The Mountain View Voice published our op-ed calling for more car-free transportation options into downtown.
Yes In My Back Yard
We are Mountain View YIMBY, advocating for more housing in our city and beyond. We are pro-housing activists fighting for more inclusive housing policies and a future of abundant housing in Mountain View. We drive policy change to increase the supply of housing at all levels and bring down the cost of living in our thriving city.
The San Francisco Bay Area is not “full” of too many people. It is full of opportunity to create a dynamic economy and housing market that work for everyone. The housing shortage is a political problem: Zoning and other restrictions have prevented construction of enough places for people to live. We want to fix this and make our community more welcoming and inclusive. Let’s legalize housing.
MV Voice op-ed regarding SB9
The Mountain View Voice published our op-ed about SB9, which is now before the Assembly.
4.2 - Urgency Ordinance Extending Residential Eviction Protections
To Mayor Kamei and members of the City Council
At the start of the pandemic, the Mountain View city council passed an eviction moratorium to protect its residents from COVID-19. As time went on, the state legislature passed laws to extend the moratorium and provide relief for rent debt.
As we approach the deadline of the state moratorium, we urge the council to pass an urgency ordinance to extend the residential eviction protections.
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6.1 - Charities Housing NOFA Proposal
To Mayor Kamei and members of the City Council
Mountain View YIMBY is a chapter of South Bay YIMBY. We are a group of people who live or work in the city of Mountain View and believe in increasing equitable access to the opportunities offered by this amazing city, and combating global warming through urbanization. We do so by advocating for construction of homes at all income levels from supportive housing to market rate!
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400 Logue Ave - Miramar
Dear Mayor Kamei and members of the City Council:
Mountain View YIMBY, a local volunteer advocacy group, expresses strong support for Miramar’s apartment project at 400 Logue Ave.
This strategic location, in the thick of the East Whisman planning area and steps away from Middlefield light rail, is excellent for high-density housing. The 408 proposed new homes will help mitigate the jobs-housing imbalance of the adjacent Google Middlefield Park project.
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MTC-led Regional Measure - Support
Dear Senator Becker,
MV YIMBY as an organization that advocates for transit-oriented development is a member of Voices for Public Transportation, a coalition of over 50 community-based organizations in the Bay Area that support a major investment in our public transportation system. We support developing a major regional transportation funding measure for the November 2024 ballot to create a more accessible and inclusive transportation system in the Bay Area. More information can be found on the website.
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MV YIMBY supports Assembly Bill 629
Dear Assemblymember Chiu,
MV YIMBY as an organization that advocates for transit-oriented development would like to express our support for Assembly Bill 629, which implements key reforms and accountability measures to move toward an integrated, equitable, high ridership, and efficient public transit system in the Bay Area.
The challenges of navigating between 27 different transit operators in the Bay Area acts as a barrier for residents and visitors to adopt more sustainable forms of travel, and disproportionately burdens low income and vulnerable populations.
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EPC Public Hearing, May 19, Agenda Item 5.1 -- 400 Logue
Dear Chair Cranston and members of the EPC:
Mountain View YIMBY, a local volunteer advocacy group, expresses strong support for Miramar’s apartment project at 400 Logue Ave.
Please see the letter attached or the plain text version below.
This strategic location, in the thick of the East Whisman planning area and steps away from Middlefield light rail, is excellent for high-density housing. The 408 proposed new homes will help mitigate the jobs-housing imbalance of the adjacent Google Middlefield Park project.
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AB 946 Lee - Funding for First-Time Homebuyer Assistance - Support
Dear Assemblymember Alex Lee,
Mountain View YIMBY is proud to support AB 946, a bill that would reallocate $230 million from wasteful subsidies to purchase a second home to programs like the CalHFA MyHome Program, providing over 23,000 first-time homebuyers with down payment assistance.
Mountain View YIMBY is a chapter of South Bay YIMBY. We are a group of people who live or work in the city of Mountain View and believe in increasing equitable access to the opportunities offered by this amazing city, and combating global warming through urbanization.
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Support – SCA 2 – Public housing projects
Senator Allen,
I write on behalf of Mountain View YIMBY to support Senate Constitutional Amendment 2, which would repeal Article 34 of the California State Constitution.
Mountain View YIMBY is a chapter of South Bay YIMBY. We are a group of people who live or work in the city of Mountain View and believe in increasing equitable access to the opportunities offered by this amazing city, and combating global warming through urbanization.
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