Please join us! Livable Sunnyvale's December General Meeting:  When: Wednesday, December 1, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting link Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting.  After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (10 minutes) Candy Cane ContestHousing Element Subcommittee UpdateMOU Lease Addendums Safe Parking Letter (10min + 5min)El Camino Real Specific Plan update (15mini + 10min) How is Affordable Housing Administered and Funded? (20min + 15min) Jenny Carloni, City of Sunnyvale’s Housing Officer leads the dynamic Sunnyvale Housing Division with a goal of creating and preserving affordable housing, creating below market rate home ownership opportunities,…

When: Wednesday, November 3, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (10 minutes)Mobile Home MOU Forum - Dec 6thCandy Cane contestCrestview Hotel vote summaryPlanning Commission Meeting on Sonora and Orchard Gardens - Nov 8thParking 101 - C. J. Gabbe (15 min + 15 min)C.J. is an associate professor in Santa Clara University's Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences. His research focuses on land use planning, housing policy, and climate change. C.J. has a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA and a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of…

When: Wednesday, October 6, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (10 minutes)Message from New Chair Legislative UpdateMobile Home MOU update501(c)3 announcementVote on emergency endorsements (10 min)Update on relevant city council actions (10 min)Safe Parking in Sunnyvale readout (10 minutes)The Cost of Commutes - Marlee Smith (10 min + 10 min)Housing Element Subcommittee update (10 min + 10 min)Single use plastics ban in Sunnyvale; Vote to Endorse (15 min + 10 min)Moffett Park Update(5 min + 5 min) Recordings of Past Speaking Events:  Professor Michael Lens - What Works in Making Housing…

About the Event: As you know, due to a lack of affordable housing, our community is experiencing a housing crisis resulting in many of our residents living in their vehicles (car, van, RV…).  Our surrounding communities such as Mountain View, Fremont, San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga have implemented safe parking programs to address this issue. At this special event, we will hear from Sunnyvale Community Services about the magnitude of the problem in Sunnyvale and find out about a successful  Safe Parking Program in Mountain View.  We will also hear about the exciting new interim housing communities from LifeMoves   You can view a site tour of the LifeMoves facility in Mountain View here. Finally we will get an…

When: Wednesday, Sept 1,  6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (10 minutes)Flyer Distribution Sunnyvale Ave. Bike LanesLegislative UpdateLawrence Station Area PlanMessage from the ChairCA Rent Relief (15 min + 5 min)Joanne Pham, Project SentinelVOTE: Endorse extending eviction moratoriumSunnyvale Redistricting - Jacqui Guzman, Sunnyvale Deputy City Manager (15 min + 10 min)Sunnyvale Specific Housing ElementRyan Dyson, Sunnyvale’s Housing Specialist - Sunnyvale’s process for completing the Housing Element Chapter of the General Plan (10 min + 5 min).Join Livable Sunnyvale's subcommittee (5 min)Caltrain grade crossings, restarting rail service - Glenn Hendricks, Sunnyvale…

Day:   Wednesday Date:  August 18th Time:  6:30 PM Location: Zoom link to register - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcuypqjkrE9I_zXJrddSYd-gqbd_qtdBv Livable Sunnyvale is hosting an endorsement meeting for two affordable housing developments.  During this meeting you will hear from the developers, share your concerns and, if you are a member of Livable Sunnyvale and eligible to vote, vote to endorse or not each of these proposed developments. Sonora Court (1178 Sonora Court - close to Lawrence Station) is sponsored by MidPen Housing.  Jennifer Liu, Senior Project Manager for MidPen Housing will give a brief presentation to introduce this development and then go over our Endorsement Form. You can review the presentation for the project before the meeting…

When: Wednesday, August 4,  6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (5 minutes)Redistricting Meeting on Aug 5thSB9 Letters to BeckerAB1401 Letters to BermanBoard Special Election (one vacancy) (10 minutes)SVL Meeting Format: Call to Action for Public Comment & VOTE on Livable Sunnyvale position (5 minutes)Mobile Home MOU status (10 minutes)Impacts to Sunnyvale of the current catastrophic drought -- Gustav Larsson, Sunnyvale Council Member (30 minutes)As a new Council Member in 2014, Gustav Larsson was appointed to Sunnyvale's seat on the board of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency…

Please join us!  This meeting starts at 6PM so we can squeeze everything in!  When: Wednesday, July 7,  6 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. AGENDA Announcements (5 minutes)Legislation Updates (5 minutes)SB 9, SB 10, AB 1401 (Richard)Eviction Moratorium Emergency Endorsement (Janette)Now LawSafe Parking Report (30 + 10 minutes)Site Overview (Coleen Housler)Fry’s former Sunnyvale site (Jim Davis)Mobile Home MOU update (5+10 minutes)Environmental Benefits of Missing Middle Housing (Justin20 + 10 minutes)Project Scoring, Fremont Corners (40 minutes)Endorsement VOTE based on scoring (10 minutes) Recordings of Past Speaking Events:  Professor Michael…

Join us on June 2, 6:30 pm for our June General Meeting to be held on Zoom. Where: Click here to register for the Meeting linkRegister in advance or register right before joining the meeting. After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting. Agenda items include: Update on negotiations for a memorandum of understanding between mobile home residents and mobile home park owners.Kristel Wickham, Chair of the Sustainability Commission, will discuss an expanded program on sustainability that includes updates on the Climate Action Plan implementations, next steps, with their connections to housing and transportation.Shani Kleinhaus on light pollution, bird safety, and the Bay ecosystem Janette Brambila - presentation on…

When: Wednesday, May 19, 2021,  12 noon to 1:30 pmIf you missed the event you can view a recording at Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia . This event is part of SV@Home's Affordable Housing Month  About the Talk: Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for SuburbiaThe book, Trespasser? takes an intimate look at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of dramatic demographic shifts.  It follows one community over several decades as it transforms from a sleepy rural town to a global gateway and one of the nation's largest Asian American-majority cities.  There, it highlights the passionate efforts of Asian Americans to make Silicon Valley their home by…