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From YouTube: Rotary Club of Cupertino City Council Candidate Forum
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Repeat of the 2016 Cupertino City Council Candidate Forum, presented by the Rotary Club of Cupertino. Council candidates include Parth Bharwad, David Fung, Jerry Liu, Robert McCoy, Steven Scharf, Rod G. Sinks, Val Vitols, and Kris Wang. Recorded September 21, 2016 the Quinlan Community Center. Steven Scharf and Robert McCoy did not attend this event. (65 min.)
B
Hi
everyone
I'm
judy
wilson
and
I'm
president
of
the
cupertino
rotary
today,
I'm
proud
to
announce
that
we
are
hosting
a
candidate's
forum
for
the
cupertino
city
council
election.
I
would
like
to
introduce
phil
johnson,
who
has
generously
agreed
to
be
our
moderator
today,
a
word
about
phil.
He
has
served
in
various
capacities
for
the
city
of
cupertino
as
a
member
of
the
architecture
and
site
control
committee
and
a
pla
and
the
planning
committee,
and
was
a
member
of
our
cupertino
city
council
from
1980
to
1989,
and
he
served
as
mayor
in
1985..
C
Thank
you
judy
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
Hope
we
have
a
good
session
and
get
to
know
our
candidates,
they're
seated
alphabetically.
So
sorry,
chris
yeah,
but
always
here
to
my
left,
the
our
first
candidate
is
parth
barwald
and
he
as
a
student
and
is
getting
involved
in
the
city.
At
a
very
young
age.
We
have
david
fung,
an
engineering
consultant.
C
We
have
next
to
him
jerry
lew,
who
is
an
engineering
manager
and
we
have
our
incumbent
rod
sinks
and
then
we
have
bell
valve,
atoll
is
retired
and
then
finally,
we
have
chris
and
chris
has
been
a
previous
council
member
and
mayor
now,
david.
The
city
manager
just
told
me
that
the
meeting
last
night
ended
at
one
o'clock,
so
are.
D
C
D
C
C
Each
candidate
has
previously
been
told
about
the
first
two
questions
that
I
will
ask
the
first
two
questions
have
two
minutes
in
order
to
answer,
but
you
know
short
is
always
good
so
and
then,
after
that,
I'm
going
to
mix
it
up
with
different
questions,
a
minute
answer,
30
seconds
15
seconds,
and
so
we're
going
to
be
very
time
sensitive
through
l.
So
and
the
questions
are
broad-based.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
phil
and
rotary
for
hosting
this
event.
I
think
this
is
the
best
way
to
talk
to
voters
with
a
first-hand
approach.
So
I
think
the
decision
for
val
for
valco
is
a
community
decision
that
we
have
to
make
by
coming
together
and
what
I
usually
tell
voters
is.
We
have
a.
We
have
two
very
successful
development
projects,
one
in
los
altos,
which
is
a
small
town
development
and
one
it's
antenna
row.
E
I'm
not
here
to
tell
you
that
one
is
better
than
the
other,
but
I
think
that
it's
important
for
us
to
come
together
as
a
community
and
decide
what
direction
do
we
want
to
see
valko
in
having
grown
up
in
los
altos.
I
know
that
I
enjoyed
downtown
the
downtown
los
altos
that
they
were
building,
because
it
was
a
place
for
me
and
my
friends
to
hang
out.
E
That
is
why
I
support
development
at
the
existing
velco
site,
because
I
think
that
the
site
has
laid
kind
of
laid
dormant
for
a
long
time
now
and
it's
important
for
the
community
to
to
come
together
and
decide
what
we
need
to
do
for
the
valco
shopping
center.
Having
lived
in
cupertino
for
about
eight
years.
E
One
of
the
only
reasons
that
I
used
to
go
to
velco
was
to
go
to
amc,
theaters
and,
in
my
mind,
in
the
mind
of
many
of
many
of
my
friends
and
the
younger
people
in
cupertino,
we're
willing
to
drive
the
extra
10
minutes
to
valley,
fair
or
stanford
shopping
center,
to
do
to
do
some
sort
of
shopping
because
of
the
advanced
choice.
So,
in
my
opinion,
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
different
uses
of
velco,
aside
from
the
retail
that
some
that
some
community
members
do
want.
E
I
also
think
that
by
allowing
apple
to
build
a
campus
here,
we
need
to
provide
infrastructure
around
apple
so
that
the
apple
employees
can
spend
their
money
in
cupertino,
which
can
have
a
direct
benefit
to
cupertino
residents.
So
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
look
at
all
of
the
all
of
the
issues
when
deciding
what
we
want
to
do
with
falco.
E
I'm
not
here
to
tell
you
to
vote
one
way
or
the
other
on
an
initiative,
but
I'm
here
to
tell
you
that
it's
important
for
all
of
us
to
get
involved
and
get
educated
about
these
issues,
and
then
we
can
make
an
educated
decision
when
we
go
to
the
voting
polls
on
which
which
development
of
alco
we
support.
And
lastly,
it's
important
for
us
to
remember
that
we
all
want
what's
best
for
the
future
of
cupertino
and
to
keep
that
in
mind
when
talking
about
the
future
of
elko.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
C
F
F
We
all
understand
the
importance
of
listening
to
all
the
voices
in
our
community
and
acting
responsible
responsibly
on
their
behalf.
That's
critically
important,
but
I
believe,
there's
a
broader
responsibility
to
be
an
advocate
for
the
systems
of
government
and
to
be
an
educator
on
how
the
system
works.
F
The
formality
of
government
is
complicated
and
can
be
extremely
frustrating
for
first
time
for
first-timers.
How
can
you
even
ask
the
council
a
question
or
get
an
answer?
I
believe
much
of
the
conflict
between
residents
and
government
today
stems
from
an
uncomplete
and
incomplete
understanding
of
how
things
work,
which
is
then
cast
as
a
lack
of
responsiveness
or
transparency.
F
People
come
to
city
hall
with
a
desire
to
affect
change.
I
will
work
with
all
parties
to
help
them
understand
the
system
set
expectations
act
effectively
and
get
better
results
even
with
its
warts.
I
believe
the
rep,
our
representative
representative
democracy
and
public
process
are
the
best
ways
to
make
good
policy
decisions,
and
I
want
our
people
to
feel
confident
that
that
serves
them
fairly.
F
I
know
this
works
because
I'm
a
product
of
this
kind
of
education.
Eight
years
ago
I
was
a
newcomer
at
city
hall
with
a
controversial
issue.
I
had
frustrations
and
setbacks,
but
with
the
help
of
commissioners,
city
staff
and
councilmen,
I
learned
how
to
work
the
system,
build
support
and
ultimately
reach
a
good
outcome
for
the
city
in
the
years.
Since
my
experience
have
allowed
me
to
help
become
an
effective
advocate
for
good
causes
and
a
mentor
to
affect
change
in
public
safety,
our
parks
and
elsewhere.
F
G
All
right
so
first
I'd
like
to
thank
the
cupertino
rotarians
for
having
us
here
today
and
really
appreciate
the
free
lunch.
So
thank
you
so
so
I've
had
you
know
people
come
up
to
me
and
say
you
know
those
measures
see
people
are
saying
nice
things
about
you.
Are
you
going
to
stand
for
that
and
and
I've
also
had
friends
come
up
to
me
and
you
know
they
see
me
in
a
photo
with
certain
council
members
and
they
ask
me
how
come
you're
in
the
pocket
of
developers.
G
So
I
think
what
differentiates
me
in
this
campaign
this
time
is
my.
I
will
be
an
independent
voice
to
work
with
all
sides
on
on
an
issue
or
on
issues.
Let
me
tell
you
why
I
can
beat
this
bridge
right,
so
I've
been
involved
in
a
number
of
community
projects.
I've
taught
first
graders
how
to
use
macintoshes
and
I've
sold
books
and
knickknacks
and
lemonades.
For
you
know
to
raise
money
for
charity.
I've.
I've
even
worked
with
the
librarians
to
bring
a
first
ever
over
19
hackathon
to
our
library.
G
So
basically,
I
engage
people
on
a
very
fundamental
personal
level
and
I
really
believe
in
getting
things
done
for
this
election.
I
have
the
endorsement
of
three
of
the
five
current
council
members
mayor,
barry,
chang,
council
members,
gilbert,
wong
and
darcy
paul,
and
if
you
follow,
you
know
any
sort
of
city
council
proceedings,
you
know
they
have
very
different
personalities
and
different
views
on
topics,
but
I'm
able
to
bring
them
together
and
have
them
support
me
in
my
campaign,
because
they've
worked
with
me,
they
know
that
I'm
capable
I'm
fair
and
I
care
about
cupertino.
G
I've
also
had
the
endorsement
of
both
the
business
and
the
labor
communities.
I
have
the
sole
endorsement
from
the
south
bay
labor
council,
as
well
as
the
cupertino
chamber
of
commerce,
and
this
is
another
data
point
that
I
can
work
with
people
with
different
perspectives,
and
so
finally,
I'm
committed
to
maintaining
a
fair
playing
field
for
everybody.
G
D
Thank
you
so
much
and
thanks
to
the
rotary
club
first,
I
have
deep
roots
in
the
community.
I've
been
a
ymca
adventure
guides
leader
growing
the
program
significantly
to
200
fathers
and
200
daughters.
I've
been
a
girl
scout
volunteer,
introducing
girls
to
orienteering
and
backpacking.
I've
been
scoutmaster
of
a
troupe
of
130
boys
for
five
and
a
half
years
stepped
down.
D
D
The
second
thing
is:
I've
demonstrated
ability
to
listen
collaborate
and
lead
implementation
of
on
solutions
to
some
of
our
toughest
challenges.
I've
done
that
with
mayors
in
the
north
county
and
west
valley,
cities
on
transportation,
negotiating
248
million
in
funding
for
our
interchanges
and
roads
in
cupertino
alone
and
350
for
transit,
planned
for
40
years
in
the
along
highway
85,
but
never
built.
D
I've
also
done
that
with
mayors
in
mountain
view
and
sunnyvale
to
plan
and
bring
to
life,
silicon
valley,
clean
energy
which
will
bring
you
all
and
our
businesses
less
expensive
and
carbon
free
electricity
to
11
cities
in
2017.,
and
I've
also
done
that
on
the
air
district
board,
where
we
have
a
plan
to
reduce
human
health
impact
and
risks
by
an
order
of
magnitude.
Okay,.
H
H
H
My
son
and
I
took
a
hike
on
the
pacific
crest
trail.
Two
years
ago
we
went
from
mexico
to
canada.
It
was
2650
miles
and
I
saw
a
lot
of
the
wilderness
started
a
lot
of
the
beautiful
ecosystems
out
there
and
then
I
come
back
to
the
city
and
it's
just
it's
a
it's
a
lot
different.
You
know
we.
What
we've
done
with
our
so-called
progress
is
quite
amazing,
how
we've
lost
this
connection
to
the
land
and
I'm
not
advocating
going
back
to
living
in
a
primitive
way.
H
But
I'm
just
you
know,
there's
there's
things
that
we
could
do
make
better
choices
in
terms
of
looking
at
how
how
we
the
decisions
we
make
and
what
we're
doing.
So.
That's
what
I'm
here
for
to
just
connect
with
you
all
and
and
see
how
we
can
make
better
choices
and
in
terms
of
living
with
with
what
we've
got.
Okay.
I
I
think
the
qualities
that
make
a
great
council
representatives
are
experience,
background
and
personality
in
terms
of
experience,
I've
had
the
privilege
of
serving
on
city
council
for
eight
years,
five
years,
working
on
cupitinos
park
and
recognition,
five
years
on
santa
clara
park
and
recognition,
and
I've
served
as
a
former
vice
chair
of
a
vta
advisory
board.
The
county,
recycling
and
reduction
commission
and
president
of
the
city's
association
of
santa
clara
county
cupentino
is
not
an
isolated
town
with
isolated
issues
to
be
an
effective
council
person.
I
I
C
Second
question:
that's
been
shared
with
everybody
has
to
do
with
balco,
and
you
know
in
the
beginning,
balco
was
controversial
today
you
know
there's
some
controversy
regarding
falco
that
I
really
didn't
want
to
get
into
initiatives,
but
the
broader
question
for
all
of
us
is
I'd,
be
interested
to
know
what
your
vision
is
for.
Valco
your
general
vision
for
velcro
and
we'll
start
with
you
chris
and
work
our
way
down
this
way,
all.
I
I
My
vision
for
balco
is
a
downtown
area
that
is
primarily
as
retail
and
commercial
abstinence
center
of
cubitino,
with
ample
spaces
for
civic
and
public
use
as
well.
I'm
not
opposed
to
a
mix
of
housing,
hotel
and
offices
on
site,
but
it
has
to
be
the
right
mix,
with
the
focus
on
retail,
primarily
the
proposal
on
the
table
cuts
current
retail
space
almost
exactly
in
half
and
creates
2
million
square
foot
of
office
space.
That
is
almost
as
much
as
apple
campus,
too.
I
To
me,
that
sort
of
mix
has
a
heavy
emphasis
on
a
large
office
park
that
will
potentially
intensify
daily
traffic
in
the
area
and
excal
as
cal
as
escalate.
Our
future
housing
requirements
even
more
to
accommodate
those
potential
10
000
additional
workers
in
cupertino.
The
right
mix
will
maintain
velco
as
a
retail
and
center.
First,
with
less
emphasis
on
office
and
housing,
there
would
be
ample
parking
air
available
and
plenty
of
space
dedicated
for
community
use.
H
If
I
had
it
my
way,
it'd
be
a
food
forest,
it
could
be
aqua
aquaculture,
it
would
be
an
open,
open
space
park,
but
you
know
we're
looking
at
everybody's
input
and
I'm
especially
looking
at
where
I
would
be
looking
at
the
youth,
commission
and
and
the
children
what
what
they
have
to
offer,
because
they
are
the
future.
They
would
be
bringing
up
suggestions
that
we
all
hear
as
adults.
Don't
even
consider,
so
I
suggest
asking
the
youth
asking
the
children.
H
H
I
I
support,
I
support
the
environment,
the
animals
and
the
children
and
and
just
the
plants
and
the
sky
and
the
land.
So
these
things
that
we're
doing
they're,
okay,
there's
nothing
negated
here,
but
that
we
could
make
better
choices
again
so
again
I'll
be
listening
to
the
community
forming
commissions,
more
more
one-on-one,
more
like
communicating
with
with
not
so
not
being
so
official.
H
D
Everyone
in
the
city
wants
vibrant
retail
and
cupertino,
and
the
question
is
really
how
we
get
it.
So.
Experts
on
retail,
as
well
as
sandhills
fiercest
rivals
all
say
that
the
only
feasible
option
is
retail
embedded
in
a
mixed-use
project
and
there's
been
no
new
retail
mall
of
valco's
size
built
in
the
united
states
in
over
15
years.
D
Retailers
want
to
be
located
near
other
successful
retail
valley
valley,
fair
became
that
destination
in
our
area,
with
its
superior
location
at
the
intersection
of
two
freeways
and
it's
well-timed
renovation
by
westfield,
one
of
the
premier
mall
builders
and
operators.
So
beyond
what
those
basics?
What
would
I
like
to
see
at
valco?
I
mean
that's,
not
really
the
right
question.
The
right
question
is:
what
do
a
majority
of
our
residents
want
to
see
at
valco
now
the
site's
50
acres,
the
developer
proposes
an
audacious
project
with
a
total
investment
of
three
billion
dollars.
D
Instead,
the
normal
process
this
year
has
been
preempted
with
competing
initiatives
that
present
choices
that
are
worlds
apart
and
I'm
not
a
fan
of
doing
land
use
planning
at
the
ballot
box.
But,
having
said
that,
we're
in
the
process
we're
in,
I
encourage
you
to
vote
and
make
choices
in
line
with
your
vision
for
the
city,
and
I
assure
you
that
the
council
and
all
of
us
are
listening.
You
can
go
to
my
website
for
the
retail
report
and
the
city's
impartial
analysis
of
the
initiatives.
Thanks.
G
All
right,
so,
first
of
all,
as
rod
said,
we
have
valid
initiatives
related
to
valco
in
this
november
election
and,
if
I'm
elected,
I
will
work
200
percent
to
fully
implement
the
will
of
the
voters.
Regardless
of
my
own
personal
views,
and
if
the
issue
isn't
settled
after
the
election,
I
will
work
to
bring
together
residents,
property
owners
and
other
stakeholders
to
build
a
combined
vision
for
valco.
G
Now,
when
I
think
about
my
own
personal
vision
for
valco,
a
couple
of
words
come
to
mind.
First,
one
is
pride.
You
know
with
all
this
going
back
and
forth.
The
thing
I
really
want
valco
to
be
is
a
place
that
we
can
all
be
proud
of
the
kind
of
place
that
we
brag
to
our
out-of-town
friends
about,
like
apple
campus
too.
G
Another
word
that
I
would
have
would
be
community.
I
can
see
valco
being
a
gathering
place
for
a
community
to
congregate,
to
do
business
to
live
to
work
to
play.
It
should
be
the
kind
of
place
that
the
teenagers
and
young
people
want
to
hang
out
with
your
friends
and,
at
the
same
time
be
friendly
to
families
and
older
folks,
and
the
third
word
I
would
have
would
be
balance.
G
I
know
there
are
some
folks
who
like
to
see
all
retail
at
the
property,
and
there
are
other
folks
who
like
to
see
an
office
park
myself,
I'm
in
the
middle
somewhere
right.
I
think
you
know
people
like
santana
row
and
I
think
they
like
that
that
charm
of
centennial
row,
because
when
you're
there,
the
design
feels
balanced
and
that's
what
I
would
like
to
see
for
a
new
valco
and
then
the
fourth
and
final
word
I
would
think
of,
would
be
cupertino.
G
Okay,
cupertino
is
a
very
unique
place
because
of
our
diversity,
because
we're
home
to
the
most
valuable
corporation
on
earth
and
because
of
our
world-class
education
system-
and
I
think
any
sort
of
project
at
valco
should
take
these
factors
into
consideration
and
be
something
unique
to
cupertino.
That
speaks
to
our
core
culture,
so
so
pride,
community
balance
and
cupertino.
That
would
summarize
my
vision
for
future
valco.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
david.
F
Today,
the
internet
connects
us
as
citizens
of
the
world,
but
it
also
separates
us
into
islands.
Humans
are
inherently
social
animals.
Our
shared
spaces
define
us
as
a
community
here
in
cupertino.
You
see
this
in
our
love
for
the
places
we
interact
with
each
other,
our
parks,
our
schools,
our
library
and,
I
hope
at
the
next
falco
in
a
town,
that's
famous
for
creating
the
future.
I
want
valco
to
be
aspirational
rather
than
just
adequate.
F
I
want
to
see
stores
and
restaurants,
but
also
public
spaces
to
congregate.
Valko
should
be
a
place
where
you
want
to
spend
a
day
rather
than
an
hour.
It
should
inclusively
reflect
our
multi-ethnic
and
multi-generational
population
and
it
should
meet
all
our
city's
needs
with
mixed
use,
including
residents
and
workspaces,
alongside
shopping
and
entertainment.
F
Many
of
these
goals
are
embodied
today
in
the
measure
d
proposal,
because
I
believe
so
strongly
in
traditional
public
approval
and
consensus
building
process.
I'm
opposed
to
both
the
initiatives
before
us.
I
do
believe
in
many
parts
of
d,
from
the
lead,
platinum
design
to
the
integration
of
a
high
school
innovation
center
into
a
shopping
and
work
hub,
but
have
very
real
concerns
about
the
mix
of
uses
and
resultant
traffic
initiatives,
bypassed
the
public
process
and
have
created
rifts.
That
will
be
hard
to
heal
in
the
idealized
world
of
this
question.
F
E
E
So
as
a
student
in
this
community
I
can,
I
can
see
that
we
need
a
new
place
for
the
community
to
hang
out.
So
what
else
makes
me
unique?
What
else
makes
me
unique
and
also
relates
to
valko
is
I'm
very
transparent
about
my
views
on
valco,
and
I
want
voters
to
know
when
they
elect
me
what
my
views
are.
So
I
am
no
on
measure
c,
primarily
because
I
believe
that
we
need
to
let
the
city
and
the
city
officials
make
decisions
on
ordinances
and
city
guidelines.
E
We
cannot
allow
ballot
ballot
initiatives
to
do
so,
and
I
I
bring
the
transparency
because
I'm
also
very
open
about
being
yes
on
measure
d
now
I
know
that
may
not
be
the
most
politically
correct
way
to
say
it,
but
politically
correct
thing
to
say
on
this
stage.
But
yes,
I
am
in
favor
of
measure
d
and
the
reason
being
is
that
as
a
young
person,
I
want
to
see
some
development
and
growth
in
cupertino
many
many
kids,
my
age,
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
come
here
before
you
and
explain
to
them.
E
We
will
face
a
serious
issue
in
this
community
but,
as
I
said
earlier,
and
I
will
say
again,
it's
important
for
voters
to
get
educated
with
a
first-hand
experience,
whether
it
be
reading
the
cupertino
website
or
whether
it
be
reading
ballot
initiatives,
because
often
times
in
translation,
the
message
can
get
lost.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
I
Okay,
so
if
I
have
to
say
something,
I
regret,
I
regret
that
I
did
not
make
this
cupertino's
library,
bigger,
larger
and
enough
for
the
the
the
future
library
has
been
like
15
years
almost
and
now
we're
experiencing
the
parking
limitation
and
traffic
jam
around
there.
So
I
could
go
back.
I
would
like
to
give
it
more
budget
and
make
a
bigger
skills
for
that
project
so
that
we
won't
facing
the
issues
today.
Thank.
C
D
I
believe
excuse
me,
I
believe,
in
good
planning
the
council
on
a
401
vote.
I
was
the
descent
actually
approved
a
hyatt
house
hotel.
It's
not
yet
built
it's
right
at
280
and
wolf,
it's
adjacent
to
valco.
I
was
the
no
vote.
Our
rules
allow
a
height
of
45
feet
which
can
be
60
feet
with
ground
floor
retail,
and
I
didn't
think
that
a
vending
machine
for
razors
and
toothbrushes
and
a
breakfast
bar
constituted
retail.
D
C
Thank
you
next
question
one
minute,
and
this
is
gonna-
be
hard,
because
these
are
big
issues
we
need,
we
need
more
housing,
we
need
more
affordable
housing.
On
the
other
hand,
we've
got
problems
with
traffic
today,
too
much
traffic,
so
they're
kind
of
polar
opposites.
So
I
was
going
to
ask
three
of
you
to
give
us
some
solutions
that
you
might
have
for
housing
and
some
solutions
that
you
might
have
for
traffic,
and
so
I.
E
C
E
When
I
commute
to
san
jose
state
from
here,
I've
looked
at
many
options
of
public
transportation
and
unless
I'm
willing
to
sit
in
a
bus
for
upwards
of
two
to
two
hours,
there's
there's
not
that
many
ways
for
me
to
get
to
san
jose
state
without
having
to
drive
my
car
in
the
traffic.
So
I
think
that
itself
represents
the
problem.
E
I
also
attended
deanza
community
college
for
one
year,
and
I
talked
to
many
of
my
friends
over
there
who
commute
from
different
parts
of
the
east
bay
and
they
all
face
the
same
issue
where
they're
forced
to
drive
to
cupertino,
because
we
don't
have
adequate
public
transportation
in
this
area
to
account
to
to
really
to
really
allow
these
people
to
take
public
transportation.
So
I
am
a
supporter
of
measure
b
and
I
will
support
transportation
projects
that
can
help
increase
mobility
in
cupertino
and
less
lower
the
dependency
on
cars
perfect.
E
F
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time
knocking
indoors
lately,
and
one
of
the
things
that
was
a
surprise
to
me
is
the
top
issue
across
town
has
been
traffic,
it's
not
just
congested
freeways,
but
it's
the
amount
of
increasing
growing
traffic
on
local
streets
all
around
town.
This
is
a
regional
problem.
It's
not
one
that
we
can
solve
on
our
own
here
in
cupertino,
so
and
the
politics
of
santa
clara
county
make
it
actually
quite
challenging
to
address.
So
I
commend
barry,
chang
and
rod
for
their
champion
cupertino
issues
on
the
vta.
F
This
has
really
made
a
big
difference.
If
elected
I'd
want
to
continue
that
strong
presence
on
the
vta
to
make
sure
that
cupertino's
interests
are
represented,
what
would
I
do
to
address
traffic?
One
of
the
first
things
I
would
do
is
really
try
to
work
on
getting
rapid
transit
happening
for
dancer
college.
There
are
20,
000
kids
who
attend
there
every
day.
Many
of
them
probably
would
prefer
not
to
own
a
car
or
to
drive
a
car.
F
G
Sure
I
think
david
and
I
have
been
canvassing
the
same
houses,
because
when
I
talk
to
people,
traffic
is
also
on
the
top
of
their
list.
I've
spoken
to
council
members
in
palo
alto
mountain
view
sunnyvale
when
I
asked
them.
What
are
the
top
issues
in
your
city?
Traffic
is
also
always
at
the
top,
so
just
throw
a
couple
of
ideas.
G
I
think
you
know
we
didn't
get
in
this
mess
in
a
year
and
we're
not
going
to
fix
it
in
a
year
either
right,
and
so
there
are
definitely
regional
things
that
we
need
to
do.
Park
talked
about
measure
b,
I
think
in
terms
of
putting
in
infrastructure
light
rail
buses,
that's
something
that
we
need
to
push
for.
It's
not
going
to
happen
next
month.
I
think
a
couple
other
things
we
could
look
at
one
is
basically
providing
alternative
forms
of
transportation.
G
There's
the
really
nice
bike
plan,
that's
put
out
by
the
bike
and
pedestrian
commission
that
I
would
highly
support.
There
are
things
that
we
can
do
with
technology
to
enable
ride,
sharing
and
carpooling,
and
these
are
basically
ways
to
make
better
use
of
the
existing
infrastructure
and
then,
lastly,
I
think
there
are
things
within
our
city.
That's
within
our
control,
I'm
a
parent
of
two
daughters
in
elementary
school.
I
get
stuck
in
traffic
every
morning.
G
C
D
D
D
H
H
H
Cons,
builders
and
and
organizations
that
offer
this,
and
I
think
that
would
be
my
recommendation
to
look
at
when
housing
does
happen,
that
to
look
at
these
these
people,
these
organizations,
reclaiming
you
know,
reclaiming
some
lumber
and
things
things
that
are
thrown
away,
recycle
going
back
well
to
stick
to
housing,
15
seconds.
Okay,
it's
a
big
subject.
Yes,
I
just
you
know
just
just
leave
it
at
that,
but
I
just
again
I
support
you
know
less
wi-fi
more
more
clean
energy,
okay,.
I
C
Perfect.
Thank
you.
Chris
next
question
is
for
everyone
one
minute.
There
are
many
needs
for
capital
improvements
in
cupertino.
There's
been
discussions
in
the
past
about
the
city
hall,
upgrade
more
parking
for
the
library.
We've
got
street
improvements
that
could
help
with
traffic.
We've
got
bike
trails.
E
C
E
So
one
of
the
projects
that
I
really
want
to
accomplish,
if
I'm
elected,
is
expansion
of
the
library
at
cupertino.
As
someone
who
has
spent
thousands
of
hours
in
the
cupertino
library
in
the
cupertino
library
as
a
student,
I
know
that
the
library
is
already
a
wonderful
place
and
could
be
made
even
better
if
we
were
to
accommodate
for
some
more
collaborative
workspace
in
within
the
library.
E
We
as
high
schoolers,
tend
to
make
a
little
bit
more
noise
than
most,
and
so
it's
very
hard
for
us
to
talk
in
the
other,
the
other
areas
with
tables,
because
we
don't
want
to
disturb
anybody
else
around.
So
one
of
the
main
projects
and
something
that
I
really
want
to
see
happen
in
cupertino,
whether
I'm
elected
or
not,
is
the
expansion
of
the
library
to
incorporate
a
collaborative
workload
in
space.
F
David,
I
also
would
focus
on
the
the
civic
center
area.
I
believe
that
the
library
is
truly
a
hub,
a
community
hub
of
the
town,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
had
been
discussed
in
that
last
city
center
project
was
the
expansion
to
increase
facilities
at
the
library.
I
believe,
a
very
important
part
of
that
as
well.
An
extremely
controversial
part
in
that,
in
that
discussion
was
around
increasing
parking.
The
parking
situation
is
very,
very
difficult,
and
there
are.
F
It
would
be
great
if
there
were
ways
or
alternate
ways
to
get
get
to
the
library
and
to
city
hall.
Unfortunately,
the
way
we
do
it
today
is
with
cars.
So
I
think
that
trying
to
find
a
good
solution,
a
good
parking
solution
is
a
very
important
part
of
that
as
well.
I
also
believe
the
infrastructure
needs
of
the
city
really
do
call
for
an
improvement
to
the
city
hall
and
update
in
particular
around
the
emergency
operations
center.
Thank
you.
G
Sure
so,
as
chair
of
the
library
commission
and
vice
president
of
the
library
foundation,
I'm
very
happy
to
see
so
much
support
for
the
library
here
up
here
at
this
table.
I'm
just
going
to
just
add
something
to
what
part
said,
which
is.
We
really
need
an
expansion
there.
The
the
library
district
has
actually
decided
to
freeze
the
current
service
programs
that
we
offer
at
the
library,
because
we
can't
get
enough
a
room.
So
I
I
strongly
support
what
part
is
saying
in
terms
of
the
library
room
expansion.
G
What
I
also
want
to
talk
about
is
basically
that
my
main
project
probably
would
be.
We
need
more
green
space
over
on
the
east
side
of
the
city,
and
so
there's
been
talk
of
acquiring
some
land
to
build
a
park,
a
lawrence
media
park
over
in
the
east
side.
You
know
if
you,
google,
it
people
are
talking
about
it
10
15
years
ago,
and
I
think
it's
we
really
need
to
move
on
this,
so
this
would
be
my
main
priority
for
capital
improvement.
If
our
elected.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Jerry
rod,
yeah.
D
So
I
agree:
we
need
more
park
space,
particularly
in
the
east,
but
the
first
thing
our
first
responsibility
as
a
city
is
to
protect
public
safety,
and
that
includes
being
prepared
to
help
residents
in
the
event
of
a
disaster.
We
need
to
be
able
to
issue
building
permits,
know
what's
in
the
city,
physically,
have
a
good
inventory
and
then
be
operative.
If
our
residents
call
on
us
so
fixing
the
civic
center,
including
more
community
space,
but
having
a
real
eoc
to
federal
standards,
is
critical.
We
need
more
parking
in
that
location.
D
So
that's
that
protected
bikeway
system
is
a
key
component
of
making
the
city
more
livable,
but
you
should
know
that
city
hall,
its
fire
suppression
system,
is
on
its
last
legs,
we're
over
capacity
we're
now
leasing
space
in
other
places.
We
don't
have
enough
backup
power
to
even
keep
the
ac
on
during
a
grid
failure.
So
the
place
is
inhabitable
when
residents
might
count
on
us
the
most.
H
People
share
start
sharing
their
their
skills
and
and
tools.
Birthday
parties
happen
there.
People
get
together
is
kiosks,
there's
libraries,
so
hey,
there's,
there's
something
everybody
can
do
themselves
on
an
individual
basis.
So
this
is
when
we're
talking
about
problems
of
the
city.
It's
really
an
individual
problems.
It's
all
you
all
people
that
are
you
know
we're
not
going
to
do
it
up
here.
It's
it's
it!
It's
based
with
you
and
what
you
are
going
to
do.
So
this
this
project
is
something
I
promote.
Okay,.
I
I
C
Thank
you
next
question.
This
is
more
or
less
a
yes
or
no
sort
of
answer,
which
I
know
is
always
difficult,
but
you
know,
since
there
are
areas
of
the
city
that
don't
have
curves
and
gutters,
and
we
don't
have
that,
you
know
the
trail
pathways
that
we
need.
Would
you
support
the
city
using
imminent
domain
in
certain
cases
like
that
and
let's
start
with
rod,
yes
or
no.
F
C
G
C
F
C
G
D
C
H
C
I
All
right,
I
have
signed
it
and
agreed
the
limited
expenditures
of
33
000.
So
far
I
have
raised
only
about
10
percent
of
that,
but
I
believe
our
voters
will
vote
for
a
person
that
has
experience
and,
with
a
you
know,
similar
background
and
personalities
to
be
their
representative,
so
I
have
a
face
on
our
voters.
Thank
you.
C
E
As
someone
who
who
recently
started
voting
two
years
ago,
I
see
this
process
as
the
community
reaching
the
community
trying
to
get
a
decision
from
the
community.
So
some
people
will
say
that
governance
by
initiatives
is
not
the
right
way,
but
in
my
opinion,
if
the
democracy
allows
for
us
to
do
it,
then
we
should
be.
Then
citizens
have
the
right
to
put
forth
initiatives
and
it's
our
decision
on
whether
we
want
to
support
that
initiative
or
not.
F
Citizens
certainly
have
the
right
to
to
bring
an
initiative
and
I'll
certainly
honor
the
result
of
any
vote
that
happens.
However,
I
I
really
believe
that
we
have
a
representation
representational
system
that
works
and-
and
I
think
that
that
works
better
in
terms
of
building
building
an
intelligent,
getting
to
intelligent
solution
and
and
building
consensus.
So
I'm
a
big
supporter
of
that
and
not
and
not
much
of
a
supporter
for
initiatives.
Okay,.
G
C
D
C
H
I
Usually,
the
initiatives
are
a
simple
answer:
yes,
or
no
increasing
tax
or
longer
hours,
community
service
and
that
type
of
thing,
but
the
c
and
d,
the
difficulty
of
it,
bringing
the
issues
like
c
and
d
to
the
ballots
are
making
sure
that
we
have
to
make
sure
voters
truly
understand.
The
positive
is
the
negativeness
of
the
choice
that
they're
presented
with,
I
think
the
in
general.
I
believe
representative
governments
can
help
with
this
kind
of
situation,
and
you
know
they.
I
The
voters
just
trust
their
representative
they're
putting
in
office
to
make
the
best
decision
based
on
their
background
experience,
and
you
know
so-and-so.
So
of
course,
that
representative
has
to
do
their
homework,
listen
to
the
community
and
make
what
they
think
is
the
right
thing
for
our
the
right
choice
and
the
right
thing
for
the
community,
but
for
cnd.
However,
I
think
it's
just
been
a
great
example
of
our
democratic
process.
C
I
Yeah,
okay,
so
I
have
experience
I've
served
on
city
council
for
eight
years
and
we
we
we
heard
angry
residents
come
forward.
We
heard
different
opinions,
community
members
presented
to
the
council.
They
did
not
necessarily
agree
with
your
opinion,
not
necessarily
making
sense,
and
we
all
know
that.
Sometimes
a
lot
of
people
come
forward
with
nimby
issues
and
so
how
to
turn
it
from
negative
to
positive.
C
H
H
Okay,
well,
inherently,
if
you
know,
if
there's
the
idea,
is
you
support
each
other
you're
supporting
each
other?
So
if
there's
some
kind
of
confrontation
or
disagreement,
you
know
if
that's
that's,
to
be
worked
out
between
the
two
parties
but
see.
My
my
point
here
before
was
the
political
system
is
such
that
it's
like
it's
disjointed
or
it's
just.
H
D
Well,
I've
sat
down
with
people
that
are
very
skeptical
about
development
and
what's
going
on,
and
they
have
some
core
anxieties
about
impact
to
schools,
about
all
this
traffic
congestion.
And
what
can
we
do
to
fix
this?
I
think
most
of
our
voters
are
really
bright,
they're
educated
and
if
you
help
them
understand
the
issues
explain.
Logically,
most
people
are
open-minded
and
willing
to
listen.
Okay,
so
I
I
think
that's
key.
We
need
dialogue.
D
D
I've
had
a
lot
of
people
say
we
just
gave
up
on
solving
transportation,
and
we
just
can't
take
anymore,
and
you
know
when
they've
looked
at
our
10-minute
video
they've
said
wow:
okay,
we
get
it
there's
there.
There
are
examples
in
the
world
of
how
to
fix
this,
and
so
these
are
the
sorts
of
techniques.
I
think
that
work
thank.
G
You
all
right,
so
I'm
fairly
active
in
my
I
have
two
girls
they're
attended
elementary
school
in
cupertino
union
and
last
year
we
had
a
case
where
we
had
a
new
principal
come
in
and
there
were
some
policies
about
pickup
and
how
to
pick
up
your
kids
after
school,
and
there
was
a
small
misunderstanding
rolled
into
a
really
big
thing.
I
mean
you,
can
you
can
google
it
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
that?
But
what
ended
up
happening?
G
Is
you
had
a
group
of
parents
who
just
ended
up
being
very
much
against
the
administration
and
I
work
with
those
parents
I'm
on
the
pta
and
at
the
same
time
I
work
with
administration
quite
a
bit
and
they're,
not
the
evil,
people
that
you
know
some
people
may
think,
and
so
you
know
what
I
ended
up
doing
is
I
invited
you
know
we.
I
I
made
a
lunch
date
with
one
of
the
parents
and
the
principal
we
went
to
hobies.
I
remember,
and
then
we
basically
sat
down
with
three
of
us.
G
We
had
a
two
and
a
half
hour
lunch
and
I
remember
the
first
hour.
Both
of
them
were
just
talking
to
me
right,
but
then
we
started
with
fundamentally.
Why
are
we
here?
It's
because
for
the
kids
and
then
building
from
that
and
at
the
towards
the
end
they
were
talking
to
each
other.
They
weren't,
you
know
it's
almost
like.
I
wasn't
there
and
that's
something
that
I'm
I
feel
good
about.
Thank
you
thank.
C
F
Okay,
david,
I
touched
on
this
a
little
bit
in
my
in
my
first
statement,
my
first
major
involvement.
I
had
had
long
involvement
with
the
schools,
but
my
first
major
involvement
with
the
city
was
actually
in
a
controversy
about
eight
years
ago,
related
to
dogs
running
off
leash
in
parks
here
in
the
city,
and
chris
was
involved
and
oren
as
well.
F
In
this
initially
there
was
a
group
of
residents
who
wanted
to
make
a
suggestion
we
had
had
concerns.
It
didn't
seem
like
that
was
going
to
work
very
well.
I
went
down
to
city
hall
just
to
find
out
what
was
going
on
found
very
quickly
that
the
proposal
that
was
before
us,
which
I
thought
wasn't
really
going
to
be
something
that
would
happen,
was
something
that
that
was
being
considered.
F
F
E
For
some
of
you
is
every
day
I
meet
voters
who
tell
me
I'm
too
young
to
to
be
running
for
city
council,
I'm
too
young
to
be
getting
involved,
and
that
is
every
day
where
I
find
someone
who
I
have
to
convince
and
really
talk
to
to
prove
to
them
that
I'm
the
right
representative
for
this
city
and
that
I'm
not
too
young.
So
I
deal
with
this
on
a
quite
daily
basis
and
thus
far,
I've
been
successful
in
convincing
some
people
that
maybe
it's
time
for
a
fresh
new
change
on
city
council.
C
A
couple
comments:
cupertino
is
a
diverse
community.
How
would
you
bring
people
together?
So
I
think
I'd
like
to
see
everybody
take
a
minute
to
kind
of
put
it
in
a
rotarian
perspective
and
rotary
is
big
on
partnerships
and
projects
and
that's
a
major
goal
that
president
judy
has.
So
is
there
any
community
projects,
I'm
not
talking
about
big
capital
improvements,
it
could
be
social
media
or
whatever?
F
You
know
to
reach
across
the
the
ethnic
ethnic
bounds
and
really
one
of
the
things
that
he
had
suggested
when
he
was
actually
served
on.
The
team
commission
last
year
was
to
try
to
do
things
like
to
reinstate
they
used
to
have
dances,
crosstown
dances.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
people
to
meet
and
interact
with,
with
with
people
that
they
wouldn't
normally
have
interacted
with.
F
C
G
So,
for
me
it
would
be
schools.
So
if
you
look
at
the
annual
or
the
the
twice
a
year,
gobby
survey
that
the
city
runs.
Forty
percent
of
the
residents
say
that
they're
in
cupertino,
because
of
the
schools,
forty
six
percent
of
the
households
have
children,
okay
and
as
an
active
member
of
the
school
pta.
G
I
know
that
every
school
has
needs
right
in
in
the
elementary
school
that
my
kids
go
to
it's
the
reading
garden,
it's
finding
volunteers
for
things
like
project
cornerstone,
and
so
what
I
would
propose
would
be
a
big
project
that
takes
place
at
26,
30
different
places.
You
go
and
visit
the
schools
and
figure
out
what
it
is.
They
need
to
have
done
right
so
because
everybody
has
different
needs
and
I
find
that
you
know
this
is
the
same.
For
me
too,
I'm
at
work.
G
It's
the
best
way
to
bring
people
together
is
to
give
them
common
goals
common
objectives,
because
I
think
people
are
fundamentally
good
and
a
lot
of
the
a
lot
of
the
things
that
goes
on
is
really
about.
You
know
miscommunication
and
not
understanding
each
other.
So
I
I
very
much
in
favor
of
something
like
this,
where
you
get
together
to
do,
projects
and
mine
will
be
schools.
Thank
you.
Rod,
one
minute.
D
Thank
you,
so
I
think
connecting
people
in
the
city
by
protected
bikeways
that
feel
safe
and
really
are
safe,
is
a
key
priority.
You
may
have
seen
the
green
paint
around
town.
We
put
three
miles
of
it
down
last
year
and
five
miles
of
bike
buffers
and
sharrows
and
allowing
people
to
safely
get
around
the
city.
Our
our
students,
from
schools
to
the
civic
center
and
beyond,
is
a
key
priority
of
this
council.
D
We
were
one
of
three
cities
to
win
the
mayor's
challenge.
Last
year,
as
my
year
in
my
year
as
mayor,
one
of
only
three
cities
to
win
the
federal
government
recognition
for
most
improved
and
the
councils
recently
passed
a
very
aggressive
bike
plan
to
to
get
us
around
north
south
east
west
in
protected
ways.
So
I
think
this
is
a
key
thing,
bringing
people
to
the
civic
center
with
more
community
meeting
space
and
also
greener
ways.
We've
done
a
great
job
in
the
west
side
of
town
with
stevens
creek
corridor.
D
H
It's
a
aquaponics
organization,
non-profit,
that's
trying
to
it's
leasing,
land
from
school
sites,
and
it's
trying
to
get
all
over
the
country
bringing
aquaponics
to
kids.
They
can
learn
biology,
chemistry,
marketing
how
to
how
to
work
with
you
know,
grow
and
then
market
the
the
produce.
So
this
is
one
thing
dear
to
me
too,
as
well.
I
I
will
use
the
traffic
to
be
the
the
example
that
we
bring
all
the
group
together,
because
the
traffic
is
probably
one
of
the
most
complex
issues
that
we
face
in
cupertino.
So
we
should
try.
You
know
everything
to
find
a
solution
at
all
fronts.
That
means
we
should
evaluate
private
public
partnerships
to
incentivize
the
carpooling
into
copetino
or
work
alongside
vta
and
other
city
neighbors,
to
find
original
solutions
or
with
our
our
rotary
bike
club.
E
E
So
it's
time
it's
time
that
the
city
take
a
different
approach
to
getting
the
public's
input
and
the
second
more
long-term
solution
that
I
want
to
put
forth
is
putting
student
positions
on
certain
commissions.
What
this
does
is
it
gets
youth
interested
in
local
government
because
often
times
the
youth
feel
that
the
most
local
form
of
government
is
congress
or
or
senate,
and
they
don't
know
that
the
city
government
actually
has
the
biggest
impact
on
their
lives.
So
I
think,
by
allowing
them
to
get
involved
in
city
issues
from
a
younger
age.
E
Not
only
can
the
city
have
different
perspectives
and
different
problem-solving
solutions,
but
it
also
gets
the
youth
involved
in
local
government
from
a
young
age
to
avoid
to
avoid
them
coming
when
they're,
older
and
and
confused
or
not
knowing
what's
going
on,
this
can
really
give
them
an
insight
into
local
government.
Thank
you
perfect.
Thank
you.
C
We're
out
of
time,
I
hope
that
the
responses
that
you
heard
today
are
insightful
and
you
learn
something
it
takes
a
lot
of
courage
to
run
for
the
city
council.
I
mean
it's
only
at
the
city
council,
where
the
public
is
in
your
face.
It's
not
like
hiding
up
in
sacramento
or
washington,
dc
they're
there
in
front
of
you,
and
so
it's
not
easy,
and
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
run
and
if
you
get
elected
it
takes
even
more
time.