📅 Community Meeting: Tuesday, March 17 | 5:00–6:00 PM | Online (Microsoft Teams)
In North Sunnyvale, the potential loss of neighborhood-serving retail at Fair Oaks Plaza would have real consequences for the San Miguel neighborhood and nearby residents. This area already has limited access to grocery options and essential services, and changes to a major commercial site like this can significantly affect daily life. For many families and seniors, nearby businesses are an essential part of how the community functions.
Those concerns are what first brought neighbors together and led to the creation of this petition.
Now the issue is directly in front of the community.
A redevelopment proposal has been introduced for the site at 929 Duane Avenue (Fair Oaks Plaza), which has long provided local businesses and essential services in this historically underserved part of Sunnyvale. The proposal would replace most of the existing commercial space with housing and a much smaller commercial component.
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What Is Being Proposed
According to the project notice:
• The existing commercial building would be demolished
• The Speedy’s Tacos building would remain
The redevelopment would include:
• 14 residential buildings with 67 housing units
• A smaller commercial building, with no indication that essential services such as a grocery store would be provided.
• Landscaped open space
While housing is important, the proposal would significantly reduce the amount of commercial space currently serving the neighborhood.
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Why Residents Are Concerned
Many of the businesses at Fair Oaks Plaza are small, family-run, immigrant- and minority-owned businesses that serve the surrounding community. These businesses are part of the daily fabric of the neighborhood.
Several business owners have shared what displacement could mean for them. For some, losing their business would mean losing both their primary source of income and the business they have spent years building in this community.
The surrounding neighborhood is also home to many low-income families and seniors who rely on nearby businesses for everyday needs. When neighborhood retail disappears, the impact is immediate. Without nearby grocery options and essential services, the loss of local retail could contribute to the creation of a food desert, forcing residents to travel farther for everyday necessities and potentially deepening existing inequities in access to basic services.
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Join the Community Meeting
This meeting is an important opportunity for residents to learn more about the proposal and help ensure that access to neighborhood-serving retail and essential services remains part of the conversation.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 17, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM and will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
To join the meeting online:
Meeting ID: 245 846 374 975 61
Passcode: FQ97GA3q
You can also join by phone:
Dial-in: +1 916 374 6850
Phone Conference ID: 733 370 057#
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How You Can Help:
If you care about the future of this neighborhood, your voice matters!
• Join the March 17 meeting
• Ask questions and share your perspective
• Share this update so more neighbors are aware of the proposal
Community participation helps ensure redevelopment decisions reflect the needs of the neighborhoods they affect.
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Project Contacts:
For questions about the proposal:
Chris Anderson
Borelli Investment Company
chris@borelli.com
Margaret Netto
Senior Planner, City of Sunnyvale
mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Residents who cannot attend the meeting are also encouraged to reach out directly with questions or comments.
Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition and helped bring attention to the needs of this community. Your support has helped ensure that the voices of North Sunnyvale residents are part of this conversation. As this proposal moves forward, continued community participation will be essential to making sure this neighborhood’s needs and concerns remain part of the discussion.
With appreciation,
North Sunnyvale Community