Livable Mountain View is pleased to announce the endorsement of Robert Cox and IdaRose Sylvester for the 2026 Mountain View City Council election.

Selection was based on a blind scoring of responses that best aligned with Livable Mountain View’s record of advocacy in the areas of trees, historical preservation and housing. 

You can view all of the candidate responses at https://www.livablemv.com/2026/10/18/responses-to-livable-mountain-view-questionnaire-from-2026-city-council-candidates/

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5904435/section-106-review-trump-historic-preservation-council

Read the Voice article here:

Two of the candidates have websites:

Robert Cox

https://robertcoxforcouncil.com

Silja Paymer

https://siljapaymer.com

Mayor Ramos, Vice Mayor Clark, and Members of the Mountain View City Council,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Item 4.2 “Adoption of Legislative Platform for 2026.”

Livable Mountain View thanks council and staff for putting together these items, and supports their adoption at this council meeting.

In particular, we thank you for the inclusion of:

• Prohousing City flexibility (Regional and State Legislative Platform – C. 33 and C. 35)
• SB 70 (should be SB 79) Alternative Plan Timelines (Regional and State Legislative Platform – C. 42)

for which we advocated at the study session at the council meeting on February 10, 2026.

With regard to SB 79, we would also appreciate clarification from the state legislature on what is precisely meant by the term “substantial compliance” in the text of the bill.

Robert Cox, Louise Katz, Chuck Muir, Julie Muir, Nancy Stuhr, Maureen Blando, Leslie Freeman, David Lewis, Carol Lewis, Muriel Sivyer-Lee, Hala Alshahwany, Sean O’Malley, Jerry Steach, Nazanin Dashtara, and Peter Spitzer

Mayor Ramos, Vice Mayor Clark, and Members of the Mountain View City Council,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Item 7.1: R3 Zoning District Update – Development Standards and Strategies.

We support the staff recommendation for this item. We appreciate that these zoning changes and related items are necessary to meet the city’s obligations under current Housing Element. However, we urge the council NOT to go beyond what staff has recommended as that will add to our city’s already stressed traffic and parking situation.

Thank you for considering our view on this important topic.

Robert Cox, Louise Katz, Chuck Muir, Julie Muir, Nancy Stuhr, Maureen Blando, Leslie Freeman, David Lewis, Carol Lewis, Muriel Sivyer-Lee, Hala Alshahwany, Sean O’Malley, Jerry Steach, and Nazanin Dashtara

For the Steering Committee of Livable Mountain View