In one of the wealthiest regions of the state, an entire community is fighting just to keep access to food. North Sunnyvale isn’t asking for special treatment, we’re asking not to be forgotten. While plans move forward for housing-only developments, basic neighborhood services are being pushed out. And now, we’re just 400 signatures away from 2,000, a powerful milestone in the fight to protect our future.
That number isn’t just symbolic, it’s a signal that this community is alert, engaged, and refusing to be pushed aside.
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What’s at Stake
Behind every signature are real people: low-income families, seniors, essential employees, and longtime residents, all at risk of being pushed out of a community they helped shape.
If essential neighborhood services disappear, the consequences are clear:
• Displacement of families and small businesses
• Closure of minority-owned stores
• Job losses
• A growing food desert in one of Sunnyvale’s most underserved areas.
What kind of state housing law allows a community to lose its only source of fresh food? If the goal is to build a better, more equitable California, how does wiping out essential services in low-income areas get us there? This isn’t meaningful development, it’s displacement disguised as progress. And we’re being told to quietly accept the loss of something as basic and life-sustaining as access to food.
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A Disappointing Silence
Despite repeated outreach, State Senator Wahab, Chair of the Senate Housing Committee, and her office have not responded.
To our struggling community, that silence speaks volumes and makes clear who is being prioritized, and who isn’t.
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But Here’s What They Didn’t Expect
This isn’t just one voice, North Sunnyvale is rising as a community. Residents who had never spoken before are now organizing, strategizing, and showing up.
Not just to protect retail, but to defend dignity, equity, and the right to remain in the neighborhoods they’ve helped sustain for years.
This isn’t about opposing development, it’s about having a voice in it. Growth shouldn’t come at the cost of essential services that people depend on every day.
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This is Our Moment
Let’s reach 2,000 signatures before July 1st and show City Council and state leaders that North Sunnyvale is united, mobilized, and not backing down.
What you can do:
• Add your name
• Share the petition
• Talk to your neighbors
Speak up — in person or in writing
Attend public comment
City Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunnyvale City Hall
456 W. Olive Ave.
Or join via Zoom: sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540
Call-in: 833-548-0276
Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540
Write to your local officials:
Sunnyvale City Council
council@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Planning Commission
planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Senior Planner, John Cucinotta
jcucinotta@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Contact your State Representatives:
State Senator Aisha Wahab
senator.wahab@senate.ca.gov
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens
assemblymember.ahrens@assembly.ca.gov
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Want updates and reminders?
Join our North Sunnyvale Community WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BbDogxby36FHUR2NNPbIoY
Let’s make sure North Sunnyvale is not forgotten.
We’re still here, still fighting, and we’re not backing down.
In solidarity,
North Sunnyvale Community