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INTRODUCTION
Local Context
Sunnyvale is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sunnyvale is the 7th largest city in the nine-county Bay Area in terms of population and
jobs. Sunnyvale started as a small fruit orchard farming community that expanded to
include canneries with the extension of the railroad to the community in 1864. The city’s
industrial base began with the relocation of Hendy Iron Works from San Francisco in
1906 following the San Francisco earthquake. Sunnyvale was incorporated as a city in
1912, with a population of 1,800. Between 1930 and 1950, the development of Moffett
Naval Air Station and World War II brought several aeronautical and defense-related
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industries to Sunnyvale including Westinghouse (now known as Northrop Grumman)
and Lockheed Martin, which continue to be among Sunnyvale’s largest employers. The
city relies on information services and manufacturing industries, as shown in Table 1, as
the economic and employment drivers of the community. Today, Sunnyvale is home to
some of the nation’s most successful research, manufacturing, and development
businesses including NetApp, Yahoo, Advanced Micro Devices, Lockheed Martin, Nokia,
and Juniper Networks.
TABLE 1 – SUNNYVALE 2005 EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Employment by Industry
Percentage
Information Services 25
Manufacturing 24
Misc./Undefined 13.2
Retail Trade 10
Services 8.2
Recreation/Hospitality 3.5
Construction 2.2
Public Administration 1
Wholesale Trade .9
Note: Figures based on December 2005 Employment Development Data
(www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov)
Since the 1960s, the city has grown to over 140,000 residents and prides itself on highquality
city services including a unified public safety department, prize-winning parks,
and significant promotion of cultural arts and activities in the community.
The Council Policy Manual (CPM) is a collection of policies established by the City
Council through resolution or motion to guide City action and achieve General Plan
goals. Policies included in the CPM align with the City’s General Plan elements and
provide direction in the areas of land use and transportation, community development,
environmental management, public safety, socioeconomics, cultural, and planning and
management.
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CITY OF SUNNYVALE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN