A Vision for Cupertino

Support policies that grow our city while maintaining its high quality of life and suburban character.

•   Preserve single family home neighborhoods. We can build more diverse housing types for all stages of life and preserve the American dream of single family homes. These are not mutually exclusive objectives.

•   Protect our environment, by improving our climate action plans, encouraging electrification, and reducing emissions in public buildings. We can keep a watchful eye over air quality at Lehigh Hansen Cement and ensure that toxic chemicals are cleaned up at Vallco prior to construction to keep current and new residents safe.

•   Stop attempting to sell public lands and community assets for money, such as City Hall or Blackberry Farm. Public lands must remain for the good of the public, not private interests.

•   Stop our loss of retail, and support the retention of essential services such as pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations, medical services, and houses of worship.

Increase transparency, accountability and responsible use of tax payer funds. 

•   Pursue a low-cost renovation of City Hall, rather than building an expensive brand-new building that will cost taxpayers $100M or more. Ensure an emergency operations center is included in current plans.

•   Restore monthly fiscal reporting requirements to City Council. Transparency is required for trust.

•   Remove unnecessary headcount in budget to fund programs. Work to develop existing staff so they can be prepared for advancement and be provided leadership opportunities and a strong career path.

•   Reduce expensive consulting contracts. Build internal capabilities by hiring more skilled staff and training existing employees on best practices in municipal government.

Work closely with law enforcement and residents to develop neighborhood watch programs, mitigate risks, create deterrence, and advocate for property rights.

•   Invest in crime deterrence for residents and businesses. Beef up neighborhood watch investments and outreach.

•   Partner more closely with the County Sheriff’s office for neighborhood outreach. Conduct more neighborhood education sessions.

•   Provide a weekly crime dashboard for residents to track progress and hold city accountable for outcomes.

Support our excellent neighborhood schools, and preserve school land for future generations of students.

•   Reject any permits too close to our schools or change land use designations at schools

•   Preserve neighborhood schools. Cupertino's strength is its neighborhood schools. You should be able to attend the school in your neighborhood.

•   Partner with De Anza-Foothill College to provide more amenities to local residents.

Create a thriving business community with policies that promote and support businesses, while protecting residents' well-being.

•   Restore the Economic Development Committee to bring the best and brightest to grow Cupertino's businesses. The past council eliminated this vital committee.

•   Establish a small business council to collaborate with the small business community and identify opportunities for growth

•   Create monthly themed events to increase foot traffic to local businesses

•   Support zoning policies that favor experiential retail and startups

•   Diversify Cupertino's tax base by encouraging a wide range of businesses

•   Maintain requirements that support parking for retailers

•   Reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses to help them succeed

•   Encourage more fairs and festivals to come to Cupertino