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New Briefs
City bomb scare
Employees at Sunnyvale's City Hall had a bit of a scare last week. About noon last Wednesday, police forced everyone to evacuate the building due to a suspicious looking package. After more than an hour of waiting and wondering, the employees returned--some reluctantly--to the afternoon grind, after receiving the "OK" from officials. The SWAT team, which was sent in from San Jose, had carefully checked out the package. The conclusion: it was just a package full of pipes and string.
Meeting scheduled on Development
The city of Sunnyvale is holding an informational meeting on large home development on Wednesday, July 19, at the City of Sunnyvale Library, Program Room A. The library is located on 665 W. Olive Ave. City council is trying to decide whether additional restrictions or guidelines are necessary for single-family construction to be compatible with community character and goals. This is a topic of much recent debate. The city is interested in public input and plans to answer questions. The meeting will serve as a general forum for sharing information and concerns on this matter. For more information, call 408.730.7440, or email planning@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.
City joins coalition
The city of Sunnyvale is among the 104 local governments nationwide to join the Communities for Safer Guns Coalition since April. The number of state and local governments committed to the coalition now number 515. Members of the coalition sign a pledge saying they will give favorable consideration to making purchases from gun manufacturers that have adopted a new set of gun safety and dealer responsibility standards, including changes in design, distribution and marketing of guns to make them safer, and keep them out of the hands of children and criminals. Smith and Wesson is the only gun manufacturer to agree to these new standards so far. As a result, many gun purchasers, stores, and clubs are participating in a nationwide boycott of the company.
New bill could increase some bilingual services
A new bill making its way through the state senate would make it necessary for many state services, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Social Services, to provide more bilingual services in more languages. In Santa Clara County, Caucasians make up 48 percent of the county's population, Latinos, 24 percent, Asians, 24 percent and African-Americans, 4 percent.
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Sunnyvale, California Since 1994
