Economic Vitality

Mountain View is known for innovation, and our businesses bring the city together to work and play. As a City Councilmember I will partner with business owners to promote economic vitality for businesses of all sizes.

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Neighborhood serving retail should be accessible to everyone. The Castro Pedestrian Mall created a new downtown landscape that the city can harness and cultivate. I’ll work with restaurant owners to ensure that our outdoor dining policy is effective, and I’ll push to supplement it with live entertainment options like Music on Castro, a busking ordinance, and visual art permits. I support funding a public art program for our neighborhood village centers to attract neighbors and visitors.

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I believe in making land uses more flexible. Specifically, childcare, indoor recreation, experience-based retail, and art galleries encourage large groups of people to explore our commercial districts. Permitting for site renovations needs to be streamlined, so business owners can invest in improvements that will bring in customers.

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If there are unused office buildings in the city, I believe we should try to build affordable housing or support new business uses such as startup spaces and incubators. I support the City Council’s focus on workforce development and believe we should partner with impactful organizations like the Day Worker Center, NOVAworks, and the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District to invest in our human capital. We should continue to pursue a community workforce agreement to ensure that contracts in Mountain View guarantee prevailing wages, the right to unionize, and collective bargaining.

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Microenterprises are a key part of the future of work. I believe Mountain View should support Santa Clara County’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Program and explore ways to expand permitting for other microenterprises. I’ll strengthen our partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and look for new opportunities to collaborate with resource partners.

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Learn more about my ideas for economic vitality here.