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The failure of giant Google to influence zoning in it's tiny home town shows that money does not control politics as much as some think.

NIMBY is a powerful force. You go against them as a council person, your political career is as good as over.

You also have a lot of rich people in Mountain View. They have NIMBY attitude and money to do something about it.

True but there are now more renters than owners in the city so things will change.

You're not implying the MV home owners have more money than Google?

They DO have more votes than Google.