[AceJohnny2]

> Mountain View is one of the handful of cities in the country with a triple-A municipal bond rating.

Having Google headquartered there probably helped their finances.

[Tempest1981]

Mountain View implemented a business tax of $150 per employee per year in 2020, bringing in $3.3 million per year from Google.

It's a struggle for cities to pass/raise business taxes... the businesses threaten to leave, and the cities back down.