Hummm, Miramar gives 4.6 million in payola for a school project and gets lots of concessions and people who cannot afford housing suffer without BMR. Great politics for a very rich high tech area that needs to provide for all social classes and not just the stock rich 1 percent.

Developer 1 - Mountain View Residents 0

I think having "serious misgivings" is irrelevant if you still vote 7-0 in favor of the project. Maybe showing a closer vote would at least show Developers that they can't keep doing this and still expect to pass easily. But 7-0, what's the incentive for them to even try changing?

"Some council members were surprised at the June 22 meeting to see how much the project had evolved since then, protesting that the city's planning process allows developers to completely redesign projects once they get their foot in the door. "

Man, if only the council members could get a hold of those crazy people who created this process. Oh wait, it was the council that creates (and perpetuates) these rules! For crying out loud, it's high-time MV decide whether it wants to be a "real" city rather than amateur hour. By "real" cities, I mean "professional" cities, whereby the council establishes clear, specific zoning standards that projects must abide by, not the project-by-project casserole (soap opera) that MV creates. Variances would not allowed unless they are minor, and are handled by the planning department which should require reasonable compensation for granting the variance, so there is not an opportunity for "re-election" (fundraising) concerns to influence the decision process.

Told you so. "Affordable housing" in Mountain View means "affordable to Googlers." And BTW, it looks like a slum. Hey, I just thought of a way to beat the housing crush: leave Mountain View.

The $4,600,000 is going to the Los Altos School District and not the local Mountain View Whisman District. MVWSD's Vargus Elementary will be a 1.0 mile walk away from these new residences (according to Google mapping).

I certainly agree with the posters - strongly disappointed - BUT VOTE YES? What the heck is that? I agree with Lisa's words, but because of Her Actions her words have no real value in this civics exercise ( public policy decisions).

Another 800 to 1000 residents. Good thing they won't have cars or need to get out for groceries or anything.

@Polomom, it sounds to me more like the score will be:

Residents - 408+
Developers - 1