By Khalida Sarwari
Elected officials and community leaders in Mountain View are kicking off the countdown to the 2010 census with an open house celebration at a local census office this afternoon.
San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson and Mountain View Mayor Ronit Bryant will be among those attending the 2 p.m. open house. The census office is located at the Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
The Census Bureau will mail the 10-question form to all households in mid-March. The census will take place on April 1.