Unemployment Rate Improves In Mountain View Area: Feds

The unemployment rate in Santa Clara County is lower than the California average.

Santa Clara County Ahead Of Biden's Coronavirus Vaccine Goal

This is how the Mountain View area compares to California for coronavirus vaccinations.

Unemployment Improves In Mountain View Area: Feds

Santa Clara County's unemployment rate decreased recently.

Broadband Speed In Mountain View Area: See New Data

More than 150 million Americans don’t use the internet at broadband speeds. See how the Mountain View area compares.

Federal Tax Payments And Refunds: How Do Yours Stack Up?

You can use IRS data to compare your tax payments and refunds to others in Santa Clara County.

Mountain View Announces Next City Manager

Kimbra McCarthy, selected from a large group of applicants, is currently an Assistant City Manager in Redwood City.

City Of Mountain View Minimum Wage: 2020 Increase & Employer/Employee Rights

Mountain View will have a minimum wage rate increase per regional CPI for 2020.

Mountain View Passes RV Ban On Streets

The ban is on narrow streets and will take effect July 1, 2020. A ban on RV parking on streets with bike lanes will take effect this year.

Santa Clara Co. Accuses Intuit Of Deceptive Business Practices

The county filed a lawsuit on behalf of Calif. residents accusing the Mountain View company of unnecessary upgrades to low-income taxpayers.

Mountain View City Manager Dan Rich To Retire In December

After 27 years in local government, including eight as Mountain View's city manager, Dan Rich has announced that he will retire in December.

Mountain View Selects Familiar Face As City Attorney

Krishan Chopra, who has been with the city for a decade, worked his way up the ranks to replace the retiring Jannie Quinn.

Introducing Mountain View's 'Immigrant Resources Navigator'

The Immigrant Resources navigator is intended to provide a list of programs, resources, and services that may benefit immigrant resident ...

Google Recommits Funding To Mountain View Shuttle

The service that helps Mtn. View citizens get around town received another chunk of funding from the search engine firm for 5 more years.

Mountain View Puts RV Parking Ordinance In Reverse

The City Council directed staff to return to the drawing board with a phased-in approach to addressing the multitude of RV homesteaders.

Sunnyvale Officers Repair Wheelchair Ramp For Disabled Seniors

The police officers initially thought they were responding to a medical aid call but took on the task at hand to fix the crumbling ramp.

Mountain View Completes Priority List, Identifies Housing Crisis

The city has grappled with a homelessness problem in recent years, and in recent months, declared a housing emergency.

Mountain View Police Dept. Needs Donations For Youth Program

The Mountain Vie Police Dept.'s 'Dreams & Futures' youth program needs (tax deductible) donations to help pay for program supplies.

Mtn. View Taps Assistant Community Services Dir. To Run Dept.

John Marchant has been with the city for 20 years and replaces the retiring J.P. de la Montaigne.

Sunnyvale City Clerk Comes On Board

David Carnahan has worked for the cities of Palo Alto and Menlo Park.

Housing Rally Slated Tuesday Night In Mountain View

Advocates want to urge the Mountain View City Council to forego displacement and protect the remaining affordable housing complexes left.

Mathilda Roadwork To Improve Sunnyvale Drives Starts Friday

The $42 million improvement project will launch with a ceremony slated for Friday morning at the Sheraton Hotel in Sunnyvale.

S Bay Takes On Homeless: Emergency In Mtn View, SJ Lobbies State

The city's Monday night meeting lasting hours resulted in the drastic homeless measure, while neighboring SJ lobbied Gov Newsom for funding.

City Attorney Headed For Retirement

Jannie Quinn is known for her calm demeanor, even through late-night debates.

Election Security Conference Staged At Google

The event features a keynote address from California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and will be moderated by Supervisor Joe Simitian.

Mountain View Ranks No. 1 For Highest Labor Force In California

HomeArea.com compiled the U.S. Census stats to rate the state's cities with over 60,000 population for the highest percentage of workers.

City Planner Returns Home For Manager Job

Aarti Shrivastava will rejoin the city of Mountain View as the assistant city manager, a local government she worked for about a decade ago.

Mountain View Council Expected to OK $5M in Road Improvements

Funding for the project comes from employment-oriented social network service LinkedIn, which was founded in Mountain View.

Mountain View Legal Eagle Appointed For Santa Clara County Court

Outgoing California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Nicole Isger, along with a handful of other judges in Bay Area counties.

Speaking Spanish Elevates Role In Mountain View

The city wants residents who are literate in Spanish to come forward to lead their community through a special civic engagement program.

Mountain View Hires Finance Director Who Knows Ropes, Region

Jesse Takahashi has certainly cut his teeth in the world of fiscal responsibility with South Bay agencies in particular.

Big Business To Pay More With Measure P Passing

Measure P -- commonly referred to as the "head tax" passed -- with about two thirds of the voters opting to collect from business by size.

Mountain View To Roll Out Pot Business Tax

Measure Q passed in Mountain View with a whopping 80.69 percent voting in favor of the city making money on cannabis businesses.

Google-City Address Climate Change At Monday Meeting

The city of Mountain View wants to tap into the tech giant's civic leadership program to come up with climate change solutions.

Marijuana Tax Measures May Roll In Pot of Funds For Silicon Vly.

A handful of cities in Santa Clara, San Mateo counties have joined the party of jurisdictions within California's 58 to tax cannabis.

Taxing Cannabis On Ballot, Makes Way For Legalizing

Mountain View, Morgan Hill and Santa Clara registered voters may decide on Election Day to impose a business tax on the sale of marijuana.

Community Shuttle Extended Through 2019 In Mountain View

Google funding will keep the free service available to residents seven days a week.

Peninsula Bikeway Would Connect Mountain View, Nearby Cities

The community is invited to a launch event for the bikeway which has the support of four Peninsula cities and Stanford University.

Grants Available To Support 'Community For All' In Mountain View

Up to $60,000 will go to local groups serving immigrant and mixed-status families. Applications being accepted, but there is a deadline.

Critical Shortage Of Election Poll Workers In Mtn View, County

The county needs another 1400 workers, who'll each earn up to $200. Being bilingual is a plus.

Election Officers Needed in North County for June 5th Election

Earn up to $200. Bilingual workers are also in high demand.