When it comes to the environment, Sunnyvale and Mountain View have a pretty green image, spending millions on bike lanes, solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations. But their tactics in an ongoing court case — in which their lawyers claimed major Bay Area creeks should not be protected from pollution under the federal Clean … Read more
File — Hobee’s Restaurant, known for its blueberry coffeecake, is closing its original store in Mountain View. Dianna W. on Yelp Hobee’s Restaurants, known for its self-proclaimed “world-famous coffeecake,” will permanently close its original Mountain View store after 49 years. The Mountain View restaurant, located at 2312 Central Expressway, is expected to shutter at the end of … Read more
Langsat, which grows in yellow, grapelike clusters, is an illegal fruit that’s frequently smuggled into the Bay Area, along with mountain apples, June plums and mangos. Nancybelle Gonzaga Villarroya/Getty Images On Wednesday morning, a UPS driver discovered a dozen small boxes that didn’t look quite right. That’s because they contained 600 pounds of June plums, … Read more
County maps show that some 112 square miles of Santa Clara County are now under quarantine due to the invasive brown-and-white fly, encompassing Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Cupertino. Steve Proehl/Getty Images California is going to war with invasive flies and placing portions of the state under quarantine — again. The Oriental fruit fly, or Bactrocera dorsalis, … Read more
The 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam rides on the back of a golf cart outside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images Levi’s Stadium, which is more than 40 miles from downtown San Francisco, hosts an average of just 20 events each year but each of them are major, including … Read more
1952 Lagonda DH Tickford International Car Show The 2005 Aston Martin Vanquish is one of several classic cars featured in the James Bond movie series to be exhibited by the Aston Martin Owners Club. International Car Show The Pacific Region Ferrari Owners Club will also display a number of classic Ferrari models. International Car Show … Read more