I'm sure that the Mt View SSI office is helpful and offers good service but what if you can't leave…read morethe house? The SSA.gov website is utterly useless - it's virtually impossible to log in! Trying is utterly useless with the login.gov and ID.me - there's no way to look up my records or copy information about my SSI payments. Why is this true?

I was scammed, so I had to close my bank account, and open a new one. Fine, scammer received no $s,…read morebut a bit later, no SS check. Updated my direct deposit, but the SS website gave me an option of starting my DD in July or August. I was waiting for my March check, which should come at the end of April. Tried to bypass, but NO, you must pick one. WTF! There was no way to change this any where on the site or by phone. Couldn't wait for 2-4 weeks for an appointment, so into the abyss of a government bureaucracy I proceeded. Showed up at 9AM (opening time), already a line of 15-20 people waiting at the door. Got in line, and after about a half hour was standing in front a kiosk for check-in. Oh of course my issue was not listed, mine Account Suspended. I chose something, and then because I am disabled, I had 2 choices for my disability, which is balance issues, so I push a 4 wheeler, which was NOT a choice. Blind or deaf, hard of hearing. Her Ladyship, reached over and chose the hard of hearing, because I froze a bit. and off we went to sit at one of the 20 plus chairs. From the numbers on the display board, it looked like it would be a very long wait. 20 minutes later I was called, got a very nice man, and in 10 minutes I was out the door. Big Giant YAY. Place has easy parking. This was the Mountain View office.

Beautiful government center that was built from the ground up & opened for business this year.read more

I have only been here few times but every time I come it's great. Amy was very pleasant. She didn't…read moreknow how to do something but called someone and made it happen. Thanks guys.

I'm only 19 years old. I collect business licences and permits for my fathers business. They were…read morepretty busy when I came here and not so friendly. They are pushy and looking around when you're talking to them. Building is super clean and nice just a few rude staff.

Central Expressway in various forms runs from the San Jose Airport (SJC) all the way to Menlo Park…read morewhere it merges into the El Camino Real. The expressway changes name in Palo Alto to Alma but otherwise it's a great way to traverse from the mid Peninsula to the South Bay. Especially if you want to avoid US101 or 280. Until it hits Palo Alto there are few stoplights and its much faster than the El Camino. The flip side is that there are almost no services along its route. From a biking standpoint it is a relatively easy ride but can be a bit precarious with all the high speed traffic. Also the lane has a lot of debris and I've had my fair share of flats.

I Use Central Expressway as a Shortcut on Tuesdays …read more I jump on at Lawrence Expressway and roll Northbound to Mathilda Avenue. This is my way to Beat Traffic when I roll to Popeye's on Tuesday for their 2 Piece Special LOL. Central Expressway is a Baller On A Budget Approved Short Cut !

Quality/Quantity - High rating as we had so many good memories here. And good to always come back…read moreto the "old" neighborhood. Some fun facts from the internet: "Named Sunnyvale as it is located in a sunny region adjacent to areas with significantly more fog." "Sunnyvale is one of the few municipalities in California to have a single unified Department of Public Safety, where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers, and EMTs, so that they can respond to an emergency in any of the three roles." "Sunnyvale is the birthplace of the video game industry, former location of Atari headquarters." (Am I outdating myself, lol). Things to do in Sunnyvale: Farmers markets, parks/trails, "Murphy Ave," etc. Atmosphere - 22.78 square miles, 0.72 of which is water. Population = Almost 156k (2020 US Census). Next to/near San Jose, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Mountain View, Milpitas, etc. Approximately an hour to San Francisco, Oakland, Gilroy, Santa Cruz, etc. Home to: Apple, LinkedIn, Google, Amazon, Meta (Facebook), Walmart Labs, 23 and Me, etc. Service - Good. Also depends on what you do, eat, or drink. Price - Reasonable. Something for everyone. Also depends on what you do, eat, or drink. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1912.

Sunnyvale is a terrible city now. The quality of life is extremely low. Neighbors are constantly…read moretrespassing, competing, and throwing shady looks. Public shaming has become extremely bad and a huge issue. No matter where you go, people will throw passive aggressive jabs even for asking a simple question that can in no common sense way be considered offensive. I've also endured a lot of racist and judgmental interactions by minorities, which I think is pretty hypocritical. It's like no one has any decency or a sense of civility anymore. Every time I go outside my house I am getting traumatized over and over again by reckless drivers, rude employees in stores and medical offices, and pretty much any interaction you can think of. I get laughed at by random strangers who literally don't know how to mind their own business. It feels like I'm getting mobbed.

Very clean and pleasant office. Very friendly and helpful staff. I was there for a simple…read moredocument presentation to them and the (also very nice and helpful) folks on the toll free number told me that I didn't need an appointment. Check in on the touch screen booth was easy. Everything was done within an hour even though I was a walk-in. The only downside to this location is the very limited parking spaces.

Completely dumbfounded…read more Newly married and wanted to get my marriage certificate submitted to change my name for my social security. Appointments was about 2 months out and I wanted to try to get it done earlier as a walk-in. They really should put a sign saying everything is by appointment only (effective 01/2025). I waited an hour only to go to the window to be told this and offered to make an appointment for my next visit. I shouldn't even have the option to get a number. The ticket computer should have a hard stop programmed if you don't have an appointment. PUT A SIGN UP BECAUSE THE WEBSITE STILL WELCOMES WALK-INS!

This community center is a beautiful center with great people and activities, this is not the same…read morecommunity center as in Edgewood Washington where poor management and racist policies are apparent

The venue itself is great. We had our wedding reception here May 2025. However the manager named…read moreMatthew couldn't be bothered for anything. If you write him on a Monday he won't respond until Friday and vaguely at that. He was so hard to contact. He made the preparation process very difficult and added more stress. When we had a one on one in person, this man showed no interest while presenting the hall. He seemed like he had better things to do. No politeness, no smiling whatsoever, no kindness. Rushed us through the layout options, we emailed him two weeks before the wedding the finalized layout and he didn't respond until the night before the wedding. After telling us he would work with us due to the time he still didn't have the right set up on the day of. My husband fixed it the day of. Terrible customer service on his part. We had a slideshow, requested his assistance and never returned with the wire for the slideshow to play on the projector. You shouldn't be working for a community center if you're not helpful to your community. Rude. Disgustingly distasteful with your communication. The space itself earned the two stars, that guy Matthew ruined my wedding prep. Super annoying. I wouldn't treat people that way.

I came here to check out the Magic of Sunnyvale and Wine Stroll event, which occurs annually,…read moreallowing visitors some great wine tasting (paid ticket) while being entertained by a handful of magicians on Historic Murphy Avenue. The great thing is, you don't have to buy a ticket to attend, so you can watch and engage in all of the magic happening at the small tables set up in front of bars and eateries while not paying the high wine-tasting cost... though it might be worth it if you love wine! I opted to just buy a few drinks from the many bars and pubs along the street as there are plenty of great businesses out here. The magic was fun and entertaining, family friendly, nothing too bizarre, mostly card tricks and bits including rope and small props. The rotating magicians were great.. friendly, funny, and pretty good at wowing the crowd.. I was certainly mesmerized by some of their illusions. Alan the magician says "you gotta trust me" when he's captivating the audience of passersby, cuz of course magic is all about believing what's right before your eyes, lol. And Theron the magician gave away free souvenirs at one of the tables, one I love, a rabbit in a tophat "stress ball" (see my pic)... so even though none of the magicians pulled a real rabbit out of a hat, there's still so much to appreciate about this event. I've been to Historic Murphy Ave several times in the past and it's such a charming area and they hold really great weekly events at a lot of the individual venues as well as on the main street, like live music, karaoke, wine tasting, festivals, and even free stand-up comedy nights during the week at Lilly Mac's and Murphy's Law. Having enjoyed some of these experiences, I'd say that the quality of events at Historic Murphy Avenue makes it a lovely option to have in the south bay (whether it's free or paid entertainment). Plus the atmosphere has a more chill vibe for nightlife than downtown SJ. They have a couple parking lots/garage nearby as well as street parking within blocks. And Caltrain is right there too. So it's not hard to make plans in the area, no matter what the occasion.

I don't know how you cannot like Historic Murphy Avenue!!…read more Located in Downtown Sunnyvale, it's only one block long, but I think this is the place to be here, especially in the evenings and on weekends! The street is blocked off from traffic, so all the restaurants, bars, breweries and assorted other stores are easily accessible. When I was here, all the places were setting up for the evening to get started. There is a parking lot close by, and also about a block up from here is the AMC theater. Definitely worth checking out!!

Trying to use satellites to connect to one of my other phone…read more 4.6.2026, My Monday evening observation on this library. The male librarian is very helpful when I want to ask him on how to make a copy. The female old librarian is gossiping about Asian people and making fun at them. The young teenager is making fun at the Asian populations. Other people are gossiping about other person's life after 4pm. In general, the quality of the people who come to this library are better during the morning , but the quality of the people are getting worse as the day goes by, especially during the evening hours.

I got my library card when we moved to SVL & honestly i should visit this branch more often but…read moresince i was gifted a Kindle by my buddy i don't have the need to buy books - going digital reading is both a blessing & a curse as i used to come here for the quarterly used books sale.....

1 of only 3 Public Frank Lloyd Wright sites in CA and they only allow visitors twice a year so…read morecount yourself an architecture nerd and a lucky-one if you do get a spot on the tour. Older review from before Covid, you can email hannahouse@stanford.edu for next tour dates. You can take as many pictures as you want outside but no pictures of the interior so I added some I found online. This is what makes this design unique compared to other FLW works: -Hexagons/honeycomb, back in 1936 imagine the precision that had to be done by hand to make the huge structure a honeycomb as well as small details like the stone tiles. One cut slightly wrong would have snowballed into huge misalignments. -First FLW work in non-rectangular structures -First FLW work in the Bay Area It's not as epic and grand as Fallingwater or as contemplative as Taliesin West and it is smaller than some of the US public FLW sites but it's only 1 of 3 in Cali you can see the interior of and you get a more complete picture if you can see inside/out and hear the docents anecdotes about the design and house.

Hanna House is one of the few northern California buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located…read morein a residential neighborhood within the boundaries of the sprawling Stanford University campus, the home is currently occupied by a private party and is not open to the public. However, it once served as the official residence for the Provost where the university regularly held alumni and fundraising events and one might reasonably assume the home may someday return to it's previous semi-public stature. Although visitors are discouraged from trespassing on the property, the house has been magnificently maintained and is visible from the street below. A relatively new arrangement with the Stanford Historical Society will enable the public to tour the house twice each year. Interested parties should contact hannahouse@stanford.edu to receive information about future tour dates and booking arrangements.