Mountain View Voice

01/15/2026

An all-you-can-eat kebab journey from Istanbul to Delhi awaits at downtown Palo Alto’s newest restaurant, Meze Kebab.

An all-you-can-eat kebab journey from Istanbul to Delhi awaits at downtown Palo Alto’s newest restaurant, Meze Kebab.

01/15/2026

After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or is it damage caused by treatment? At Stanford, researchers are testing an artificial intelligence model designed to help doctors tell the difference.

After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or is it damage caused by treatment? At Stanford, researchers are testing an artificial intelligence model designed to help doctors tell the difference.

01/15/2026

A doughnut shop with cameos in “Iron Man 2,” “The Simpsons” and “The Tonight Show” is opening its first Bay Area location in Santa Clara.

A doughnut shop with cameos in “Iron Man 2,” “The Simpsons” and “The Tonight Show” is opening its first Bay Area location in Santa Clara.

01/14/2026

A wood burning ban will be in effect Thursday in the Bay Area after regional air quality officials issued a Spare the Air Alert because of a forecast of elevated pollution levels.

A wood burning ban will be in effect Thursday in the Bay Area after regional air quality officials issued a Spare the Air Alert.

01/14/2026

With audience members cheering and small children twirling in front of the dais, the selection of Mountain View’s new mayor and vice mayor sailed through the City Council Tuesday evening in a unanimous vote.

The Mountain View City Council picked Emily Ann Ramos to take over the helm as mayor and Chris Clark to become vice mayor on Jan. 13.

01/14/2026

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01/13/2026

The highly anticipated list of budget cuts that Mountain View Whisman administrators plan to recommend to the school board is now public, with proposed reductions ranging from ending the district’s subsidized preschool program to halving the number of evening custodians.

The highly anticipated list of budget cuts that Mountain View Whisman administrators plan to recommend to the school board is now public.

01/13/2026

For 36 years, Il Fornaio has served Italian classics in downtown Palo Alto, garnering longtime employees and regulars. Servers say it’s where Steve Jobs chatted with Tim Cook and where Hall of Famers, tech executives and government leaders would go to dine.

For 36 years, Il Fornaio has served Italian classics in downtown Palo Alto, garnering longtime employees and regulars. Servers say it's where Steve Jobs chatted with Tim Cook and where Hall of Famers, tech executives and government leaders would go to dine.

01/13/2026

Hundreds of Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary students participated in an assembly last Friday featuring performances from the Alphabet Rockers, a Grammy winning children’s music group.

Hundreds of Theuerkauf and Stevenson elementary students participated in an assembly last Friday featuring performances from the Alphabet Rockers, a Grammy winning children's music group.

01/13/2026

California and four other democratic-led states are challenging the federal government’s abrupt decision to freeze billions of dollars that allow low-income families access to child care and other social services.

California and four other democratic-led states are challenging the federal government’s abrupt decision to freeze billions of dollars that allow low-income families access to child care and other social services.

01/12/2026

Mountain View is inching closer to updating a plan to allow for a lot more housing in parts of the city zoned for multifamily residences.

Mountain View is inching closer to updating a plan to allow for a lot more housing in parts of the city zoned for multifamily residences.

01/12/2026

Homeless women face exacerbated safety risks on the streets, and Santa Clara County officials are considering a safe parking site for women who become homeless to escape intimate partner violence.

Homeless women face exacerbated safety risks on the streets, and Santa Clara County officials are considering a safe parking site for women who become homeless to escape intimate partner violence.