ABOUT US

Who We Are:

Maureen Blando 

Robert Cox: As one of the founders of Livable Mountain View, I was concerned about how our downtown historic downtown retail district might be replaced by faceless office buildings with no public, ground floor uses. Since our first victory, which preserved the Tied House and Weilheimer House in place on Villa Street, I have helped expand Livable Mountain View’s advocacy to balancing housing production and preserving neighborhood character, lobbying for preservation of our heritage trees, providing parks and open space, and dealing with the effect of climate changes.

Leslie Friedman

Mary Hodder: I want Mountain View to stay real, and be its own place. Our best buildings are being replaced with Soulless “anywhere” corporate campus dead zones downtown. I’m a technologist, usability engineer, founder of startups. And I fly drones!

Jerry Steach: I’m part of Livable Mountain View because, having traveled throughout the U.S. and abroad, I’ve come to recognize the social and commercial importance of cities preserving their precious historic resources and integrating them into their city centers.

Joyce Yin: As an architect and urban designer, I see a lot of ways for Mountain View to continue as vibrant community. I’d love to see the city, especially its downtown, realize its potential through a balance of planned growth and its existing resources.