Editing Mountain View, California (section)

==Sister cities==
The Mountain View Sister City Affiliation was incorporated in 1974 as an independent non-profit governed by a board of directors. Mountain View is affiliated with the cities of

*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Iwata, Shizuoka]], Japan
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Hasselt]], Belgium

The rock garden in Pioneer Park was a gift from the sister city of Iwata to celebrate the completion of Mountain View's City Hall building.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2002/2002_02_01.andy.html |title=Former Mayor Dies |newspaper=Mountain View Voice |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9AFZ_Pioneer_Park_Rock_Garden_Mountain_View_CA |title=Pioneer Park Rock Garden |publisher=Waymarking.com |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> The rock garden is located near the Mountain View Public Library.