North Sunnyvale residents have been raising concerns about fresh food access, neighborhood-serving retail, and the future of Fair Oaks Plaza and Lakewood through city meetings, community outreach, and petition organizing.
This timeline highlights key city process milestones and community actions.
The community petition has grown to more than 3,600 signatures, showing strong support for protecting fresh food access and neighborhood-serving retail in North Sunnyvale. After signing, supporters receive periodic updates from the North Sunnyvale community effort about city meetings, project developments, and ways to stay engaged.
Fair Oaks Plaza had a Planning Commission study session. Community members raised concerns about the need for meaningful grocery access, functional retail space, and a stronger plan for neighborhood-serving businesses.
View Fair Oaks Plaza City Materials
View April 27, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting Page
The community held an outreach meeting to discuss the Fair Oaks Plaza proposal, neighborhood concerns, and what residents want to see as redevelopment moves forward.
Watch the April 9, 2026 Community Outreach Meeting Video
The North Sunnyvale Community Group presented to Livable Sunnyvale about the need to protect grocery access and neighborhood-serving retail in North Sunnyvale, including Fair Oaks Plaza and Lakewood.
View the January 2026 Community Presentation
Lakewood returned to the Planning Commission with a revised proposal. The revised proposal included residential redevelopment and a new two-story commercial building.
View October 27, 2025 Lakewood City Materials
The City Council adopted the updated Village Center Master Plan, which sets the broader framework for village centers, retail, services, housing, and food access.
View Village Center Master Plan
Watch the July 1, 2025 City Council Public Hearing
The community petition was launched to ask Sunnyvale to protect fresh food access, small businesses, and neighborhood-serving retail in North Sunnyvale.
Lakewood had a Planning Commission study session review. The proposal included redevelopment of the Lakewood Shopping Center area with new residential development and commercial space.
View May 12, 2025 Lakewood City Materials
City Meeting Calendar
Current Public Hearings
Development Projects
Fair Oaks Plaza is the most active current focus, but Lakewood has also been publicly reviewed and remains part of the broader North Sunnyvale retail access concern.
Together, these sites show why Sunnyvale needs a proactive North Sunnyvale retail strategy, not a project-by-project approach that risks reducing grocery access and everyday services over time.