Silicon Valley is an area of dynamism and change. A restriction to this in the form of a "historic district" only creates worst conditions for property owners and tenants. None of the buildings in downtown MV are worthy of special preservation. Let the owners and residents maintain their flexibility to adjust for changing times.

Oh good, let's make even more regulations for downtown businesses to have to follow for the sake of City Staff. Have you seen how boring and uniform the new fence areas look, and how much the businesses have to pay to use them? Blegh, Castro St is losing its unique character.

Talking Cat / or ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.’

Have you seen how boring and uniform the new .... AH but what about "the old stuff," built along the street a century or more ago?