Residents of a Sunnyvale neighborhood consisting of mostly Eichler homes persuaded the city council to introduce an ordinance to modify the area's zoning to be limited to single-story homes. The council voted unanimously April 19 to approve the plan after neighbors on Dartshire Way and Devonshire Way came forward requesting the change. The rezoned area will cover 36 homes and according to the applicant, Martyn Griffiths, the push to rezone had support from 72 percent of the r

One month after City Hall released a plan to tie rent control increases to inflation -- which would reduce rent hikes from the maximum 8 percent per year -- the final proposal released Thursday shows little change. The City Council will vote on the plan, which has sparked outrage from landlords, on April 19. In her recommendations, city Housing Director Jacky Morales-Ferrand still suggests replacing the current 8 percent allowable rent increase with an increase no higher than