&quot;And here in Mountain View, over the last few years the voters have become increasingly pro-housing&quot;<p>MV is at <i>least</i> as NIMBY as other areas.  A few years ago,  &quot;preservationists&quot; fought a planned Home Depot at 85 &amp; El Camino out of claimed noise and traffic fears (the lot is literally right next to the freeway). It was forced to the ballot and defeated,  resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in local sales tax share going elsewhere.<p>A residential care facility went in there instead. The subsequent reduction in commercial traffic there resulted in the  supermarket next door also closing.