
On a recent summer afternoon, an ice cream vendor pushed a brightly colored cart along a residential street in Mountain View. But the chiming music did not draw any customers outside, not even a child — likely because most of the homes on the street sat vacant. For the past several years, tenants have been...
Palo Alto train horn ‘quiet zone’ delayed over traffic concerns
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...