Mountain View is taking steps to close a massive funding shortfall for a new public safety building after the cost shot up to $210 million, an amount that far exceeds what the city budgeted for it. In a 6-0-1 vote, the City Council approved a recommendation on Tuesday evening to revise the project scope by reducing the...

Magnussen Toyota of Palo Alto, a longtime dealership and service center, is planning to relocate and redevelop a site for a new auto center less than half a mile away on Old Middlefield Road in Mountain View. But it is facing significant opposition from a nearby residential community that is concerned the auto center will severely erode...

It has been three years since Mountain View approved a rent control ordinance for its mobile home parks. Now it is looking to update the ordinance to offer more protections for tenants who are struggling to keep up with annual rent increases. In a 2-1 vote, the Rental Housing Committee (RHC) recommended at their Dec. 12 meeting...

Making some tradeoffs to get more homes built, Mountain View backed an affordable housing development that will support lower-income residents, but will have very few parking spaces for them. CRP Affordable Housing is proposing to build an eight-story apartment complex at 334 San Antonio Road, replacing a Valero gas station and auto repair shop. The City Council...

A new luxury movie chain is moving into The Village at San Antonio Center in Mountain View, taking over the site of the ShowPlace Icon theater that abruptly closed earlier this year. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an Austin-based company, plans to have the theater ready for movie-goers next summer, with premium viewing technology and top-notch amenities. But it...

An affordable housing development in Mountain View is one step closer to getting built, although it is still raising concerns that there is not enough parking for the hundreds of residents who will be living there. CRP Affordable, an affordable housing developer, is proposing to build an eight-story, 100-unit apartment complex at 334 San Antonio...

Moffett Boulevard, a busy thoroughfare in Mountain View, is poised to undergo some major changes, possibly on a much larger scale than originally anticipated. The boundaries of a precise plan that will guide future development along the corridor are being expanded, after the City Council recommended adding three major properties at a study session on Nov. 19....

A developer in Mountain View is threatening litigation if the city does not drop its conditions of approval and allow a builder’s remedy project to proceed. Forrest Linebarger of Tower Investment wants to build a seven-story, 85-unit condominium development on a half-acre site, replacing an existing family home and empty lot at 294 and 296...

The Computer History Museum recently unveiled its newest exhibit, “Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI,” a cutting-edge display that showcases the evolution, impact and future of AI technology. Tucked in a wing of the museum, the exhibit is just 2,000 square feet but hard to miss. Ameca, a humanoid robot, beckons for visitors to ask questions so it...

This month, people with non-violent misdemeanor warrants may be able to avoid jail time through a program with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Operation Second Chance gives eligible individuals with a non-violent misdemeanor criminal warrant a chance to turn themselves in to any Santa Clara law enforcement agency and get a citation with a...