1. You’re just a hop, skip and a latte the eclectic shops and restaurants (find a great selection on Murphy Avenue).

2. Enjoy great local produce at the Sunnyvale Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9am to 1pm, year round. Downtown Sunnyvale on South Murphy Street betweenWashington and Evelyn Avenues www.urbanvillageonline.com

3. Sunnyvale is convenient to all forms of transportation. It is served by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (both light rail and buses) and the Caltrain commuter rail. The SR 85, US 101, SR 237, and I-280 freeways run through the city. A segment of State Route 82 runs through the center of the city, following the path of historic El Camino Real.

4. It is very bike friendly. The League of American Bicyclists ranks Sunnyvale a Bicycle Friendly Community at the bronze level, having multiple on-street and off-street bike lanes, bicycle-activated traffic signals, and bicycle accommodations on both VTA and Caltrain.

5. You can feel safe in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is consistently ranked one of the safest ten cities (for cities of similar size) in the United States according to the FBI's crime reports. In 2009, Sunnyvale was ranked 7th in U.S. by Forbes Magazine in an analysis of America's safest cities.

6. The schools are terrific. Check out the public and private school information here. nces.ed.gov

7. Sunnyvale is smack dab in the middle of Silicon Valley and headquarters to several high-tech (e.g. Juniper Networks, Palm, Inc., , Yahoo!, and Ariba) and home home to several aerospace/defense companies (e.g., Lockheed Martin Honeywell, Northrop Grumman)

8. Spend your free time in the many cool parks to choose from, including 18 award winning neighborhood parks. sunnyvale.ca.gov

9. Recognized as a well run city. In 1993, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore visited Sunnyvale in recognition of the City of Sunnyvale’s management.

10. If we missed anything, a simple guide to everything you need to know about moving to Sunnyvale is published here: www.svcoc.org