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From YouTube: Chamber of Commerce City Council Candidate Debate 2018
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Repeat of the Chamber of Commerce Cupertino City Council Candidate Debate, recorded October 22, 2018 at the Cupertino Community Hall. This year's candidates include Tara Sreekrishnan, Hung Wei, Jon Robert Willey, Liang-Fang Chao, Savita Vaidhyanathan, Darcy Paul, Orrin Mahoney, and Tim Gorsulowsky. (2 hrs.)
A
B
B
C
B
There
we
go.
Thank
you.
We
have
for
each
round
of
these
topics.
A
candidate
will
present
a
two-minute
statement
on
the
selected
topic.
Other
candidates
will
have
one
minute
to
clarify
how
their
own
views
may
differ
or
agree
with
the
initial
presenter,
after
which
the
initial
presenting
candidate
can
make
concluding
remarks.
B
We
would
like
to
remind
everyone
that
we
don't
every
expect
everyone
to
agree,
quite
the
opposite,
which
is
why
we
have
elections,
but
we
do
expect
everyone
to
treat
their
neighbors
in
a
neighborly
fashion,
one
of
the
great
charms
of
Cupertino.
So,
to
begin
with,
we
have
Ling
chow
who
will
lead
off
with
housing.
D
So
I
think
it's
important
that
we
have
integrated
planning,
considering
all
three
important
factors:
housing,
office
and
transit
together,
I
support
quality,
affordable
housing
for
families,
seniors
and
people
with
disability,
not
just
tiny
low-quality
units.
We
need
solid
action
plans
for
affordable
housing
without
compromising
our
quality
of
life.
Any
solution
for
housing
has
to
address
the
root
cause.
D
Rapid
office,
gross
rapid
office
growth
beyond
the
infrastructure
capacity
and
the
lack
of
viable
transit
I
will
advocate
for
reliable
and
efficient
transportation
solutions,
Irving's
students
to
seniors
and
connect
essential
services
and
locations
such
as
citywide
shadows,
I,
think
we
have
in
order
to
address
housing.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
every
project
is
not
not
all
project
with
a
tiny
bit
of
housing
is
a
housing
project.
A
project
like
about
culture
to
plan
actually
creates
more
jobs
than
the
amount
of
housing
it
offers
and
that
actually
will
create
worse
than
the
housing
crisis.
D
It
will
bringing
10,000
more
people
to
compete
with
our
current
teachers
and
the
service
workers
for
housing.
This
kind
of
project
will
actually
worsen
housing
crisis.
We
need
to
make
sure
it's
balanced
and
when
we
already
have
too
much
office
from
Apple
Park
also
from
Main
Street,
then
we
need
to
call
them
our
office.
Also,
the
Cupertino
already
has
many
sites
already
zoned
for
office.
Then
we
need
to
balance
out
the
different
office
and
housing
sites.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
Ready
great,
so
housing
is
a
very
important
topic
to
consider.
However,
we
shouldn't
be
using
housing
as
a
pawn
in
order
to
help
people
make
more
profits,
and
so,
where
we're
at
right
now
is
that
we
have
a
housing
plan
that
also
comes
with
a
jobs
plan
over
at
one
of
our
developments
and
a
state
housing
law
that
is
purportedly
supposed
to
help
fix.
The
housing
crisis
has
now
been
invoked
to
create
a
development
proposal
that
is
going
to
make
the
housing
crisis
worse
here
and
overall
in
the
region.
E
I
am
okay
with
making
sure
that
we
deliver
on
the
housing
units
that
we
need.
However,
we
shouldn't
turn
this
into
a
cynical
and
hidden
exercise
with
regard
to
what
our
real
motivations
are.
Here,
it's
it's
extremely
that
we
fix
transit.
If
we
can
deliver
on
the
promise
of
being
able
to
get
us
from
here
over
to
the
Central
Valley,
we
can
go
and
make
sure
we
get
there
quickly
and
open
up
the
economy
of
an
entire
area
of
California,
as
well
as
help
our
own
housing
crisis.
Here.
C
You
need
housing
at
all
levels
in
the
Bay
Area
and
we
need
to
look
at
it
as
a
region,
not
just
a
city
and
look
at
just
numbers
of
jobs
and
housing
and
look
at
that
as
a
formula
and
we
need
housing
for
all
people
at
all
income
levels
and
all
abilities,
which
is
why
I
voted
for
the
tier
2
plan,
so
that
people
of
all
abilities
and
income
levels
can
be
housed
there,
including
teachers
who
would
not
be
accommodated
in
the
SB
35
process.
And
if
it's.
C
If
we
are
trying
to
talk
about
our
schools,
we
have
to
keep
in
mind
that
the
teachers
are
leaving
in
droves.
So
how
do
we
account
their
teachers?
How
do
we
get
our
first
responders?
We
need
to
have
housing
for
people
at
all
levels
and
address
mass
transit,
which
is
why
I've
been
working
tirelessly
on
VTA
to
get
mass
transit
to
our
area
and
working
with
Apple,
as
well
as
San
Jose,
to
bring
transit
on
Stevens
Creek
corridor
to
80
and
85.
So
housing
cannot
be
discussed
without
transit
in
mind.
B
G
Thank
you,
Rick
Cupertino
needs
inclusive
housing.
We
have
beautiful
single-family
neighborhood,
but
we
need
housing
options
for
all
income
levels,
for
seniors,
for
teachers,
for
public
employees,
for
young
professionals
and
for
working
families.
I
believe
that
we
are
with
inclusive
housing
options.
We
are
able
to
build
a
Cupertino,
that's
more
diverse,
that's
more
dynamic
and,
of
course,
housing
has
to
come
with
transit.
That's
why
I
am
in
support
of
a
tier
2.
G
F
H
Where
do
we
get
that
kind
of
housing?
The
number
one
thing
for
the
housing
is
to
to
make
sure
we're
not
you
know
causing
more
of
the
problem
ourself
and
we
need
to
distribute
the
housing
as
best
we
can
not
concentrate
it
in
one
little
area
of
the
city,
that's
going
to
create
traffic
and
school
crowding,
we
need
to
to
be
balanced
in
our
community.
Thank
you.
I
Yeah
housing
housing
is
an
important
issue
and
it's
really
changed
in
Cupertino
from
people's
feeling
a
few
years
ago,
where
they
were
worried
about
one
more
child
going
to
their
school.
Having
a
collapse,
people
understand
now
that
actually
the
enrollments
down
in
the
schools
and
the
schools
are
financially
hurting
because
of
that,
but
more
important.
I
The
group
that
was
opposed
to
that
interesting
enough
now
says
that
they're,
ok
with
housing,
but
the
signs
at
the
time
said
save
our
schools
I,
don't
think
they
were
saving
them
for
office
and
saving
them
from
retail,
so
housing.
We
need
housing
and
of
the
current
plants
and
I
support
the
BALCO
specific
plan,
/
SP
35.
J
You
well
we're
in
a
regional
housing
crisis.
Housing
is
an
existential
threat,
along
with
climate
change.
How
we
address
housing
will
ultimately
define
the
well-being
of
our
community
long
term.
I
agree
with
some
of
the
root
causes
that
were
mentioned,
a
major
imbalance
and
jobs
versus
housing,
which
has
led
to
a
housing
shortage,
also
lack
of
funding
for
housing
at
different
income
levels
from
our
state
or
federal
government.
J
The
presidential
administration
is
not
helping
their
third
lack
of
transit
and
crumbling
infrastructure
were
in
a
position
where
we
need
to
build
more
housing
and
a
lot
of
folks
don't
think
we
have
the
adequate
infrastructure
to
maintain
our
quality
of
life.
As
a
general
principle,
we
shouldn't
approve
projects
that
led
in
substantially
more
jobs
than
housing,
continually
I
supported
a
stricter
jobs
to
housing
balance
in
our
zoning
before
SB,
35
and
I
still
support
it.
I'd
also
want
to
work
with
our
state
legislators
to
reform
SB
35
and
put
in
a
jobs,
housing
balance.
K
B
D
So
yeah
I
agree
that
we
should
support
more
senior
housing
in
Cupertino.
Also,
however,
transit
is
not
ever
going
to
appear
in
the
next
ten
or
twenty
years.
We
can
imagine
it,
but
then
it
might
come
in
1020
years,
but
not
ever
because
there
hasn't
been
a
plan.
There
is
no
funding,
however,
that
Boco
tier
2
plan
does
not
provide
housing
for
teachers
or
anyone
for
that
is
that
couldn't
find
fun
find
housing,
because
Rocketeer
to
plan
will
create
more
jobs.
These
people
will
compete
with
our
teachers
for
housing.
D
They
will
compete
with
all
the
service
workers
for
housing
and
we
do
need
housing,
oh
wait,
but
we
cannot
trade
trade
office.
This
City
Council
has
decided
to
trade,
a
ward
of
the
office
for
token
benefits.
This
is
them
exactly
why
this
region
is
in
housing
crisis,
because
all
the
city
councils
have
been
favoring
office
over
housing.
Thank.
F
B
E
Part
of
those
duties
were
kind
of
all
hands
on
on
deck
kind
of
effort
to
make
sure
that
all
these
various
mechanisms
of
our
Chamber
of
Commerce
were
functioning
properly.
One
of
those
mechanisms,
as
you
might
imagine,
is
our
Chamber
of
Commerce
directory.
At
that
time
a
lot
of
people
were
saying:
why
has
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
not
come
out
with
the
directory
for
four
years?
And
so,
as
you
can
imagine,
if
you
don't
know
anything
about
publication,
it's
something
that
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
to
do.
E
In
addition,
you're
gathering
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders
and
businesses
and
asking
them
to
support
this
mechanism
of
an
organization
that,
at
the
time,
wasn't
doing
that
great.
This
took
a
lot
of
work.
It
took
a
lot
of
perseverance
and
it
also
took
the
ability
to
sit
down
with
the
people
delivering
our
publication
and
making
sure
that
they
actually
delivered
that
product.
So
we
did
that
in
the
iteration
between
2010
and
2011.
E
After
that,
we
took
our
Chamber
of
Commerce
directory
in
house
and
I
actually
led
that
effort
with
our
currency
of
angelee
Couser
to
actually
get
that
published
by
ourselves.
The
reason
I
relate
this
story
is
that
it
is
indicative
of
the
work
and
the
perseverance
that
I
put
in
to
talk
to
our
stakeholders,
about
the
various
issues
that
are
confronting
the
small
businesses
and
also
to
indicate
that
there
are
a
lot
of
moving
parts
in
our
community
and
a
lot
of
this
background
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
C
You
so
before
my
life
on
council,
I
was
also
a
entrepreneur
and
I
was
also
supporting
women.
Entrepreneurs
start
their
own
businesses,
so
on
council
I've
been
part
of
an
economic
development,
development,
strategic
council,
a
committee,
and
we
meet
very
regularly
and
in
the
last
two
years,
there's
actually
been
a
proposal
for
three
distinct
areas
of
innovation
in
Cupertino.
One
is
the
incubator
and
accelerator
a
business
project.
The
second
is
the
mobile
vendor
a
pilot
project,
and
the
third
is
the
innovation
district
vision
plan.
C
I've
been
working
tirelessly
on
this
and
encouraging
people
who
want
to
have
startups
to
come
to
our
meetings
and
give
us
their
vision
and
tell
us
where
they
want
these
incubators
to
be
placed
and
we're
trying
to
revitalize
some
of
the
retail
spaces
which
may
not
get
as
much
attention
to
be
an
incubator
space.
We
have
our
youth
who
are
interested
in
starting
their
own
businesses
and
have
their
business
plans
ready
to
go.
So
it's
a
constant
innovation
of
people
who
want
to
be
in
different
businesses,
be
it
restaurants
or
any
other
kind
of
startups.
G
Local
businesses
is
part
of
the
council's
job,
and
I
would
do
three.
Things
first
is
review
the
processes
of
applications
for
local
businesses,
streamline
the
process,
make
the
costs
lower
so
that
the
local
business
and
established
businesses
in
Cupertino
I'm,
really
in
love
with
a
good
start,
and
then
we
need
to
review
what
kind
of
business
are
or
annoyed
in
Cupertino
and
have
a
diverse
type
of
service,
business,
restaurants,
home-based
business
and
high
tech
company.
G
One
of
the
things
in
specific
welcome
to
is,
we
do
have
a
lot
of
office
spaces,
but
we
could
attract
another
major
high-tech
company
so
that
we
don't
have
just
one
high-tech
company
that
supplies
and
with
our
revenues.
So
that's
actually
a
plus.
You
know
they're
always
pros
and
comes
on
everything,
but
that's
one
thing
to
put
in
things
for
another
high-tech
company
that
could,
you
know,
give
us
more
revenues,
and
so
that
would
not
eat
dependent
upon
just
one,
and
the
third
thing
is
I.
H
So
our
community
consists
of
two
main
items:
small
business,
but
the
residents
our
community
is
all
of
us
and
so
I
see.
The
process
needs
to
truly
start
with
the
residents.
The
residents
are
the
ones
that
decide
where
and
how
much
business
there
should
be
the
densities
and
once
that's
established
and
really
outlined
in
the
general
plan,
then
the
small
businesses
are
free
to
go
and
can
be
as
productive
as
they
possibly
can.
H
Unfortunately,
when
the
the
developer
like
for
Valco,
wants
so
much
at
one
spot,
our
whole
city
suffers,
and
so
we
need
to
to
get
back
to
balance
and
the
community
will
be
happy.
Small
business
will
be
happy
and
everything
will
be
nice
here
in
Cupertino,
as
opposed
to
being
just
out
of
sync
out
of
balance
traffic
congestion.
Thank
you
great.
I
So
I've
been
involved
with
small
business
here
in
Cupertino
for
a
long
time,
I
was
on
the
Chamber
Board
as
well
a
long
time
ago,
until
I
until
I
got
elected
the
first
time
and
I.
Think
I
was
on
the
council
when
we
hired
an
economic
development
officer
for
the
city
to
specifically
work
on
small
businesses
in
the
city,
believe
it
or
not.
I
Do
that
I've
done
that,
while
I
was
on
the
council,
I
was
there
for
every
mixer,
every
ribbon-cutting
that
I
could
and
every
li
see
you
look
a
legislative
action
committee
meeting,
it's
just
part
of
being
there
and
it's
important
that
the
council
always
does
seek
the
Chamber's
input
on
anything.
That's
going
to
affect
small
business,
we
may
not
go
with
that
position,
but
we
always
seek
their
input.
I
J
Well,
I
want
to
talk
about
some
of
the
key
issues.
Businesses
in
Cupertino
are
facing
and
some
of
my
ideas.
We
have
a
lack
of
affordable
office
spaces
for
mid-sized
businesses.
If
you
think
20,000
square
feet,
200,000
square
feet,
lack
of
diversity
and
revenues
in
our
general
fund
about
18
percent
comes
from
Apple
and
just
an
overall
challenging
economic
time
for
traditional,
independent
retailers.
You
see
small
businesses
closing
down
along
Stevens,
Creek
and
DeAnza
some
of
my
ideas.
We
I
think
we
should
balance
office
and
housing
space,
so
small
businesses
won't
be
priced
out.
J
We
can
also
create
a
small
business
hub
at
City.
Hall
small
businesses
incorporate
the
lifeblood
of
our
city.
We
have
over
3,000
small
businesses
and
a
hub
could
coordinate
and
expedite
permitting
license
things
payment,
etc.
We
could
also
work
on
a
legacy
business
of
the
month
program,
which
is
something
I
have
experience
doing
to
highlight
the
history
of
our
longtime
small
businesses.
J
K
So
after
being
in
business
for
I
was
going
to
tell
you
3035
years
but
I'm
afraid
to
tell
you,
but
it's
the
truth.
So
I
can
tell
you
the
ins
and
outs
I've
helped
a
lot
of
small
business
owners
start
and
it's
actually
fun
to
do,
and
that's
one
process:
I'd
love
to
work
with
the
local
people
and
get
them
started
into
a
small
business
and
promote
them
and
teach
them
what
actually
what's
the
laws
and
what's
the
part,
I
heard
that
word
streamline
of
a
moment
ago?
K
That's
one
thing:
I'm
huge
and
I
I
get
so
frustrated.
We're
stuck
with
a
lot
of
the
laws
in
this
state
and
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
to
change
them
in
a
short-term
bet.
To
make
a
long
story
short
I
will
work
to
make
sure
that
people
follow
the
proper
processes
and
make
it
more
simple
and
addition
to
that
I'll
bring
back
some
of
the
high-tech
companies
that
we've
lost
here,
because
those
are
huge
for
this
city
for
long
term
and
a
downturn,
you'll
you'll,
say
old.
Tim
was
right
on
that
one
right,
Thank.
D
So
business
is,
businesses
are
essential
part
of
Cupertino
and
when
we
provide
quality
of
life
depends
on
the
services
of
the
business
provide
in.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
Silicon
Valley,
the
central
part,
however
Cooper
our
both
of
our
shopping
malls
are
failing.
This
is
a
lack
of
leadership
by
the
City
Council.
We
have
affluent
population
people
are
king
of,
but
then
we
are
forced
to
go
out
of
town
to
shop.
If
we,
the
City
Council,
can
step
in
figure
out
the
consumer
needs
what
kind
of
services
our
residents
would
need
provide
those
services.
D
Those
shops
invoke
all
in
Oaks.
Of
course,
people
are
going
to
line
up
to
shop
locally
and
we
will
generate
sales
tax
so
and
then
also
the
city
can
provide
a
platform
for
the
local
businesses
to
reach
out
to
customers,
not
only
in
Cupertino
and
area
wide.
We
can
help
our
businesses
to
be
successful.
J
E
Yeah
I'm
gonna
go
back
to
my
original
theme.
Here
we
need
to
be
having
Council
members
willing
to
do
the
work.
One
of
the
things
that
most
people
don't
know
is
that
we
had
about
30,000
square
feet
at
Main,
Street
dedicated
to
innovation,
hub
incubator,
type
of
startup
space
that
did
not
get
used.
I
was
the
only
council
member
that
actually
reached
out
to
stakeholders
I
reached
out
to
one
of
the
administrators
at
the
local
small
business
administration.
E
I
didn't
have
a
majority
that
was
willing
to
work
and
go
ahead
and
say:
look,
let's
focus
our
energies
on
this
available
space,
and
so
the
issue
really
is
not
so
much
the
decisions.
The
issue
is
the
willingness
to
put
in
the
work
to
look
at
the
various
items
that
are
there
and
have
those
conversations
that
are
meaningful
and
be
able
to
say
look,
let's
go
ahead
and
put
this
on
the
agenda.
E
B
C
It
encompasses
the
first
two
questions
that
we
answered.
We
developed
the
redevelop
we
renovate
and
if
we
don't,
we
die,
so
we
have
to
be
thinking
smart
and
develop
smartly
and
definitely
keep
in
mind
that
we
do
not
encroach
open
spaces
and
green
spaces.
That's
really
very
important
to
me
when
we
talk
about
development,
it
needs
to
be
especially
with
terms
of
high-density
housing
and
office
has
to
be
in
transit
corridors.
C
We
need
to
keep
in
mind
transportation
and
absolutely
work
with
the
TDM
and
in
fact
we
did
have
a
study
about
two
years
ago
to
have
a
traffic
impact,
and
that
is
something
which
we
absolutely
have
now.
So,
if
there's
any
development,
there's
going
to
be
a
traffic
traffic
impact
impact
fee.
So
when
you
talk
about
development
and
redevelopment,
there
are
some
mitigating
measures
that
are
already
in
place.
C
When
we
talk
about
renovating,
you
have
to
think
about
revitalizing
spaces
in
retail,
which
are
currently
suffering
when
we
talked
about
incubator
earlier
it's
about
those
spaces
at
the
back
of
a
furniture
store
where
no
one
goes,
that
can
be
revitalized.
We
need
to
think
about
small
spaces
which
can
be
given
a
new
life.
That's
called
renovation.
Our
community
is
constantly
looking
for
spaces
to
socialize.
We
need
communities
rooms
for
that.
Just
like
we
energized
our
neighborhood
parks.
We
need
to
energize
community
space
in
place,
which
originally
was
retailed,
which
is
no
longer
being
used.
C
That
is
a
way
to
revitalize.
I
would
also
like
to
talk
about
the
innovation
vision
plan.
This
is
part
of
the
EDSP,
and
if
you
want
to
learn
more,
please
go
to
our
website.
It
is
a
very
conclusive
plan.
It
is
something
that's
exhaustive.
We
talked
about
innovating
in
different
districts.
All
over
the
city
and
every
PDA
that
is
coming
up
on
different
corridors
has
a
comprehensive
plan.
So
please
take
a
look
at
that.
G
City
does
not
stand
still.
You
know,
Cupertino
is
a
unique
city
in
the
south,
we're
bordering
Saratoga
Los
Gatos,
beautiful,
neighborhood,
great
schools,
open
space
in
the
north,
our
Stevens
Creek
borders,
Sunnyview,
Mountain
View.
We
have
high
tech
industries,
so
development
redevelopment
to
me
is
the
corridor
from
oak
shopping
center
all
the
way
that
connects
to
tear
down
station
to
San
Jose.
So
that's
where
we
concentrate
our
redevelopment
projects.
F
H
Why
do
we
like
being
here?
We
like
Cupertino,
we
came,
we
settled
here
and
true:
are
our
communities
growing?
It
started
out
at
20,000
and
went
out
at
65,000
and
we're
still
growing
and
different
areas
need
to
be
redeveloped
and
sounds
great.
We
need
to
be
aware
of
the
fact
that
Cupertino
is
the
way
it
is
because
of
the
general
plan.
H
I
I
think
one
thing
we
all
agree
on:
if
you
stand
still
in
today's
world,
are
just
even
the
yesterday's
world.
You're
gonna
lag
behind
and
we
have
no
better
example
of
that
than
the
Valco
shopping
center.
Fortunately,
the
rest
of
the
shopping
centers
are
almost
all
the
rest
of
the
shopping.
Centers
have
undergone
renovation
and
have
moved
forward.
I
We
now
have
you
know,
sprouts
in
Party
City,
where
once
was
an
empty
Mervyn's
building
we
have
the
Safeway
store
that
brought
a
mainstream
shopping,
mainstream
grocery
store
back
into
Cupertino
and
when
we
had
lost
all
of
them,
Cupertino
Village
is
a
thriving,
thriving
shopping
area,
even
in
small
examples
like
Safeway
got,
redeveloped
and
and
in
a
positive
way
where
it's
integrated
in
with
the
existing
facilities
there
and
Panera
to
solve
some
of
the
parking
problems.
So
we've
done
that
we've
done
a
hole
done
a
number
of
good
examples
of
that.
J
Well,
first
and
foremost,
I
publicly
refused
and
renounced
contributions
from
developers
either
directly
on
my
campaign
or
through
independent
expenditures
and
I.
Think
that
should
be
a
clause
added
to
our
voluntary
campaign.
Pledge
that
candidates
sign
so
folks
know
if
we're
approving
a
project.
It's
because
we
have
the
community's
interest
at
heart.
Oftentimes
cities
are
accountable
for
housing
production,
housing
estate
mandated
these
allocations
are
state
mandated,
but
we're
not
giving
adequate
funding
for
below
market
rate,
housing
or
transportation
infrastructure.
J
So
I
support
lobbying
for
statewide
legislation
that
would
link
housing
goals
with
transportation
funding,
so
cities
would
be
able
to
build
both
in
terms
of
the
aesthetics
of
our
city,
I
support
the
community
vision
and
our
general
plan,
which
preserves
residential
areas
for
one
or
two
storey
buildings
along
with
ad
use,
and
allows
for
higher
Heights.
In
the
plan
development
areas
in
the
middle
of
our
city,
some
best
practices,
we
should
incorporate
recycled
water,
green
infrastructure,
Green,
Building
Standards.
K
You
could
just
use
up
my
Bennett
go
ahead,
you're
on
a
roll,
so
housing,
I,
love,
revitalizing,
I'd,
love
to
see
progress,
and
when
you
look
around
a
lot
of
our
local
cities,
a
lot
of
them
came
from
I
know:
I've
bought
homes
there.
A
lot
of
them
were
fifties,
sixties
and
some
in
the
70s.
So
it's
all
old
technology.
It's
very
poor.
K
Believe
me:
I've
worked
with
PG&E
to
work
on
issues
with
places
where
they
we've
lost
a
lot
of
the
it's
just,
not
energy-efficient
at
all
they're
terrible,
a
lot
of
the
old,
the
old
buildings
and
the
old
homes.
I
love
to
see
them,
but
I
would
love
to
make
sure
at
the
same
time
we're
not
going
to
a
postage
stamp
lot
and
putting
a
huge
dinosaur
of
a
house
on
it.
K
F
D
D
We
don't
want
to
assume
there
will
be
transient
coming
and
then
power
up
people
and
the
workers
when
we
don't
have
a
plan
that
can
bring
transit
yet
so
when
we
talk
about
city
planning,
if
we
already
have
too
much
office
and
this
one
side
wants
to
rezone
shopping
mall
to
office,
what
we
need
to
look
at
a
citywide,
what
other
sites
are
already
zoned
for
office.
If
we
give
30
years
worth
of
office
to
one
side
that
wasn't
known
for
office,
that's
unfair
to
all
the
other
property
owners
who
have
who
owned
sites?
D
That's
already
zoned
for
office,
the
same
thing
for
housing.
We
need
planning
and
in
terms
of
infrastructure.
If
we
want
it,
we
plan
to
have
senior
Senior,
Center
and
library
and
City
Hall.
We
should
have
doest
study
so
that
we
can
charge
infrastructure
impact
fee.
So
it's
a
fair
now
project
by
project.
Thank.
E
We
need
council
members
that
are
being
willing
to
do
the
work
of
the
job,
and
the
work
of
the
job
in
this
context
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
balancing
residential
sentiment
with
the
city's
needs
and
opportunities
residential
sentiment
in
the
last
four
years,
I
have
made
it
a
point.
Whenever
anyone
reaches
out
to
me,
I
will
go
ahead
and
say:
let's
meet,
let's
talk,
let's
try
to
figure
out
what
these
issues
are.
It's
easy
to
try
to
ignore
those
emails
and
try
to
act
like
well.
E
I
didn't
get
it
I,
don't
know
what
you're
talking
about,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
you
can
take
a
look
at
my
schedule
for
the
last
four
years.
Every
single
person
who
has
reached
out
I
have
made
it
a
point
to
meet
with
them.
That
is
work.
It
is
work
to
try
to
balance
out
those
sentiments
with
what
our
needs
are.
If
we
don't
met
figure
out
what
our
needs
are,
then,
what
ends
up
happening
is
that
we're
we're
met
with
these
situations
where
very
well
resource
interests
say
to
us.
E
We
need
this
and
instead
of
us
saying:
ok,
let's,
let's,
let's
have
a
talk,
we
end
up
rolling.
We
need
to
be
able
to
analyze
and
push
back
and
say.
This
is
what
our
bargaining
leverage
is.
I
shouldn't,
be
the
only
person
doing
this.
We
need
a
majority
that
is
willing
to
do
that
work.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
I
came
into
this
city
over
23
years
ago.
There
were
three
orchards
that
I
can
remember,
and
one
right
here
on
Rodriguez
Avenue,
those
are
now
houses.
They
got
redeveloped
for
a
particular
reason.
Having
been
serving
on
the
VTA
board.
The
one
thing
I've
been
asking
for
is
mass
transit
to
our
neighborhood
and
I.
Keep
getting
the
response.
You
don't
have
density.
You
will
not
get
mass
transit.
C
So
if
we
redevelop
keeping
that
in
mind
on
the
transit
corridors
increasing
density,
there,
then
you'll
have
a
cohesive
community
where
everyone
can
live
together,
get
a
shuttle
service
for
getting
people
from
here
throughout
the
city
and
to
Caltrain
and
other
mass
transit
multimodal
agencies.
That's
what
we
need
to
do.
If
we
keep
thinking
of
herself
with
walls
around
us,
we'll
never
grow
will
be
the
pass-through
for
everybody
else.
Who
will
use
ways
to
go
through
us?
We
need
to
develop
and
find
mass
transit
to
come
to
our
city
and
help
our
residents
throughout.
G
Budgeting
facilities-
that's
actually
one
my
favorite
topic
for
11
years
on
Fremont
Union,
High,
School,
District,
our
budgets,
over
100
million
dollars
and
I
believe
our
city's
budget
$140,000.
There
are
three
parts
as
a
leader
in
the
city.
First
is
to
really
to
maintain
physical
health,
has
a
healthy
reserve
and
also
build
great
relationships
with
our
employee
groups.
That
is
so
important
in
maintaining
good
budget
for
our
city,
and
the
second
part
is
ready
to
prioritize
what
we're
going
to
do
with
our
budget
to
help
our
residents
mostly.
G
What
our
prioritize
is
for
Public,
Safety,
Park
and
Recreation
menace
and
library
parking
problems.
These
are
all
to
maintain
our
quality
of
life.
We
heard
of
La
Canada
say
that
they
are
for
the
residents,
but
the
most
important
part
in
a
city
councils.
Job
in
budgeting
is
actually
to
represent
our
residents
in
fighting
for
extra
budget,
just
like
in
measure
B
I.
Believe
a
couple
of
council
members
fought
for
350
million
dollars
measure
B
funding
for
corridor
85
corridor
now
is
in
the
study
session
and
the
money
is
being
released
from
a
lawsuit.
G
We
represent
our
residents
to
fight
for
extra
budget.
We
build
relationships
with
groups
outside
of
our
city
and
then
we,
for
example,
build
relationship
with
neighboring
cities
to
have
a
real
transit
solution
for
our
cupertino,
and
some
can
assist
it's
not
possible.
It
is
possible,
we
need
to
be
doers,
we
need
to
be
out
there
representing
our
residents,
try
for
extra
revenue
to
really
solve
our
regional
transit
issues,
and
so
these
are
what
the
council
member
need
to
do.
G
H
Fiscal
responsibility
absolutely
I,
make
sure
our
family
really
adheres
to
that,
and
so
the
city
is
actually
in
very
good
shape.
So
I
won't
suggest
that
there
are
are
things
that
have
to
be
changed,
we're
not
over
budget.
We
don't
need
to
borrow
money,
so
so
we
have
pretty
good
fiscal
health.
So
then,
what
do
we
want
to
do
with
our
community?
Do
we
want
to
transform
our
convenient
community
in
ways
that
the
residents
don't
want
in
in
the
interest
of
satisfying
a
big
developer?
Is
that
what
anybody
here
wants?
H
I
So
a
budget
is
driven
by
two
things:
revenue
and
expenses.
The
city
does
a
really
good
job
of
controlling
expenses,
especially
by
contracting
out
our
Sheriff's
Department,
and
the
fact
that
we
use
County
Fire,
which
has
its
own
pension
system
revenue,
is
important.
We
get
less
property
tax
than
almost
every
other
city.
Historically,
we
got
that
up
a
little
bit,
so
we
rely
a
lot
on
sales,
tax
and
hotel
taxes
and
a
lot
of
that's
driven
by
our
big
employer,
apple
apples,
direct
and
indirect
benefits
to
the
city
are
substantial.
I
So
it's
interesting
when
we
keep
talking
about
the
residents
versus
the
big
bad
developers
when
Apple
Park
was
approved,
that
was
for
the
residents
they're
paying
for
your
parks,
they're,
paying
for
paving
your
streets
they're,
paying
for
all
the
other
facilities
that
you
have
here.
So
it's
not.
Nobody
approved
that
project
because
we
like
Steve,
Jobs
or
thought
that
you
know
there
was
gonna,
be
a
pretty
building,
although
it
is
a
pretty
building,
we
did
it
for
the
residents
because
that's
what
pays
the
bills.
J
Well,
I
support
our
cities,
measures
to
remain
fiscally
responsible,
including
our
20-year
plan,
to
help
address
our
unfunded
pension
liabilities.
I
think
our
main
expenses
will
be
maintenance
of
our
public
facilities,
streets
parks,
garbage
and
our
main
capital
expense
will
be
Civic,
Center
revitalization,
which
will
be
expansion
of
a
the
program
room
at
the
main
library
site.
Hopefully,
an
underground
garage
because
parking
at
the
Civic
Center
is
a
nightmare
and
a
new
City
Hall,
which
needs
to
be
seismically
retrofitted.
J
How
are
we
going
to
pay
for
this?
10%
can
come
from
our
general
fund
and
a
large
part
can
come
from
a
lease
financing
agreement
which
we
would
pay
from
our
general
fund
installments
over
the
next
15
to
20
years.
I
do
think
we
should
prioritize
our
library
and
support
our
community's
quest
for
knowledge.
I
think
the
library's,
the
centerpiece
of
our
city,
thanks.
K
Tim
again
back
to
he's
referencing
Apple,
you
know
we
got
to
bring.
We
got
to
bring
high-paying
jobs,
we
got
to
bring
good-paying
jobs
here,
that's
what
it's
all
about
and
and
that's
at
the
end
of
the
day,
that's
gonna,
be
your
nickel.
That's
gonna
be
a
long-term
nickel
for
the
for
the
city
and
again
we
we
had
talked
about
previously,
not
handling
funds
properly
within
the
city.
K
I've
always
promoted
and
I've
worked
as
an
investigator
with
I'm,
not
going
to
tell
you
the
names,
but
I've
worked
with
some
huge
companies
that
go
in
and
actually
audit
they're
huge
auditors.
You
would
know
the
name,
but
there
there
are
third-party
auditors,
they
come
in.
They
audit
everything
to
make
sure
what
happened
in
this
city
doesn't
happen
again,
because
I
wouldn't
tolerate
that
I
I
would
definitely
promote
that
as
part
of
part
of
my
future
with
the
city.
D
A
school
board
member,
the
first
thing
I
did-
was
to
compare
the
bad
budget
over
the
several
years
and
then
I
find
out
there.
There
are
in
extraordinary
increase,
even
though
our
our
enrollment
was
dropping
and
I
keep
raising
the
question.
Finally,
with
a
super
new
superintendent,
we
he
reduced
the
size
of
the
administration,
because
there
were
some
one-time
state
funding,
but
then
we
we
hired
more
people
and
kept
them
going
so
I
think
it's
important
that
for
the
city
also
to
look
at
what
how
much
we're
spending
hiring
consultants
are
they
all
necessary?
E
And
foremost,
when
it
comes
to
budgeting
and
finances,
we
have
to
fight
for
integrity
from
2000
to
2014.
Shortly
before
I
came
onto
Council,
there
was
a
former
employee
that
was
accused
now
in
a
criminal
prosecution
of
embezzling,
approximately
$800,000
from
Cupertino.
This
does
not
come
in
a
vacuum.
This
comes
because
there
is
a
culture.
There
is
a
culture
of
laxness
and
the
ability
to
do
this,
because
our
systems
are
not
strong
enough.
E
As
an
audit
committee
member
and
as
the
mayor
this
year,
as
soon
as
I
found
out
about
this,
every
single
one
of
the
expenses
of
the
city
of
Cupertino
has
been
scrutinized.
I
will
not
sign
a
budget
or
an
expenditure
document
until
I
have
had
a
meeting
with
the
Director
of
Finance
and
one
of
our
primary
accountants
to
find
out
what
each
and
every
one
of
these
expenditures,
if
I'm
unclear
on
it
does.
So
that
is
the
first
thing
we
need
to
do.
We
need
to
fight
for
integrity.
We
also
need
to
do
the
work.
E
C
We
have
been
a
fiscally
prudent
City
and
our
budgets
indicate
that
we
are
also
a
stable
City.
A
fourth
I
would
say:
our
revenues
are
spread
about
1/4
from
sales,
tax
property
tax
charged
for
services
and
the
remaining
fourth,
approximately
its
transit
occupancy
taxes.
But
we
do
have
an
over-dependence
on
Apple,
so
we
need
to
diversify.
We
need
to
keep
that
in
mind
going
forward
when
we
develop.
We
have
to
get
other
businesses
in
town,
so
we
don't
rely
only
on
Apple
how
we
use
our
funding.
C
We've
been
very
prudent
about
it
and
even
trying
to
rebuild
City
Hall.
The
reason
I
voted
for
tier
two
is
that
we
will
get
a
City
Hall.
Even
it's
a
warm
shell,
and
then
we
can
put
that
money
that
we
had
set
aside
for
city
hall
towards
library
and
the
services
and
I
even
asked
the
the
developer
right
here
during
that
meeting.
G
Budget
healthy
budget,
good
relationship
with
our
employees
prioritize
our
budget
for
the
quality
of
life
of
our
residents
and
again
I
want
to
emphasize
that
council
members
main
job
is
actually
to
get
extra
budget
so
that
we
can
improve
our
quality
of
life.
For
example,
Apple
Park
as
Oren
says
we're
not
on
they're,
not
on
apples
pockets.
They
are
actually
on
the
residents
project.
Sand
Hill.
G
That's
gonna
build
30
million
dollars
for
our
City
Hall,
a
study
that
said
it's
gonna,
save
us,
probably
another
thirty
million
dollars
and
that's
can
be
used
for
parkland
recreation
for
rope
menace.
That's
a
council
members
main
job
is
to
actually
to
get
more
budget
for
our
residents.
So
we
are
here
everybody's
here
for
the
residents,
but
we
need
to
really
get
out
there
to
really
have
solid
connection
to
solve
our
transit
issues,
to
really
build
a
best
cupertino
going
forward.
B
H
Well,
we
know
that
the
future
is
going
to
cause
us
to
to
use
different
modes
of
transportation,
and
so
we
definitely
need
to
be
aware
of
all
these
and
working
toward
them.
If
we,
if
we
take
the
biggest
one,
that
would
help
and
that
would
be
VTA
getting
us
a
Rapid,
Transit
System.
Unfortunately,
it's
a
long-term
project-
it's
not
something
that's
going
to
show
up
next
year
or
even
the
year
after
with
an
engineering
group
by
toward
the
deer
drawing
station,
and
it's
beautiful
and
I
asked
them
when's
it
coming
to
Cupertino.
H
They
said
we
haven't,
got
a
clue,
so
we
definitely
need
to
be
working
with
them.
I'll
definitely
work
with
VTA
I'll
be
taking
my
engineering
expertise
of
being
a
licensed
engineer.
What
are
the
challenges
that
would
kind
of
keep
it
from
coming
and
help
to
remove
those
challenges?
Okay!
Well,
if
it's
not
going
to
be
here
anytime
soon,
what
are
the
other
options?
Well,
shuttles
great
I
support
shuttles.
H
Once
again,
it's
not
something
that's
going
to
show
up
this
year
next
year
and
even
when
the
shuttles
do
show
up
it's
going
to
take
a
mindset,
change
to
get
us
out
of
our
cars
and
into
the
shuttles.
We
need
the
the
first
mile
to
get
to
where
the
shuttle
is,
and
then
we
need
the
last
mile
to
get
from
the
shuttle
to
our
destination.
H
I
Transportation
is
probably
where
I'm
a
little
separated
from
some
of
my
fellow
council
people.
The
way
that
the
amount
of
density
we
have,
in
my
opinion
does
not
support,
certainly
light
rail
down,
Stevens,
Creek,
Boulevard
or
even
bus
rapid-transit
down
Steve's
Creek
Boulevard
it
doesn't
it
wouldn't
affect
negatively
affect
traffic
by
taking
a
lane
out.
If
we
have
a
dedicated
lane,
we've
got
to
utilize
it
more
than
just
for
an
occasional
bus
or
or
a
light
rail
vehicle.
I
So
I'm
trying
to
look
ahead
at
what's
gonna
happen
as
we
have
more
autonomous
vehicles
and
how,
as
people
use
those
for
the
first
and
last
mile
that
we
talked
about,
then
they
could
link
together
virtually
into
a
bus
instead
of
getting
out
of
your
vehicle
and
waiting
for
a
bus,
it
would
all
hook
together
and
they
could
use
a
dedicated
Lane.
Then
it
would
be
used
more
effectively.
I
J
Well,
experts
agree:
transit
is
the
most
elusive
element
of
solving
a
regional
housing
crisis
because
it's
our
main
system
to
get
from
our
jobs
to
our
house
and,
unfortunately,
Cupertino
is
lacking
in
transit
options.
You
know
it's
best
practice
to
have
a
job
center
near
a
Transit
Center
where
a
job
center,
but
we
don't
have
a
transit
center.
What
can
we
do
now?
Citywide
shuttles
I've
been
campaigning
on
this
for
a
while
and
I
think.
J
All
the
candidates
on
this
stage
would
agree
that
it
could
be
a
great
short-term
measure
we
could
implement
so
I'm
hopeful
to
see
it
in
the
near
future.
Transit
technology
is
evolving,
as
Oren
mentioned.
Many
forward-looking
studies
show
us
in
autonomous
self-driving
vehicles,
10
20
years
from
now,
maybe
even
sooner
I.
Personally,
don't
want
to
see
public
transit
left
behind,
because
many
people
depend
on
public
transit,
so
I'd
want
to
see
how
public
agencies
could
best
utilize
this
technology,
whether
it's
an
on-demand
last
mile
bus,
shared
lanes,
keep
in
mind.
J
F
K
So
I
was
there
when,
when
they
were
cutting
the
ribbon
for
for
the
little
light
rail
and
oh,
what
a
wonderful
thing.
So
when
you
go
down
there
and
you
actually
watch
light
rail
and
then
you
start
asking
how
many
people
ride
the
thing,
it's
scary,
because
that's
it
was
built
to
help
people
for
crying
out
loud.
What
we
have
found
in
a
lot
of
communities
in
different
counties
than
this
even
is
the
park-and-ride
is
wonderful.
K
So
that's
a
that's
a
really
good
thing,
but
when
they
get
to
the
park-and-ride
who
do
they
actually
are
they
riding
with
someone
or
could
we
also
provide
a
shuttle
from
a
park
and
ride
that
would
take
him
into
the
center
of
the
Silicon
Valley?
If
that
be
where
the
people
were
going
so
there's
a
lot
of
options
that
could
be
could
take
place.
They
the
transportation
in
the
Silicon
Valley,
has
always
been
bad.
It's
not
right.
Now,
it's
always
there.
K
D
Traffic
traffic
has
been
the
biggest
issue
that
everyone
mentions.
However,
transportation
solution
doesn't
come
and
for
the
long
term,
I
think
Cupertino
doesn't
need
the
shuttle
services.
We
need
that
for
our
church,
our
students
going
to
school,
and
then
we,
our
seniors,
who
has
less
mobility
I,
would
like
to
advocate
for
shuttle
buses
for
Cupertino,
at
least
to
connect
essential
locations
in
Cupertino
and
then
countrywide
I
think
we
do
need
to
work
on
solutions
to
provide
commuter
buses
for
our
public
agency
employees
and
a
lot
of
employees
who
need
it.
D
So
that
is
not
just
our
point.
Per
year
ago,
going
from
we
have
the
luxury
of
commit
community
community
process.
However,
we
need
council
members
who
don't
just
follow.
Vta
leadership
PTA
has
failed,
they
have
the
ridership
of
buses,
has
dropped
the
ridership,
even
in
Los
Angeles.
When
they
have
worked
our
trans
housing
near
transit
has
dropped.
We
need
new
leadership
to
look
at
what
we
need.
Our
shops
near
transit
stops,
not
housing,
Thank.
E
It
comes
to
transit
gridlock
has
happened
when
we
have
taken
the
path
of
least
resistance.
We
need
to
do
the
work
in
order
to
get
an
effective
mass
transit
system
done,
and
we
need
it
done
quickly
quickly.
Does
it
mean
we
wait?
10
or
20
years
quickly
means
we
set
an
ambitious
timetable
on
a
schedule
such
as
four
or
five
years
out,
and
we
try
to
get
that
done
today.
In
the
news
there
was
news
about
Los
Angeles,
having
its
first
underground
tunneling
project
opened
by
one
of
our
foremost
entrepreneurs
of
our
day.
E
We
need
to
go
ahead
and
consolidate
that
we
need
to
ask
Apple
to
go
ahead
and
contribute
to
this
I
understand
they
are
now
in
the
transit
conversation.
I
was
very
much
central
and
getting
that
done
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
have
instead
of
attacks
a
conversation
with
our
major
stakeholder
company.
I
have
been
the
only
mayor
in
the
last
several
years
to
actually
go
to
the
head
of
VTA
and
have
a
conversation.
We
need
to
be
able
to
look
at
these
points
of
resistance
and
be
able
to
have
intelligent
conversations.
C
C
Sure
it's
going
to
come
to
us
very
soon,
because
now
measure
B
dollars
will
be
released
for
near-term
solutions.
I
were
voted
for
the
tier
2
so
that
we
can
have
the
shuttle
service
in
cooperation
with
Valco
and
Apple,
for
our
residents
for
getting
to
their
places
of
work.
All
around
the
city
and
to
Caltrain
I
was
part
of
the
board
that
approved
the
ultra
fication
for
Cal.
Train
I
was
part
of
the
VTA
board
that
approved
the
tunneling
for
Bart.
C
G
Committed
to
build
coalitions
with
neighboring
cities
and
negotiate
with
Apple
to
bring
resources
for
frequent
and
reliable
transit
to
our
original.
Yes,
it's
not
gonna
happen
in
the
next
one
or
two
years,
but
development
redevelopment
is
not
gonna
happen
once
to
22
years,
so
this
parallel
transistor
lucien
has
to
come
when
we
redevelop
our
region's
from
Valco
to
o's
all
the
way
to
turn
on
station.
It's
so
important
to
do
that,
and
city
white
shadow
as
a
short
term
solution
is
really
great,
as
Tara
says.
G
Remember
that
Valco
specific
plan
offers
a
1
million
dollar
set
up
for
cui
Shadow
and
750
million
dollars
for
nine
years
operating
it.
That's
what
our
seeking
means
and
I
think.
That's
the
benefit
that
this
council
members
fought
for
our
residents.
It
is
good
for
our
residents,
they
are
not
in
the
develops
pocket.
They
actually
are
in
your
residence
pocket,
so
I'm
short
and
wise.
Let's
do
some
collaboration
long
term
wise,
yes,
collaboration
with
neighboring
cities,
collaborate
with
Apple
and
feel
real
transit
to
our
region.
H
Yeah,
well,
you
know
for
the
other
candidate
that
doesn't
want
to
think
outside
of
the
box.
You're
right,
it
would
never
happen
and
that
type
of
thinking
would
have
not
brought
Bart
from
Union
City
to
Fremont,
to
Mel
Peters
to
San
Jose,
and
when
I
went
to
dere
drawin
season
with
the
engineering
group-
and
we
talked
to
him,
they
do
have
it
already
on
the
map.
It's
just.
They
don't
have
any
funding,
it
will
happen.
H
There
will
be
a
BART
or
similar
link
going
up
the
south
side
of
the
bay
San
Francisco
already
has
Bart
down
to
the
airport
it's
going
to
come,
but
it
won't
come
for
many
years,
but
still
we
need
to
be
working
on
those
long
term
solutions
and
then
doing
what
short
term
solutions
we
can
do.
In
the
meantime
we
do
have
traffic
problems.
Now
we
need
to
be
looking
at.
H
B
You
and
we
will
begin
a
series
of
topics
that
again
these
were
all
identified
by
chamber
members
as
a
priority
for
our
community
and
I.
Think
as
the
candidates
will
all
see.
These
are
all
closely
related.
We
just
finished
transportation,
which
I
think
everyone
agrees
we
don't
have
enough
of,
and
there
will
be
later
on
we'll
be
discussing
traffic,
which
everyone
agrees
we
have
too
much
of
so.
In
the
meantime,
our
next
topic
will
be
let
off
by
Orrin
Mahoney,
regional
collaboration,
so.
I
Regional
collaboration
is
critical.
Cupertino
is
really
a
small
city,
we're
small
but
mighty,
but
you
know
even
in
the
bay
area,
we're
a
small
city
and
certainly
compared
to
cities
around
a
world
where
people
are
saying
well
what
about
the
transportation
here
and
there?
So
whatever
we
do,
we
do
have
to
work
together
with
our
other
cities.
Every
problem
we
talk
about
traffic,
water,
flood
control,
air
quality,
housing,
sanitation,
Public,
Safety,
every
one
of
those
requires
regional
collaboration
when
I
was
on
a
council.
I
I
was
not
on
the
the
the
VTA
board,
but
I
was
on
the
advisory
committee
and
the
water
just
water
boards.
We
do
need
to
work
together.
We
have
a
lot
of
similarities,
especially
with
our
West
Valley
cities
that
have
some
of
the
similar
types
of
activities.
We
do
it's
because
of
the
collaboration
that
and
partnerships
I've
established
in
the
past,
that
I
have
many
of
the
past
and
current
elected
officials
that
are
supporting
me
in
this
campaign.
J
J
Keep
in
mind
that
our
County
has
the
most
residents
and
jobs
more
than
any
other
county
in
the
Bay
Area,
and
the
bay
area
as
a
whole
is
expected
to
grow
by
two
million
people
in
the
next
25
years.
I'm,
a
firm
believer
that
economic
prosperity,
environmental
justice
and
social
justice
can
be
achieved
together.
Cupertino,
as
Oren
mentioned
represents,
has
representation
that
sits
on
a
number
of
regional
boards
that
oversee
air
water,
transit,
energy,
my
favorite
being
Silicon
Valley,
clean
energy,
our
Community
Choice
aggregator,
but
in
my
opinion
we
lack
in
a
Regional
Planning
Board.
J
We
need
sustainable
regional
strategies,
responsible
growth
strategies
to
provide
housing
and
transportation
solutions,
while
reducing
our
carbon
footprint
I
support
plan
Bay
Area
2040,
which
is
a
plan
approved
by
the
association
of
Bay,
Area
governments
and
MTC.
They
follow
a
few
responsible
growth
strategies.
You
can
look
on
my
website.
K
Told
my
Park,
so
regional
collaboration
is
humongous.
It
is
again
as
oramus
our
path.
You
know
it's
a
smaller
city,
so
we're
dependent,
listen
when
when
9/11
came,
the
world
stopped.
Do
a
lot
of
you
guys
were
here
when
we
had
the
big
earthquake,
the
world
stopped.
We
depend
on
each
other
during
those
times,
but
there
are
other
times
when
there's
not
huge
emergencies
and
we're
still
dependent
on
other
services
and
I
think
as
part
of
a
council.
K
We
need
to
have
a
committee
that
seeks
and
and
puts
these
groups
together,
because
it's
so
huge
that
you're
you're
associated
with
these
other
neighboring
groups
and
we
pull
everybody
who
are
they?
Are
we
missing
some
that
would
actually
help
us
on
a
day
to
day
basis,
let
alone
during
those
huge
emergency's
when
everything
falls
apart,
so
we
do
need
each
other's
humongous
and
I
think
that
works,
but
it
was
proved
proven.
That's
this
process
works.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
When
we
build
a
lot
more
housing,
a
lot
more
office
than
housing,
we
crowd
the
280,
which
is
already
the
most
congested
section
in
Silicon
Valley,
so
whatever
we
do
affect
other
cities,
every
City
Council
once
more
office.
But
then
it's
irresponsible.
It's
selfish
to
only
one
revenue
by
trading
in
office
space.
We
need
to
be
responsible
if
the
kind
of
token
benefits
we
get
from
office
space.
It's
not
worth
the
impact
Thank.
E
Keys
to
regional
collaboration
are
the
exact
same
as
the
keys
to
interpersonal
collaborations.
You
have
to
have
respect
and
you
have
to
build
relationships
with
regard
to
the
respect.
You
cannot
get
the
respect
if
you're
not
doing
the
work,
if
you're
not
pushing
back
if
you're
not
analyzing,
if
you're
not
going
look
at
the
end
of
the
day,
here's
our
bargaining
position,
here's
a
pro
forma.
This
is
how
much
we
want,
and
this
is
why
we
want,
if
you're
not
doing
that
work,
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
garner
that
respect
going
forward.
E
That
is
exactly
the
same
way
in
an
interpersonal
relationship.
You
can
have
someone
think
that
well
you're,
a
really
nice
person
I'll
go
to
you
anytime.
I
want
anything
because
that's
the
relationship.
That
is
not
a
relationship
that
is
not
good
for
you.
It's
not
good
for
your
community.
With
regard
to
regional
collaborations,
on
the
transit
level,
when
I
thought
about
a
transit
solution,
terms
of
connecting
Cupertino
over
to
dear
dawn
station
I
have
met
with
stakeholders.
E
I
have
met
with
elected
officials
as
well
as
staff
members
in
San,
Jose
and
Santa
Clara
I've
been
trying
to
get
VTA
on
board
I.
Don't
think
that
we
look
at
it
and
go
look
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
need
to
be
able
to.
We
need
to
be
able
to.
You
know,
blow
up
relationships.
We
need
to
make
these
relationships
better
and
that's
how
you
get
things
done.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
The
in
Cupertino
are
not
in
suburbia,
we
have
two
major
highways
running
through
us,
85
and
280
and
Stevens
Creek
corridor.
We
need
to
be
really
good
neighbors
with
the
cities
that
bother
us
and
the
West
Valley
region,
especially
we
have
five
cities
and
our
population
is
barely
160,000,
so
we
are
next
to
a
big
city
which
is
over
a
million
in
population.
We
need
to
work
together
to
make
anything
happen,
especially
with
transit
being
on.
The
VTA
board
has
taught
me
a
lot
about
trying
to
get
something
for
the
West
Valley
region.
C
Only
if
we
have
density
will
get
transit
here.
That
has
been
said
again
and
again
and
again.
Otherwise
the
dollars
will
go
to
San
Jose,
so
we
need
to
work
with
the
neighboring
cities
of
Santa
Clara,
San
Jose
and
the
county,
like
I,
have
to
get
mass
transit
to
us.
The
other
boards
that
we
need
to
be
part
of
is
MTC
a
bag
that
met
because
air
quality
is
really
important
and
also
the
business
community
of
s
vlg,
as
well
as
the
joint
Silicon
Valley
vent
ventures.
C
G
A
scoobo
member
and
a
city
council,
member,
regional
collaboration
is
a
must.
We
work
with
neighboring
cities
to
improve
our
quality
of
life
together.
I'll
give
you
two
solid
examples.
One
of
them
is
the
measure
B
farming
for
$350,
the
West
city's
got
together
and
fought
for
it.
That's
what
we
got
it,
that's
regional
collaboration.
Another
example
is
Apple
and
water,
Seneca,
Water,
District
and
son
of
you
had
a
recycling
water
pipe,
that's
done
at
Sunnyvale
and
then
that's
feeding
into
Apple,
but
only
a
small
profit
percentage
is
being
used
by
AB.
G
Any
development
in
Sonya
and
Cupertino
can
make
use
of
that
I'm
going
to
quote
Katherine
Owen
the
deputy
operating
officer
and
Water
District.
She
said:
Apple
drove
this
project.
It
is
really
a
true
partnership
of
both
public
and
private
agencies.
City
Council
members
need
to
represent
our
residents
to
be
part
of
that
regional
collaboration.
That's
part
of
the
job,
we're
working
for
the
Reston's.
We
don't
just
listen
to
the
rest.
We
really
go
out
and
fight
for
them.
H
Representing
the
residents
now
I've
spoken
over
25
times
at
the
council
meeting,
hear
about
the
impacts
and
high
density.
Well,
I
also
went
and
spoke
at
the
San
Jose
council.
Meeting
to
the
elephant
in
the
room
is
the
San
Jose
urban
villages
that
are
coming
down.
Stevens
Creek
are
planned
for
Bollinger
or
planned
for
De
Anza
Boulevard
San
Jose
has
property
in
all
those
places
at
any
rate
about
what
was
it
six.
H
Eight
months
ago
they
were
considering
the
heights
on
the
San
Jose
Stevens
Creek
urban
village,
coming
right
down
into
Cupertino
the
Shell
gas
station
at
Stern
and
Stevens
Creek.
Raising
the
heights
I
went
and
spoke
at
that
about
the
impacts
to
the
houses
on
the
residence
Steve
sheriff
councilmember
also
spoke.
Ultimately,
we
weren't
successful,
but
I
look
forward
to
going
back
to
San,
Jose
and
saying
hey.
We
need
to
collaborate.
Please
don't
just
bring
your
your
plans
into
Cupertino
on
De
Anza
Boulevard
without
us.
I
Don't
have
much
to
add
to
that
I
mean
we
all.
We
all
know
that
we
need
to
work
together.
It's
just
a
question
of
how
and
and
how
the
and
what
approach
I
think
in
a
couple
of
cases,
some
of
our
approaches
been
a
little
more
adversarial
than
I
would
like.
I
mean
yeah.
I
do
agree
with
Darcy
that
you've
got
us
speak
up
for
yourself,
but
there
are
ways
of
doing
that
in
a
positive
way
that
we're
gonna
build
the
right
relationships
in
their
long
term
and
that's
what
I'd
hope
to
do
great.
B
J
Well,
having
lived
in
Cupertino,
my
entire
life
I've
slowly
seen
the
evolution
of
our
neighborhood
streets
becoming
highways
and
some
times
of
the
day,
parking
lots
for
commuters.
As
long
as
we
have
job
growth
and
economic
growth,
we've
seen,
we're
always
gonna
have
traffic,
but
we
can
put
in
some
relief
measures,
but
as
long
as
80
percent
of
us
are
driving
in
single
occupancy
vehicles,
which
is
the
case
now
we're
not
going
to
see
much
traffic
relief
anytime
soon,
that's
just
the
reality
of
the
situation.
J
So
how
do
we
get
people
out
of
their
individual
cars?
One?
We
provide
alternatives
to
it's
a
lifestyle
change
for
most
folks.
Some
policies
we
can
pursue
requiring
car
share
parking
spots.
One
car
share
vehicle
will
take
nine
to
thirteen
vehicles
in
traffic
off
the
road.
We
can
expand
our
parent
carpooling
programs.
J
We
can
implement
transportation
management
plans
with
caps
on
Drive
alone
trips,
as
was
done
as
at
the
Apple
to
campus,
which
requires
that
34%
of
the
employees
got
to
work
either
on
bicycle
on
foot
by
a
public
transit,
not
in
a
single
occupancy
car.
The
city
can
also
offer
discounts
or
transit
vouchers.
Maybe
if
people
try
buses
for
a
month,
free
they'll
continue
to
use
it.
J
We
can
encourage
that
the
businesses
and
our
library,
in
fact,
supply
secured
by
racks
at
the
same
time
I,
want
to
prioritize
pedestrian
safety
and
ensure
that
criteria
behind
different
traffic
mitigations
are
not
just
geared
to
those
in
traffic
but
are
geared
to
bicyclists
and
pedestrians,
for
instance,
deterring
folks
from
parking
or
loading
in
bike
lanes,
especially
at
our
school
sites.
I'd
want
to
use
my
experience
working
with
traffic
engineers
to
realize
traffic
and
safety
improvements
and
bring
it
to
this
role.
I
got
a
good
some
good
news
today.
J
K
Again,
I
I,
like
the
idea
of
offering
vouchers
you
have
to
remember
not
everybody
makes
a
ton
of
money
so
when
they
go
to
ride
public
transportation
and
like
bars,
it's
unbelievable.
It's
like
wow,
it's
expensive
why
it
doesn't
make
sense.
I
am
total
advocate
of
funding
those
programs.
I.
Think
it's
great.
I
but
again
I
go
back
to
what
I
told
you
they're.
Not
writing
these
things.
They're,
not
writing
light
rail.
So
maybe
maybe
they
figure
it's
not
worth
the
headache.
So
we
we
have
to.
K
D
So
traffic
is
a
the
most
important
issue
everyone's
mind,
especially
those
people
who
are
currently
commuting
to
Cupertino,
because
commuting
in
to
Cupertino
is
very,
very
tough.
It's
killing
and
our
teachers.
They
mostly
have
already
a
house
somewhere
in
more
affordable
areas.
They
commute
in
some
of
them
coming
at
six
o'clock.
They
have
to
leave
at
3:00
right
away
to
avoid
traffic
jam
and,
as
a
result,
our
students
couldn't
have
after-school
clubs,
because
there
is
no
teacher
to
supervise
them.
D
E
Need
to
be
forward-looking
when
it
comes
to
the
traffic
solution.
Now,
when
we're
talking
about
connecting
Cupertino
to
a
major
transit
hubs
such
as
dear
Don,
Station
VTA,
yes,
is
okay
with
bus
rapid
transit.
However,
that
is
the
path
of
least
resistance.
Bus
bus,
rapid
transit
goes
down
the
median
and
it
will
prevent
cars
from
turning
left,
while
they're
going
in
either
direction.
It
also
is
subject
to
a
certain
degree
to
the
traffic
signals.
It
is
not
going
to
get
you
there
faster.
We
need
to
be
innovative.
E
We
need
to
take
back
the
mantle
of
innovation
in
transit
because
when
we
do
that,
that
is
what's
going
to
have
a
full-fledged
transit
solution
now
VTA
from
what
I
understand,
has
an
appetite
for
going
underground.
That
could
be
very
expensive,
but
consider
if
we're
gonna
take
a
very
novel
and
innovative
type
of
technology.
We
can
also
have
elevated
rail.
The
the
question
is:
will
people
accept
their
view,
sheds
from
being
so
to
speak,
contaminated
along
Stevens
Creek
and
Stan
San
Carlos
I'm,
trying
to
get
all
of
these
factors
out
there?
E
C
Just
want
to
confirm
the
question
is
about
traffic
and
also
transit
and
to
speak
about
transit
and
traffic.
Is
it's
it's
not
the
same,
and
especially
when
we're
talking
about
above-ground.
That's
aspirational,
there's
land-use
decisions
and
viewsheds.
So
that's
not
really
for
traffic
for
traffic.
We
have
to
think
in
terms
of
intelligent
traffic
signals.
We
need
to
think
of
how
can
speed
on
increased
speed
on
the
major
corridors
and
reduce
speeds
in
our
residential
neighborhoods,
so
that
waves
does
not
send
people
through
our
residential
areas,
especially
there
in
our
school
zones.
C
One
of
the
things
I
really
worked
hard
on
is
safe
routes
to
school
and
I've
worked
with
Freemont
Union
High
School
District.
To
get
the
Pogo
program
we
just
piloted
now
at
Cupertino,
High
School.
We
are
hoping
it
will
be
a
success,
so
we
can
have
it
throughout
the
city
and
then
I
also
got
the
right
program
working
with
VT
and
County
for
seniors,
so
that
they
have
something
there,
because
they
don't
know
how
to
use
uber
lyft
on
their
smartphones.
C
G
Long-Term
Traffic
Solutions
build
housing
close
to
work,
wheel,
housing,
close
to
transit,
feel
real
transit
into
our
region,
shorten
wise
a
shuttle
bus,
that's
Valco,
specie
plane
is
going
to
provide
and
build
more
bike
ways,
safe
bike
ways
and
walkways
to
encourage
biking
and
walking
and
also
implement
new
technologies.
Car
sharing,
with
our
poco
right
program
at
Cupertino,
high
school
thanks,
Savita,
and
also
such
as
Tara
mentioned
Apple's
transportation
team,
a
system
that
reduces
34%
that's
exactly
what
Valco
specific
to
plan
that
offers.
G
They
have
offered
transportation
demand
system
and
it's
11
million
dollars
or
whether,
with
other
trail
walkways,
that's
gonna
reduce
34
percent
of
the
business
travels,
so
this
in
turn
reduces
single
vehicle
outpacing
vehicles
and
also
reduces
vehicle
travel
miles.
That's
good
for
the
environment
everything's
in
twine,
so
shorter
blown
turn.
That's
what
we
need
to
do.
We
need
to
be
doers
instead
of
being
afraid
of
moving
forward.
We
need
to
solve
issues.
H
Thank
you,
John
yeah.
We
need
to
solve
issues
and
we
need
to
use
a
little
math.
10,000
employees
and
the
traffic
manual
says
each
employee
has
an
average
of
3.6
trips
per
day,
3.6
trips
per
day,
they're
going
to
work,
they're
going
home
for
some
are
going
to
lunch.
Some
back.
Some
have
visitors,
so
three
point
six
times:
ten,
thousands,
thirty
six
thousand
trips
per
day
for
1.75
million
square
feet
of
office.
H
If
you
don't
address
that
all
you're
doing
is
adding
to
the
problem,
even
if
we
try
to
do
some
mitigation,
which
I
intend
to
try
to
do
make
some
some
improvements
as
some
of
it
with
the
signals,
some
of
it
with
turn
lanes
on
Stevens
Creek,
De,
Anza,
Boulevard
McClellan,
some
of
our
our
problem
places,
but
if
we
are
going
to
get
ourselves
in
the
predicament
of
adding
this
massive
amount
of
traffic
at
Valco,
that's
just
the
office
component.
That's
not
the
housing
component
and
it's
not
the
retail,
that's
just
the
office!
Thank
you.
I
Look
real
estate,
its
location,
location,
location
with
traffic.
It's
time
time
and
time
you
know
it's.
How
long
does
it
take
total
time
from
when
you
leave
one
location
to
get
to
the
other
location
and
that's
why
and
its
convenience
San
Francisco,
that
has
probably
the
best
public
transit
in
the
Bay
Area
is
losing
public
transit
ridership
to
uber
and
lyft
because
of
the
convenience
because
of
the
time.
So
you
go
wait
a
minute.
I
You
know
these
guys
are
still
stuck
in
the
same
old
traffic,
but
if
you're
not
driving,
it
changes
the
dynamic
you
can
be
doing
other
things,
while
your
driver
or
in
a
future
you're
autonomous
car
is
doing
it.
That's
why
Apple
employees
don't
mind
an
hour
commute,
maybe
from
San
Francisco,
because
they're
doing
their
work
on
the
bus,
so
we
need
to
look
at
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
future
and
how
that's
going
to
work
and
not
look
at
yesterday's
solutions
to
this
problem.
J
Yeah
well,
I
think
we're
in
an
interesting
position,
because
we've
seen
so
much
economic
growth
and
prosperity
in
this
region
because
of
high
tech
and
companies
like
Apple,
but
now
traffic
and
housing
is
threatening
the
future
of
our
tech,
economy
and
tech.
Companies
themselves
are
having
difficulty
retaining
and
recruiting
workers.
Workers
and
teachers
are
commuting
from
farther
and
farther
away
to
the
point
where
they'll
just
stop
making
the
commute
I
think
we
collectively
agreed
on
a
lot
a
jobs,
housing
balance
would
lower
traffic.
We
need
to
be
forward-looking.
J
Parent
carpooling
was
mentioned,
TDM
s
and
ridership
in
Cupertino
I
believe
is
2%
County.
Why?
It's
not
much
better,
so
would
have
to
be
a
lifestyle
change
when
you
think
about
public
transit
and
it's
at
this
point
practically
we
can
just
give
out
public
transit
vouchers
for
free
its
most
of
its
coming
out
of
our
tax,
the
taxpayers
pocket
yeah.
K
It's
disappointing
when,
when
you
look
at
what
may
end
up
being
there,
I
again
would
love
to
see
the
city
progress
to
a
point
where
we
have
housing.
I
am
NOT
a
proponent
of
the
low-income
housing
could
take
you
around
and
I
could
show
you
reasons
why
and
I
can
prove
it
with
statistics
on
crime
so
being
in
security
for
35
30-some
years.
I
can
prove
it
to
you
that
it
does
change
the
scope
of
the
city.
It
does
change
up
when
you
change
the
element
and
the
different
people
come
in
to
your
city.
K
It
changes.
So
it's
reality.
If
that's
what
people
desire
it
will
affect
a
lot
of
the
things.
I
again
would
love
to
see
new
housing.
I
would
love
to
have
seen
a
senior
senior
community
built
in
there,
but
that's
not
part
of
the
plan.
I'm,
not
a
high
density
plan,
follower
or
believer
I.
Don't
think!
That's
a
really
good
and
again
a
huge
munch
bunch
of
office
space.
What's
it
ultimately
going
to
be
used
for
I
loved
Val
Cove,
but
it's
dead,
you
know
it's
gone
and
we
have
to.
K
D
Voco
was
still
doing
the
regional
shopping
and
the
general
commercial
three
weeks
ago,
and
the
council
approved
a
much
bigger
plan
bigger
than
the
one
voter
voted
down
two
years
ago.
Many
voters
are
surprised,
and
many
are
now
lining
up
in
the
in
front
of
the
library
to
sign
petition
what
I
see
as
a
roadmap
for
a
better
vehicle.
D
Is
we
put
this
current
plan
on
hold
to
put
it
on
the
public
vote,
and
then
we
elect
new
City
Council
members,
so
that
only
sensible
projects
could
be
accepted
in
Cupertino,
not
oversized
the
office
park
and
then
because
the
SB
35
project
is
in
fact
non-compliant.
There
are
many
major
issues,
as
we
have
seen.
The
city
attorney.
Even
didn't
look
didn't
agree
it's
compliant,
and
then
we
would
be
able
to
move
up
to
a
better
vocal
plan.
Let's
restart
the
community
process,
to
come
up
with
a
plan
we
can
all
agree
with.
E
C
G
G
That
just
said,
I
can
name
a
few
thirty
million
dollars
for
City
Hall,
22
million
dollars
for
from
the
Arts
Center
14,
and
a
quarter
million
out
of
cash
CUSD
of
25
thousand
me
a
square
footage
of
a
facility
for
dog
school
and
Innovation
Center
for
FEMA
Union,
High,
School
history,
11
million
dollars
for
traffic
mitigation,
I'm
running
out
of
time
and
shuttle
bus
services
and
all
these.
Yes,
we
do
have
a
lot
of
housing,
which
is
inclusive
housing.
I.
Disagree
that
inclusive
housing
is
gonna
bring
crime.
H
Knocked
on
doors
for
four
years
now,
I
have
a
pretty
good
feel
for
what
the
residents
want.
How
many
of
you
think
your
neighbors
want
13
story
buildings,
this
pro
developer,
three
councilmen
that
approved
this.
How
many
of
your
neighbors
want
that
or
the
22
story?
Sb
35,
well,
Randy
Home
has
now
published
his
lawsuit.
That
says
it's
non-compliance
quit
threatening
with
us
us
with
something:
that's
not
compliant.
Do
your
homework
counsel
for
you
three
and
the
other
two
candidates
that
seem
to
think.
H
Oh,
we
have
to
do
what
the
developer
says
or
is
going
to
sue
us.
No,
we
sue
him.
His
SB
35
is
non-compliant.
You
guys
don't
want
13
story
buildings.
Where
have
you
seen
mixed-use
13
stories,
I
hear
the
other
councilmen
saying
it
doesn't
pencil
out
the
office
has
to
pay
for
it.
Monticello
at
Lawrence
and
Monroe
has
zero
offices
16
acres,
it's
all
housing
and
retail,
it
didn't
pencil
out.
Then.
Why
did
it
get
built?
I
So
how
are
those
lawsuits
working
out
for
you
with
measure
C,
but
let's
not
go
there,
so
I
wish
we
had
a
time
machine.
If
we
had
a
time
machine,
we
could
go
back
two
years
and
after
measure
C
and
D
both
failed.
We
could
have
maybe
gone
and
tweaked
the
hills
of
BALCO
plan
to
come
up
with
something,
maybe
more
housing
a
little
less
office,
something
that
I
think
would
have
been
a
showcase
for
the
city.
We
don't
have
a
time
machine.
So,
in
my
opinion,
we
have
two
choices.
I
Now
we
have
an
SB
35
plan
that
I
believe
is,
has
been
validated
and
will
stay
validated
and
we
have.
The
specific
plan,
which
is
you
heard,
is
superior
to
the
SB
35
plan
and
virtually
every
way
starting
with
traffic.
If
you're
worried
about
traffic,
one
plan
has
zero
traffic
mitigation.
The
other
has
the
same
kind
of
traffic
mitigation
for
the
office
that
we
approve
with
Apple
Park,
where
a
third
of
the
people
have
to
take
alternate.
Excuse
me,
alternative
transportation.
I
B
J
Well,
first
off
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
that
affordable
housing
won't
lead
to
crime
and
it
won't
make
your
property
values
go
down.
I
just
want
to
bust
that
myth
right
now.
If
you
need
data
to
back
that
up,
send
me
an
email,
I
think
we're
in
a
tricky
position,
because
what
a
lot
of
folks
want
is
not
financially
feasible,
you
know
just
taking
to
an
extreme:
all
retail
is
not
going
to
get
built.
All
retail
and
300
units
of
housing
is
not
going
to
get
built.
J
You
could
approve
it,
but
it
would
just
sit
there.
No
developer
would
build
that
and,
to
be
quite
honest,
I
don't
think
we
could
get
a
project
with
less
than
1700
units
of
housing,
and
if
we
wanted
to
reduce
the
office
space
we'd
need
to
increase
the
housing
there.
So
I
think
as
leaders
we
need
to
be
transparent
in
what
could
actually
get
built
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
folks
opposed
here
too
I
wouldn't
have
voted
for
tier
two
either
because
it
brings
in
a
lot
more
jobs
in
housing.
J
J
K
But
I
don't
comments.
All
we
can
hope
is
SB
35
gets
eliminated
at
a
given
point
in
our
life.
But
again
when
you,
when
you
change
the
landscape-
and
you
add
people-
you
add
more
law
enforcement
requirements,
you
had
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
different
services
that
we're
going
to
be
paying
for
so
I.
Don't
think
that
this
was
ever
negotiated
correctly.
In
my
opinion,
from
doing
the
research
that
I've
done,
I,
don't
and
I,
don't
think
the
citizens
were
done
right
with
the
at
the
end
of
the
day.
K
D
So
I'd
like
to
add
that
I
would
like
a
community
friendly,
vocal
with
significant
portion
for
retail
shopping,
entertainment
and
warm,
not
just
4%
of
entire
project,
as
retail
and
I
would
like
to
have
some
housing
moderate
amount
and
sufficient
parkland
and
parking
space
a
plane.
That's
well
publicized,
we'll
discuss
the
community
before
its
approval.
I
ran
for
Cupertino
Union
School
District,
because
the
school
district
was
in
crisis.
Now,
we've
brought
positive
changes
because
we
every
build
trust
and
transparency.
D
Unfortunately,
in
the
past
two
or
three
years,
many
troubling
events
have
increased
my
frustration,
frustration
with
the
city
leadership.
We
might
not
recognize
our
beloved
Cupertino
in
a
few
years.
I
would
like
to
bring
positive
changes
to
Cupertino.
If
we
left
here
most
likely,
a
new
board
member
will
be
appointed
that
to
replace
me
most
likely,
there
won't
be
a
special
election
as
a
lot
of
board
members
have
are
usually
appointed
and
I'm
committed
to
continue
to
be
open
and
accessible
to
all
the
families
for
City
and
school
issues.
D
There
should
be
no
more
council
members,
members
who
collaborate,
but
mostly
was
developers
and
a
special
interest
while
leaving
the
residence
in
the
dark,
no
more
council
members
who
say
they
care
and
then
rubber-stamp
whatever
attends
projects
put
before
them.
No
more.
We
need
council
members
who
believe
in
grassroots
democracy
and
ask
tough
questions
to
keep
the
city
staff
developers
and
polluters
accountable.
We,
the
people,
should
be
the
drivers
of
our
future.
Join
me
in
this
campaign
for
a
better
Cupertino
vote
for
Leon
Chao
vote
for
the
future.
Thank
you.
E
Raised
to
have
intelligence
and
integrity
and
I'll
tell
you
my
parents
did
not
have
an
easy
job;
it
was
very
difficult
and
as
parents
we
all
know
that
that
is
something
that
we
aspire
to
for
our
children.
I've
tried
to
serve
in
the
last
four
years,
with
honor
on
the
City,
Council
and
I.
Think
I've
done
it.
I'm
not
gonna,
spend
this
time
to
talk
about
how
unfair
a
lot
of
these
attacks
have
been
this
last
year.
E
But
I
will
tell
you
one
thing:
look
at
our
fundraising
filings,
look
at
the
fundraising
filings
of
the
field
and
you'll
get
a
sense
of
who
is
willing
to
do
the
work.
I
knew
that
it
is
a
good
idea
before
going
into
a
campaign
season
to
raise
your
limit
I'm.
The
only
person
who
raised
the
$30,000
needed
by
June
30th.
The
reason
I
tell
you
this
is
that
that
is
not
easy
to
do.
You
need
foresight.
E
I
want
to
give
a
plug
for
the
developmentally
disabled
units
of
housing.
I
think
that
is
critically
important.
If
we
have
the
various
types
of
developments
that
we're
looking
at
right
now,
I
would
like
to
make
sure
that
we
support
those
particular
units
in
terms
of
the
idea
of
not
being
petty.
Let's
take
the
pettiness
out
of
our
politics.
Okay,
just
because
I
don't
support
a
particular
development
plan
doesn't
mean
that
we
should
stop
having
parks
in
Park
deficient
areas
of
Cupertino,
just
because
I
didn't
support
a
70
million
dollar
expenditure
for
City
Hall.
E
C
You
I
agree.
Please
look
at
the
expenditure
statement.
I'm
the
only
person
who
signed
the
wall
into
a
limit
of
29,000.
You
can
look
at
mine
with
the
exact
same
place
that
Darcy
mentioned
it's
on
Cupertino
dot
org,
my
top
three
priorities
are
transportation,
housing
and
the
environment
and
I
always
say:
if
you
don't
look
at
both
together,
the
environment
is
at
stake,
so
please
think
of
transportation
and
housing
as
two
sides
of
a
coin.
If
the
coin
lands
on
the
edge,
it's
our
environment
at
stake,
which
is
why
I
voted
for
tier
two.
C
We
have
to
have
housing
for
people
of
abilities.
It's
easy
to
talk
about
it,
but
it's
very
difficult
to
make
it
happen,
as
b35
does
not
give
us
the
opportunity
to
bring
development,
especially
for
people
of
all
incomes
and
abilities.
I
voted
so
that
we
can
have
the
disadvantaged
disabled
in
our
community.
I
want
it.
So
we
can
have
the
seniors
in
our
community
I
voted,
so
we
can
have
teachers
in
our
committee
if
they
leave
what
will
happen
to
our
schools.
So
that
is
why
I
voted
for
this
project.
C
It
is
extremely
important
that
we
make
sure
it
goes
through
and
it's
extremely
important
that
we
don't
think
that
the
developer
will
not
build
SB
35
because
they
came
to
the
last
council
meeting
and
said
that
they
would
I
also
want
to
talk
about
all
the
groups
that
have
endorsed
me:
the
Sierra
Club,
the
League
of
Conservation
of
waters,
the
Democratic
Club,
the
Dean's
Democratic
Club.
Thank
you
to
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
supporting
me.
C
I
have
all
these
endorsements,
because
people
have
seen
me
as
someone
who
can
work
with
different
organizations
reach
across
the
aisle
talk
to
other
cities.
Traffic
and
pollution
does
not
respect
city
boundaries.
We
need
to
work
with
our
neighboring
cities
and
the
neighboring
mayors
and
city
council
members
as
well
as
County
Supervisors.
All
support
me
because
I've
been
working
with
them
to
come
up
with
solutions
both
for
housing
and
traffic
in
our
region
and
short
term
solutions
for
people
in
our
community.
C
G
Your
council
member
I
would
devote
my
time
energy
and
resources
in
being
a
leader
who
studies
issues,
seeks
to
understand
our
perspectives
and
brings
people
together
to
find
real
solutions.
Real
solutions
that
are
economically
viable
to
be
implemented
I
will
make
sure
to
bring
my
budget
energy
budget
expertise
from
Freemont
Union
High
School
District
to
manage
our
budget
to
make
sure
I
will
have
fiscal
health
and
to
build
great
relationships
with
our
employee
groups
and
also
to
prioritize
our
budget
toward
the
quality
of
life.
G
Our
residents
and
we'll
make
sure
that
Valco
is
a
beneficial
project,
makes
our
schools
and
cities
stronger,
build
coalitions
with
neighboring
cities
and
with
Apple
to
bring
real
resources
for
our
transit
solutions
to
the
region.
I
also
make
sure
that
every
development
that
will
include
moderate-income
housing
for
our
teachers
in
order
to
protect
the
quality
of
our
education
I'll,
continue
to
advocate
for
cleaner
energy
resources,
leading
us
toward
a
healthier
future.
With
11
years
of
school
board
experience
I
have
proven
leadership
and
regional
consensus
building
skills.
G
H
H
H
I've
been
reaching
out
to
residents
for
the
last
four
years.
Can
you
believe
it?
It's
been
going
on
for
four
years.
Probably
some
of
you
have
seen
me
knocking
on
your
doors.
I
will
be
continuing
to
reach
out
and
engage
the
residents
to
make
sure
I
know
what
the
residents
want
and
that's
what
I
will
be
bringing
to
the
council.
The
residents
voice,
the
grassroots.
This
is
our
community.
This
is
our
home
I'm
raising
my
three
kids
here.
I
have
a
regular
career
I'm,
not
here
for
a
job,
but
our
community
has
a
problem.
H
H
I
want
to
hear
what
the
residents
want
and
when
accounting,
when
a
developer
comes
to
the
stands
in
front
at
the
podium
I
want
to
hear
him
say
this
is
something
that
residents
are
gonna
like
not
it's
critical
mass,
that's
what
Peter
Powell
said:
I
want
this
two
million
square
feet,
because
it's
the
critical
mass
I
already
told
you
Monticello
has
no
office
in
it.
Did
it
not
pencil
out
absolutely
a
pencil
down?
H
F
B
F
I
F
I
Barry
chang
mark
Santora
rod,
six,
dolly
and
santa
ball
and
gilbert
wand
and
believe
me,
they
didn't
all
agree
on
how
to
do
things
and
what
we
should
do,
but
we
work
together
and
in
almost
every
case
we
compromise
work
together
and
came
up
with
a
solution.
Probably
the
best
example
of
that
is
Apple
Park
kind
of
an
interesting
story
there
that
started
with
two
diametrically
opposed
views.
I
Apple's
view
is
any
other
city
in
the
country
or
in
the
world,
would
kill
to
have
this
project
there
and
you
want
us
to
do
what
and
then
are.
My
fellow
council
members
view
is
this
company
has
more
money
than
most
small
countries
and
they
won't
even
do
what
and
we
worked
through-
that
we
worked
through
that
to
where
the
final
result
was
a
4-0
vote,
where
Apple
walked
away.
I
Happy
in
a
city
walked
away
happy
and
as
the
projects
come
in
the
traffic
mitigation
of
things
that
they
didn't,
promise
have
worked
out
and
we've
developed
the
project
there.
This
residence
thing
is
a
very
interesting
thing.
I
talked
earlier
about
in
Apple's
case.
What
is
it
was
an
apple
against
the
residents.
No,
we
were
working
together
to
do
the
best
thing
for
the
residents
in
terms
of
getting
economic
viability,
both
into
jobs
which
are
important
and
in
the
direct
and
indirect
benefits
we
talked
about
hotels
of
transient
occupancy
taxes.
I
Who
do
you
think
is
going
in
there?
You
can
do
what
the
residents
want,
but
it
has
to
be
balanced
if
a
resident
says
I
want
to
park
next
door.
To
me,
you
can't
just
say:
oh
okay,
tear
down
your
house
and
put
a
park
in
there.
It
has
to
be
a
balance
that
has
to
be
worked
together.
You
got
to
get
the
best
thing
for
the
city
as
a
whole
and
something
that
works
and
that's
what
we
need
to
do
and
that's
what
I
help
can
help
do.
J
You
Rick
so
I
decided
to
run
for
this
position
a
while
back
and
I.
Never
thought
I
would
be
running
for
public
office.
You
know,
I
come
from
being
a
staffer
doing
the
dirty
work
behind
the
scenes,
but
I
decided
to
run
because
on
a
personal
level,
one
I
value
public
service
genuinely
and
those
are
the
values.
J
I
was
taught
growing
up
here
in
Cupertino,
I
love,
our
community
and
I
have
vested
interest
in
where
we
are
now
in
20,
30
years
from
now
and
3
I
genuinely
felt
like
City
Hall
and
our
City
Council
could
do
a
better
job
of
serving
residents.
Since
then,
my
campaign
has
been
rooted
in
truth,
transparency
and
integrity.
J
Hopefully,
I've
earned
most
folks
trust
by
now,
because
even
when
it
was
unpopular,
I
was
completely
transparent
about
where
I
stood
on
every
issue,
whether
it
was
Valco
SB
35,
the
head
tax
I
wrote
articles,
I
posted
on
my
website.
I
spoke
up
and
whenever
you
take
a
stand,
you
risk
losing
support,
but
I
think
that's.
J
I
wanted
to
mention.
I
have
earned
the
endorsement
of
our
state,
senator
our
State
Controller
15
mayors
and
council
members
across
the
Bay
Area
elected
leaders
at
the
city,
county,
state
and
federal
level,
was
endorsed
by
the
Sierra
Club,
the
Democratic
Party,
and
a
long
list
of
Cupertino
community
members.
I
do
have
my
priorities
and
fleshed
out
policy
proposals
for
just
about
every
initiative.
K
25
years
I've
produced
Nageotte
negotiated
for
my
business
well
over
100
million
dollars
and
I
didn't
do
it
by
being
lazy
or
sitting
back
saying,
oh,
how
come
such
and
such
I
did
it
because
I'm,
a
go-getter
and
I
get
up
and
I
I
sleep
about
four
or
five
hours
a
night,
so
I'm
very
busy
and
I
love
meeting
with
people.
You
could
probably
tell
I
love
to
talk
to
people,
but
the
one
good
thing
people
always
forget
what
I'm
talking
all
the
time,
I
listen
to
every
word.
K
People
say
and
it's
vital,
it's
so
important
and
I
think
that's
a
huge
thing
that
will
build
either
a
successful
person
or
unsuccessful
if
you're
not
good.
At
listening
to
people.
You're
not
gonna
make
it
so
I
love
to
have
meetings
with
people
to
hear.
What's
going
on
in
your
community
I
do
that
now
and
I'm,
not
even
on
the
council
but
I.
You
know,
I
have
people
call
me
hey.
What
do
you
think
I
ought
to
do
about
this
problem
or
this
issue
and
give
them
direction?
K
And
it's
huge
and
I
do
that
as
a
citizen?
So
I
would
love
to
serve
on
the
council
to
make
a
difference,
and
maybe
some
of
my
views
may
not
be
the
identical
to
your
views,
but
they're
made
from
the
heart
and
and
I've
employed
over
the
years
thousand
well
well
in
excess
of
a
thousand
employees
back
in
2003
I'll
share
this
little
blurb
with
you.
K
We
we
brought
over
the
well
actually,
some
of
the
churches
brought
over
the
Lost
Boys
from
Sudan
and
what
the
movie
was
made
about,
and
so
we
employed
I
think
it
was
17
of
them
of
the
the
23
that
came
over
and
we
actually
took
them
and
it
was.
It
actually
made
the
news
and
it
was
a
big
deal
at
the
time.
But
those
are
things
that
I
do
and
we
taught
we
taught
these
guys
how
to
speak
English
and
we
got
them.
K
We
got
them
licensed
through
the
state
to
work
and
it
was
fun
and
I
still
see
those
guys
to
this
day.
So
I
love
things
like
that:
I
love,
promoting
kids
and
the
and
the
people
out
in
the
community
to
be
able
to
work,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
sitting
here
listening
to
me
during
this
time.
I
really
appreciate
all
of
you
guys.
Thank
you.
Thank.