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.
Letter to Council - Public Storage/Alta Housing Gatekeeper
Posted on August 23, 2020
| Ilya Gurin
Dear Mountain View City Council:
I am writing to support the gatekeeper development request (item 6.1 on Tuesday’s agenda). There are many families who live or work in Mountain View who desperately need (I do not use that word lightly) the proposed 105 below-market-rate units. Public Storage’s proposed land donation is commendable, and would set a wonderful precedent of cooperation. And I’m sure that Council is already aware that the site is conveniently located near both employment centers and the future transit artery on Shoreline.
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November 2020 Endorsements
Posted on July 12, 2020
| David Watson
Mountain View City Council
We’re beginning our endorsement process, stay tuned for endorsements in the 2020 Mountain View Council Election.
If you’re a candidate interested in early endorsement, please contact us: hello@mvyimby.com
State Legislation
At Mountain View YIMBY, we’re excited to endorse Prop 15, which closes corporate property tax loopholes.
Letter to ABAG - One million new homes is the real RHNA number
Posted on July 7, 2020
| Jeremy Hoffman
Dear Mayor Jesse Arreguin, President, Association of Bay Area Governments,
As I wrote in an Op-ed in the Mountain View Voice last year, regional coordination is the only way we can solve the Bay Area’s regional challenges of housing affordability and transit. Now, more than ever, we need ABAG to provide bold leadership to get out of the hole we’re in.
So it was with great disappointment that I read about the dubious assumptions going into our RHNA needs determination.
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Letter to Council - 1001 N Shoreline
Posted on June 25, 2020
| Ilya Gurin
Dear Mayor Abe-Koga and Members of the City Council:
MV YIMBY, a local volunteer advocacy group, expresses its wholehearted support of the proposed development at 1001 N Shoreline. This development will provide 303 much-needed new homes, close to major employers, with zero displacement and minimal impact on existing neighborhoods.
The site is walking distance from employers in Terra Bella and North Bayshore. For those residents who will work outside the area, it is conveniently located to Highway 101 and future transit routes to the downtown transit center.
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Letter to Council - Street usage
Posted on May 25, 2020
| Ilya Gurin
Dear Mayor Abe-Koga and City Council:
The Mountain View chapter of South Bay YIMBY expresses its support for repurposing downtown street space for restaurant seating. We have long supported making Castro Street more walkable. We believe that auto traffic on the street’s downtown core is unnecessary, and that street parking there is especially detrimental to visitors’ experiences. We agree with Mayor Abe-Koga that “the social distancing requirements of COVID-19 makes this an opportune time for us to try this concept [pedestrianization]” (as quoted by Elena Kadvany in the MV Voice, May 13).
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Letter to Council - Agenda Item 6.1 Gatekeeper for 355-365, 401,415 East Middlefield Road
Posted on May 3, 2020
| David Watson
Dear Mayor Abe Koga and the members of council:
We are excited to see the first project in the East Whisman Precise Plan area coming to council for approval!
There’s much to like about this project:
Located walking and biking distance to offices in the East Whisman neighborhood 427 much needed homes, including 157 missing middle ownership homes Addition of a 16000 sq foot public park Walking distance to Middlefield light rail station $4 million community benefit contribution ($1.
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Primary 2020 Election Results
Posted on April 1, 2020
| Mountain View YIMBY
Election Results The results are in from the Primary election for Mountain View.
State Senate - District 13 Our endorsed candidate for State Senate race, Shelly Masur, will not continue into the General Election in the Fall. It will be a match up between Josh Becker and Alex Glew. We thank Redwood City Councilmember Shelly Masur for boldly taking pro-housing stances, including supporting SB-50, and we were proud to endorse her.
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Letter to EPC - 1001 N Shoreline
Posted on March 22, 2020
| Ilya Gurin
To the Environmental Planning Commission:
MV YIMBY, a local volunteer advocacy group, expresses its wholehearted support of the proposed development at 1001 N Shoreline. This development will provide 303 much-needed new homes, close to major employers, with zero displacement and minimal impact on existing neighborhoods.
The site is walking distance from employers in Terra Bella and North Bayshore. For those residents who will work outside the area, it is conveniently located to Highway 101 and future transit routes to the downtown transit center.
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Letter to City Manager - Welcome Back to the City of Mountain View
Posted on March 11, 2020
| Ilya Gurin
Dear City Manager Kimbra McCarthy:
The Mountain View chapter of South Bay YIMBY would like to congratulate you on your recent appointment to the City Manager position.
We are a group of grassroots volunteers across the political spectrum that advocates for all types of new housing and fair housing policies. As Mountain View residents, our priority is to increase the availability and affordability of housing in walking distance to jobs, services, and mass transit.
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Obama is a YIMBY!
Posted on February 19, 2020
| MV YIMBY Leads
Looks like our former president has noticed what’s going in California.
