There might be some changes to the city's downtown plan, which was approved on June 17 amid much controversy.

At a recent Sunnyvale city council meeting, the council approved a General Plan amendment study to consider increasing the number of residential units on the Town Center Mall property by 100 units and office space by 98,000 square feet.

The current downtown plan allows for 200 residential units, 202,000 square feet of office space and 1,007,876 square feet of retail commercial space on the property.

At the request of the Forum Development Group, the mall property's prospective owners, city staff will now look into the impacts from the additional square footage and units. Many residents expressed concern about the additional development density at the city council meeting.

The vote to initiate the study passed 4-3, with Mayor Julia Miller and councilmen Fred Fowler and John Howe dissenting.


Basics of Copyright Law class at library

The Sunnyvale Public Library offers a seminar on the "Basics of Copyright Law," with patent attorney Kevin Roe.

The seminar will provide an explanation of the benefits of copyrights, the various types of valuable expressions that can be copyrighted, an explanation of copyright infringement, the common defenses against copyright infringement suits, the common penalties for infringement and some low-cost sources of additional information.

The event will take place on Aug. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library on 665 W. Olive Ave. in Sunnyvale. The cost to attend is $69. For more information or to register for the seminar, call 408.737.4945 or visit http://www.sci3.com/howreg.html.