The number of community land trusts – non-profits that buy up land and then sell or rent the buildings on top of it to low-income residents — has tripled in California since 2014, according to the California Community Land Trust Network. 

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Just three months until election day, the Board of Supervisors race is closing in as Margaret Abe-Koga and Sally Lieber vie for the chance to represent District 5.

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A 2019 law caps how much landlords can bump up rent, starting each Aug. 1: Either by 5% plus inflation, or by 10% (whichever is lower). In California, the average median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average, according to real estate company Zillow.

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory through Thursday because of smoke from the Pedro Fire, a wildfire burning east of Modesto.

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Jennifer Sarmento started the Kyle J. Taylor foundation in May 2018 in honor of her son, who passed away from sudden cardiac arrest just a few months earlier. She and her husband have worked tirelessly to help raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrests and work towards preventing them.

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With a consequential presidential election less than 100 days away and the Supreme Court gutting affirmative action, Silicon Valley tech giants are reeling in diversity programs and practices meant to uplift people of color.

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A Mountain View man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly exposing himself and masturbating in front of a woman at the Mountain View Public Library earlier in the week, according to the Mountain View Police Department.

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When the school board passed Mountain View Whisman's 2024-25 budget last month, it projected a $4.1 million deficit. The district is now preparing for the possibility of an even larger shortfall after the city and school district failed to reach an agreement to share Shoreline tax revenue.

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California’s fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last strongholds for imperiled salmon, with potentially devastating consequences for a species already on the brink. 

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A residential street in Mountain View is about to undergo some big changes, as a developer has proposed to build a four-story condominium complex in an area that until now, has largely consisted of single-family homes and two-story apartments.

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