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Mountain View, California Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mountain View, California

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Mountain View, California history

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Mountain View Station, officially named in 1864, had its beginnings earlier as a stagecoach stop on the route between San Francisco and San Jose. It was known as the major center of Fremont Township before the first California census for Santa Clara County, conducted in 1852. In its early years, the town’s economy was based on agriculture. Agriculture remained the primary industry into the 20th century.

Residents

Reverend Henry Merrill Henderson was the first Baptist minister in town. Seligman Weilheimer and his brother Samuel immigrated from Dossenheim, Baden, Germany. William Bubb bought 80 acres (32 ha) to farm in October 1851; he became a leader in town and died here in 1864.

Advent of aerospace and electronics industries in Mountain View

The U.S. Navy’s adjacent 1,000-acre (4.0 km) Moffett Field Complex was constructed beginning after 1931. In 1940, the city was the base of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now the NASA Ames Research Center), which had a strong influence on the development of aerospace and electronics industries.

Current economic climate

Kevin Duggan reinstituted a special tax district for the Shoreline area, which in 1990 was a landfill and pig farm. That money enabled the city to redevelop the site as a large park and golf course. In 2016, the city’s voters approved a rent control ordinance.

Mountain View, California economy & business

Top employers

According to the city’s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the main employers in the city are: The city’s main employers are:: The city’s largest employers are the manufacturers and the largest city-wide business in the area.

Economic past

Mountain View has seven sites on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Final National Priorities List. Sites were formerly used by companies including Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, Raytheon, CTS Printex Inc., Spectra-Physics, Jasco Chemical, GTE and Teledyne.

Mountain View, California geography / climate

Mountain View is located in the south-eastern section of the San Francisco Peninsula. The city is located at the north end of State Route 85, where it meets U.S. Route 101. To the west lie the Santa Cruz Mountains, which separate it from the Pacific Ocean. The two ranges demarcate the Santa Clara Valley.

Neighborhoods

Most of Mountain View consists of residential neighborhoods. The Cuernavaca neighborhood is located off Crestview Drive near the Sunnyvale border. The Monta Loma neighborhood houses a collection of California-style mid-century modern houses.

Climate

Mountain View has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Summers are warm and dry, while winters are mild and wet. However, both summers and winters are somewhat moderated due to its relative proximity to the Pacific.

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