Robert Cox
CA · Chair, Mountain View Rental Housing Committee
Robert Cox is a retired Intel software project lead who chairs Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee and served on the Environmental Planning Commission from 2013 to 2020. His priorities are reviving downtown storefronts and pairing new housing with parks and affordable homes.
Where Robert Cox stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Housing Affordability (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for a proposal to give rent hearing officers set guidelines for rent reductions, for more uniform decisions. It failed 2-4.
April 25, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Urged the Rental Housing Committee to adopt rules against landlord harassment and retaliation, saying most rent-controlled California cities have them.
March 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mv-voice.com
Voted to recommend the East Whisman Precise Plan, a rezoning that included a policy tying new office space to new housing. It passed 5-0.
October 2, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Moved to recommend a city ordinance allowing safe parking lots and emergency shelters, with up to 30 vehicles per lot and a review after one year. It passed 5-0.
September 4, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved to recommend a city ordinance allowing safe parking lots and emergency shelters, with up to 30 vehicles per lot and a review after one year. It passed 5-0.
September 4, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Spoke for Livable Mountain View urging the council to back a state bill to shield prohousing cities from the builder's remedy law.
April 23, 2025
Source: mv-voice.com
Voted against recommending a cap on mobile home rent increases at 60% of inflation, with a 5% ceiling. It passed 2-1.
December 12, 2024
Source: mv-voice.com
Was appointed by a unanimous City Council to a full four-year term on Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee.
March 8, 2023
Source: mv-voice.com
Spoke for Livable Mountain View in favor of a temporary cap on downtown office development, citing the city's jobs-housing imbalance.
November 8, 2022
Source: mv-voice.com
As planning commission chair, voted against recommending a city policy to carry out state law SB 743 on studying traffic impacts of new projects. It passed 4-3.
May 20, 2020
Source: legistar1.granicus.com
Past race Robert Cox ran in:
- City Council Member, City of Mountain View · November 3, 2026 · Mountain View city, California