The Mountain View City Council recently updated its historic preservation policy, but did not finalize a list of buildings to put on the city’s historic register. The register has drawn opposition from some residents who say their properties are not historic and shouldn’t be included on the list. At a Sept. 22 meeting, the City Council...

For years, Sylvia Garcia Cruz and her family have lived in a recreational vehicle on Terra Bella Avenue, one of roughly three dozen streets in Mountain View that does not prohibit the parking of RVs and trailers. Twice a week, Garcia Cruz pays someone to move her RV to a different spot on the street in...

Access to Mountain View City Council meetings is expanding, with the city launching a pilot program that allows residents to follow along in more than 60 languages. Mountain View is testing out Wordly, an artificial intelligence-powered service that provides real-time audio and text translation on personal devices. It debuted at an Environmental Planning Commission meeting last...

Plans for a seven-story condominium development in Mountain View took an unexpected turn last week after the developer submitted a last-minute proposal to reduce the number of affordable homes for the project. Community Development Director Christian Murdock held a Sept. 2 public hearing for a 216-condo project that is poised to replace 29 rent-controlled apartments on...

Ahead of the November election, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held a recent forum to give voters an early look at the policy positions of eight candidates vying for a seat on the City Council. The three candidates who win the most votes Nov. 3 will get the chance to weigh in on top...

Sitting on a bleacher on a weekday morning, Gary John, a 77-year-old hammer thrower, pulled on a pair of fluorescent yellow training shoes and strapped a glove onto his right hand. Then he dragged a heavy metal ball by a wire to a dusty concrete ring at Moffett Field. “It’s what keeps me going,” John...

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...

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...

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...