Core Values
Sunnyvale for All
The City should work for every resident regardless of age, gender, economic status, culture and orientation. Sunnyvale is a City of no Majority. We should embrace and celebrate diversity which is our strength.
Neighborhoods and Communities
Neighborhood and communities form the backbone and communication channels that the city can use to develop a close relationship with its citizens. A well-developed neighborhood improves the quality of life.
Opportunity For All
The city should provide its residents of all socio-economic levels opportunities to participate in the government and have their voices heard.
Priorities
Public Safety
Make Sunnyvale safest city again
Invest in recruitment and retaining more officers
Enhance coordination between residents and the department of public safety (DPS) through close interactions
Improved safety of Ortega Park Neighborhood by working closely with DPS
Build safe routes to school and other public places
Endorsed by Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Officers’ Association and
District Attorney Jeff Rosen
Housing
Adopt pragmatic housing policy that balances needs of the various stakeholders - increased housing stock, traffic, open space, schools, neighborhood, and City services impact
Increased housing that addresses affordability, senior housing, mobile home residents, teachers, city workers, renters, and owners
Enable existing residents renters, mobile home residents, seniors, and low-income families to stay in their homes
Implement and accelerate planned city specific plans and benchmark the impacts
Implement increased housing near transit corridors to mitigate traffic
Transportation & Sustainability
Implement Active Transportation Plan with promotion of biking, walking and safe routes to schools with enhanced safety measures
Explore all modes of transportation - public transportation, city-wide shuttle in collaboration with regional cities and businesses, shared options, biking & walking
Leverage and adopt other cities’ environmental and sustainability measures
Work with local business to reduce traffic by encouraging remote working, shared vehicle usage, EV and shuttles for workers
Implement Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0) recommended moves
Fiscal Responsibility
Continue the best practices of City's 10-year balanced budget and 20-year plan to ensure Long-term fiscal sustainability of the city
Proven experience of managing finances of companies
Treasurer and Financial committee for non-profits
Good understanding of budgeting, short-term planning and long-term strategies
ACTION PLAN
Avoid Reinventing the wheel - try to build of prior efforts and from other cities efforts
Build a coalition of regional Cities, County and State to solve bigger issues - Transportation, Climate-change and Housing
Deploy proven technology to improve the quality of city services
Involve local businesses to solve local issues - housing, transportation
Leverage commissioners’ expertise and experience
Improve the study issue processes to accelerate the policy implementation