CITY APPLIES FOR FEDERAL
STIMULUS FUNDING, LAUNCHES SUNNYVALE WORKS! PROGRAM
City Takes Aggressive Approach
to Financial Crisis
In addition to its highly-regarded long-range budgeting process, which has helped the City of Sunnyvale weather the current financial crisis, the City is taking an aggresive, proactive approach to ensure its continued financial well-being. Read more about the two major initiatives:
• Sunnyvale Applies for Federal Stimulus Funding
• City Launches $60 Million Sunnyvale Works! Program
Summer 2009 Quarterly Report Now Online
The summer 2009 issue of the Sunnyvale Quarterly Report newsletter has begun arriving in mailboxes around the City, and is now available to download online.
Visit the Quarterly Report page
Enjoy a Day of Play at Baylands Park this Fourth of July
Families can enjoy a day to play at Sunnyvale’s Baylands Park this Fourth of July. The City of Sunnyvale invites everyone to bring a picnic and enjoy a good, old-fashioned day in the park.
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City of Sunnyvale Independence Day Hours
Sunnyvale City offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
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Sunnyvale Council To Tour Stevens Creek Trail
A three-member sub-committee of Sunnyvale City Council will tour the Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View on Sunday, July 5, begining at 10 a.m. from Landels School in Mountain View.
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Sunnyvale Adopts FY 2009/10 Budget
Sunnyvale City Council has adopted a $273.6 million budget for Fiscal Year 2009/10. The budget, which is 19.6 percent less than the FY 2008/09 budget, was adopted at Council’s regular Tuesday evening (June 23) meeting.
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Sunnyvale Public Library to Change Sunday Service Hours
Beginning July 5, Sunnyvale Public Library will open from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Sunnyvale City Council approved the two-hour service reduction on Sundays when it adopted the City’s Fiscal Year 2009/10 budget June 23. In addition to the change in hours, fees on overdue materials will increase to 30 cents per day per item, a five-cent increase.
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Sunnyvale Opens Community Award Nominations
Each year, the City of Sunnyvale honors exceptional members of the Sunnyvale Community. The City has opened nominations for this year’s awards, which will be presented at the mayor’s State of the City celebration, Saturday, September 26, at the Heritage Park Museum. Nomination forms are due by 5 p.m., Friday, July 31. To download a nomination form visit StateoftheCity.inSunnyvale.com.
The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System
Astronomer and popular lecturer Andrew Fraknoi will use spectacular images from space probes and the world’s largest telescopes to explore the most intriguing future tourist destinations among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood. A limited number of free tickets are available for this event to be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 9, at Sunnyvale Public Library.
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Forensic Facts, A Real-Life Story
Explore the world of forensic science through an in-depth analysis of a real-life homicide case in Sunnyvale. Join Crime Scene Investigator Bruce Dudley as he separates myth from reality in a special presentation beginning at 7 p.m., Monday, July 20, at Sunnyvale Public Library.
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Sunnyvale Urges Reduction in Water Use
The statewide drought, coupled with a two-thirds cut in imported water from federal and state water supplies, has prompted the Santa Clara Valley Water District to call for a 15 percent reduction in water use throughout the county.
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