Well done, Mr. Leong, for being a model of compassion and thoughtfulness in our community.

Change doesn't always come easily. But it always comes. When it does, will we recoil in fear and lash out in anger, or will we face it head-on with courage and compassion?

Thank you City Council for voting 5-2 to move towards an oversized vehicle ban! The silent majority applauds you. Lisa Matichak and Margaret AbeKoga were leaders who stood up for the communuty. For the rest who voted for the ban...we thank you as well and making sure compassion was in mind. Enough is enough. God bless.

Respectfully, this is not a new phenomena. Over time geographical regions wax and wane. A classic example is Detroit.

As prices increase in an area, people are priced out and migrate to places where they can afford to live and work. This is not new.

There is no absolute right to live in a given city. As you mentioned people move away when they can no longer afford to live in a certain area. The exodus is towards more affordable locations. Those locations then benefit from the influx of new residents.

Allowing people to live in cars or RVs is not helpful to anyone. It may make us feel good to think we are helping, but artificially prolonging the inevitable just ends up burdening local services, creates friction within the community, and is ultimately bad for those living in their cars or RVs as they were never meant or designed to be a permanent home

Was anyone really thinking that people living in their cars thought they were doing great?

I applaud people with resources at their disposal for helping, but those living in cars aren't the only people trying to just do the best they can with their lives.

This is a horrible situation but if people cannot afford to live here they should seriously consider moving. Many have already! They will be so much better off in a community where they can afford an apartment or a room in a house. It seems that neighboring cities push their problems into Mountain View and we are the soft touch. If other communities do their part I am sure MV will step up but it cannot shoulder the burden on its own.

I own an empty lot next to my house, about a 1/4 acre. I am thinking of letting about five transient RV dwellers park their vehicles here. I suspect that some of my neighbors will be angry at my gesture but that is their problem...they are probably more concerned about devaluation of their residential properties.

It's the right thing to do and I am currently getting some estimates for some porta-potties as well. There's no running water so that might pose a problem for some but I imagine there are ways to get around it.

As long as they do not create a disturbance I have no problem with this arrangement.

Obviously I cannot show my MV neighborhood designation in the above box but it is immaterial. Folks need a place to park & settle in. I've got the land so why not?