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Sunnyvale neighborhood boxed in by multiple housing developments

Another affordable housing development is planned for downtown Sunnyvale, but some neighbors are feeling claustrophobic. Sunnyvale is planning for 126 affordable apartments at 295 S. Mathilda Ave. on a 1.04-acre city-owned site, developed by MidPen Housing. The site is adjacent to multiple new developments like the Meridian and downtown Cityline’s various apartments. Some nearby residents...

Sunnyvale under fire over festival booth controversy

Sunnyvale is facing criticism after officials asked a Palestinian art booth to leave a city-run children’s event for refusing to remove a poster. City officials confronted the “Palestine Palette” art booth’s organizers partway through the Hands on the Arts festival Saturday, citing unapproved political content: a poster with a historic map of Palestine. The Council...

Sunnyvale workers must go 40 miles to drop off animals

Sunnyvale’s new partnership with Santa Clara County Animal Services has some major glitches. The county doesn’t accept healthy stray cats. Its spay and neutering services are limited and it’s more than 40 miles away to the animal services facility in San Martin. Peter Hoang, senior management analyst with the city’s Department of Public Safety, presented...

Sunnyvale public safety chief retiring in April

Sunnyvale’s top public safety officer is retiring after eight years of service. Public Safety Chief Phan Ngo will step down at the end of April, after steering the city through its COVID-19 emergency response and bolstering community trust in the department. City Manager Tim Kirby will appoint an interim chief while officials search for Ngo...

Sunnyvale aims to preserve retail spaces in northern neighborhoods

Sunnyvale wants to preserve retail space in an underserved community, but the city will have to convince developers the investment is worthwhile. The Sunnyvale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, with Councilmember Murali Srinivasan absent, to approve a retail preservation program for two aging retail centers slated to be turned into townhomes. The program would allow...

Sunnyvale residents split on improvements to dangerous road

As Sunnyvale expands its bicycling network, one neighborhood is grappling with decades-old limitations. Residents in North Sunnyvale, a portion of the city that historically lacks resources, are excited about planned safe transit infrastructure on Tasman Drive, from Fair Oaks Avenue to Lawrence Expressway. Other residents are less enthusiastic, saying the proposed changes — bike lanes and...