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Jul 28, 2026

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Council approves village center plan

Published Jul 28, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

Sunnyvale Council approves election and union deals

The Council unanimously approved three November 2026 charter election resolutions and two labor agreements that raise salaries for covered employee groups and update retirement-related payments.

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Briefing

Jun 17, 2026

Sunnyvale Council approves budget and utility rate hikes

City Council approved the 2026/27 budget with amendments, set water rates to rise 7.5%, wastewater rates 7%, and solid waste rates 3%, and kept the downtown parking district assessment in place. It also extended the temporary moratorium on new smoke shops for 10 months and 15 days, approved a contract for Serra Park renovation design work, and continued the city charter election item to June 23.

4 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Sunnyvale Council approves key contracts and parking rules

Sunnyvale City Council approved a $1.07 million traffic signal contract, a $375,000 sodium hydroxide purchase for the Water Pollution Control Plant, and a new ordinance restricting vehicle storage and rental for human habitation on streets and public parking facilities.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Council advances smoke shop rules

The Council adopted a temporary moratorium on new smoke shops and moved forward with an ordinance to regulate nitrous oxide sales citywide, both approved 7-0.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

Budget workshop summary

Sunnyvale City Council voted 7-0 to accept the staff-recommended budget with several modifications, including new performance measures and changes to multiple council priority projects.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Council approves housing, utility, and business actions

Sunnyvale City Council approved a large budget increase for the Cleanwater Program project, adopted the 2026/27 HUD Action Plan, confirmed a Downtown Business Improvement District assessment, and directed staff to study additional tenant protections instead of immediately changing the tenant ordinance.

4 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 8, 2026

City Council approves housing, parking, and immigration policy

The Council approved a new policy barring the use of City properties for civil immigration enforcement, introduced an ordinance to expand preferential parking rules on residential streets, and adopted a policy for handling telephonic or internet service disruptions during Council meetings.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

City Council approves park project and housing plan

Council approved a $13.6 million Lakewood Park renovation contract, accepted $1.5 million in grant funding for an all-inclusive playground, and denied an appeal to move ahead with a housing project at 510 and 920 De Guigne Drive.

4 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Council approves major city actions

Council approved a $90,000 contingency increase for the SMaRT Station NexGen Electrical Upgrade project, a five-year Microsoft online services agreement, and a $1,000,000 grant-funded sidewalk project on Poplar Avenue. It also adopted changes to several council policies and directed staff to submit the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report.

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Briefing

Feb 26, 2026

Council priority projects approved

Council advanced six priority projects, including neighborhood-serving retail, permitting and regulatory streamlining, a food co-op/market analysis, safer routes to school, nonresidential sign code updates, and a community funding program for nonprofits. It also separately moved forward with sidewalk backlog reduction, a public sector workforce housing study, and expanding staff advisory committee roles, each by unanimous vote.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Microtransit service approved

Sunnyvale City Council approved an $8,358,000 service order for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service, along with a $5,096,000 budget modification to fund it.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 11, 2026

Housing and traffic projects approved

Sunnyvale City Council approved funding and contracts for traffic signal upgrades, pedestrian and safe-routes improvements, and a fuel station consultant agreement, and moved forward on a housing negotiation extension at 295 S. Mathilda Ave.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Council advances charter changes, parking rules

Sunnyvale City Council accepted the Charter Review Committee’s final report, prioritized four charter amendments, and directed staff to poll voters on them and return in May 2026. The Council also moved forward with tighter vehicle parking rules, approved Caltrain station pedestrian-bicycle access concept plans, and chose names for the city’s new CRM system and chatbot.

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Briefing

Jan 28, 2026

Council approves cameras and ethics updates

Sunnyvale City Council approved a $16.15 million purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise for body-worn cameras, tasers, evidence cloud services, and other public safety technology, along with a $1.25 million budget modification.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Council approves grants, appointments

Council approved 2026 community events and neighborhood grant funding, selected Councilmember Richard Mehlinger as vice mayor, and made multiple council and outside-agency appointments.

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Briefing

Dec 10, 2025

Council approves key development deal

Council approved a development agreement, site master plan, and special development permit for a 4.99-acre project at 333-385 Moffett Park Drive, while also accepting the city’s year-end financial reports and Budget Modification No. 10.

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Briefing

Dec 3, 2025

Homelessness plan advanced, bike lane approved

Council directed staff to return in the first half of 2026 with an updated five-year homelessness strategic plan, and approved removing on-street parking on both sides of Hollenbeck Avenue between Danforth Drive and Alberta Avenue to add buffered bicycle lanes.

4 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Nov 19, 2025

Council approves housing, public safety items

Council approved a Below Market Rate alternative compliance plan for a 1124 W. El Camino Real housing project, a labor agreement that raises pay for Public Safety Captains and Deputy Chiefs, and a 15-year nitrogen gas franchise extension; it also appointed Joshua Charnota to the Human Relations Commission.

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Briefing

Nov 5, 2025

Council approves meeting calendar

City Council approved a regular meeting calendar for April 2026 through March 2027 that avoids scheduling conflicts and asked staff to return with a change moving the March 17, 2026 meeting to March 10, 2026.

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Briefing

Oct 28, 2025

Council approves parking property transfer

Sunnyvale City Council approved a compensation agreement that allows certain properties used for public parking to transfer from the Successor Agency to the City, and it also adopted salary-related resolutions affecting unclassified department directors.

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Briefing

Oct 22, 2025

Council approves bike lane, bonds, and salary change

Sunnyvale City Council approved a buffered bike lane on southbound Mathilda Avenue, authorized up to $50 million in solid waste revenue bonds for SMaRT Station improvements, and increased the City Manager’s salary by 1% with a one-time 100-hour PTO cashout.

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Briefing

Oct 15, 2025

City Council closed session on Mathilda Avenue

Council met in closed session to discuss lease price and terms for 295 S. Mathilda Avenue with MidPen Housing Corporation. Public commenters raised concerns about the proposed development and parking impacts, and one speaker supported senior housing as a replacement.

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Briefing

Sep 30, 2025

Council advances service worker ordinance

Sunnyvale City Council directed staff to draft a Service Worker Retention Ordinance, with changes including coverage for businesses with over 50 employees, clarification for federal-contract situations, and a higher $50,000 threshold for certain building and food service contracts.

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Briefing

Sep 9, 2025

Sunnyvale Council approves housing, funding and financing actions

Council approved a $400,000 budget modification for a downtown family festival in 2025, introduced procurement-related ordinance changes, and signed off on an amended financing authority agreement. Members also advanced discussion of the 295 S. Mathilda Avenue affordable housing project and heard a study session on new revenue strategies.

4 min readMunicipal coverage