News Briefs

Council to attend April 4 SNAIL

Sunnyvale City Council members will attend a neighborhood association meeting on April 4 as part of an outreach effort to make it easier for residents and community groups to share their views with elected city officials. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, which is being held by the Sunnyvale Neighbors of Arbor Including LaLinda (SNAIL) Neighborhood Association. The meeting will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Columbia Middle School auditorium, located at 739 Morse Street.

Upon request, city councilmembers will attend meetings of neighborhood associations and other community groups to learn more about resident opinions on city and neighborhood issues. The goal of the outreach effort is to expand citizen input on city governance and enable council members to be better informed of resident and neighborhood concerns.

For more information or to invite council members to attend a neighborhood or organization meeting, contact Lorna Dejillo at Sunnyvale Neighborhood and Community Services at 408.730.7489 or email ldejillo@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.

Sapnay 2002 at Homestead April 6

The IndoPak club of Homestead High School is celebrating "Sapnay 2002," on April 6. The event will feature a cultural program in the school auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m., which will include songs, dances and other entertainment, and an after-party, from 9 to 11:30 p.m., featuring a live DJ. Food and drinks will be available during the intermission.

Tickets cost $5 in advance and $7 at the door. For more information and for tickets, call Ayesha Singh at 408.773.1868 and Meera Seshadri at 408.245.8160.

City to set up street signs to discourage speeding

Special street signs will be posted by the city of Sunnyvale to discourage drivers from speeding down residential streets. Messages on the signs will include "Speeding Kills" and "Speeders Are Losers."

"Speeding is one of the most common complaints we receive," said Sunnyvale Transportation and Traffic Manager Jack Witthaus. "Redwood City proved that this approach works, and I believe in building upon success."

The new signs will be installed on residential streets that receive the most speeding complaints. The city will study the effectiveness of the sign program over the next six months and then decide on whether to further expand the program.

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