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MVFD Fire Chief Announces Retirement |
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City of Mountain View Fire Department Fire Chief Juan F. Diaz recently announced his intentions to retire at the end of this year after a 40-year career in the fire services, including nearly 12 years with the City of Mountain View Fire Department. Chief Diaz has served as fire chief since 2015. His official retirement date is set for Dec. 30, 2025.
City Manager Kimbra McCarthy announced the appointment of Deputy Fire Chief Brian Jones as fire chief of the City of Mountain View Fire Department. With 32 years of experience in the fire service, Jones will serve as Mountain View’s 20th fire chief. Jones will begin his new position on Dec. 31, 2025.
For more information, read the news release.
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Monster Bash Creeps Back into Town This Saturday |
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Hold on to your broomsticks. Monster Bash is back this Saturday!
Saturday, Oct. 25
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
This family-friendly fall festival invites ghosts, goblins, and ghouls of all ages to join the fun. Don your best costumes and enjoy a jam-packed day of exciting activities, including a Treat Trail, spooky games, mesmerizing live performances, a towering stilt walker, the enchanting Lil Ghouls Corral, and a bounce-worthy inflatable zone. Brave souls can enter the Creepy Crawly Ooey Gooey Zone, while thrill-seekers pedal into more fun with the Bike Circus.
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Virtual Public Art Strategy Workshop |
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The City of Mountain View wants to hear from you. Join an online Public Art Strategy Workshop to help imagine the future of public art in Mountain View.
Wednesday, Oct. 22
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Zoom (Registration Required)
City staff will also host pop-ups with artist-led activities at Monster Bash on Saturday,
Oct. 25, and Día de Muertos on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Learn more, sign up for updates, or take the survey online at Collaborate Mountain View.
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Free Repair Café at Mountain View Senior Center |
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Do you have items that you like but no longer work? Don’t toss them, repair them! Volunteers will help you assess and fix your things for free instead of throwing them away.
Sunday, Oct. 26
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave.
Repair Café Silicon Valley is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods, rather than sending them to the landfill.
At Repair Café events, volunteers will guide you to tackle the repair yourself or fix it while you watch and learn. Chances are you will leave with a once-again useful item and some knowledge of how to repair things on your own.
Find out more on the Repair Cafe webpage.
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Join a celebration of memories and a ritual that “encourages remembering over forgetting” at the City of Mountain View's annual Día de Muertos.
Saturday, Nov. 1
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St.
Learn about and enjoy the festivities and ofrendas decorated with Cempasúchitl flowers, or marigolds, papel picado, sugar skulls, and a myriad of colors created and inspired by community members.
For more details including a list of performers and activities, visit the Día de Muertos webpage.
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Book Lovers Invited to Upcoming Book Sale |
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The Friends of the Mountain View Library will hold its next Book Sale the first weekend of November. Come and find great bargains on gently used books for adults and youth, DVDs, CDs and more. Funds raised will support Library programs.
Saturday, Nov. 1
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.: Members Only Sale
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.: General Public Sale
Sunday, Nov. 2
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Bag Sale
The Book Sale will take place in the bookmobile garage along Mercy Street in the driveway next to the Library’s underground parking lot.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library |
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The Mountain View Public Library recently became a Local Program Partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The Imagination Library is a worldwide program that mails free books to children ages 0-5 to support literacy and instill a love of reading.
All children under the age of five living in Santa Clara County are invited to be part of the free program. Families may register children online at SCCLD.org/ImaginationLibrary.
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Music on Castro Closes Out Season |
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The last Music on Castro events of the season are taking place through the end of the month in Downtown Mountain View. The next two performances are:
Wednesday, Oct. 22
JazZ Cats
5:00 - 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
New Spell
5:00 - 6:45 p.m.
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Free Confidential Paper Shredding Service |
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Protect your privacy and reduce waste by securely recycling confidential papers such as bank statements, pay stubs, cancelled checks, and credit offers. This event is for Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only and proof of residency is required.
Saturday, Nov. 8
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
SMaRT Station, 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale
Please note the following:
- The line cuts off at 3:00 p.m. sharp. Avoid peak wait times by visiting between 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. if possible.
- Limit of five bags or banker boxes per household. Small paperclips, staples, spiral notebooks, and rubber-bands are acceptable.
- Remove paper from heavy binders or binder clips to prevent damage to the shredding equipment.
For more information, visit Zero Waste Events.
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What's OnStage @
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents "A Driving Beat" at MVCPA
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Experience the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Some of MVCPA's upcoming events are featured below. For all upcoming performances, visit MVCPA.com.
Oct. 25 and 26, select dates and times | New Century Dance Arts Festival | A Celebration of Dance Arts - Ballet, Chinese Dance, Indian Dance, and Flamenco performed by South Bay Dance Artists.| Get Tickets
Oct. 29 - Nov. 23 | A Driving Beat | TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | A mother with a history. An adopted son who wants one. Set to the teen’s hip-hop beat, their cross-country road trip is a voyage of discovery, identity, understanding, and the depths of love.This hit from TheatreWorks’ 2024 New Works Festival arrives at the MVCPA SecondStage, bringing all of its beauty, poetry, and heart to TW’s season.| Get Tickets
Oct. 29 | Swan Lake | Grand Kyiv Ballet | This timeless tale of love and magic will be brought to life by the finest dancers of the Ukrainian National Opera and Ballet Theater. The dancers' graceful movements will transport audiences to a world of enchantment and wonder.| Get Tickets
Nov. 1 & 2 | The Crucible | Feiyu Theater | ***Performance in Chinese*** The Tony Award-winning play was created by American playwright Arthur Miller in 1953. Set against the backdrop of the 17th-century Salem witch trials, the work explores conflicts between conscience and survival, truth and lies, and is hailed as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century American theater.| Get Tickets
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Upcoming Events
For a complete list and information about upcoming public meetings,
visit MountainView.gov/CityEvents.
Oct. 22 | Music on Castro: JazZ Cats | 5:00 - 6:45 p.m. | 200 block of Castro Street
Oct. 25 | Monster Bash | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | 200 block of Castro Street | Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
Oct. 26 | Repair Café | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave.
Oct. 29 | Music on Castro: New Spell | 5:00 - 6:45 p.m. | 200 block of Castro Street
Nov. 1 | Día de Muertos | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St.
Nov. 1 | Friends of the Mountain View Library Book Sale | 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Mountain View Public Library, Mercy Street Garage
Nov. 2 | Friends of the Mountain View Library Book Sale | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Mountain View Public Library, Mercy Street Garage
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AskMV at Your Service
Available 24/7, Ask Mountain View is an easy way to send your questions, concerns and compliments directly to City staff who can help you. Download the app or submit a request online at MountainView.gov/AskMV.
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