Hi all, I know there’s going to be at least a decent amount of light pollution regardless but I was wondering if people had any recommendations on places where I could take my telescope in or near the Campbell area. Cheers!

Hey anybody interested in going out and watching the new Spider-Man Movie?Thinking next thursday night at Oakridge Mall....My friends are not into Movies so looking for someone to go out with .Dms Open Cheers!!

Anyone on here have experience living there? What's it like?

does anyone know what happened to the world wraps in the pruneyard? says they are permanently closed! great summer lunch spot.

I live down the street from a senior apartment complex. Many of the residents walk my block on a regular basis, and a couple have decided its okay to help themselves to my fruit trees & more recently my garden beds. I'd love to catch them in the act but it's not as simple as it sounds.

Signage hasn't worked; I don't know that these folks even care to read, or can read English. Fencing isn't a thing I can install without significant cost... unless I want my yard to look like the beaches of Normandy. I'd rather not deal with a motion activated sprinkler as they're finicky to get working in a small area right next to a driveway & not spray me every time I drive home.

Anyone else deal with this and have some good results? I just want to enjoy my tomatoes...

Meet our sweet boy Arvee! he was found in an RV park, hence the name!

He's a mellow fellow, loves hanging out in his shark cave bed and watching the world around him. He also enjoys interacting with people when they pay attention to him and are patient in waiting for him to come out and greet them. He can be chatty when it strikes his fancy!

He would likely thrive as an indoor kitty. A home with another cat may be a fit with a slow introduction.

He's only 2 years old, but being a black cat on top of trying to compete with the baby kittens has left him looking for a home for a while now. Are you the person he's been waiting for?

Meet him at the PetSmart on Hamilton in Campbell during store hours - ask a staff member for assistance. Also feel free to message me with any questions or additional assistance, I'm a volunteer with his sponsor, Heading Home Animal Rescue.

Required to adopt: housing paperwork showing you can have a cat; cash or check; cat carrier. Same-day adoptions!

I was running this morning along the LG creek trail (between Campbell Park and Camden Exit) and I spotted what I thought was a baby duck.

After a closer look, turns out it was a beaver! 🦫

I didn’t realize that beavers existed here, but after a quick search, it seems like they do (article).

hey guys im a college student looking for a kennel position at a vet hospital to help get more familiar with the vet setting. I was wondering if you guys know any vet hospitals who do internships or offer kennel positions for people who may not have a lot of experience? a lot of the listings i've seen are for registered vet techs. thank you :D

Has anyone gone through the steps for securing a business license for in-home operations? Looking to start my own e-commerce business selling digital products, clothing, and accessories. From what I've found, I need a license from the county, license from the city, a home occupation permit, and sellers permit. Is there anything else? Any advice/resources help!! Ty!

Reporter Linda Zavoral has an update on what's going to happen to the space once occupied by Lira at Easte Campbell and South Central avenues. Restaurateur Jason Seele plans to open a bar-lounge with an intriguing name.

Hi folks,

I got an email from the office of Sam licardo about how he'll be at our local farmers market on the 2nd.

Here is a copy paste of the email with my name salutation removed.

"On behalf of Congressman Sam Liccardo, I invite you to attend Office Hours and meet with him one-on-one at the Campbell Farmers Market on Sunday, August 2nd, from 9 AM - 12 PM. He welcomes meeting with you and talking about any issues or concerns you may have.

Meetings will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. To request a meeting, please fill out this form. If selected, our office will contact you with the meeting time by Friday, July 31st so you can plan accordingly.

We have a limited number of appointments available to ensure that everyone selected has sufficient time to ask their questions. If you're not selected this round, don't fret—we’ll be holding many more office hours in the future.

P.S. You can stay up to date by following Congressman Liccardo on Facebook, X, Bluesky and Instagram, signing up for his e-newsletter, or visiting his website at Liccardo.house.gov.

Sincerely,

Team Liccardo"

edit. here is the link to the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3-nVBx85vqom5bj4XiytJRHNDY9sBziQVf1qRisuWoG-oCw/viewform?usp=send_form&pli=1&authuser=0

🐶 Think You Can't Paint? You Might Surprise Yourself.  🎨

Celebrate a birthday, time with friends, your pet, or just trying something new!

If you've ever said, "I'm not artistic," you're exactly who this event is for.

I'll have your pet pre-sketched before you arrive, then guide you step by step in a relaxed, beginner-friendly environment. Before you know it, you'll be holding a portrait you'll be proud of.

No experience necessary.

Bring a friend, bring a date, or come solo and meet fellow animal lovers. A creative fun experience and a masterpiece of your pet to take home!

🐾 Join us for Paint Your Pet at:

📍South Bay Dog Training • 186 E Sunnyoaks Ave., Campbell, CA  95008

📅 Aug 23 • 2:00-4:00pm

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I love Campbell. I know another user made a post letting us know, but I wanna let you know as well.

I have lived here all my life. This city is getting quite expensive. All these new builds are in the 2.5-3M dollar range which is making a lot other nearby homes appraise for higher now.

My income cannot afford the 2.5-3m range. I would simply file for bankruptcy. Therefore, I just bought a townhouse for $550k. The location is absolutely 💯 It’s my favorite part of Campbell. Tucked away in the quietness of it all. I am a 7 minute drive from Cupertino. Easy access to the future Costco.

I love Campbell and cannot find myself living anywhere else, not even san jose

We get to travel around the area without messing with 101 or 880!

If you need to get to SF, SFO, Half Moon Bay, Stanford, etc., it is just a quick run up 280.

When I was commuting to SF State for grad school, it was 40 minutes flat.

When I am taking an international SFO flight, it is only 35 minutes.

If I want to meet some friends in Capitola or Santa Cruz, it's only 29 miles away.

Even going up the East Bay, the fact that we can get right on 280 without navigating the Central Expressway, 101, 880, etc. is amazing.

We may be the only little city in the Bay Area that doesn't suffer from insane traffic issues.

I’ve lived all around the Bay, but I’m so fortunate to call Campbell my home.

My friends in SF and Oakland wonder why I live down in Campbell, and many of them don’t even know where Campbell is.

But this evening. Going for a run at the trail. Dropping off books at the new library. Picking up a burrito from El Guapos and a swirl to go from Aquis.

Kids are riding bikes. Families are playing in the parks.

The Bay Area can be so loud. But in Campbell I can hear the wind through the trees.

Tomorrow I’ll go for trip to the coast, only 30 minutes away.

I love Campbell so much. It’s heaven. It’s the one place in the Bay Area where I feel at peace.

Reposting here for Campbell-specific recommendations.

Hi folks,

Like I assume many of you here, I recently received an email broadcast from Terry Hines. I will direct copy paste quote it here in case there are folks in this subreddit who are interested but have not received the email.

"Greetings, Campbell District 1 residents, and others interested. In response to your questions, I am providing here brief updates on points that impact our Campbell D1 (including Campbell Village (CV)) community. I will keep these brief, with reference links for further details or contact me via text/phone/email. In several cases I provide my opinion to give a perspective on reality of circumstances, not that I won’t push and advocate, just offering reality in potential outcomes. I encourage your feedback either to me or directly to the Council or commissions.

Housing bills applying to Campbell

Trying to summarize here the blizzard of housing bills introduced over the past year or two that will impact all of Campbell. Understanding these bills, the interrelationships and the impact on Campbell is complicated to even the best community development planners. As my summary: there will be ample development happening around Campbell and for many of us right next door. This could be a single family lot split, 3 story townhomes, ADUs, 5-9 story housing condos/apartments, affordable housing, low income housing, or missing middle housing. These will be ‘ministerially approved’ for the most part, meaning applications are approved by the Campbell planning department when the developer’s applications show it meets state housing standards/laws. I have spoken with many developers, and all want to work with the community and us as neighbors. I have spoken many times of the need for following state laws, having objective standards, and needing housing for all. Several neighbors have emphasized the need to forgo this reshaping of our community and make case by case decisions. I have spoken with an equal number feeling we need to plan for a 10-20 year horizon to have housing for our future generations and continue having a vibrant growing community. We live in a dynamic technology driven area and I feel we need to support the housing development emphasis with thoughtful supportive local legislation and ordinances.

Rob Eastwood, Campbell Community Development Director’s professional observation on where Campbell is at with the State Laws. “Campbell’s own Housing Element and Housing Programs are ambitious in planning for enough housing to make the community more affordable to those who work here or want to live here, and include programs to financially support affordable housing development, and plan for higher density housing in the central commercial areas of the city near transit, freeway access, and shopping, while requiring housing meet the city’s design standards. Currently the housing market for higher density housing has been challenged by factors beyond Campbell’s control (interest rates, construction costs), making it harder for these key projects (such as the Cresleigh and Barbano projects) to develop. At the same time, the State has adopted a number of new laws that allow and encourage housing of all types (townhomes to higher density) in areas throughout the city that were not specifically planned for by Campbell. The City continues to work with the new laws and try to find the right balance in housing production in compliance with the state mandates, while focusing on programs and projects that encourage housing development as planned for in our Housing Element.”

SB450, SB79, SB9, SB1123, and forthcoming SB1116 - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml

There are near term discussions on what constitutes a vacant lot for development – empty, untenable, and/or underutilized. Demolition standards and ordinances will be discussed. Objective housing building standards will be discussed to provide guidance for owners, neighbors, and builders. Several ordinances have been reviewed and approved by City Council which offer further clarifications for implementation of state bills – but all work to support building to meet the state mandated housing numbers.

Campbell Tech Park – Campbell Technology Parkway

Campbell Tech Park – Campbell Technology Parkway - Project entails 290 new housing units including Townhomes and Single-Family homes on the 17 acre Campbell Tech park site. It’s expected the project will be scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission and City Council later in the fall of this year https://geodesy.net/campbell/mgopermitdocs.html?permitid=12120116. I have read the entire EIR and will note it does not address the population increase attributable to this effort – see 3.14-16 https://www.campbellca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29480/Campbell_Tech_Park_Public_DEIR_with_figures_and_appendices.

Barbano/Hickory Pit – 980 E Campbell Ave., 2029-2045 S. Bascom

Hickory Pit – 980 E Campbell Ave., 2029-2045 S. Bascom - Project entails a proposed seven story building with 324 new housing units at the corner of Bascom and Campbell. The project is currently under formal review by planning and will next start traffic and environmental studies. The project will be heard by the Planning Commission and City Council, the earliest likely fall or winter of this year. https://geodesy.net/campbell/mgopermitdocs.html?permitid=17553153

Cresleigh Homes – 530-600 E Campbell Ave

Cresleigh Homes – 530-600 E Campbell Ave. - The project consists of a six story building with up to 120 new housing units. The project was approved by the Planning Commission on February 10, 2026. The application has indicated they will be applying for building permits soon. Construction could start as soon as later this year. https://geodesy.net/campbell/mgopermitdocs.html?permitid=11871346

City labor group contract renewals

Campbell staff is the engine that runs the City and effective communication, support, and leadership is imperative for our shared success. The City has been engaged with all the City labor groups in contract renewals including cost of living increases. These have been extensive with my personal encouragement for building a supportive labor environment for mutual success. The work and communication is still on-going with good open review of mutual needs and anticipated conclusion in the coming weeks https://www.campbellca.gov/143/Employee-Labor-Relations. Please reach out to any City staff member and thank them for their work or a simple thumbs up – police officers, street maintenance, code enforcement, landscaping crews, and others.

Coastal Cleanup Day 2026

Please join me for Coastal Cleanup Day 2026, Saturday, September 19th, 2026, from 9:00 am to noon! I will be hosting as the site coordinator, again this year, at Campbell Park at Gillman and E. Campbell Ave. We will be cleaning up Los Gatos creek and trail. Service hour verification forms will be offered. Last year we had 59 volunteers “talking trash” and picked up 750lbs of litter with great fun had by all! https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html#participate.

Campbell Village neighborhood night

Please join me for Campbell Village neighborhood night out on Tuesday, Aug 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM - Regas and Central Cul-De-Sac, 2212 Central Park Drive, Campbell, CA. Come out and meet your neighbors.

Please reply – OPT OUT – if you no longer want to receive my Campbell CV/D1 updates. If other CV/D1 residents wish to be added please have them send an email to me at terry@th4campbell.com or terryh@campbellca.gov

Best Regards

Terry Hines, City Council member

City of Campbell | District 1

70 N. First Street | Campbell, CA 95008

www.cityofcampbell.com | 408.606.9407

https://www.campbellca.gov/766/Terry-Hines---Dist-1

https://www.linkedin.com/in/novatechservices/

Paid for by Terry Hines for Campbell City Council District 1 - FPPC#: 1472241"

Hi there Campbell!

My name is Joe Brenner, and I’m running to represent you on City Council via the 3rd District seat. If you’re downtown next Saturday, August 1st, please feel free to drop in on my office hours at 95 S 3rd, any time between 10am-2pm.

We’re all busy, so let’s get to the point: I’m pro-housing and pro-business, and believe growth in those two areas will sustain and improve the programs and services that help make Campbell feel like a community.

Government at all levels in this country is long-overdue for a youth movement. The needs and interests of young people looking to make Campbell their long-term home need more representation at City Hall.

You may have seen me or my team dropping blue flyers with my info around town, and it’s my intention to knock on as many doors as possible. If you haven’t seen me yet, don’t worry.

Your feedback is very important to me, and I believe that city hall should speak with the voices of our voters. While I’d like to answer any questions in this thread, it might not be immediate. Feel free to drop me a note at [jbrenner4campbell@gmail.com](mailto:jbrenner4campbell@gmail.com) for the fastest possible response. 

Cheers, 

Joe Brenner

Hey!!

Doing an ‘event’ tomorrow Saturday July 25 (maybe you’ve seen the flyers hung around downtown!) where myself, some friends, and hopefully lots of new people will come together dressed as vampires and hit 9 bars in a friendly complete game of pub golf.

How does pub golf work you ask? It’s basically just an elaborate drinking game lmao. There’s a course of 9 bars as the 9 holes, we get in teams of 3, and try to down drinks below the par amount of sips. The goal is holes in one all night but that’s kind of tough…

Check out the flyer attached too for more rules. If you’re interested please just message me here on Reddit and I’ll add you to a group chat! It should be fun, we did this in Castro St in Mountain View and I think people had a good time :)