Introduction
A massive five-story, 316-unit apartment complex is proposed for the Pruneridge Golf Course grounds, across from Lucky’s and near Westwood Elementary School. This project would bring major traffic, parking, and safety issues, destroy long-standing open space, and break a decades-old community promise. Our neighborhood’s character, safety, and livability are at risk.

 
Who is impacted

This project will affect thousands of Santa Clara residents:

• Families and children walking or biking to Westwood Elementary will face heavier traffic, more dangerous crossings, and longer waits at already busy intersections.
• Neighbors on Pruneridge Avenue, Saratoga Avenue, and San Tomas Expressway will deal with increased congestion, spillover parking, and blocked driveways.
• All residents will lose one of the last green spaces in this part of Santa Clara, replaced by a towering building out of scale with the surrounding homes and community feel.

 
What is at stake
If this project moves forward:

• Neighborhood Character: A five-story building will tower over single-story and two-story homes, disrupting the visual harmony of our community.
• Traffic & Safety: Added vehicles will worsen congestion on already busy roads, especially during school pick-up and drop-off, creating higher accident risks.
• Parking Overflow: Limited on-site guest parking means more cars on residential streets, blocking driveways and reducing emergency access.
• Broken Promise: The development violates the 1978 Open Space Agreement, where the developer pledged to preserve green space at this site — setting a dangerous precedent for ignoring community commitments.
   

Why We Must Act Now

The Santa Clara Planning Commission and City Council will soon decide on this proposal. Once the land is developed, our green space will be gone forever, and the traffic and safety problems will be permanent. We stopped a similar project 27 years ago, and we can do it again — but only if we speak up now.

Sign this petition today to tell city leaders: Protect our children’s safety, uphold the open space promise, and preserve the integrity of our neighborhood. Share this petition with your neighbors and join us at the upcoming city meetings to make our voices heard.