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…

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…

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…

Please join us! When: February 1st, 6:30 pmWhere: 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…

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…

Note: This meeting replaces our usual general meeting for December. Livable Sunnyvale Holiday Social! When: December 10th, 2 to 5 pmLocation: 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…

When: November 2, 6:30 pm Register in advance or right before joining this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrceiopjgjGtdEwt87F7dBf8AQnAyYMz7uAfter 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,…

Saturday, October 15th When: October 15th, 2 to 4 pmWhere: 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…

Attend this online candidate forum Sunday, October 2  from 4 - 6 PM.   Featuring Sunnyvale City Council Candidates in: District 5 (Richard Mehlinger and Satyam Davé), District 3 (Justin Wang and Murali Srinivasan), and District 1 (Appointed Council member Linda Sell)  The Sunnyvale Team of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action* will ask climate focused questions about candidates' policy ideas for the city. *Recipients of the 2022 Sunnyvale Environmental Achievement Award. Registration link:  https://bit.ly/sunnyvaleclimateforum

For those of you who were able to come to our recent Moffett Park Committee meeting with Michelle King, Principle Planner, City of Sunnyvale and Pilar Lorenzana, Community Development, Google, thanks for attending and sharing your thoughts. We heard and discussed presentations on mobility-related issues such as parking maximums, transportation and the concept of a Transportation Management Association (TMA) for Moffett Park. Here is a link to the recording of the meeting. In case you would like to speak during the Moffett Park Specific Plan Mobility Workshop on 20 September (detailed information is below) or would like to send an email to council but are not sure what topic(s) you would like…