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.

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.

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

When I was visiting my Dad in Los Altos recently his sewer backed up onto the front lawn. We called…read morethe City of Los Altos sewer emergency number and they had a man on the job in less than fifteen minutes! He snaked the line between the clean-out and the main, and removed the clog. There was no charge because the City of Los Altos provides this service as a courtesy even though they are only responsible for the main line in the street. The technician came back the next day with a partner and they videoed the line to check for damage (also for free). Both technicians were friendly and informative. If one must have a sewer backup, this is the way one would hope it to be fixed. I'm very favorably impressed. Plus, the line wasn't damaged, so we were extra happy.

I called them once and the lady on the phone was rude and impatient. Be prepared for that…read more However I've worked with someone else in City Hall who really helped me out!

Hats off to Laurie and the permit department of city hall. We never have to wait for someone to…read morehelp us. We are always helped by Laurie who is ALWAYS smiling and cheerful. She always says, "How can I help you?" Whatever we ask for she says, "Sure, " and gets the job done in a timely manner. Dealing with Laurie and the permit department is a positive experience every time.

Stopped in to the Chamber of Commerce to get (Sofia) registered for the car show happening on…read moreOctober 7th and 8th. The lady I spoke with was very helpful in giving me directions to the show and what will be happening that day. The chamber of Commerce is easily accessible from foothill expressway and have plenty of parking for your convenience.

Every business in the city of Los Altos should connect with their Chamber of Commerce. This year, I…read morerenewed my membership with the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce without hesitation and I've been a member since 2007. It was during the height of the pandemic that I realized the true benefit of my membership. The timely COVID-19 communications and support to small businesses, webinars to learn about the PPP, EIDL, $5,000 relief grant, their coordination with the city staff was incredible thanks to the leadership of Kim Mosley and her team. High recommendations to join and maintain your membership. Consider it an investment to help your small business thrive during these challenging times. Thanks Kim, Nicole, Faye!

So mixed feelings about this town. So outside of the obvious, located in the south end of the…read morepeninsula adjacent to PALO ALTO a little to our north AND LOS ALTOS a little to our sw, it is starting to edge out of what is good. It is starting to be over the top. 20 minutes to get from one side of town to the other, let alone these annoying driverless cars merging into traffic and weaving in and out..that is scary, hello! CITY OF MT VIEW YOU ARE BUILDING WAY TO MUCH. I am capitilizing this in case you cannot read or see. We do not have the infastructure..way too many people, not enough land. You need to follow the suit of towns like Los Altos and Menlo Park and S Bay like Los Gatos. You are making this over the top. You really need to listen up. Are you building so much to pay the exorbitant city salaries of your employees? There is not enough infastructure here to support what you are trying to do, wake up call.

Small and not bad of a walkable downtown area. You can get free parking in the lots around or…read morethrough street parking. I'm assuming it's usually not super bad, but we went on Valentine's Day, so that made things a tad more difficult. There's a wide variety of eateries (just know that some of them close for a lunch break) and boba places and sweets places which is nice, as well as a local mom and pop owned market, a book store, gift shops, and the pop up for local independent artists. It's pretty lively on weekends with lots of people walking around, students busking, families hanging out, there's a ping pong table, and it's nice that they close down part of the middle roadway so pedestrians can walk easier and much more willy nilly, as well as opportunities for al fresca dining. Food options that I saw were Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese (from many regions), Indian, Mexican, American, Mediterranean, and much more. They got a sizeable Ume Tea here as well and if it weren't so busy, I'd stop by either of the 2 patisseries they had. Also, random, but I liked how they used that one storefront just to highlight what looks like a child's research project on penguins. Super cute!

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.

I was assaulted by a car near in n out but your cops are rude and refused to take their information…read more. Luckily there was a witness nearby and if you're working in a highly Asian populated city pls respect other races. . 2nd worst encounter with your lack of police services .

I have lived in MV for 14 years. Let me tell you about the 3 encounters I've had with the MV…read morepolice. (1) A decade ago, driving on El Camino Real late at night with very few cars on the road, a MV police cruiser started a lane change into my lane without signaling. I tapped the brakes, and the officer aborted his lane change. We both stopped at the traffic light. When the light changed, since there was no vehicle behind me, I waited a few seconds to step on the gas in order to give the officer a chance to get ahead of me. Instead, he turned on his lights, pulled me over, and asked if I had been drinking. In, the moment, it was challenging to explain without mentioning his failure to signal. (2) Five years ago, I moved to my current home, a block off of El Camino Real. I couldn't sleep and took a walk at midnight. A police cruiser pulled over next to me, and a lovely female African American female officer asked if I was okay. I explained I was taking a walk, and she left. (3) Tonight, I wanted to charge my electric vehicle at the grocery store, but all the chargers were taken. So I left my vehicle to charge at a car dealership on El Camino Real. When I came back to get it just after midnight, I found that the dealer had blocked off access on both exits. In walking back and forth through the parking lot, I triggered some motion detectors, because a very grainy security recording started playing. It sounded threatening but I couldn't make out the words except for "security." So I called MV police station's non-emergency number. I explained the situation, and asked the woman whether it was okay for me to leave, since I was not committing a crime and I couldn't understand the recorded broadcast, which was a private message and not a police message. She said "I don't know, I'm not there." I explained I just needed to know whether it would be better for the police or security to show up, or if I could leave on foot. "I don't know, I'm not there." Could she please send a police car? "No; none are available because of an emergency." Okay, then. I hung up, and left on foot. * * * Three encounters isn't much, but the first and third really don't inspire confidence. I would consider avoiding El Camino Real at night, but that's hard to do since I live here.