City of Sunnyvale Government News Digest

While Sunnyvale will ask voters to approve some changes to the city charter this November, a more significant overhaul could be coming in two years.

Sunnyvale is looking to fill accessibility gaps in existing public transit options for residents to travel around the city, and one ride-share service is taking center stage.

Garrett Kuramoto was born and raised in Sunnyvale. This Santa Clara resident is also the superintendent of libraries for the city of Sunnyvale; and right now, he is working with the city to build a second library in the Lakewood area in north Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale residents will vote on a multi-million dollar bond measure to support local school facilities this March.

Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) partnered with 40 local agencies to create the Winter Wellness Fair. Not only did families receive holiday gift cards and food, but it was a festive atmosphere that included health services along with a visit with Santa Claus.

Cat Cat’s Nom Nom is a Sunnyvale home bakery established in 2016 by Catherine Wong.

Both cities adjust their minimum wages based on the regional consumer price index.

Construction is officially underway on the new Laurelwood Elementary School campus.

Sunnyvale’s process for proposing new policies is complex, so we’re breaking it down step by step.

Sunnyvale is hoping to finalize some of its biggest projects next year, from supporting homeless residents to putting in new sports fields.

Data collected by Latinos LEAD highlights this disparity, showing that Latinos make up only 12.5% of non-profit board members in the San Jose metro area, which includes Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

The Sunnyvale City Council is slated to award a more than $2 million contract to PBK Architects to begin the process of rebuilding Fire Station 2.

A proposed Sunnyvale housing development may be put on hold over concerns about exposure to cancerous chemicals.

A big, empty office campus in Sunnyvale that has flopped into a default on its loan could be replaced by a large housing development whose approval could proceed through a “builder’s remedy” gambit.

The Sunnyvale City Council voted 5-1 to discuss—at a future meeting—putting a property transfer tax on the November 2024 ballot.

Sunnyvale has greenlit a new vision for the future of the Lawrence Caltrain station that will make it more convenient for residents and workers along the transit corridor.

Sunnyvale’s downtown housing explosion is thanks to CityLine, a group of developers and investors who have been building retail space, offices and housing in the area. The group plans to build 1,066 apartments in three phases over the next few years, mostly along McKinley Avenue.

Sunnyvale’s newest downtown attraction, Tipsy Putt, plays into the idea that grownups are just big kids at heart, bringing miniature golf to the heart of Sunnyvale.

An environmental watchdog is pressing forward with lawsuits against the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale in an effort to get them to clean up local creeks.

The Sunnyvale City Council is looking to pilot a guaranteed income program to support residents who are financially burdened.

Residents who live in a historically underserved, low-income community fought to add more green spaces in their neighborhood at the Sunnyvale City Council meeting.

Sunnyvale District 4 Councilmember Russ Melton wants to be the city's next mayor and is throwing his hat into the November 2024 election ring.

Sunnyvale plans to add more housing near its transit hubs with a unique project that incorporates multiple bedrooms and bathrooms per apartment.

Two Sunnyvale hotels that have sat vacant for more than a year are slated for demolition and will be replaced with a private parking lot.

Homeless service provider HomeFirst agreed to a six-month extension of its existing pilot program with Sunnyvale, contingent on city officials receiving detailed data about sheltered bed usage for its homeless residents.

The Sunnyvale City Council is slated to award a $3.9 million contract for pedestrian improvements in the Sunnyvale Neighbors of Arbor community, which includes La Linda and the San Miguel neighborhood.

Sunnyvale’s contract with its homeless service provider is on thin ice, and officials are demanding more answers. The Sunnyvale City Council voted 4-3 to not renew the city's $407,430 contract with HomeFirst.

Mayor Larry Klein in his State of the City address laid out plans for keeping Sunnyvale “happiest place in the U.S.” The speech was themed around Sunnyvale’s safety, diversity and distinctiveness.

Sunnyvale has a new plan for creating a mixed-use community on the 1,300 acres in the northern area of the city known as Moffett Park. The council adopted a new Moffett Park Specific Plan at its July 11 meeting to guide development over the next 20 years.

Downtown Sunnyvale is getting a new look, thanks to three major building projects that have all been approved. The new construction will create highrise housing and more business space.