Mountain View Tenants Coalition
Advocating for the rights, security and dignity of renters
Category: News
PBS NewsHour covers MV’s RV dwellers
PBS NewsHour puts the national spotlight on the increasing number of people living in RVs in Mountain View. Most of these folks used to rent or own homes in Mountain View, according to a recent report from the city. This is why…
Read MoreKQED’s amazing video about our rent control campaign
“I often feel like there’s a black cloud hanging over us- it’s kind of a renter’s anxiety that a lot of people that I know who live in Mountain View have- that our days are numbered…” – Stacy Dow
Read MoreRent stabilization qualifies for the ballot in Mountain View!
The Santa Clara County Registrar’s Office has notified the proponents of Mountain View’s rent control (rent stabilization) initiative that it has qualified for the November ballot. The Mountain View Tenants Coalition submitted 7,311 signatures, and at least 4,671 were found valid,…
Read MoreMake sure your signature counts! Register to vote online
Election officials are now busy checking to make sure that all the signatures that we worked hard to collect are valid. To qualify a signature as valid, the person who signed the petition must be registered to vote at the address they…
Read MoreThe finish line for signature gathering is here!
That’s right, we’ve got enough signatures to submit to the City Clerk! Over 7, 100! That doesn’t mean we don’t need every single signed petition that’s out there though! We need as big a safety margin as we can get. Please…
Read MoreBalanced growth advocates endorse MV’s rent control measure
Proponents of balancing the city’s job growth with adequate housing growth are now endorsing the rent stabilization (rent control) law proposed for Mountain View. Both City Council member Lenny Siegel and the Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning have endorsed…
Read MoreGood news, more time for signature gathering!
After much discussion with the city attorney and our attorney, we have finally settled on an extended deadline for signature gathering. The result is that we now have until June 13 – and possibly June 15 if necessary – to get our…
Read MoreCome sign our petition!
It’s a big job to gather 8,000 signatures so residents can vote on rent stabilization in November. Unfortunately state law prevents us from gathering signatures on the internet! That would be so much easier wouldn’t it? If you have not yet…
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