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Girl Scouts, bird advocates and Sierra Club urge Sunnyvale to pursue dark-sky ordinance
Summary
Multiple speakers—including Girl Scouts, the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance and the Sierra Club—asked the council to begin work on a citywide dark-sky ordinance to reduce light pollution, citing wildlife migration, human health, and regional precedent; council did not take immediate action but staff and residents were encouraged to continue the conversation.
At the start of the Jan. 13 council meeting, several residents and community groups urged Sunnyvale to consider a dark-sky ordinance to limit light pollution across the city.
Girl Scout Troop 60506 delivered a short presentation describing light pollution’s effects on birds, insects and human circadian rhythms and asked the…
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