Public beta testing of Beta.MountainView.gov has begun and will continue through Tuesday, April 18. 

During the beta testing period, the public and other stakeholders can provide input about the City’s beta website in several ways: 

1. Take an online survey in English, Spanish or Chinese. 

2. Participate in on-location testing at the Mountain View Public Library, Mountain View Senior Center and The View Teen Center. 

3. Attend an hour-long Beta Website Focus Group session: 

• Register online for Monday, April 10: 6-7 p.m.
• Register online for Thursday, April 13: 5:30-6:30 p.m.  

During beta testing, you will see site changes as City staff continues to update and add content, make overall improvements and complete integrations of the new search engine, translation tool and email notification system.

The new City website is anticipated to go live later this spring. 

The City of Mountain View thanks the community for its input into the development of the 2023 - 2031 Housing Element, which the City Council will discuss and vote on its adoption at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m.

The Housing Element will guide the City on future decisions about housing preservation, protection and production and reflects the community’s vision of equity and inclusion.

For more information on the Housing Element, visit MVHousingElement.org.

On Friday, March 31, the City of Mountain View and Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held the 2023 City Annual Update with the theme, "Building Community: Step by Step."

The event featured speeches by Mayor Alison Hicks and City Manager Kimbra McCarthy covering housing, economic development, school collaboration and much more. The video recording will be published soon at MountainView.gov/YouTube.

For now, you can view the "Looking Back" short shown at the event at Youtu.be/MVgM5f9WLjU.

Shoreline at Mountain View was once home to a hog farm, landfill and wrecking yard. In 1968, City leaders had the foresight to purchase the property, and the year after State law created the Shoreline Regional Park Community to take on the responsibility for maintenance of the regional landfill, development of a regional park, and support of North Bayshore’s development into a center of economic opportunity and quality housing.

This year, Shoreline celebrates its 40th anniversary as a regional park and recreation area. Stay tuned for details about multiple events that will be held this year to celebrate this momentous occasion.

For more information, visit MountainView.gov/Shoreline.

The Volunteer Fair is back for the first time since 2019! The City of Mountain View Recreation Division invites you to our Volunteer Fair on Saturday, April 15, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave. 

The fair will showcase available volunteer opportunities for teens and adults in our community and answer questions from interested volunteers. Participating organizations are based in Mountain View or directly serve the Mountain View community.

Attending organizations* include:

• Alzheimer's Association
• Avenidas
• CHAC
• Community Action Team
• Community Services Agency
• Day Worker Center
• El Camino Health
• FabMo
• Furry Friends
• Living Classroom
• Mentor Tutor Connection
• City's Multicultural Engagement Program
• Mountain View Educational Foundation
• Palo Alto Humane Society
• Sustainability
• The Health Trust
• The View Teen Center

The City of Mountain View is collaborating with the County of Santa Clara on a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) update. This update aims to continue to build community partnerships, lessen the impacts of hazards, and provide funding opportunities for activities that reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from future disasters. 

To give your input, take the online survey at PrepareSCC.org/MJHMPSurvey, which is available in Chinese, English, Spanish, Tagalong and Vietnamese.

Congratulations to the newest Community Emergency Response Team members who completed their culminating Field Day event on Saturday, March 25. The new CERT volunteers participated in the event to practice the skills they learned over the past three weeks, including organizing resources, small fire suppression, cribbing, damage assessment, and rendering medical aid to victims after a disaster. Firefighters were on hand to give demonstrations and guide participants through the event. 

To learn more about the CERT program, visit MountainView.gov/CERT.