Mountain View Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/mountain-view/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mv-voice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mvv-512x512_480-100x100.png?crop=1 Mountain View Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/mountain-view/ 32 32 228520930 Newly built home in West Atherton sells for $29M https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/ https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:41:10 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/

Nearly half of the 48 homes sold this week had price tags of $4 million or higher. Atherton saw the most-expensive recorded sale at $29 million, while Los Altos saw the most transactions.

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Abe-Koga widens fundraising lead over Lieber in Santa Clara County supervisor race https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2024/08/02/abe-koga-widens-fundraising-lead-over-lieber-in-santa-clara-county-supervisor-race/ https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2024/08/02/abe-koga-widens-fundraising-lead-over-lieber-in-santa-clara-county-supervisor-race/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:44:11 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=307266

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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With the Fed on track to cut interest rates in September, home sales could jump following worst record since 1995 https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:14:32 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/ As borrowing costs remained elevated, California existing home sales registered the biggest monthly decline in the past year and dropped to the lowest level since the Great Recession in November. Photo courtesy PhotoSpin.

Silicon Valley house hunters having a difficult time finding homes for sale aren't alone. Low housing inventory seems to be a nationwide phenomenon.  

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Man arrested for reportedly exposing himself at Mountain View library https://www.mv-voice.com/crime/2024/07/31/man-arrested-for-reportedly-exposing-himself-at-mountain-view-library/ https://www.mv-voice.com/crime/2024/07/31/man-arrested-for-reportedly-exposing-himself-at-mountain-view-library/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:36:15 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=306586 The Mountain View Police Department logo on a motorcycle

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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Mountain View Whisman projects deepening deficits, faces uncertain funding https://www.mv-voice.com/education/2024/07/31/mountain-view-whisman-projects-deepening-deficits-faces-uncertain-funding/ https://www.mv-voice.com/education/2024/07/31/mountain-view-whisman-projects-deepening-deficits-faces-uncertain-funding/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:35:10 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=306555

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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Developer looks to build four-story condos in Mountain View, down the road from controversial builder’s remedy project https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/30/developer-looks-to-build-four-story-condos-in-mountain-view-down-the-road-from-controversial-builders-remedy-project/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/30/developer-looks-to-build-four-story-condos-in-mountain-view-down-the-road-from-controversial-builders-remedy-project/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:14:33 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=306323

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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Community Briefs: Hope’s Corner fundraiser, National Night Out and a library book sale https://www.mv-voice.com/community/2024/07/26/community-briefs-hopes-corner-fundraiser-national-night-out-and-a-library-book-sale/ https://www.mv-voice.com/community/2024/07/26/community-briefs-hopes-corner-fundraiser-national-night-out-and-a-library-book-sale/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:54:41 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=305754

This week in Community Briefs, Hope's Corner held its annual Tour de Hope fundraiser, National Night Out is coming up and a library book sale is scheduled in a couple weeks.

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California’s housing market sees decline amid high interest rates, but Peninsula buyers are still willing to pay over-asking price https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:47:50 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/

Home prices and sales fell statewide in California in June as mortgage interest rates hovered above  7% throughout the bulk of May, when most of these sales opened escrow, according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

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From delivery drones to air taxis, Mountain View tech leaders work on future of autonomous flight https://www.mv-voice.com/technology/2024/07/25/from-delivery-drones-to-air-taxis-mountain-view-tech-leaders-work-on-future-of-autonomous-flight/ https://www.mv-voice.com/technology/2024/07/25/from-delivery-drones-to-air-taxis-mountain-view-tech-leaders-work-on-future-of-autonomous-flight/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:43:30 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=305381

A panel of local tech leaders held a discussion this week about what the future of unmanned aviation could look like. The event is part of the ninth annual Mountain View Technology Showcase.

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Power boat and other equipment stolen from Shoreline lake in Mountain View https://www.mv-voice.com/crime/2024/07/24/power-boat-and-other-equipment-stolen-from-shoreline-lake-in-mountain-view/ https://www.mv-voice.com/crime/2024/07/24/power-boat-and-other-equipment-stolen-from-shoreline-lake-in-mountain-view/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:46:27 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=304988 The city of Mountain View, Mountain View Whisman School District and Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District are trying to negotiate a long-term agreement on how to share funding from the Shoreline Regional Park Community, a special tax district created in 1969 that covers much of the city north of Highway 101. The area includes Shoreline Lake, above. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

A power boat and other equipment worth about $5,000 was stolen from a popular water spot in Mountain View over the weekend, according to the Mountain View Police Department.

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