Form Name: Incumbent Reappointment
Unique ID: 1337682345
Applicant Information
Please accept my request to be
reappointed to:
Sustainability Commission
Name Kristina Pistone
Are you a Sunnyvale resident? Yes
How long have you lived in
Sunnyvale?
9.5years
Description Area Residence Notice:Unless otherwise noted, your principal place of residence must be in Sunnyvale. You must live in Sunnyvale at the time of appointment and at all times during service on a board or commission.
Current Main Residence
Email
Phone
Are you currently a registered
voter in Sunnyvale?
Yes
When was the last time you
voted? Month/Year
Nov 2024
How long have you served on
current your board or
commission?
4 years as of June 2025
Have you ever served on another
City of Sunnyvale board or
commission?
No
What new information about your
qualifications would you like
Council to know?
I've learned a great deal in my first term on the Sustainability Commission. I have proposed 4 sponsored study issues, one of which (Artificial Turf) is currently in progress. I've served on the Sustainability Speaker Series subcommittee for annual themes of Food and Climate, Water and Climate, and Beyond the Shoreline, hosting events on topics from community gardens, to
microplastics, to our local wetland restoration. We've just presented our proposal for this year's series on topics in the Climate Action Playbook.
Kristina Pistone
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verified:
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Date Received: __________
Voter registration verified:
On: ___________________
By: ___________________
Date Received:
Voter registration verified:
On:
By: ___________________
4/23/25
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Reasons you wish to be
reappointed.
It's not an overstatement to say that we are living through historic times right now. As we've known for decades, we need to both reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as we possibly can, and prepare our communities to be more resilient to the climatic changes that are already unavoidable. This is both a local and a global issue at the same time, and while both of those actions (mitigation and adaptation) are grounded in science, their implementation comes down to social priorities and political will.
With the national landscape as it is, actions at the state and local levels are going to be extremely important over the next four years and beyond.
As a climate scientist, I have the skills to critically assess various climate/sustainability actions and to place them in context within the most up to date scientific understanding. As someone in the approximately half of the city who are renters, I'm interested in promoting ways that we can act, and make the default option the better option in more places. As described above, I'm happy with how I've been able to contribute to the Commission the past four years, and there's still a lot of work to be done, so I hope to continue these efforts for a second term.
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I agree Yes
Your full name Kristina Pistone
Date Apr 23, 2025
Kristina Pistone