About
Located between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Francisco Bay, Mountain View is a diverse community with an estimated population of 83,864. Mountain View covers just over 12 square miles, featuring over 1,000 acres of park and wildlife areas including the 750-acre wildlife and recreation area called Shoreline at Mountain View. In the heart of Silicon Valley, Mountain View is home to a vibrant downtown and headquarters to many nationally and internationally known corporations including Google, LinkedIn, Intuit and NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Why we're Green
Newer building has tinted, double glazed windows, t-8 lights, natural lighting. The City has worked to identify more environmentally friendly cleaning products, increase the use of recycled content paper products, and upgrade older lighting fixtures.