There will be a special City Council meeting on February 4th, 5:30 PM, to present the results of the Housing Strategy Study. This Study Issue was approved by the Council almost 2 years ago as an omnibus study issue covering a wide range of issues related to housing in Sunnyvale. Issues include: Rent stabilization programs for Sunnyvale mobile home parksAge-friendliness of housing in SunnyvaleStrategies to increase the affordable housing supply, such as a land acquisition financing program for non-profit developers and reinstating an updated rental inclusionary ordinance consistent with AB 1505Strategies to help with the demand for affordable housing, such as homebuyer, tenant, and financial literacy education programs

At our next meeting on February 12th (note the change of date), 6:30 pm at Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, our topics will be: Sunnyvale Active Transportation Plan How can we continue to improve options for bicyclists and pedestrians in Sunnyvale? How can Sunnyvale students more safely walk and bike to school? The City of Sunnyvale is exploring these questions as part of a year-long effort to create an Active Transportation Plan that will address bicycle, pedestrian and Safe Routes to Schools needs throughout the City. The Active Transportation Plan will help the City strategically invest in programs and projects to make walking and bicycling safer and more convenient…

Livable Sunnyvale is co-sponsoring this special event with Friends of Caltrain and other partners. The Bay Area needs to build many more homes to address the housing affordability crisis, but we don’t want to worsen the climate crisis or our traffic challenges. You can advocate for affordable homes with great transportation options that will help make your community more healthy and connected. Join us to: Learn about the connections between housing affordability, traffic reduction, and climate change; Hear how communities are planning and building in ways that reduce the need to driveSee how you can help make your community more walkable, affordable, and transit-friendly.Learn about upcoming decisions in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale to…

When we last saw the El Camino Real Specific Plan, at the end of 2017, Sunnyvale's City Council had selected a preferred land use alternative from among the four presented for consideration (click on the links for the staff report and  meeting video).  After receiving recommendations from the ECR Plan Advisory Committee (ECRPAC), staff and the Planning Commission, considering input from the online survey and public workshops, hearing input from public speakers at the hearing, and much deliberation, the City Council selected Alternative R PLUS as the land use plan to be studied and developed further. Of the four alternatives, ALT-R PLUS is the land use plan that identified the greatest amount of residential development opportunity along the El…

Greetings!  Please join us for  Livable Sunnyvale's January General MeetingWhen: Wed, Jan. 8th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 West El Camino Real, 2nd floor. Featured speakers: 1. James Tuleya entertaining us (cooking) while he explains the differences in cost, convenience, health benefits and more withinduction cooking!  Find out why induction is both much healthier for your family and for the planet!2. John Supp, Account Services Manager at Silicon Valley Clean Energy will give a brief presentation on going all-electric, including information on the latest rebates and cost savings.  Most of his time will be on answering your questions. For other related events, please see our Upcoming Events list.