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Neighbors press Sunnyvale to add pickleball and oppose sports lighting, extra courts at Las Palmas Park
Summary
Multiple residents at the Las Palmas Park meeting urged city planners to include free pickleball courts, questioned plans for sports lighting and argued that adding courts near a leased tennis center would worsen parking and noise; consultants said pickleball was not a choice for this park under current project assumptions.
A string of residents at the City of Sunnyvale's Las Palmas Park community meeting urged planners to add free pickleball courts and pushed back on plans for sports lighting and new courts close to an existing tennis center.
"There are zero free pickleball courts in Sunnyvale," said resident Emily Tanner, citing survey feedback and arguing the city should expand free access to the sport rather than rely on fee-based nearby facilities. Tanner asked why pickleball — repeatedly prioritized in past assessments — was absent from all three concept options.
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