Hi all, I'm looking for a 1 bedroom apartment and shortlisted the following so far

• Reserve Mountain View
• Avalon Mountain View
• Spruce (Sunnyvale)

My budget is ~3000/month. Both Reserve and Avalon have good reviews, on the other hand Spruce has great amenities but bad reviews (especially around noise). I am very confused which of these to pick and need some help from you folks. Thanks in advance :)

https://sfist.com/2024/12/03/alamo-drafthouse-opening-two-new-movie-theaters-in-the-south-bay/

Fingers Crossed it doesn't suffer the same fate as Showplace ICON.

Tis the season - for cheer and good food and gifts - and for a cheerful fire in the fireplace. That fire, however, causes air pollution both inside and outside your house. See https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/avoid-burning-wood-over-thanksgiving-air-district-requests

I am a cyclist - and every year, around this time, I see sights like the one below - low lying air pollution due to home fireplaces. So please, don't light those fireplaces - our air, esp in the evenings, has been pretty awful recently (as any dog walker can tell you).

Low lying pollution over San Jose from fireplaces

Hi,

I’m looking to buy a good robot vacuum and mop within $200- max $300 range. It should work for hard floors and carpets both and is low maintenance. Preferably has app control.

I’m looking to buy by Monday to get advantage of the Black Friday deals.

Thank you!!

Has anyone experience with Transform Fitness in MV? It’s quite expensive and before trying I’d like to hear someone’s opinion. I’m already familiar with the type of exercise, but my previous studio was much cheaper. Therefore I’d like to understand a bit about the teachers and availability of classes.

Asking for a "Friend"

Anyone know what's going on at the Walmart in Mountain View? It seems like they are turning the Walmart into a "Supercenter" like design. Does anyone know if they will add a deli or bakery?

Hello all! Happy thanksgiving week.

We family of 3. Got offer from Microsoft MV. All days in office. Kid is 18 months. Husband job is remote. We are Indian. We are moving to Bay Area in a month and we are looking for rental suggestions. Ideally, 2b2b. We are looking for safe/kid friendly, close to Indian grocery stores. Budget:3k-4k.

Neighbourhood with access to daycare, play area for kid, grocery store and decent commute time (<30 min) to Microsoft would be great. Any suggestions please?

Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, did anyone also noticed cops hovering around California and rengstorff near aviana apartments. Does anyone what happened?

A big reason for getting Costco membership was for gas

Mountain view Costco at Rengstorff has no gas. Why BTW??

Driving 10+miles to a Costco at SJC or Redwood City burns a gallon already. Thats 10% discount gone assuming 11 gals refill most of the times.

Sorry, Sunnyvale Costco is not an option. I had rather see a therapist than having to enter that lot :)

What are the gas refill hacks here

Looking for someone to takeover my lease its a 3b2b apartment in Mountain view, its a shared room (with a student). You’ll be getting your own bed (with mattress), table, chair. Walmart, target, safeway, Gym, restaurants are just 10mins walk from apartment. De anza is 15 mins by car Foothill is 12-15 mins by car Standford is 15-20 mins by car Available after 10th December. Dm me for more info. Thanks.

Hi, I got a job at Google Mountain View as a new grad. I am looking to rent a 1B1B/2B2B apartment in Mountain View/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara/San Jose. My budget is ~$3k. I don’t have a car.

I would like to stay in a place that has people around my age, has things to do (fitness classes, pottery, painting, bars, restaurants etc).

I know it would take 45mins-1hr to travel from MTV to downtown San Jose but I also read on Reddit that it could be unsafe for females.

Could anyone share suggestions on places to live, would really appreciate the help!

Check out this article in the Almanac - lots of people are working hard but not able to get by because wages are not keeping pace with the cost of everything - groceries, rent, gas, utilities, ... Please support your food bank so everyone can have food. We need to help people right now AND fix things for the long term. Demand for food assistance has skyrocketed, food distribution services say they need more help heading into holidays - The Almanac

Devon Conley is planning to throw them under the bus. Her ardent supporters are coming on Facebook and innocently asking "who was approving these?" They want to hear Westover's name. Dude! the answer is "Deven Conley" your friend and mentor! She hid all these charges from rest of the board members by exercising her president power that she grabbed by playing dirty with the help the nodding ladies.

Public Comments: (Laura Blakely trying to minimize the constiuents engagement by insisting on less speaking time. She does not get tired hearing herself in the echo chamber)

https://youtu.be/R-5hV8b1sVs?t=11474

Devon Conley deflecting responsibility to Westover or anyone she could find in the room, including Skelly

https://youtu.be/R-5hV8b1sVs?t=13316

Matternet has a test project where some residents of Mountain View can order free snacks, delivered to their home via drone. Has anyone tried it out? https://www.thedronegirl.com/2024/11/22/silicon-valley-drone-delivery/

This is surreal. The majority of the meeting so far is patting themselves on their back for their great service. These are the board members that were asleep at the wheel during Rudolph's fraud! I'm missing the accountability here.

I am planning to move to Bay area and searching for affordable apartment. I am looking for an apartment that is close to Google office shuttle stop. I understand there is an app that Google employees use that has the details of all routes and stops. Since I am not an employee yet so I cannot check that. Can someone help and post Gbus route so that i can look for apartment near one of its stops. Or suggestions on safe apartment complexes would also be great!

Ok, I was late to this intrigue, and I know The Voice is just trying to be professional and impartial but this guy, Rudolf… wow.

Please do keep abreast of the details that are now finally being made public. You definitely need to dig into the linked articles to do so… here’s a latest thumb in our collective eye. There ought to be MUCH more alarm than is going on downtown…

https://www.mv-voice.com/education/2024/11/21/former-superintendents-spending-raises-concerns-district-is-investigating/

https://www.mv-voice.com/education/2024/11/01/mountain-view-whisman-superintendent-announces-resignation/

https://www.mv-voice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MVWSD_-Dr.-Rudolph-Resignation-and-Settlement-Agreement-11_1_2024.pdf

Rug Center on El Camino near Castro is not going away. The famous “STORe CLOSING” sign has been replaced by “GOOD NEWS! WE ARE STAYING” sign. It’s an early Christmas miracle!

There’s a pair of sunglasses that I found near 103 and 105 Infinity way. I have them currently hanging on the tree between the two houses. They’re on the black strap support.

Every time I see the news it’s “OMG Bomb Cyclone” or when I open my weather app it says “Light rain in the next xyz min”… but zero rain over the twenty fours so far of this storm… has anyone seen any rain stick longer than a minute?

*Wagon Wheel, BTW

Which would you recommend for a birthday dinner?

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/12lBjeH69csIEKQjcFKJE5Ipw4VR0sYiW/view