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Sunnyvale Sun Established in 1993, The Sun covers everything happening in the city of Sunnyvale, from local government to education to human interest stories.

As the weekly community newspaper of Sunnyvale, The Sun is a source for information on what's happening around town. We cover everything in the news -- from city hall and development to education and business -- that's important to Sunnyvale residents. The Sun is published every Friday, available throughout town and deliverable to your driveway. Also, be sure to check in on Facebook, Twitter (

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Study: Text reminders to South Bay public defender clients reduced jail time from court no-shows
10/01/2025

Study: Text reminders to South Bay public defender clients reduced jail time from court no-shows

Researchers at Stanford, Harvard, NYU piloted automated messaging to Santa Clara County defendants and achieved a 20% drop in bench warrants and pretrial incarceration.

Here’s how the government shutdown affects the Bay Area
10/01/2025

Here’s how the government shutdown affects the Bay Area

Thousands of workers are expected to go without pay.

Is it better to rent or own in California? That depends.
09/28/2025

Is it better to rent or own in California? That depends.

We created a hypothetical rent vs. buy scenario to track California housing finances over a 30-year period

Sunnyvale’s Department of Public Safety turns 75
09/28/2025

Sunnyvale’s Department of Public Safety turns 75

Meet personnel, check out vehicles and equipment at Oct. 4 celebration.

H-1B visa: Trump administration changes spark bipartisan attack on Silicon Valley tech giants
09/28/2025

H-1B visa: Trump administration changes spark bipartisan attack on Silicon Valley tech giants

The H-1B visa debate pits major tech companies and their investors, along with staffing firms supplying foreign workers to tech firms and others, against critics who point to abuses and undercuttin…

Bay Area lights up as 5,000 lightning strikes flash across California
09/27/2025

Bay Area lights up as 5,000 lightning strikes flash across California

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures heat up…

Apple buys Sunnyvale campus as recent shopping spree tops $800 million
09/26/2025

Apple buys Sunnyvale campus as recent shopping spree tops $800 million

Apple’s South Bay real estate shopping spree now tops $800 .with its purchase of an Sunnyvale office campus.

Santa Clara County: Poll shows support among likely voters for Measure A
09/25/2025

Santa Clara County: Poll shows support among likely voters for Measure A

The poll was conducted several weeks before the Board of Supervisors placed the measure on the November ballot.

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa move draws California legal review
09/25/2025

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa move draws California legal review

California’s top lawyer slammed the Trump administration over its decision to put a $100,000 application fee on the widely used H-1B visa program for skilled workers, saying it creates “uncertainty…

Gun rights groups, residents sue Santa Clara County sheriff over ‘onerous’ concealed-carry weapon requirements
09/23/2025

Gun rights groups, residents sue Santa Clara County sheriff over ‘onerous’ concealed-carry weapon requirements

The plaintiffs contend high licensing and training fees as well as psych exam and political disclosure requirements, are constitutional violations.

Opponents of Measure A say taxes are already too high in Santa Clara County
09/23/2025

Opponents of Measure A say taxes are already too high in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County voters will decide whether to approve a sales tax increase in November.

Santa Clara: 16-year-old driver killed in weekend collision
09/22/2025

Santa Clara: 16-year-old driver killed in weekend collision

The victim was a Sunnyvale resident driving a Honda Accord that collided with a Toyota Camry on Lawrence Expressway.

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