On July 26, 2022, the Human Relations Commission (HRC) held a community dialogue event that explored the history of racism in housing and shared community members’ stories of exclusion and inclusion in Mountain View housing. This event was held in collaboration with Michael B. Kahan, Co-Director of the Program on Urban Studies and Senior Lecturer at Stanford University.

The purpose of the event was to:

• Understand how policies and practices that segregated America affected the Mountain View community.
• Learn, reflect, and discuss how to move toward a more inclusive future by focusing on the history of housing in Mountain View.

Event Materials

• Presentation (YouTube)
• Presentation (PDF)
• Gallery Walk Timeline - English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian
• Mountain View Voices Quote Wall

Oral Histories

• Joan Brodovsky
• Betsy Collard
• Margaret Nakamura Cooper
• Phil Cosby
• Cleave Frink
• Mario Granados
• Roy Hayter
• Carol Lamont
• Joan MacDonald
• Tim MacKenzie
• Tom Myers
• Gloria Sias Perry
• Rosario (Chayito) Portocarero
• Sue Russell
• Lenny Siegel