Yearly Archives: 2017

On The Table: Sunnyvale Luncheon/Almuerzo

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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!

Por favor, RSVP y entrar en la conversación!

DATE AND TIME

Sun, November 19, 2017

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM PST

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LOCATION

St. Cyprian’s Parish Gymnasium

195 Leota Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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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 development from concept to construction.

Learn from them:

  • How these developments come to be,
  • Why don’t we have more housing, especially affordable housing,
  • What will be the impact of the new State housing bills just signed into law, and
  • How to influence the location, look, and size of these developments.

Big developments are coming to Sunnyvale soon. Learn how we can make more of them affordable.

Our Moderator is Kelly Snider of Kelly Snider Consulting, who has had such positions as Director, Mixed Use Development, for Sunnyvale Town Center, Director of Development for SummerHill Apartment Communities, and Director and Development Advisor for Los Altos Community Investments, and serves as an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University re Commercial Real Estate Development.

The Developers include:

Geoffrey Morgan, President and CEO of First Community Housing: Geoff oversees all operations of First Community Housing, serving over 3,000 residents with the highest quality of environmentally sustainable, service-enriched affordable housing. Before joining FCH, Geoff was the Vice President of Real Estate Development for Christian Church Homes, and was responsible for development in various phases of approximately 2,000 units of senior housing and mixed use projects nationally.

Ardie Zahedani, Division President at St. Anton Communities, an award-winning, nationally recognized apartment and mixed-use builder with more than 25 years of ownership experience, which has many developments in the Bay Area, including Sunnyvale. Ardie is passionate about transit oriented market rate and income-restricted multifamily housing in housing-imbalanced communities (i.e., a focus on affordable housing).

Alex Sanchez, Executive Vice-President, ROEM Development Corporation, a vertically integrated company in the City of Santa Clara that produces high quality residential product through its in-house capacity to acquire, entitle, construct and manage its properties, and builds affordable housing. ROEM has developments in Sunnyvale. Alex also served as the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara and the Director of Housing for the City of San Jose.

Saturday October 21st   2 to 4pm
Fairbrae Swim Club
696 Sheraton Ave.
Sunnyvale CA
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Sunnyvale El Camino Real Specific Plan Advisory Committee Meeting

Last week the City Council approved the Residential-Plus option for El Camino Real.

The topic of this meeting will be Circulation and Multimodal Access.

City Staff and Consultants will present the possible strategies the El Camino Real Plan Advisory Committee (ECRPAC) and community can consider incorporating into the ECR Plan to improve safety and access on the corridor for different modes of travel (pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles). These strategies are based on existing City goals and policies and the input received from staff and from the community through the pop-up workshops, community workshop and previous ECRPAC meetings.


  
Sunnyvale Senior Center (Laurel Room)
550 East Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA, 94087 United States (map)

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Make Your Voice Heard About Sunnyvale’s El Camino Real

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON EL CAMINO REAL

Sunnyvale is currently accepting community input on the El Camino Real Specific Plan, which will serve as the visionary blueprint for developing the corridor in the coming years. The City will be selecting a preferred alternative from three options this summer that will guide the developmental priorities of the projects to come on El Camino Real. Now is the time to speak up for what you think will best improve El Camino Real for the Sunnyvale community.

To combat the housing crisis and reduce traffic congestion, we must speak up for transit-friendly neighborhoods with desperately needed homes that we can all afford. Workers who are able to live closer to their work can be a big help to reduce commuter congestion.

Join Livable Sunnyvale at the Sunnyvale Planning commission Hearing on July 24th and at the Sunnyvale City Council Hearing on August 15th to make your voice heard.

Please ask the City to do the following:

  • Adopt the ‘Housing-Rich Alternative’, Alternative R, with at least 5,100 new homes along the corridor
  • Create strategies to ensure that homes are affordable for all residents.
  • Keep the balance of jobs and homes from getting worse.

MEETING DETAILS
Planning Commission Hearing    
Date: July 24, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

City Council Hearing   
Date: August 15, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Let’s make sure the City knows what the needs of the Sunnyvale community are so that we can all thrive together.

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El Camino Real: Walking Tours of Mixed Use Nodes

The Livable Sunnyvale Coalition volunteers are offering Walking Tours of the 4 potential mixed use nodes on El Camino Real.

To sign up for the tours contact the tour leader of each node or go to:

 Future of El Camino Real Walking Tours.

Walking Tours

Eastern Node At Wolfe and El Camino, May 13. Tour Leader Mike Serrone, mikeserrone@comcast.net

Community Center Node on Remington Drive, May 23 and 27. Tour Leaders Karen Schlesser and Jason Uhlenkhott, sign-up at SouthBayYimby@gmail.com

Downtown Node at Mathilda Avenue, May 17. Tour Leader Sue Serrone at sueserrone@comcast.net

Western Node at Bernardo Ave, May 13 and 15. Tour Leader James Tuleya at jtuleya@yahoo.com

For more information on The El Camino Plan, visit the City website at PlanElCaminoReal.inSunnyvale.com

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El Camino Real Specific Plan

Upcoming Event:

THE FUTURE OF SUNNYVALE’S EL CAMINO REAL: A PANEL DISCUSSION

Test, learn about the city’s plans for El Camino Real.  

Join us Wednesday, April 26 for a discussion by a panel of residents and issue experts on the future of the El Camino Real in Sunnyvale.

How can we create great neighborhoods that we can all afford? What can be done to make safer places for walking and biking with smart transportation choices? How will the future of the corridor affect our economy, our environment, and our quality of life? Learn more about the city’s upcoming plans for El Camino Real, and how you can help shape the vision for this important corridor.

This event is hosted by the Sunnyvale Sustainable and Affordable Living Coalition, Greenbelt Alliance, Sunnyvale Cool, and Friends of Caltrain.

DETAILS

Wednesday, April 26
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 

Contact Sue Serrone for more information.

 

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The link to the El Camino Real Specific Plan is http://plansunnyvaleecr.m-group.us/
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Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE)

Upcoming events for the LUTE:

Planning Commission Hearing –  to receive public comments on the Environmental Impact Statement. This is the final step before approval.
Monday, March 27, 2017, 7pm         

City Council Public Hearing – to receive public comments on the Environmental Impact Statement. This is the final step before approval.
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017, 7pm      

Attend or send in an email in support of sufficient housing and sustainable transportation.
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