Housing, climate change and inequity were top of mind at the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation’s annual policy convention on Friday, May 3, as the region’s nonprofit and philanthropic leaders sought to tackle the Bay Area’s most pressing issues.
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Continue readingMountain View City Council members unanimously approved extending an agreement that shares property tax revenue from the Shoreline area with the Mountain View Whisman and Mountain View Los Altos Union High school districts for three more years, as negotiations over a longer term agreement remain ongoing.
Continue readingMountain View Whisman school board members showed interest at a Thursday, Sept. 21, meeting in reaching a new agreement with the city for the joint operation of school fields, potentially keeping the chance for a deal alive after it appeared on the brink of collapse.
Continue readingFacing a massive affordable-housing crisis pushing Californians out of their hometowns and some onto the street, state legislators passed law after law to boost housing production. Now, Sacramento is asking itself the million-dollar question: Is it working?
Continue readingOn June 28, the Mountain View City Council passed a resolution declaring a stage 2 Drought Emergency. The associated rules are on the city’s website. The water provider for most of our county, Valley Water, has asked for a 15% reduction, but the water provider for most of Mountain View, the San Francisco Public Utilities District, has asked for a …
Continue readingHappy Holidays! Tuesday night we had the last City Council meeting for the year. I feel like a kid who has just gotten out of school for break. We don’t go back until January 11th. The first time the Council met in person this year was at the Tree Lighting on December 6th! ALL of the previous Council meetings were …
Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving Everyone! I recently returned from a trip to Yosemite and am feeling rested and ready to go back to work. I’m grateful to be back on City Council representing you. I’m also very grateful to all the voters and volunteers who helped me get here. A big thanks to everyone who reaches out to share their thoughts on …
Continue readingPlastic cups, straws and cutlery will soon vanish from every restaurant, fast food joint and coffee and tea shop in Mountain View, after the City Council voted unanimously last week to roll out a ban on non-compostable disposable food service ware.
Continue readingGreetings Friends! I want to urge everyone to Vote “No” on the recall AND mail/return your ballot. We have all been mailed a ballot and there are only two questions on it. Unlike a test, you do not have to answer all the questions on a ballot. You can vote “No” on the recall and leave the vote for a …
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