Livable Sunnyvale Holiday Social: December 10th, 2 to 5 pm, Faultline Brewery

Note: This meeting replaces our usual general meeting for December. Livable Sunnyvale Holiday Social! When: December 10th, 2 to 5 pmLocation: Faultline Brewery Address: 1235 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale RSVP to get in on the Prize drawing at 4:00PM.  Join us for this IN PERSON gathering at the Faultline Brewery. It has been a long year and the pandemic has taken a toll on all of us.On the other hand, there is so much to celebrate: The El Camino Real Specific Plan Completion, the start of the Moffett Park Specific Plan, and the Sunnyvale Housing Element first submission among many others. Next year we will be welcoming three new members to the Sunnyvale City Council, a…

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Livable Sunnyvale November 2nd Meeting: A Look Back and a Look Forward

When: November 2, 6:30 pm Register in advance or right before joining this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrceiopjgjGtdEwt87F7dBf8AQnAyYMz7uAfter registering, Zoom will email you info on how to join the meeting. As an organization grows and evolves, it is important to take time to look at where it began, where it is today and where it will be tomorrow.  To that end, we have asked Sue Serrone, Livable Sunnyvale founder and Chair Emeritus and Mike Serrone to share our humble beginnings and our achievements over the years. Marie Bernard, Executive Director, and David Hernandez Chief Programs Officer, Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) will share the state of our community today through the needs of the clients SCS serves. Lastly,…

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Ballot-Palooza – Pro and Cons for CA Ballot Measures

Saturday, October 15th When: October 15th, 2 to 4 pmWhere: Zoom (Register here)Saturday, October 15th is our bi-annual Ballot-Palooza meeting, a discussion of the pros and cons of ballot measures on the November ballot.This is a joint meeting with the Sunnyvale Democratic Club.  The following seven ballot measures will be on the ballot. Members have volunteered to research and present information about the measures. So bring your voter guide and follow along or join the discussion. Proposition 1: Putting abortion safeguards in the California constitution: Propositions 26 and 27: Legalizing sports gambling, two ways: Proposition 28: Set aside school funding for arts and music:Proposition 29: Kidney clinic rules, third time a charm?Proposition 30: Millionaires…

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Sunnyvale Climate Forum with City Council Candidates!

Attend this online candidate forum Sunday, October 2  from 4 - 6 PM.   Featuring Sunnyvale City Council Candidates in: District 5 (Richard Mehlinger and Satyam Davé), District 3 (Justin Wang and Murali Srinivasan), and District 1 (Appointed Council member Linda Sell)  The Sunnyvale Team of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action* will ask climate focused questions about candidates' policy ideas for the city. *Recipients of the 2022 Sunnyvale Environmental Achievement Award. Registration link:  https://bit.ly/sunnyvaleclimateforum

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Moffett Park Updates and Upcoming Workshops

For those of you who were able to come to our recent Moffett Park Committee meeting with Michelle King, Principle Planner, City of Sunnyvale and Pilar Lorenzana, Community Development, Google, thanks for attending and sharing your thoughts. We heard and discussed presentations on mobility-related issues such as parking maximums, transportation and the concept of a Transportation Management Association (TMA) for Moffett Park. Here is a link to the recording of the meeting. In case you would like to speak during the Moffett Park Specific Plan Mobility Workshop on 20 September (detailed information is below) or would like to send an email to council but are not sure what topic(s) you would like…

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General Meeting, August 3rd: Village Centers and Gun Safety

Please join us this Wednesday for our August General Meeting: Village Centers and Gun Safety When: Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting link.  Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting.  After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. Village Centers The City’s 2017 General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) identified seven locations for mixed use Village Centers, in the context of various neighborhood planning areas to ensure each neighborhood is adequately supported by commercial services, as well as schools and parks. These Village Centers are typically located at the crossroads of arterial and…

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General Meeting – July 6th: The Joinery – New Downtown Development and Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning

Please join us this Wednesday for our July General Meeting: When: Wednesday, July 6, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting link.  Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting.  After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements and Greetings (10 minutes) Committee Updates (20 minutes): Housing ElementEl Camino Real Specific PlanMoffett Park Specific PlanMountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning's presentation (15+5 minutes)Next month we will vote on whether to have MVCSP become our Coalition PartnerThe Joinery; Minkoff Group's Downtown Project Update (10+10 minutes)Use of mass timber construction

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Jun 1 Monthly Meeting: In-depth Sunnyvale Housing Element; Old OSH Site

Please join us this Wednesday, June 1, for our monthly General Meeting: When: Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting link.  Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting.  After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements:  New Board and their roles (5 minutes)Member Announcements (5 minutes)Updates: El Camino Real Specific Plan - Mike (5 minutes)Moffett Park - Gail (5 minutes)Application for Nonprofit Status - Julia (5 minutes)777 Sunnyvale-Saratoga site:Kathy Thibodeaux, Carmel Partners Presentation (15 minutes)Sunnyvale's Housing Element - Ryan Dyson, Sunnyvale’s Housing Specialist, in a Q/A style moderated by Livable Sunnyvale's Housing Element Committee Co-Chairs Chuck Fraleigh and Agnes Veith…

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Sunnyvale Housing Element Public Meetings

The City of Sunnyvale 2023-2031 Draft Housing Element is now available for public review. This guides how we'll meet the future housing needs and priorities of our community. We need your input to revise the draft and get it ready for review by the State. Tell us what matters to you at these meetings: Wednesday, May 11 - Virtual Community Workshop Monday, May 23 - Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, May 25 - Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting Tuesday, June 21 - City Council Meeting Draft document and meeting details: https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/property/housing/housingelement.htm

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