Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein

Apartment Complex ADU Creates New Model for Affordable Housing

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ARESA Properties just opened its first ADU at an existing Sunnyvale apartment complex, receiving a commendation from Mayor Larry Klein.

Not visible from the street and snuggled in behind a modest four-plex rental unit on Helen Avenue is a 633-square-foot Sunnyvale first that is all heart. It is a stand-alone, one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit (ADU) built on the site of the existing apartment complex owned by ARESA Properties LLC. The ADU fills with added light … Read more

Annual Mayors’ Breakfast Deals with Affordable Housing Issues

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Five of the South Bay's mayors gathered at the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual mayor's breakfast in Milpitas to talk about their cities.

The Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce’s (SVCCC) annual Mayors’ Breakfast was packed full of lighthearted fun and good-natured ribbing between mayors. Five South Bay mayors attended the breakfast, and each had a chance to extol the virtues of their cities. Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor jokingly referred to it as a meeting of her … Read more