The Merc reports that Google is leasing four buildings in Moffett Park for a total of 700,000 square feet, to accommodate up to 2900 employees. This creates a major Google presence in Sunnyvale for the first time. So add Google to the list of new companies in Sunnyvale, which includes HP, Rambus, Microsoft, and Nokia.
FollowThe Foothill-DeAnza Board of Directors met in closed session to decide what to do in light of resistance to its acquiring land at Cubberley in Palo Alto. It was announced shortly afterwards that the Board has voted to pursue acquiring land at Onizuka under a Public Benefit Conveyance as part of the Feds’ Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. Under that program, FHDA would essentially get the land for free, with the Feds requiring FHDA to pay for site demolition. FHDA is interested in acquiring 8 acres or more for a new education center. The available land at Onizuka is 9 acres, with the possibility of an additional five acres if some arrangements can be made with two homeless housing providers (and the City is already working on possible alternate sites for those providers).
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In news that will shock absolutely nobody, the National Science Foundation has released its annual “Science and Engineering Indicators” report. And through whatever ranking mechanism it employs, it ranked the San Jose-Sunnyvale area as the geekiest area in America.
Not too surprisingly, the City of Sunnyvale tweeted this news with the message “01110111 01101111 01101111 01110100”.
Looks like a medium-sized night.
No closed or study sessions, and no presentations or special orders of the day, so we go straight to business. The consent calendar is also light, with a couple of housekeeping issues.
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The Merc is reporting that the proposed redistricting would potentially put us in the district that Congressmember Mike Honda intends to run for.
Please note that I am most definitely not concerned about the prospect of being represented by Congressmember Honda, who has served the Valley well for many years. The Redistricting Commission is hosing us by separating us from Mountain View, and dividing our common federal interest in Moffett Field Naval Air Station and NASA Ames. Congressmember Eshoo, the current representative for both SV and MV, has been in the thick of all discussions regarding saving Hangar One, reusing Onizuka Air Force Base, and other Moffett and NASA issues. Separating Sunnyvale and Mountain View into different congressional districts hurts us regarding multiple federal issues.
This is an issue that is worth complaining about – loudly. I encourage Sunnyvale residents to voice their displeasure directly to the Redistricting Commission. The City is already working on its official response.