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🌱 Sunnyvale’s Narendra Pathak continues shaping disability and housing policy locally

Coming up on the Sunnyvale Patch calendar: Michelle Lambert at Concannon Vineyard's Twilight Tunes

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Greetings Sunnyvale! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sunnyvale's Narendra Pathak continues shaping disability and housing policy locally
  • How Sunnyvale's new microgrid keeps City Hall running during blackouts
  • How a Sunnyvale-linked CEO admitted to a $137 million fraud scheme

Also on today's calendar: Michelle Lambert at Concannon Vineyard's Twilight Tunes and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Record-breaking heat, with a high of 93 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Narendra Pathak Reappointed to Santa Clara County Disability Board (indiawest.com) — Sunnyvale resident Narendra Pathak has been reappointed to the Santa Clara County In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Board, continuing his work on disability and caregiver issues. He's also long served on Sunnyvale's library, housing, and planning-related commissions, giving local residents a strong voice in both city and county decisions affecting accessibility and community services.
   

• California City's Civic Center Faced Critical Energy Question for its Master Plan. A Microgrid Answered it (microgridknowledge.com) — Sunnyvale's Civic Center, including City Hall, now runs on a solar-powered microgrid designed to keep essential city services operating during outages from heat waves, wildfires, or earthquakes. The all-electric, net‑zero‑energy complex uses rooftop solar, batteries, and a backup generator to cut peak demand and boost resilience. Officials say the project strengthens emergency support and everyday reliability for Sunnyvale residents.
   

• Former Sunnyvale resident pleads guilty to health care fraud (mercurynews.com) — A former Sunnyvale resident who led local medical equipment firm Vonyes Inc. has pleaded guilty in San Jose to three counts of health care fraud tied to a massive Medicare Advantage scheme. Prosecutors say he helped submit bogus claims seeking $137 million, received $2.8 million in reimbursements, and funneled most of the money to Hong Kong. He faces up to 10 years in prison when sentenced in February 2027.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 10
  • ST - Parent Support Module 1
    Mountain View Whisman School District Stevenson-1-MUR (400), Calendars-MVWSD Master Calendar, Calendar
    8:30 am
  • Bond Oversight Committee (site visit)
    Mountain View Whisman School District Calendars-MVWSD Public Calendar
    4:00 pm
  • Downtown Los Altos Farmers' Market →
    Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Downtown Los Altos along State Street.
    4:00 pm
  • Bubb Community Mulching
    Mountain View Whisman School District Calendars-MVWSD Master Calendar, Calendars-MVWSD Public Calendar
    4:00 pm
  • Board Meeting
    Don Callejon Santa Clara, CA 95054
    5:00 pm
  • Girls Volleyball vs Los Altos
    Homestead High Cupertino, CA 95014
    5:30 pm
  • Girls Water Polo vs Mountain View
    Homestead High Cupertino, CA 95014
    6:30 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • Walk or Wheel
    Gardner Bullis Elementary Los Altos, CA 94022
    8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello Neighbors,
    It has come to me that 2 cute dogs have been found wandering the streets alone ( E Weddell Drive & N Fair Oaks) if anyone recognizes them or knows… (Nextdoor Tasman Crossing)
  • Hi Neighbors!
    I have a question. Does anyone know of a reptile rescue or someone interested in a crested gecko? Last winter, my son was gifted a crested gecko… (Nextdoor Casa De Amigos)
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Public Safety Dispatcher - Lateral in Sunnyvale. Apply here.
  • ISSA posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Sunnyvale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sunnyvale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

  • Mountain View pilots AI translation services at public meetings (mv-voice.com)
  • Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Labs (google.com)
  • Jerry Garcia Band's Final Shoreline Gig Captured On 'GarciaLive Volume 23' (liveforlivemusic.com)

Santa Clara

Ok Sunnyvale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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