Mountain View underwent a dramatic political change within the last decade - housing/rental prices got so bad that the entire city council was replaced.
Prior to that the situation was much like it was in most places in the US: current homeowners interested in raising home prices ran the politics, and everything listed was effectively banned.
Prior to that the situation was much like it was in most places in the US: current homeowners interested in raising home prices ran the politics, and everything listed was effectively banned.