Clark says, "you don't go from no regulations at all to being one of the first communities in the Bay Area to implement rent control."

San Jose just this week strengthened their long standing rent control law by lowering the rent increase cap to 5%. In San Jose, residents there objected that 5% annually is still too high, it was the moderate block led by Mayor Liccardo that passed it, while the liberal block voted against it for not going far enough. Web Link

How is it that in Mountain View, what is moderate in San Jose is considered too radical here? San Jose objected to 5% as being too high still, yet MV renters would breathe a sigh of relief if their rent was only going up by 5% (current 2016 inflation rate is 1%). MV renters are seeing closer to double-digit rent increases each year.

It's hard for homeowners to understand the full scale of the problem renters are currently experiencing, yet they should try to empathize with 60% of MV that rents. Rent control is not without it's problems, but it is certainly not a new concept in the Bay Area, and according to San Jose, not even that radical.

@a MV resident -- I do hope you show up at city council meetings. I do hope you organize and share this information with the candidates.

Although I will be opposed to the re-election of Councilmember Clark if he votes to adopt the landlord-tenant mediation ordinance on April 26 (or ever) without amending it to outlaw preemptive evictions, I will still want to learn more about his many other votes that have led to the good and not-so-good things happening in Mountain View. It appears to me that the usual practice of re-electing City Council incumbents is about to end. But, so far, only two non-incumbents have announced their plan to run. The filing deadline is in August.

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Anyone recall where he stood on the VTA dedicated BRT lane debacle?

@Common Sense. Sure, Clark and McAlister walked away before the April 21, 2015 City Council advisory vote on the plan of VTA staff for VTA bus-only lanes on the left (median) on El Camino on the basis they were disqualified (with property interests on El Camino). The disqualifications did not prevent either of them from voicing opposition merely as concerned residents. McAlister did so to some extent. Clark kept quiet as far I noticed.

My impression is that Clark has generally gone with the pro-developer council majority in many council decisions. I think you would find that his votes track closely with Kasperzak's. In my view that means he does not sufficiently prioritize "quality of life". I'm looking for candidates with different values.

My impression is that Clark has generally gone with the pro-developer council majority in many council decisions. I think you would find that his votes track closely with Kasperzak's. In my view that means he does not sufficiently prioritize "quality of life". I'm looking for candidates with different values.