Category Archives: People

Mike Kasperzak

In this episode of IMPACT, we visit Mountain View Mayor Mike Kasperzak at his home and Robert Cox speaks to Mike about the General Plan, transportation in Mountain View, and his favorite recipe among other topics. Meet Buster the Dog.

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John McAlister

Meet John McAlister and learn his views on issues affecting Mountain View. John is running for Mountain View City Council in November 2012. This episode of IMPACT also contains questions submitted by residents, footage of the OMVNA Ice Cream Social, … Continue reading

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Interview with Oscar Garcia, President of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce

by Robert Cox and Manny Ramirez On Friday, March 29, OMVNA treasurer Manny Ramirez and I met with Mountain View’s Chamber of Commerce President Oscar Garcia, at his office at 580 Castro Street. Mr. Garcia grew up in Mountain View, … Continue reading

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Hands-on Indian Cooking Classes

by Fharzana Elankumaran I came to Mountain View for the first time back in 2009 when my husband and I were house hunting. We weren’t able to find a suitable place for us back then, but we fell in love … Continue reading

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A New Grocery Store in Mountain View

by Max Hauser Many residents recall the hopeful “downtown grocery store project” a few years ago.  Acknowledging mainstream general retail as a missing element downtown, the city sought a retail tenant, possibly a grocery, for the new parking structure at … Continue reading

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