When: Wednesday, June 7th, 6:30 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-

International Children’s Day was celebrated on June 1st. At our June Meeting we will be focusing on Sunnyvale’s children.  We have invited two Sunnyvale women who are both moms and leaders in our community.  They will share their concerns, their work and what we can do to support Sunnyvale’s children. 

Isabel Jubes Flamerich teaches architecture at West Valley City College and is the Sunnyvale

School District Board President.  As a 2023 Leadership Sunnyvale graduate, Isabel will share a project she has been working on through Leadership Sunnyvale regarding our city’s unhoused children. 

Peggy Shen Brewster, a former middle and elementary school teacher is a founder of Sunnyvale for Equity in Education (SEE). SEE advocates for equitable access and quality of education for students in North Sunnyvale. SEE initially met with the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) in January 2023 and they now have over 150 members. Peggy will be sharing SEE’s history and work.

Please join us to learn more about Peggy and Isabel’s work and how collectively, we can improve the lives of Sunnyvale’s children. 

South Bay YIMBY and Livable Sunnyvale are hosting their first joint Happy Hour meet and greet event!

The event will be held in Downtown Sunnyvale at the Metro City Restaurant and Bar from 2 pm – 4 pm on Saturday June 10. Food and drink will be self-ordered for this event.

Downtown Sunnyvale is easily accessible via Caltrain, VTA, bike and plenty of parking is available on the surface and in covered garages in the area.

Come meet your fellow advocates and local elected officials!

When: Saturday, June 10th

Time: 2 to 4 pm

Where:  Metro City Restaurant and Bar on Murphy Ave.

REGISTER HERE!

We’re talking about Trees

The Sunnyvale Urban Forest Advocates (SUFA) works to increase, sustain, and enhance the urban forest of Sunnyvale.  SUFA educates residents and city officials about Sunnyvale’s urban forest, the role trees play in a healthy community, and how to improve the city’s tree canopy.  SUFA advocates for the maintenance of existing trees and the planting of new trees throughout the city and provides outreach through tree walks and community events.

Time to Vote on Board Members

We would like to thank our outgoing board members, Julia Liu and Liam Davis for their service and dedication to Livable Sunnyvale.  Please join us to elect new board members.

The meeting is only on Zoom this month – May 3, 2023, 6:30 pm.

REGISTER HERE!

Please join us this Wednesday for our April General Meeting!

When: Wednesday, April 5, 6:30 PM TO 8:30 PM

Where: Sunnyvale Community Services, 1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA

(Attendance at the in-person meeting requires a COVID-19 vaccination)

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

Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting.  After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting.

Transitional Housing

We will have speakers from LifeMoves, an organization that helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness to return to stable housing and self-sufficiency. They will talk about their organization and a proposed transitional housing development in Sunnyvale.

We will also have speakers from Santa Clara Housing Advocates who are supporting a LifeMoves transitional housing project in Santa Clara.

Guaranteed Basic Income

In addition, we will have a presentation by Mountain View Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga on Elevate MV, a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot which provides $500 monthly payments to 166 randomly selected eligible extremely low income Mountain View residents.

Councilmember Abe-Koga led Mountain View’s program and she will share, among other things, what a GBI program is, what prompted Mountain View to pilot this program, how did the city determine the criteria to participate.

Sunnyvale is considering implementing a similar program and is working on a study issue titled, “Evaluate a Pilot Program for Universal Basic Income Including Potential Funding Sources” (CDD 22-07) to be led by the Community Development Department. Sunnyvale is preparing an RFP for the program and hopes to select a consultant to work on the project this summer.

AGENDA

• Announcements
  • Proposed developments at Sonora Ct.           
  • Sunnyvale Tenant Protection/Right to Lease Ordinance

• LifeMoves
• Santa Clara Housing Advocates
• Mountain View Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga – Elevate MV Guaranteed Basic Income Program

• Steven’s Creek Trail Update
• Village Center Master Plan Update
• Housing Element Update

Join us in person or on Zoom – this is a hybrid meeting!

When: March 1st, 6:30 pm

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-

The agenda is full and includes a discussion of the state of retail in the City by Dawn Maher, President of the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, Connie Verceles, Deputy City Manage and Christine Velasques, Economic Development Manager. The presentation will highlight the current state of retail in the city and their view of what’s to come.
Chuck Fraleigh and Agnes Veith will give us an update on the Village Center Master Plan and discuss Livable Sunnyvale’s position on the plan.
And The Friends of the Stevens Creek Trail will discuss proposed changes to the Stevens Creek Trail extension from Remington Drive to Fremont Avenue.

AGENDA:

6:30 pm Welcome and greetings

6:35 pm Announcements

• Study issues – next update in May
• Letter on Moffett Park Specific Plan
• Member announcements

6:45 pm Update on Sunnyvale Retail

• Dawn Maher, President, Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce
• Connie Verceles, Deputy City Manager, and Christine L Velasquez, Economic Development Manager

7:35 pm Update on the Village Center Master Plan

• Chuck Fraleigh and Agnes Veith, Livable Sunnyvale Village Center Committee

7:55 pm Friends of Stevens Creek Trail

Please join us!

When: February 1st, 6:30 pm
Where: On Zoom.

REGISTER HERE

Our main topics are:

Public Art in Sunnyvale

According to Americans for the Arts, seventy percent of Americans feel arts improve the image and identity of their community.  Do you identify with these seventy-percenters? 

If so, please join us as Sunnyvale’s Kristin Dance, Public Art Coordinator, walks us through art funding, how public art is selected, the role you can play in its selection and, where our community’s over 100 art works are located; from the iconic Out to Lunch sculpture to the mixed media, made in USA:  Angel Island Shh. And a sneak preview into upcoming art installations!

Downtown Specific Plan Amendments

Martin Pyne will discuss proposed amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan for Block 20. Block 20 sits on the East side of Mathilda between Olive and El Camino Real. The proposed changes increase the residential housing units and commercial square footage for this block.
REGISTER HERE

Big News! Livable Sunnyvale is now officially a 501(c)(3) organization!. This means we can open a bank account, donations are tax-deductuible and we can apply for grants!

Please join us!

January 11th, 6:30 pm

On Zoom – REGISTER HERE

Our main topics are:

2023 Transportation Priorities

Adina Levin from Friends of Caltrain and Seamless Bay Area will discuss the top priorities this year for transit in the Bay Area.

Issues include an upcoming “fiscal cliff” for VTA funding, Sunnyvale’s Active Transportation Plan funding and Seamless Bay Area initiatives.

City of Sunnyvale Legislative Advocacy Process

Former Council Member Gustav Larsson and Michele Zahraie, Senior Management Analyst will discuss the City process for advocating for bills in the California legislature.

Currently, the City Council votes on general legislative priorities at the beginning of the year. Then the Mayor sends letters advocating for or opposing specific bills as they move through committees and to the Assembly or Senate. Should the full Council or members of the public be more involved in this process?

We will vote on a motion to send a letter to the Council asking that correspondence from Staff or Council on potential legislation be subject to a vote of the City Council. (Note that the wording may change as a result of discussion at the meeting)

REGISTER HERE

Note: This meeting replaces our usual general meeting for December.

Livable Sunnyvale Holiday Social!

When: December 10th, 2 to 5 pm
Location: 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 new Assembly Member and a new State Senator,

For our Holiday social this year, we are partnering with our friends at the Sunnyvale Democratic Club to celebrate and share our experiences. We will provide a few appetizers, but Faultline is a restaurant/bar, so you can order a wide range of food or drinks.

The event is open to everyone and there is a prize drawing at 4 pm, so RSVP early to get your name in the hat!

We need to let the restaurant know how many will be there. So – please RSVP by December 8.
 

When: November 2, 6:30 pm

Register in advance or right before joining this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrceiopjgjGtdEwt87F7dBf8AQnAyYMz7u
After 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, we will take a look at where we are heading in the short and long term.  I am sure that our conversation with Marie and David will be a jumping-off place to talk about this.  As an organization, we need and want your participation so please be prepared to share your thoughts on Livable Sunnyvale’s evolution.   

AGENDA

Community announcements

Livable Sunnyvale – A Look Back

Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) – A Look at Today

Livable Sunnyvale – Current and Upcoming Issues:
(which issues are most important for the next year?)

• Housing Element 
• Moffett Park Specific Plan
• Village Centers
• ADU Toolkit
• Warming Centers 
• Full-time City Staff to Support Unhoused Programs
• Universal Basic Income (UBI)
• Safe Parking 
• Right-to-lease ordinance
• Commercial Development Fees
• Gun Safety 
• Cyclist and Pedestrian Fatalities Homestead Bike Lanes

Livable Sunnyvale – A Look ForwardVote on California YIMBY Coalition Partner

Saturday, October 15th

When: October 15th, 2 to 4 pm
Where: 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 paying for electric cars.
• Proposition 31: Reconsidering a flavored  tobacco ban.

To register, click on the link below before the meeting

.https://tinyurl.com/sdc-zoom-meeting-registration