Livable Sunnyvale will be hosting a candidate’s forum for the 26th State Assembly District on Tuesday, January 30th at Sunnyvale Community Services from 6:30 – 8pm.

We are expecting the following candidates will attend, Patrick Ahrens, Bob Goodwyn, Sophie Yan Song, and Tara Sreekrishnan.

All candidates will be asked to respond to questions specific to Livable Sunnyvale’s four pillars: Housing, Transportation, Sustainability and Equity.  Spanish translation services will be available.

This election will be held on March 5th! Ballots will be arriving in early February.

We hope you will join us in person at 1160 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 in the Community meeting room, or via Zoom:
 

Zoom meeting registration
 

Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting information. 

Please note that as a 501c3 non-profit Livable Sunnyvale does not endorse any specific candidate or measure. The purpose of this forum is to educate our members and the public on the candidates, regardless of affiliation, and hear their responses to questions from Livable Sunnyvale covering topics of interest to support a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable Sunnyvale for people of all ages and abilities. 

Assembly District 26 map. 

We look forward to seeing you there whether in-person or online. 

When: Wednesday, January 10^th, 6:30 PM TO 8:30 PM, On Zoom and in-person.

Location of in-person meeting: Sunnyvale Community Services, 1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA

Or Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcuCopzorHtFaeaQJ-UNE3l4mKX__1WR-

Study Issue and Budget Proposal Forum

Every January, the Sunnyvale City Council begins to prioritize and select which study issues the City will work on that year. The Jan 23^rd City Council meeting is the opportunity for members of the public to make comments about study issues that are important to them.

In preparation for this council meeting, Livable Sunnyvale is hosting a Study Issue and Budget Proposal forum with presentations about the following proposed study issues:

• Evaluate the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover
• Evaluate Adopting Transit-Supportive Policies for Sunnyvale
• Define Metrics that the City Will Use to Evaluate Progress on Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure for Future Reporting
• Hire an Active Transportation Planner
• Establishment of a Sanctioned Encampment for Unhoused Individuals in Sunnyvale
• Explore Expanding Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Include a Public Art Requirement for High Density Residential Developments (Including Affordable Housing)
• Complete Streets Redesign of Fair Oaks Avenue
• Vision Zero Redesign of Borregas Avenue
• Evaluate the Feasibility of an Ordinance to Ban the Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Other Small Two-Stroke Motors Within the City Limits of Sunnyvale
• Review of Appeal Fees and Processes
• Peery Park Specific Plan Amendment (area east of Mathilda Avenue)