Our good friend and long time ally, Sally Lieber, has left City Council after being elected to statewide office as a member of the Board of Equalization. Council has voted to replace her with our ally Emily Ramos. Congratulations, Emily!
We enthusiastically endorsed
Lucas Ramirez
Outgoing Mayor
Alison Hicks
Incoming Mayor
and we are grateful for their reelection to the Mountain View City Council!
The following candidates completed our questionnaire and expressed interest in MVHJ endorsement.
Stopping displacement is an absolute top priority for me. The 2020 Census shows displacement of Latinx and other households at an alarming rate. Our planners have said that, despite the 100s of units of affordable housing Mountain View has created over the last RHNA cycle, developers have torn down so many naturally affordable housing units that the city has created net zero affordable housing units.
These are the programs or tools I would use to stop displacement:
These are the funding sources I would suggest: