Phishing in contaminated water: Mountain View warns residents of scams after water main breach
Amidst uncertainty surrounding when Mountain View might be able to restore safe drinking water for the dozens of households that have been without it for several days, the city is now warning residents to beware of phishing scams.
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Crash shuts down Central Expressway lanes in Mountain View
All eastbound lanes of Central Expressway between Castro Street and the State Highway 85 off-ramp in Mountain View are back open after being shut down for more than 4 hours early Monday morning due to a traffic collision.
Mountain View residents impacted by ‘contamination breach’ won’t have water restored until midweek at the earliest
About two-thirds of the residents in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park neighborhood who were without tap water since Friday had their water restored on Sunday morning for toilet use only, according to a statement from the city.
‘Contamination breach’ leaves Mountain View residents without water
While doing construction work on Friday, a city contractor potentially contaminated a water main near Cuesta Park in Mountain View, causing the city to shut off water to the surrounding neighborhood, impacting about 75 households.
Food
This new Burlingame restaurant is a blast from the past
Step back in time at Patty’s Retro Diner, a new addition to Broadway in Burlingame.
‘It was just a perfect storm’: Sushirrito co-founder Ty Mahler speaks on the demise of the fast-casual chain
Bay Area sushi burrito chain Sushirrito is gone for good. Established in 2011 in San Francisco and quickly popping up all along the Peninsula, the fast-casual chain was known for its made-to-order Japanese Latin fusion mega rolls wrapped and eaten…
How a Palo Alto man’s pandemic project unexpectedly bloomed into a thriving honey business
While millions of people experimented with sourdough starters during the pandemic, Palo Alto resident Dave Rickling accidentally took up beekeeping. Now, he has around 200 hives and his own business: Dave’s Backyard Bees.
Arts & Culture
Review: ‘Come From Away’ soars at TheatreWorks
Company’s artistic director emeritus, Robert Kelley, directs musical inspired by a small Canadian town’s hospitality to travelers stranded by 9/11.
Independent Bookstore Day brings giveaways, exclusive literary items and author talks to Silicon Valley shops
This year, additional Independent Bookstore Day events include a “Bridgerton”-themed weekend at A Novel Affair in Los Altos, a sip and shop at Peninsula Books and literary trivia at Kepler’s.
What’s up this week: Author Rebecca Solnit, ‘Frozen,’ Molly Tuttle and more
This week, author Rebecca Solnit is at Kepler’s; “Frozen” brings wintry charm to Palo Alto Players; and Palo Alto-raised Grammy winner Molly Tuttle is back at The Guild. Plus, a new composition honoring endangered animals, a genre-spanning band in Redwood…
Spotlight
Changing diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual
Stanford microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
Ivy League mentorship for college applications and career foundations through meaningful projects
Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment that college admissions has created. Founded in 2019 by Columbia graduates, the Path Mentors’ team of nearly 100 mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance,…
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YouTuber provoked, pepper-sprayed shopper at Mountain View Costco, police say
Mountain View police arrested a Southern California YouTuber for blasting pepper spray at a man outside Mountain View’s Costco, an alleged assault that police say was motivated by the YouTuber’s financial interest and desire for views.
Prosecutors allege Mountain View massage parlors were part of regional brothel network
From the outside, Relax Day Spa and Camino Massage Therapy presented themselves as massage parlors, but authorities allege the two Mountain View businesses were actually brothels. A criminal case is underway against the family accused of running the operation.
Real Estate
New study finds older millennials are now highest-spending homebuyers
Baby boomers may make up the largest generational group of homebuyers nationwide, but older millennials — now roughly ages 36 to 45 — have emerged as the highest-earning, biggest-spending buyers.
Shaping nature: The legacy of trailblazing landscape architect Mary Gordon
Long before computer-generated plans and digital renderings became the norm, Palo Alto landscape architect Mary Gordon drew her gardens by hand — shaping curves with a practiced eye and an instinct for nature that no ruler could replicate. It was…
Glass ‘treehouse’ and historic logging-era estate among unique Peninsula homes recently sold (or on the market)
The Midpeninsula has no shortage of seriously unique homes. From a historic modern “treehouse” perched among oaks and redwoods in Palo Alto to a historic Victorian with logging-era roots, these one-of-a-kind properties – whether because of their price, unusual design…
The Six Fifty
From upgrades at landmark parks to events in nature, here’s what’s happening outside in Silicon Valley this spring
Get the inside scoop on the outdoors with The Six Fifty’s latest roundup of parks and recreation happenings.
Año Nuevo’s iconic elephant seal viewing areas are reopening after a bird flu outbreak. Scientists have been hard at work the entire time
At its onset, no one knew how the bird flu would progress in the northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo, but this week, officials announced the reserve’s elephant seal viewing areas will reopen on Saturday, just a month and a…
Free in Silicon Valley: Where to find clothing and book swaps, fix-it clinics, plant exchanges and more
Swapping and sharing goods and skills is not only an environmentally friendly practice – it’s also a social and fun one.
