| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preventing and Responding to the Flu and other Viruses | MV - SCC COVID-19 Resources |
Santa Clara County (SCC), through the Emergency Operations Center, is taking action to address novel coronavirus, protect the public, and keep the community informed.
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| Offering Extra Help to Neighbors | SF - TogetherSF |
TogetherSF is a people-powered community response network. We make it fast and easy for you to lend a hand or send out a call for help, no matter who you are. |
| Helping Property Managers and Boards Adopt Water Stewardship Practices | MV - Large Landscape Surveys |
This resource helps to assess the potential and benefits of adopting water stewardship practices. |
| Protecting Neighborhood Wetlands and Streams | MV - Protecting Streams and Wetlands |
Streams and wetlands are essential elements of the Bay Area's natural heritage. They also work in many ways to protect and enhance water quality throughout our region. The California Water Board support numerous projects designed to protect streams and wetlands and promote healthy watersheds in the Bay Area. |
| Becoming Actively Engaged in Your City | MV - Neighborhood Resources |
Strong Neighorhoods build healthy communities. The Neighborhoods Division assists the Council Neighborhoods Committee (CNC) with their Neighborhood Meetings and Neighborhood Grant Programs. These popular programs facilitate communication between the City and residents and provide funding for neighborhood events. |
| Knowing the Place Where You Live |
MV - Knowing your City and Community MV - Services MV - News and Information |
Learn more about your City, its citizens and its services. Stay informed and aware of current events in your City and Community. |
| Eliminating Litter with Teamwork |
MV - Cleanup resources MV - SMaRT stations |
Prevent litter by managing your own cleanups well. The City provides a variety of clean up services for residents. Many of these services are provided at no extra charge. |
| Eliminating Litter with Teamwork | MV - Reduce Litter |
Tips from the EPA for reducing litter up front - for communities, for travel and more. |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - Green Gardens Healthy Creeks |
Check out this Santa Clara Valley resource for finding the right plant for the right place, and starting with healthy soil. |
| Planting Gardens Together | MV - Community Gardens |
The Senior Center Community Garden serves the senior community of Mountain View. The Willowgate Community Garden is open to adult Mountain View residents and current City employees. |
Our neighborhood. Our planet.
Resources
“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
