Dear Friends, For years I have talked about the perils of prosperity – too much traffic and not enough housing. I want to let you know about 3 transportation improvements and some opportunities to weigh in on them: The Charleston Ave. Transit Corridor Improvements to El Camino Real Closing off traffic to 3 blocks of Castro St in downtown Mountain …
Continue readingDear Friends, The last public hearing for the 2021-22 budget was on Tuesday, June 8th and the vote to approve the budget will be June 22nd. You can review the budget and background reports here. The overall numbers are very similar to last year, but what is NEWS related to the budget is that this year we are looking at …
Continue readingHappy Earth Day! What is Earth Day? The first one took place in 1970 to bring attention to the dreadful pollution in our water and air, promote environmental legislation and action. It quickly led to the passage of the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act which are cornerstones of our nation’s environmental protections. Since 1970, celebrating Earth Day …
Continue readingMountain View’s Rental Housing Committee (RHC), tasked with overseeing rent control in the city, is poised for big changes this year after the City Council voted Tuesday to demote one of the longest-serving members in favor of a newcomer.
Continue readingHi all, My first two months of serving on City Council again have been full of briefings with most of the Cities’ departments. I’ve been so impressed by how City staff has flexed to meet community needs during the pandemic. Truly, that’s the story in each of our personal lives as well. We have all been challenged to continue as …
Continue readingFriends, I want to tell you about the strategic planning process that the City is embarking on beginning this Saturday, February 6th as part of the Council Retreat. The meeting starts at 8:30, but the item on strategic planning starts at about 11 a.m. in conjunction with a City Council retreat. The process this time is fundamentally different from the …
Continue readingWelcome to the first Councilmember Pat Showalter newsletter. We expect to put these out about once a month with occasional ones on special topics. We will also be putting some useful information and links on the PatShowalter.com webpage. Suggestions are welcome. The Mountain View Community Center is opening for vaccines! You can sign up at www.sccfreevax.org. This is a collaboration …
Continue readingSAN JOSE (CBS SF) — The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters announced Thursday that there were no changes in either outcomes of the Los Altos Hills and Mountain View city council races last month after completing automatic recounts.
Continue readingA Santa Clara County recount policy in place since May of 2016 is now playing out in two of the County’s cities – Mountain View and Los Altos Hills. According to county law, recounts are required for races where the margin of victory is less than either 0.25% of ballots cast or 25 votes.
Continue readingRe: 9.1 Initiate Recruitment Process for Upcoming Rental Housing Committee Openings and Vacant Alternate Seat Dear Mayor Abe-Koga, Vice Mayor Kamei and Councilmembers Clark, Hicks, Matichak, McAlister and Ramirez: The Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed recruitment process for upcoming Rental Housing Committee (RHC) openings and the vacant alternate seat …
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