I’ve never seen downtown so packed. Loved it! Thank you to the city for throwing this. Please bring back the big screen for other events! US open is coming up…

Just noticed this in my camera roll. Homes for $10,000! (~$125,000 in 2026 dollars)

Anyone in Mountain View looking to adopt? I have been fostering these guys for the past few weeks after they were found abandoned in a mobile home park. They are great, healthy kittens. Though timid, they are very sweet and cuddly once you give them lots of petting. They love to play and are not aggressive towards people at all. They need a loving home with patient & caring people. They are a bonded pair so we hope for them to be adopted together. Located in Morgan Hill/Gilroy. Please comment here or send me a message if you are interested, or share this post with anyone you know who would consider adopting!

Bonus points if they have some boy-coded options or at least gender neutral.

Target has one that’s plain gray and one that’s plain navy amid the pink flowers. Books inc Mountain View has a couple general planners but no school year planners. Therapy on Castro says they won’t be getting any this year.

Or is there another way that students who get a mix of Google Classroom, canvas, and old-school written on the whiteboard assignments keep track when they’re not allowed to take out their phones?

I thought we lived in a society!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm Maria Rose Francis, a PhD candidate in Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, currently doing dissertation fieldwork in the Bay Area.

My research looks at South Asian everyday life in Silicon Valley and the wider Bay Area — the places people return to, the routes they travel, the groceries, temples, festivals, restaurants, and gatherings that make this region feel like home.

If you live in, work in, or regularly visit Bay Area and identify as South Asian, I'd love to hear from you.

The survey takes about 5–15 minutes and is completely voluntary. This study is IRB-approved by UW-Milwaukee.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDW4bGBiPjATpwf5-n1MT38IPxCcByvnlPqyeHtHzOIrrhnA/viewform?usp=header

At the end there's an optional section if you're interested in future interviews or community sessions.

Thank you so much 🙏

Feel free to ask me anything in the comments.

Hello! Decided to start playing competitively again and wanted to join a 4.0 USTA team league in Mountain View and wanted to see if there's any openings available. Would love to plan a hit and see if it's a good fit. Please DM me if there's a slot open. Thank you!

I recently got a NASA ames internship and I'm looking for affordable housing nearby. My budget is 1000-1600 per month, which I know will probably not last long in the bay. Does anyone have any recommendations? my stay would be from August 24- Dec 11

An outreach email I got from them:

Dear Hacker Dojo Community,

For more than seventeen years, Hacker Dojo has been one of Silicon Valley’s rare open spaces for builders, founders, engineers, students, teachers, and tinkerers. It has been a place to meet co-founders, learn new skills, host events, build projects, and find community outside the walls of a school, company, or accelerator.

Now the Dojo is at a turning point.

Our current space is too small for the community we serve, and our lease is ending without the option to renew. To continue operating as a physical community space, Hacker Dojo must move.

We need to raise $420,000 by August 31 to secure and launch the next home for Hacker Dojo.

This campaign is not about preserving a space that no longer works. It is about building the next version of the Dojo: a larger, more useful, more sustainable home for technology learning, events, mentorship, collaboration, and hands-on building.

How the fundraising drive will work:

Pledge any amount toward the $420,000 goal.

Whether you can pledge $25, $250, $25,000, or help introduce us to someone who can make a larger contribution, your action now matters. If we reach our minimum goal of $390,000 by August 31, your pledge will be collected and used to fund the move into Hacker Dojo’s next space while we raise the additional $30,000. 

Also, you can participate in the online auction launching in August. Maker equipment, high-end artwork, and more will be available, with all proceeds going toward the campaign goal. 

If we reach the goal, we move forward into the next chapter of Hacker Dojo. If we fall short, your pledge will be returned.

What happens if we don’t get this fund?

If we do not, we will ramp down the current facility in September and transition to a different operating model while continuing the nonprofit’s mission.

We will share regular updates, answer questions openly, and host community discussions on July 15, August 2, and August 16.

Hacker Dojo has never been just a building, it’s been about a community, but having a shared physical home has made this community possible for seventeen years.

Now we need the community to help build the next one.

With gratitude,

The Hacker Dojo Board of Directors
and Executive Director

Offering a lease takeover, great for someone seeking an approx. 5-6 month short term rental or sublet type situation with option to extend on a new lease. 2 bed / 2 bath pet-friendly apartment in a great MTV location. Newer construction on the bay side of the 101, right off Shoreline!

Move-in timing is flexible. Lease currently ends on January 7, 2027. Then you will have the option to sign a new lease if desired. Rent is $5,536 monthly.

This spacious 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom floor plan boasts ~1,234 s.f. (larger than most) in a rarely available corner location on a high floor (4th floor). The apartment enjoys lots of light, faces south/west, and has beautiful views of sunset skies. A balcony off the living area also faces south/west.

The kitchen is up to date with a built-in microwave, electric range, garbage disposal, and dishwasher. The refrigerator includes a front water and ice dispenser. Central kitchen island offers abundant space for food preparation and dining. Or set up a separate dining table in the adjacent dining room space.

Primary bedroom includes a generously sized walk-in closet with built-in shelving. The en suite bathroom features a spacious, walk-in shower.

The second bedroom has privacy on the other side of the apartment’s common area and also features a walk-in closet with built-in shelving. The second bathroom is in the hallway, next to the second bedroom, and has a tub/shower combo.

Wood laminate flooring, central air conditioning, and high ceilings throughout. Large capacity stacked washer and dryer in a closet near the front door. Large storage closet plus a separate coat closet in the hallways.

This location is a rare find on the bay side of the 101 in Mountain View near beautiful river/bay trails for walking, jogging, and cycling! Newer apartment building (~2 years new) with amazing amenities including pool, hot tub, 24/7 gym, elevators, central a/c, elevators, secure garage parking, EV chargers, and secure bicycle storage. Tesla Supercharger one block away. Pets OK including cats or large dogs, subject to management company policies and a reasonable pet deposit plus monthly pet rent.

Conveniently located across the street from Microsoft’s Mountain View office and also a short walk to the Google Gradient Canopy office building and many other work sites. Lots of shops, restaurants, and recreational activities are within easy reach here in eastern Mountain View, near the shores of the San Francisco Bay and Shoreline Lake! The nearby Castro Street pedestrian area offers a lovely area for strolling, shopping, and dining outdoors or indoors. Five-minute drive or easy bike ride to Shoreline Lake for sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, wing foiling, stand-up paddleboarding, or picnicking. Or walk to a summer concert at Shoreline Amphitheater!

Amenities to enjoy in the apartment building include sunny or shady lounge chairs poolside plus adjacent BBQ pavilion with bar seating and large TV; indoor rec room off the pool with full kitchen, billiards, other games, big screen TV, and sofas; a top-floor sky lounge with the same plus a sunny balcony that’s also great for enjoying sunsets; two co-working areas with desks and private breakout/solo private work rooms; an outdoor putting green; and a self-service pet spa room with elevated dog washing and drying stations (complete with power hair dryers).

We love it here but our family has expanded and we need a bigger place!

DM me for pictures and more information. 

The Mountain View Buddhist Temple is holding their annual Obon Festival and Bazaar this weekend. There will be food, carnival games, live performances, and a plant sale!

The temple is located on Shoreline across the street from Safeway. There is dedicated event parking (parking info). Parking can get quite hectic, so I'd recommend walking if you live nearby.

Here is a reddit post showcasing some photos from last year's event and my inspiration for making this post. Hopefully no one misses out this year!!!

Where are folks going to watch the FIFA finals around South Bay?

Hello, our dog will no longer be with us soon and I'd like to find a local artist who might take on a portrait of him. Open to different mediums, but mostly looking for leads if anyone knows a friend or professional that might be interested!

Would much rather buy local than from some online service. Open to professionals, art students etc., if you know someone I'd love to get in touch with them.

Thanks!

Edit: So many chats already in like 15 minutes, I'm stunned, thank you so much everyone reaching out, I'll be reviewing messages when I have some time!

I would very much appreciate a few recommendations from the personal experience (first-hand or second-hand) for apartment complexes in Mountain View and around. I'd prefer not go much north but Sunnyvale or Los Altos are more than fine.

I'm looking for something where I can get a decently sized 1b1b (optionally with den) for anything below 5k (ideally <4.5k). I can try to consider a bit over but obviously would prefer not to. Decently sized - as in have enough space to put a couch with TV, working desk and have an area for sport equipment maintenance - think waxing table for skis or repair rack for bicycles. I guess 700+ sqft? That also heavily depends on layouts, of course.

Things I'm looking for besides the size are:

1. Safe parking, ideally with an option to pay for a second spot or with spots big enough to have room for a motorcycle with Chevy Equinox on a single spot. Enclosed garage is a dream but I didn't see much of complexes with them (I can recall Hiro in MTV with those). If there is an EV charging in the parking - that's a plus.
2. No pests/rats and overall clean.
3. Washer/dryer inside the unit and ideally horizontal loading ones.
4. Decent noise isolation - I don't care for people walking on my ceiling but I don't want complaints because I watch TV or play videogames at 11.30pm.

I don't care much for amenities like bbq, guest hall, or pools/hottubs, as I tend not to use them often.

Thank you, kind people!

That new trendy looking building they’re working on at 312 Castro is going to be something called “Velux experience center”

I looked it up, hoping it would be something fun the community can enjoy but turns out it’s a skylight company… darn

Was crossing the street in the Cross Walk at Del Medio & Miller at the all way stop, I started crossing when the car was at the stop sign, then it rolled and I had to stop mid cross walk. This is ridiculous!

I just saw a guy get into a car in front of a store and when he turned it on it was so goddamn loud a small child started crying. Sounded like a chainsaw. And during nights it seems like those cars are racing up and down El Camino or something more frequently these days? Anyways hopefully they don't take out anybody else when they wrap themselves around a lamp post.