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Epicenter of Silicon Valley Innovation

“Mountain View is the epicenter of Silicon Valley innovation. The City's pro-business environment, highly educated workforce and di-versity makes Mountain View one if the country's most desirable...

Home to Prestigious Programs for Digital Entrepreneurs

“The Y Combinator offices sit at the dead center of Silicon Valley, in Mountain View, on a street called Pioneer Way. Outside the traffic hums along CA-85 headed either south to Cupertino or north...

Commitment to Those Who Are Often Overlooked

“The City of Mountain View is incredibly diverse, and in no way more so than economically. Here in Silicon Valley, in the midst of so much wealth and cutting edge innovation, those most in need...

President Barack Obama on Mountain View

“I know a lot about your city. It's one of the few cities in the country that has escalating real estate and is creating jobs. You have a really great city, keep up the great work.” –...

Mountain View

Population:

74,066

Year founded:

1902

San Mateo's Transit-Oriented Development, Community Involvement, and Police Activities League

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San Mateo is in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula midway between San Francisco and San Jose. The city is conveniently located just south of the San Francisco International Airport, connected to the East Bay by the San Mateo Bridge, linked to points north and south by the Caltrain commuter line rail, and is at the crossroads of Highways 101, 280, and 92. San Mateo’s 16 square miles extend from San Francisco Bay to the coastal hills and include 200 acres of parkland.

Mountain View

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The Community

Nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay, Mountain View is a diverse community, ideally located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The City is just over 12 square miles and is home to approximately 75,000 residents and to many nationally and internationally known corporations, such as Google, Microsoft, Intuit and other major biotech, life-sciences and technology companies, as well as a diverse small business base.

Mountain View is a modern, high-tech city that prides itself on providing excellent public services and facilities. In recent years, the City of Mountain View has developed some of the finest recreation facilities the Bay Area has to offer. Mountain View’s extensive 36 City parks (with another in development), and trail system provides an array of recrea-tional activities.

While Mountain View leads with new ideas and innovations, the City remains committed to the traditional values of strong neighborhoods and citizen involvement. Mountain View is made up of a variety of distinct, locally organized neighborhood and homeowners associations that help identify the community’s needs and shape the City’s future.

The City boasts a strong safety record and is considered one of the best places to live on the San Francisco Bay Peninsula. The school systems, both public and private, are highly regarded and Mountain View’s location is close to many top-notch colleges and universities.

City Government

The City of Mountain View is a progressive, full-service city and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The seven Council Members are elected at-large for four-year terms. Mountain View has approximately 600 employees and a General Fund Operating budget of $93 million. City-operated services include the departments of Community Development, Police, Fire, Public Works, Community Services, Library Ser-vices, City Manager-Human Resources, and Finance and Administrative Services. City departments work as a team in providing seamless customer service on a daily basis.

Among the many recent City accomplishments, we highlight the development of the En-vironmental Sustainability Program and its ongoing community and city efforts, the updated General Plan for 2030, and the extension of the Stevens Creek Trail, the Graham Reservoir and Sports Complex and Health and Wellness efforts.

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Population:

74,066

Year founded:

1902

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Mountain View Council/Manager Relationship

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Mountain View

The Community

Nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay, Mountain View is a diverse community, ideally located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The City is just over 12 square miles and is home to approximately 75,000 residents and to many nationally and internationally known corporations, such as Google, Microsoft, Intuit and other major biotech, life-sciences and technology companies, as well as a diverse small business base.

Mountain View is a modern, high-tech city that prides itself on providing excellent public services and facilities. In recent years, the City of Mountain View has developed some of the finest recreation facilities the Bay Area has to offer. Mountain View’s extensive 36 City parks (with another in development), and trail system provides an array of recrea-tional activities.

While Mountain View leads with new ideas and innovations, the City remains committed to the traditional values of strong neighborhoods and citizen involvement. Mountain View is made up of a variety of distinct, locally organized neighborhood and homeowners associations that help identify the community’s needs and shape the City’s future.

The City boasts a strong safety record and is considered one of the best places to live on the San Francisco Bay Peninsula. The school systems, both public and private, are highly regarded and Mountain View’s location is close to many top-notch colleges and universities.

City Government

The City of Mountain View is a progressive, full-service city and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The seven Council Members are elected at-large for four-year terms. Mountain View has approximately 600 employees and a General Fund Operating budget of $93 million. City-operated services include the departments of Community Development, Police, Fire, Public Works, Community Services, Library Ser-vices, City Manager-Human Resources, and Finance and Administrative Services. City departments work as a team in providing seamless customer service on a daily basis.

Among the many recent City accomplishments, we highlight the development of the En-vironmental Sustainability Program and its ongoing community and city efforts, the updated General Plan for 2030, and the extension of the Stevens Creek Trail, the Graham Reservoir and Sports Complex and Health and Wellness efforts.

General Plan 2030

Plan Update Process: Following completion of the 2008 Community Visioning Process, the City and project team embarked on a multi-year update of Mountain View's General Plan.

Stevens Creek Trail

The Mountain View section of Stevens Creek Trail is currently open from the San Fran-cisco Bay at Shoreline Regional Park to just south of El Camino Real.

Health and Wellness Initiatives

The City is actively engaged in initiatives related to health and wellness that focus on de-veloping zoning and design standards to implement transportation policies that promote our main transportation corridor in the General Plan update and subsequent rezoning.

Graham Reservoir and Sports Complex Project

Recognized by American City and County Magazine as one of five outstanding City government projects in 2007, and the winner of the 2008 League of California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in the “Public Works, Infrastructure, and Transportation Category”, this unique sports com

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THE COUNCIL MANAGER RELATIONSHIP

Mountain View Council/Manager Relationship

What is a City Manager? Imagine your city government as a football team, with skilled players and keen instincts, ready to lead a drive to the goal line. On the field is the City Council, acting in every way as the city’s coaching staff. The...

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