City of Sunnyvale Government News

Sunnyvale leaders want to lower the anxiety levels of residents living in their vehicles through a widely supported solution: giving them a safe place to park.

Sunnyvale voters are on track to reelect Mayor Larry Klein and fill two open City Council seats with women of color.

Sunnyvale is prepared to launch a guaranteed basic income program — it’s just waiting for funding.

Sunnyvale could have a new City Council and mayor next year, with multiple seats up for election come November.

The Sunnyvale City Council will make decisions on housing, transit and the city's budget in the near future — and candidates seeking elected office are sharing their approaches to governing.

More than 100 apartments for older adults and a medical facility could be coming to Sunnyvale within the next few years.

The debate between using artificial turf or natural grass on government-owned athletic fields in Sunnyvale has been pushed into the future, leaving environmental activists and youth sports groups in limbo.

Sunnyvale has a unique strategy to support affordable housing development: purchasing the land for developers.

Sunnyvale will have a new outreach team assisting its homeless residents after scrutinizing the city’s previous provider.

A Sunnyvale project to create walkable, interconnected neighborhoods could come up short, with advocates worried that vital retail services will be slashed.

A 100% affordable housing project near the Lawrence Caltrain station in Sunnyvale is moving forward, with the development planning  to open next year.

While one Santa Clara County city pinches pennies to make ends meet and juggles budget shortfalls, its neighbor to the west sits on a surplus that can easily cover its deficit.

Homeless residents at the North County Shelter in Sunnyvale say a shift in management has heightened sanitation problems and workers are unequipped to handle older adults living there.

Sunnyvale is looking to offer safe parking for homeless residents living in their vehicles, and city officials are working on what that entails.

Homeless residents, advocates and local officials have questions about the Sunnyvale Shelter as the facility changes nonprofit operators.

While most of Santa Clara County grapples with balancing budget shortfalls, one city has enough money to set aside for future resident services. Now, city officials have to decide where that money should go.

Sunnyvale voters will have multiple opportunities to change the city charter in the coming years.

A county-owned, 145-bed homeless shelter in Sunnyvale is changing operators and the community it serves.

North Sunnyvale residents will be able to access the city’s library resources closer to home by next year.

Sunnyvale voters will have a tax measure on their November ballot — a long-needed bond to renovate the city’s public library.

Two long-tenured Sunnyvale officials are moving up the ranks of local government.

Sunnyvale officials may have found a new source of revenue, with a green light from residents to place a proposed tax measure on the November ballot.

Dozens of affordable homes near Sunnyvale’s downtown are ready to welcome hundreds of residents.

Sunnyvale is in the market for a better way to have residents flag issues in their neighborhoods online.