Silicon Valley developer goes on hunger strike to protest construction delays

Navneet Aron continues his six-day hunger strike at Sunnyvale City Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, protesting the construction stop on the 18 townhomes his company is building on North Fair Oaks Avenue. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SUNNYVALE — A home developer is taking an unusual and dramatic stand after the city halted work on his construction project. He’s on a hunger strike — and he says he won’t eat until his crews can get back to work.

Navneet Aron, founder and CEO of Aron Developers, says he hasn’t eaten since last Friday morning. He has spent every weekday since then camped out

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