Mountain View’s north entrance to downtown Castro Street is finally getting a makeover after years of lingering half-measures, temporary traffic signs and roadway cones, with proposed changes that will finally eliminate all vehicle traffic crossing the Caltrain tracks. The transit project, which the city’s Council Transportation Committee reviewed Tuesday, would eliminate northbound traffic on Castro Street across...
Mountain View approves Shoreline pathway improvements
Constructed more than five decades ago, the bicycle and pedestrian path along Shoreline Boulevard between Villa Street and Wright Avenue is in poor condition, with tree roots causing cracked and raised asphalt. That could all change starting next year, after the Mountain View City Council voted last month to move ahead with an $8.7 million improvement...
6-story housing approved to replace Mountain View’s historic Chase Bank
The Mountain View City Council voted Tuesday to approve a new mixed-use housing project that will add hundreds of apartments at one of Mountain View’s most prominent intersections, preserving elements of the existing historic bank building on the site. While councilmembers sang the praises of the developer’s efforts to win over the community, build housing...
Mountain View approves 15-story builder’s remedy project near Highway 101
A 15-story builder’s remedy project in Mountain View could become one of the city’s tallest structures, towering above the surrounding one- to three-story homes and commercial buildings in a neighborhood near U.S. Highway 101. Mario Ambra, a former Mountain View Mayor who was removed from office by a civil grand jury more than two decades ago, is proposing to...
DUIs top list for most common crashes in Mountain View
Driving under the influence was the top reason for vehicle crashes in Mountain View last year, a trend the Mountain View Police Department is looking to reverse with a $75,000 state grant that will help pay police overtime for traffic and DUI enforcement efforts, training and education. In 2024, there were 336 reported collisions in Mountain...
Silicon Valley military families may lose their low-cost grocer
The U.S. Department of War may close Santa Clara County’s only place for military service members and their families to buy food and household items at reduced prices. The commissary at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View has long served as a grocery lifeline for military families in the Bay Area. But Congressman Sam Liccardo...
Six-story housing to replace Mountain View’s iconic Chase Bank
Plans to construct a six-story housing development that would add hundreds of new apartments to a prominent intersection in downtown Mountain View are poised to move ahead with the City Council set to take a final vote on the project next month. The developer Greystar wants to replace the Chase Bank at the corner of El Camino...
Mountain View looks to add buildings to historic register
Mountain View is taking steps to update its historic preservation ordinance to protect more historically significant properties, including putting dozens of previously unlisted properties on the city’s register of historic resources. The Environmental Planning Commission weighed in on staff recommendations to streamline the eligibility criteria and review process for nominating, listing and delisting properties of historical significance...
Mountain View approves 4-story condo development
A four-story condo development in Mountain View largely sailed through a City Council meeting, despite some opposition from residents who said the project was not a good fit for the neighborhood and did not provide enough parking. In a 6-1 vote, the City Council approved a 47-unit condo development at 266 and 272 Tyrella Ave., just...
Mountain View homeless population jumps 56% in last two years
Mountain View’s homeless population spiked 56% over the past two years with the vast majority of unhoused people residing in vehicles, according to a report released by Santa Clara County this week. The number of homeless individuals in Mountain View jumped from 562 in 2023 to 879 in 2025. Countywide, the homeless population also increased...