Mountain View
Mountain View is a city of 82,000 between the Bay and the foothills — home to Google's Googleplex and NASA Ames Research Center. Incorporated 1902, governed by a seven-member Council, balancing its role as a global tech hub against intense housing pressure.
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Daily Summary
2026-06-29
Mountain View Agenda Highlights Public Safety Building, Project 20-49-Various Actions
Published agenda materials for the June 23 mountain view city council of the Mountain View City Council included Public Safety Building, Project 20-49-Various Actions. This summary is based on published agenda items and meeting materials, not confirmed meeting outcomes.
Other recent published council agendas in this summary window included Code Amendment to Chapter 36 (Zoning)-Below-Market-Rate Housing Program (Second Reading). Residents can review the meeting pages and agenda materials for additional published council items.
Top Issues in Mountain View
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Sea Level Rise & Shoreline Climate Resilience
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A large swath of northern Mountain View faces serious long-term flooding risk. City projections show the Bay could rise between 23 and 42 inches by 2070, potentially flooding a large portion of the city's northern Shoreline community. The …
Google's North Bayshore — A 30-Year Megaproject Begins
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Mountain View approved the largest development project in its history in 2023: Google's North Bayshore Master Plan, covering 153 acres and including up to 7,000 housing units, 3 million square feet of office space, 26 acres of parks and op…
SB 79 & the Future of Downtown Castro Street
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The most urgent land-use battle in Mountain View right now centers on Senate Bill 79, the state's new transit-oriented housing law. Signed by Governor Newsom in October 2025, SB 79 goes into effect July 1, 2026, and sets statewide zoning s…
Transportation & Transit Future (VTA)
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is navigating a dual mandate — running a regional transit system while developing affordable housing on underutilized land near stations. Ten VTA projects currently in active developmen…
Federal Funding Threats to County Services
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The county is confronting $70 million in anticipated lost federal funding it will need to backfill, with the Office of Supportive Housing facing the largest losses of $29 million. Federal Medi-Cal cuts are driving multiple departmental sho…
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Community Pulse
Mental Health Services Budget Cuts
Mental Health Services Budget Cuts
The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department is facing a $100 million deficit in the coming fiscal year, driven by federal Medi-Cal cuts, changes in state funding, and rising costs — threatening recently expanded mental health treatment programs. Do you support or oppose reducing mental health services to help balance the county budget?
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Elections
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Upcoming meetings
View all meetingsBoard of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
10/6/2026 • 09:30 AM
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
9/18/2026 • 09:00 AM
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Recent news
Mountain View scraps bond, opts for hotel tax measure
San José Spotlight • 2026-06-29
Looking to give the city an injection of new revenue, Mountain View is putting a measure on the November ballot that would increase taxes on local hotels. The City Council unanimously suppo…
Mountain View adopts long-anticipated biodiversity, urban forest plan
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-29
A plan to improve Mountain View’s biodiversity and urban tree canopy got the greenlight last week, marking a major environmental milestone for the city.
Mountain View Voice takes home awards in statewide journalism contest
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-26
The Mountain View Voice won 10 awards this month in the annual California Journalism Awards contest, including first place finishes in the categories of technology reporting, social justice…
Student tech use resolution splits Mountain View Whisman school board
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-26
As concerns continue to rise about the harm children experience from excessive screen time, the Mountain View Whisman School District recently committed to taking another look at its techno…
Mountain View scraps bond plans, opts for hotel tax measure instead
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-24
Looking to give the city an injection of new revenue, Mountain View is putting a measure on the November ballot that would increase the local “transient occupancy tax.”
Mountain View finds a spot for pickleball courts – by leasing land from Google
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-23
Mountain View has settled on a plan to turn two vacant Google-owned properties into a public park with pickleball courts, after a yearslong struggle to find a suitable site for the popular …
Mountain View’s Crittenden Middle School gets new principal
Mountain View Voice • 2026-06-23
A fifth Mountain View Whisman school is getting a new principal this fall, with the school board unanimously voting last week to hire Jamie Bradley to lead Crittenden Middle School.
Mountain View to launch Makers Market this fall
San José Spotlight • 2026-06-22
Mountain View’s downtown pedestrian mall is set to become a testing ground for local artists, makers and small businesses this fall, as the city prepares to launch a new Makers Market on Ca…
Budget Snapshot
Current budget status for this city.
Draft budget preview
Budget document: FY 2025-26 adopted PDF
This Mountain View budget preview is available for internal and prelaunch review. Revenue comparisons are GOF-level, department trend data is a published three-point trend, and the top-line expenditure card is labeled to its imported all-funds table scope.
Imported All-Funds Expenditures
$642.5M
Projected Deficit
Not yet available in current public data