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North Sunnyvale residents fight development to prevent food desert
A grassroots advocacy group in North Sunnyvale is working to stop the area from turning into a food desert. The threat of losing the area’s few remaining grocery stores to housing redevelopments at Fair Oaks Plaza and Lakewood Shopping Center has fueled residents to push city leaders and developers to find a way to preserve... The post North Sunnyvale residents fight development to prevent food desert appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, North Sunnyvale residents fight development to prevent food desert, A grassroots advocacy group in North Sunnyvale is working to stop the area from turning into a food desert. The threat of losing the area’s few remaining grocery stores to housing redevelopments at Fair Oaks Plaza and Lakewood Shopping Center has fueled residents to push city leaders and developers to find a way to preserve… The post North Sunnyvale residents fight development to prevent food desert appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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