Mountain View
Former mayor recalls days of anti-war activism in new book
This article was originally published in the Monday, March 8, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, get in the habit of picking […]
Lenny Siegel
Mountain View
Attorney who fought for the underdog dies
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Attorney Gary Wesley, a noted Mountain View government watchdog who had a “commitment to the underdog,” has been found dead in his home. […]
Mountain View
Voters approve ban on RV parking on city streets, lawsuit possible
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View’s Measure C, a bitterly debated ban on RV parking on city streets, passed with 57% of the vote, but an opponent, […]
Mountain View
Unions, Realtors throwing money into City Council race
This story was printed in the Post on Monday morning. Get in the habit of picking up the Post in the mornings so that you can get all of the […]
Mountain View
Mountain View candidates take positions on key issues
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Nine candidates are vying for four seats on Mountain View’s City Council in the November election. MARGARET ABE-KOGA said she has the institutional […]
Mountain View
FPPC won’t investigate landlords’ allegations against council candidates
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A state agency has decided it won’t pursue a complaint by a landlord group against a Mountain View activist and four council candidates […]
Mountain View
School board member Gutierrez to run for city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View-Whisman School Board member Jose Gutierrez announced yesterday that he is running for Mountain View City Council this fall. Gutierrez, who has […]
Mountain View
Political sign vandal to pay homeowner $1,000
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Job Lopez, a 74-year-old Mountain View tenants rights activist, agreed yesterday to pay $1,000 to the owner of a house where he was […]
Mountain View
Council approves restrictions on RV parking
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council has voted 4-3 to ban RVs from parking on narrow streets, but supporters of car campers said they will […]
In the news
Becker takes lead in fundraising in 5-way state Senate race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park resident and entrepreneur Josh Becker has taken the lead in fundraising among the five candidates running for the state Senate seat […]
Stanford
Stanford pushes back against proposal to house 70% of its new employees on campus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford official Thursday (May 30) objected to Santa Clara County’s proposal to require 70% of the university’s new housing to be built […]
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Let cities decide where and how to build housing
GUEST OPINION BY LENNY SIEGEL East Palo Alto’s leaders aren’t the only ones who believe that Palo Alto and other slow-growth communities need to “step up” and plan for substantial […]
Mountain View
Racism alleged in debate over pot stores
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Amid an apparent cultural divide over city-licensed marijuana sales in Mountain View, Vice Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga has accused two former mayors who support […]
Mountain View
Mayor makes an embarrassing email mistake
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Lisa Matichak made a digital faux pas yesterday (March 7) when she accidentally hit “reply all” on an email, appearing […]
Mountain View
Confrontation between old and new council members over marijuana shops
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Four of the seven members of Mountain View City Council want to roll back an ordinance allowing four marijuana businesses, which led to […]
Mountain View
Ex-councilman berates accused sign vandal; New mayor, vice mayor selected
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two months after losing his bid for another turn on Mountain View City Council, former Mayor John Inks showed up at Tuesday (Jan. […]
Mountain View
Townhouse development approved but tenants facing eviction will need to be relocated
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A compromise reached just after the stroke of midnight this morning (Dec. 12) will allow the construction of 15 townhouses in Mountain View […]
Mountain View
Mountain View residents to vote on ‘sneaky repeal’ of rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Landlords’ so-called “sneaky repeal” of Mountain View’s two-year-old rent control law is heading to the ballot in 2020, despite Mayor Lenny Siegel’s urging […]
Opinion
Opinion: A landslide of local incumbents lost
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mid-Peninsula voters fired an extraordinary number of city council incumbents in the Nov. 6 election. By my count, at least five of the […]
Mountain View
Unions favor Kamei, Showalter, Siegel while Inks gets developer money
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer None of the five candidates for Mountain View City Council have raised more than $30,000 in contributions, although donations from real estate developers, […]
Mountain View
City approves construction of 635 homes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council last night (Oct. 23) approved the first 635 housing units planned for the North Bayshore neighborhood, an area set […]
Mountain View
Editorial: Siegel, Showalter, Inks for Mountain View council
DAILY POST EDITORIAL The two Mountain View City Council incumbents, Lenny Siegel and Pat Showalter, deserve applause for aggressively promoting the construction of housing. They were key players in reaching […]
Mountain View
Six candidates vie for three seats on the Mountain View City Council
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Between adding 10,000 homes, planning ambitious transportation projects, redeveloping several parts of the city and dealing with an influx of RVs on city […]
Mountain View
Measure to roll back rent control submits signatures to get on ballot
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Measure V Too Costly, a landlord-funded campaign seeking to effectively end Mountain View’s two-year-old rent control program, submitted petitions to City Clerk Lisa […]
Mountain View
Mountain View will allow 2 marijuana stores; Asian parents object
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mid-Peninsula marijuana users will soon no longer have to travel to San Jose or San Francisco to pick up cannabis products, Mountain View […]
Mountain View
Cities wrestle over funds for rail crossings
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View are at odds with the city of Sunnyvale over how to allocate funds for rail […]
Santa Clara County
VTA wants longer hours for carpool lanes and wants to charge drivers of EVs and two-person cars
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer VTA is seeking to extend the hours during which drivers have to pay a toll to use express lanes — and to start […]
Mountain View
Mountain View looks for a place for RVs to park
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The 250 to 400 people who live in cars, vans and RVs in Mountain View could get a place to park in a […]
Mountain View
Landlord group gathering signatures for 2020 measure to curb rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A landlord-funded campaign that would effectively end Mountain View’s two-year-old rent control program didn’t qualify for the November ballot, but supporters said yesterday […]
In the news
Opposition grows to toll lanes on 101
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Foster City Council has come out against the idea of putting toll lanes on Highway 101 — and it’s in good company, with […]
In the news
Carpool lanes not ‘efficient’ in reducing traffic, Caltrans says, so it’s pushing toll lanes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Carpool lanes don’t attract enough cars to reduce traffic congestion, so Caltrans will likely convert existing lanes to toll lanes on Highway 101 […]
Mountain View
Measure to weaken rent control won’t reach the ballot this fall
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A campaign for a ballot initiative that would have effectively repealed the city’s two-year-old rent control ordinance failed to pick up the roughly […]
Mountain View
11-story apartment complex proposed
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Mountain View is moving forward with an evaluation of an 11-story, 412-unit apartment complex proposed for 400 Logue Ave., within the […]
Menlo Park
After Keith’s trip to China, council wants to review travel policy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Following Menlo Park Councilwoman Kirsten Keith’s controversial trip to China, two of her peers on the council want to review the council’s travel […]
In the news
Simitian, Siegel won’t back toll hike
This Post originally published this story on April 23. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Regional Measure 3, the bridge toll hike on the June ballot that would raise […]