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Santa Clara County District 5 Supervisor Election 2024

Mountain View Housing Justice Endorses Sally Lieber for SCC District 5 Supervisor 2024

The County is the level of government that provides the majority of our local safety net for low income households, including hospitals, daycare funding, and assistance programs.

Over the last few decades in Mountain View, we've seen these candidates in action. Here are two questions where we can see the candidates' record.

  • Will these candidates favor Renters or Landlords?
  • Will these candidates support the working poor who live in vehicles?

Three Important Ballot Measures

...that matter to Mountain View Housing Justice

Measure V
Establishing Rent Control 		Measure D
Weakening Rent Control		 Measure C
Severe RV Restrictions
MVHJ Support Oppose Oppose
Sally Lieber Support Oppose Oppose
Margaret Abe-Koga Oppose Support Support

Measure V

Rent Control for Mountain View

MVHJ Supported

Skyrocketing rents were forcing longtime community members to leave, become homeless, or share crowded apartments. Rents remain too high, but the CSFRA (Measure V - November 2016) makes it possible for many more families to remain in Mountain View, pay their rent and still have enough for food and other necessities.

Sally Lieber Supported

Candidate Lieber's support for Measure V is best documented in her support for No on D. See next section.

Margaret Abe-Koga Opposed

Candidate Abe-Koga was featured in a video "Measure V too Costly" where she suggested that Measure V was taking funds away from other Mountain View priorities, even though the CSFRA had already repaid its start up funding, and remains self funding.

Councilwoman draws fire for political ad

Candidate Abe-Koga's support for Measure D also reflected her belief that the CSFRA's renter protections went too far:

Mountain View Voice, October 8, 2020

Measure D

Modify CSFRA with 4% instead of CPI annual increases, and up to 10% increases from Capital Improvements

MVHJ Opposed

The CSFRA's main goal is to keep renters in their homes. The City Council put Measure D on the ballot to make the CSFRA more generous to landlords, who massively funded Measure D. Measure D (March 2020) would have provided a 4% rather than a CPI annual rent increase, and also allowed 100% pass through of capital improvements to justify up to 10% annual rent increases. MVHJ members felt these changes went in the wrong direction, and 70% of MV voters voted no on Measure D.

Sally Lieber Opposed

Candidate Lieber signed the Ballot Statement Opposing Measure D's amendments to the CSFRA

Photo of Candidate Lieber at a No on D Rally

Margaret Abe-Koga Supported

Candidate Abe-Koga chaired the Council Subcommittee which created Measure D. Candidate Abe-Koga also was prominently featured in many Yes on D ads, paid for by the CAA and landlords.

Yes on D ad

Measure C

Referendum to Stop the Oversize Vehicle Ordinance Passed by MV City Council, aka the RV Ban

MVHJ Opposed

MVHJ seeks safety and dignity for any household whose best or only option is to live in a vehicle. We support RV safe parking lots, and also street parking in low impact areas. We found Measure C removed RV parking from important low impact areas. While our No on Measure C campaign was not successful at the ballot (November 2020),we are grateful for the successful SVLF lawsuit which brought some relief to vehicle dwellers.

Sally Lieber Opposed

Candidate Lieber supported the No on C Campaign.

Candidate Lieber Online Support for No on C

Margaret Abe-Koga Supported

Candidate Abe-Koga voted yes when MV City Council passed the Oversize Vehicle Ordinance.

While sufficient safe parking spaces were not available, Candidate Abe-Koga voiced a need to motivate RV residents to find alternative shelter.