Experience the real character

of Sunnyvale's Downtown Development Project

with knowledgeable guide,

 Pat Meyering.

Tour Highlights

•  View the construction that was abandoned in Feb. 2009, by the current City Council's developer

•  Hear lively descriptions of the colorful history of Sunnyvale's original downtown with stories of earthquakes, fortunes and fame.

•  Visit famous Dry Cleaners' locations, where underground storage tanks of Perchloroethylene, leaked the toxic chemical into the groundwater.  

[City took ownership of these lots in a swap where City gave up ownership of uncontaminated lots.]

•  Understand the story of how the City's current dysfunctional project came into being,

•  Learn about the thousands of dollars, given by the chosen developer to Councilmembers who subsequently voted to approve his project and then voted to cancel his $3 million penalty for failing to complete the project,

•  Gain insights into how the written Agreement with the City Council's Developer/Contributor) was fatally flawed by the omission of cross-collateralization of the developers' other assets, by the omission of a requirement to post an overall Performance Bond, and by the City Council's permission for the he creation of a limited liability company that left the City dealing with an organization that had no financial resources,

•  Learn about the financially-shaky foreign lender the current City Council agreed to partner with on the development project,

•  Stroll Mathilda Ave, and see the 15-foot rust stains on the new Retail spaces, completed just before the current Council's developer walked away from the project earlier this year,

•  Watch as the setting sun casts a gentle glow on your Downtown's diverse types of open beams and steel girders.

Every effort will be made to answer each question you have.  Please call or email ahead of time if you have any particular areas of interest!   

 (408) 725-7505.  election@pmeyering.com.

We meet on the sidewalk outside and between the entrance doors to the landmark Macy's Department Store (Sunnyvale Ave. side), and the left corner of the building, (where the loading dock is.)   The sidewalk is along Macy's building and the parking lot.

This leisurely stroll down Sunnyvale Ave. to Iowa Ave. to Mathilda Ave and Washington will last about 45 minutes to an hour.

No reservations required.  FREE.

This Walking Tour  is "low impact" (no hills).  HOWEVER, because the current City Council has neglected so much street repaving, sidewalk leveling, curb ramps and crosswalk striping and because of the City's slowing emergency response time, each participant,