A busy Campbell corner with multiple businesses could transform into more than 100 homes. San Francisco-based City Ventures has submitted plans for a 173-home housing development with eight, 4-story buildings and another 5-story building at 700 W. Hamilton Ave. near San Tomas Expressway. Plans include 84 attached townhomes, 84 condos and five attached tiny homes....
Campbell sued over sales tax hike
Campbell is facing a lawsuit over a sales tax measure resoundingly passed last November. The Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, along with Campbell resident David Wolen, is suing Campbell over Measure K, a half-cent sales tax approved by 72 % of voters. The measure raises the city’s sales tax from 9.375% to 9.875%, the highest in Santa...
Downtown Campbell street slated for safety improvements
A downtown Campbell street is about to become safer for pedestrians on their way to peruse the city’s local businesses. Civic Center Drive is slated for safety improvements at the intersections of Second and Third Street. The work will include higher visibility crosswalks, islands between lanes, curb ramps and places where the end of the...
Campbell makes building duplexes easier on single-family lots
Campbell is making it easier for residents to create a wide array of housing options in their own backyards. The Campbell City Council unanimously voted Monday to implement a temporary policy to make the city compliant with Senate Bill 450. The law, enacted Jan. 1 after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it last year, makes it simpler for homeowners to...
Campbell appoints first Latino mayor
Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez never wanted to be in the spotlight. He’s the son of Mexican immigrants who migrated to Campbell from Michoacán, speaking little English. After his parents lost their restaurant and had to foreclose on their home during the Great Recession, he felt compelled to enter public service to tackle cost-of-living challenges at...
Campbell business district is a hidden gem for eccentric wares
Hundreds of miniature antique soldiers line the shelves, with crouching archers drawing bows and others bearing shields in historic scenes from centuries ago. The market for these novelties is still in demand, as employees pack and ship boxes to collectors worldwide. The Sierra Toy Soldier Company is one of more than 100 niche industrial and...
Campbell squeezes 20 townhomes on less than an acre
Campbell is putting in homes wherever it can, including more than a dozen townhouses on less than an acre, to meet its housing goals. The Campbell Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a 20-townhome development on 0.8 acres at 90 E. Latimer Ave. last month. Palo Alto-based Granite Ridge Properties will develop the 3-story project,...
Campbell hotel program to support homeless residents
Homeless residents in Campbell will soon find some relief through the city’s new hotel program, adding a resource to the West Valley where little support exists. The Campbell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to grant nonprofit Silicon Valley Independent Living Center a $147,500 contract to oversee a hotel program for the homeless community. The two-year...
Chick-fil-A chickens out of Campbell
West Valley residents craving Chick-fil-A need to go to San Jose, because they won’t find the chicken chain in Campbell. Chick-fil-A pulled out of its proposal to fill a vacant building along one of Campbell’s major corridors last month, after the eatery’s second attempt to come to the city sparked uproar about increased traffic among...
Campbell spends remaining COVID dollars on community projects
For avid Campbell skateboarders, a long overdue facelift of the city skate park is happening earlier than planned, along with greater security at the community center, thanks to some leftover federal cash in city coffers. The Campbell City Council unanimously voted last month to allocate about $535,000 — its remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...