June General Meeting – Regional Activism

Please join us for:Livable Sunnyvale's June General Meeting     When: Wednesday, June 3, 2020,  6:30 PM to 8:30 PM    Where: Click here to join Meeting     Meeting ID: 845 3911 5575   Password:  983389    For more Zoom meeting details, please see after our signatures.This meeting's focus is on Regional activism: Cupertino for All, CaRLA, Peninsula for Everyone    Agenda: Legislation reviewMHP (5 minutes)SB 902/1120 (5 minutes)Commendation for Mayor Klein—support, NOT endorsement (10 minutes). — VOTESlow Streets for Sunnyvale (5 minutes)Map Your Neighborhood (Sue, 5 minutes)Cupertino For All (JR Fruen), Vallco case and SB 35, 30 minutesCalifornia Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA) (Victoria Fierce/Dylan Casey), Los Altos case and upcoming Residential Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)…

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Affordable Housing Month – What do housing and environmental justice have to do with public health? How do we work towards a community that is resilient ecologically, socially, and economically?

Come join Livable Sunnyvale and Greenbelt Alliance on Thursday May 14, 2020 6pm to 7pm for a lively discussion with perspectives from Save the Bay, Google, and other key stakeholders in our region as we tackle these questions together.  This event is co-hosted by SV@Home as part of Affordable Housing Month in Santa Clara County. 

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Livable Sunnyvale General Meeting – May 6th on Zoom

Livable Sunnyvale's May General Meeting     When: Wednesday, May 6, 2020,  6:30 PM to 8:30 PM    Where: Click here to join Meeting     Meeting ID: 893 0800 0017   Password: 890951    For more Zoom meeting details, please see after our signatures.   Make your opinion count!  Come VOTE.                                Agenda: Vote to allow Zoom electronic voting.  Announcements  Vote on the Bylaw revisionVote whether to endorse CityLine project's current plans (after a short summary presentation)Recruit members to work with committee to develop Livable Sunnyvale's 'Development endorsement criteria'.Livable Sunnyvale Board election    For the May 6th meeting: To join the meeting, click on this Meeting Link. If you've used Zoom on your device…

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Project Review- CityLine Downtown Sunnyvale Projects – April 22nd 6:30 pm

Join Livable Sunnyvale and Catalyze SV for a special joint meeting via Zoom to review CityLine projects for Downtown Sunnyvale. The objective of this meeting is for both advocacy organizations to review the first projects that CityLine will be bringing to the Sunnyvale Planning Commission and City Council. The detailed agenda is posted here, but basically the meeting will start at 6:30 pm with a presentation by Travis Duncan, Assistant Vice-President of Sares Regis, followed by questions and feedback regarding any concerns. Then Catalyze SV and Livable Sunnyvale will discuss the projects together. Catalyze SV has a specific process for scoring projects. Livable Sunnyvale will schedule a meeting later so our members…

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Livable Sunnyvale’s April General Meeting

Please "Zoom" in and join us virtually for Livable Sunnyvale's April General Meeting When: Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 7 PM to 8:30 PM Where: From the comfort of your homeMeeting Link: https://srgnc.zoom.us/j/593550217Meeting ID: 593 550 217Guest Presenter: Travis Duncan, Assistant Vice President of Sares RegisTravis is knowledgeable about almost every aspect of Sunnyvale’s CityLine Downtown development.  Fun fact:  he was the “man behind the scenes” putting our ice rink and shows together last winter! Travis will be giving us some background on what has been done in our downtown but also what we can expect in light of our current disastrous public health situation.  There will be lots of time allotted for your questions. Check out CityLine Downtown development if you'd like to become more familiar with the…

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Come To The Livable Sunnyvale March Meeting!

DATE: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 LOCATION: Sunnyvale Toyota, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale CA TIME: 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM NOT ONE…TWO GREAT PRESENTATIONS! ONE - Nadia Aziz, the Directing Attorney at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley will discuss Mobile Home Closure Ordinances. Mobile Home Parks residents have experienced increased stress as owners sell their mobile home parks to new owners. What happens when a Mobile Home Park is sold and the new owner wishes to redevelop the land? How are residents protected? What are the current protections in San Jose and Sunnyvale? TWO – John Cordes representing the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition will give a quick overview of the new…

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Sunnyvale Housing Strategy Study Issue – Feb. 4th

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

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February 12th General Meeting – Active Transportation Plan, Study Issues and Measures G & H

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…

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How to get more homes with less driving – Feb. 6th

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…

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The Return of the El Camino Real Specific Plan – January 24th

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…

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