Zen Center of Sunnyvale's permanent use permit approved in public hearing

Four years ago, the City of Sunnyvale Planning Commission approved our use permit (for nonprofit, religious, assembly use), but it was a four year temporary permit. Monday night, June 22nd, we finally passed our second public hearing, as Sunnyvale welcomes the Zen Center with open arms, granting us the permanent use permit.

It was a long, five hour public hearing (with two controversial projects before us that took four hours). By the time we finished it was 1am in the morning.

We want to thank all our great friends, from the Interfaith Community, Academic Community, from the Industry, and of course, all the participants of the Zen Center, who wrote support letters, and the 80 of you who showed up and stayed till 1am at the public hearing and impressed greatly even the commissioners. They loved your testimonies and stories from the heart.

Thank you all!

太谷精舍拿到永久使用執照。感謝所有居士的支持！