MV residents rate performance high

A professional survey of Mountain View residents has found that 95 percent of those responding were “very” or “somewhat” satisfied with the city’s performance, up from an 87 percent rating in a similar poll in 1995.

Similarly, 97 percent of the respondents were “very” or “somewhat” satisfied with the quality of life in Mountain View.

According to Bryan Godbe, president of Godbe Research of Half Moon Bay, the results are “excellent,” and 97 percent satisfaction is one of the highest scores Godbe Research has seen for a city.

The study found that the top four issues of importance facing Mountain View are increasing affordable housing, improving local schools, reducing traffic and reducing crime.

The report can be downloaded at www.mountainview.gov. Hard copies are available at the City Manager’s Office, city of Mountain View, 500 Castro St., or by calling 903-6301.

Click it or ticket

Officers from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office cited 56 people in Los Altos Hills for driving without seat belts during the first week of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Police in Los Altos and Mountain View have also stopped 120 vehicle occupants who were not buckled up since the campaign began May 22.

The campaign highlights the dangers of driving while unbuckled and runs through Sunday, said Joanne Pasternack, spokeswoman for the Mountain View Police Department. Additional officers will conduct seat-belt enforcement during the campaign, and drivers stopped for other traffic violations will also be checked, she added.

In 2004, 961 people died not wearing a seat belt in California crashes. The maximum fine for seat-belt violations for persons 16 and older is $91 for a first offense and approximately $193 for a second offense.