Senate Bill 1128, which passed the state legislature without any opposition, authorizes the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to jointly continue the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program, a program that requires employers with 50 or more full-time employees in the Bay Area to offer commuter benefits to their employees. [...]

Foothill College will open its state-of-the art, 50,000 square-foot Sunnyvale Center this fall with classes starting September 26, 2016.  Conveniently located within the Moffett Business Park, at the past Onizuka Air Force Base,  the center will focus on emerging skills as well as entry-level, in-demand fields.  Foothill College believes that through partnerships with nearby companies, [...]

Sunnyvale Planning Commission was presented the Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at their Monday, August 22, 2016, meeting.  The PPSP outlines community intent, development code, design guidelines and plan implementation of the industrial area located south of S.R. 237, west of N. Mathilda Ave. and north of Central Expressway.  The industrial [...]

Progress has been made on the proposed Mathilda Avenue Improvements Project.  Now the public has an opportunity to provide valuable input. August 12, begins the 45-day review period of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) completed by lead agency, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in partnership with VTA. Anyone who has driven the Mathilda interchange at State [...]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis (DHS-OCIA) released a report assessing the possible impacts of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault. The report outlines possible impacts to water and wastewater infrastructure including delivery of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct water specifically. Sunnyvale receives approximately 50 percent of its [...]

The Moffett Park Business Group supports the affordable housing project, Edwina Benner Plaza.   In February, Council authorized a $5 million bridge loan of Housing Mitigation Funds to an affiliate of MidPen Housing Corporation to assist in its acquisition of property at 460 Persian Drive. The property is planned for development of a 66-unit affordable [...]

It was another successful year for the Bike to Work Extravaganza, sponsored by Moffett Park Business Group (MPBG) and Juniper Networks.  In its fourteenth year, this fun bike ride drew bicyclists from the many MPBG member companies.  The riders included those who had just pulled out their bikes for the first time in years to [...]