Silicon Valley developer ends hunger strike after eight days

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)

After a dramatic eight-day hunger strike, developer Navneet Aron has started eating again and is hoping to resume construction this week on a Sunnyvale project that was stalled due to a permitting snafu.

Aron, founder and CEO of Aron Developers, camped out at City Hall earlier this month, vowing to refuse food “until death” unless the city let him resume work on 18 townhomes his crew

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