Sunnyvale plans a makeover in the form of ‘Village Centers’ — but displaced businesses face a difficult future

Sunnyvale plans a makeover in the form of ‘Village Centers’ — but displaced businesses face a difficult future

Years before John Agustin took over Western Pacific Filipino Grocery, he was just a kid playing in the parking lot of Fair Oaks Plaza. He and the other kids from neighboring mom-and-pop shops – the dry cleaners, the liquor store, the Japanese restaurant – would play tag and skateboard in the parking lot. Sometimes, they would place a can far out in the lot and compete to see who could hit it with a slipper. Today, Agustin runs the grocery store …