Special Speaker Event: Professor Jessica Trounstine, author of ‘Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities’

Professor Jessica Trounstine, author of 'Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities' is giving us a talk on: Wednesday 12/09/2020 - 6:30 to 8:00 pm.    Click here to register on Zoom.  First 50 registrants who are Livable Sunnyvale voting members by the talk will receive an author autographed book 'Segregation by Design' for FREE (courtesy our grantor).  See below for how to be eligible. Here's a description of the book: Segregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how local governments generate race and class segregation. Starting in the early twentieth century, cities have used their…

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July 19th Meeting: Housing and Transportation Platform

Greetings everyone!  The draft of Livable Sunnyvale's platform is attached.  If you have a chance, please take a look before the meeting. We will be meeting this Friday July 19th from 6 pm to 8 pm at the new AC Hotel, 597 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale.This is a SPECIAL gathering to discuss and progress our Housing Platform. The Steering Committee has developed a first draft which will serve as the basis for small group discussions on the key areas of the Platform.    There are many housing related proposals, a transportation section and a climate section to flesh out.  We have invited our coalition partners and hope many of you will…

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Climate Action Plan 2.0 Advisory Committee – Pitch Event for Selected Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0) Ideas

A public meeting for the City of Sunnyvale's Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0) will be held on Monday, July 30, 2018 at 5:30 PM and a quorum of the City Council may be present. LinkedIn - Yosemite Room (2nd floor), 605 W. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 5:30 PM, Monday, July 30, 2018  

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Next General Meeting is August 15th

Please join us for our next General Meeting,  Wednesday, August 15th, 6:30pm at Toyota Sunnyvale - 898 W El Camino Real Sunnyvale!  Agenda will be published later. Parking at Toyota Sunnyvale is in customer parking areas on the lot until 9pm. So, although they may not close the lot that early, it’s probably safest to park on the street. Just go in through the main customer entrance which is on the right (when facing the building), the elevator is to your right in the hall as soon as you enter. Take two more rights when you get off the elevator on the 2nd floor , the conference room will be down the hall on your…

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On The Table: Sunnyvale Luncheon/Almuerzo

DESCRIPTION Come join co-hosts St. Cyprian's Parish Church, Livable Sunnyvale and Sunnyvale Community Services to break bread and talk about our region's housing challenges. Ven a nuestro almuerzo donde vamos a tener una conversación entre miembros de la comunidad de Sunnyvale sobre el tema de la provisión de vivienda. Somos tres organizaciones distintos: una iglesia, un grupo de vecinos y una organización de caridad. This event is sponsored by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, part of meal-time discussions happening throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Ese almuerzo es parte de una serie de eventos de la Silicon Valley Community Foundation por todo el condado de Santa Clara y San Mateo. RSVP required. Come join in the conversation!…

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October 21st Event: THE DEVELOPERS: TALES OF INTRIGUE, POLITICS, AND HIGH FINANCE

THE DEVELOPERS: TALES OF INTRIGUE, POLITICS, AND  HIGH FINANCE   Whoa, where did that come from?!!! Ever drive down a street with which you're familiar but haven't been on for a while, and you suddenly pass a big, new development you've never seen before? Like the one shown above (which will be built on El Camino Real soon)? And you ask yourself, "How did that get there?!!" (You might use stronger language.) Come to the Livable Sunnyvale meeting on October 21, at 2 PM, and hear from Developers who develop major apartment complexes in Sunnyvale like the one above. They will discuss the legal, political, and financial issues involved in taking a…

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