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Cupertino is ahead of the pack when it comes to making their housing goal RHNA numbers. But also everyone sucks. Every snowflake in the avalanche points at the snowflake behind them and says, "Well, they're worse than me!"
Guy talks about how Better Cupertino has been fighting to try to bring back the shopping mall. He is hilarious. "Just Google dead mall."
Guy brings up his poll about what current residents want. "Where are the poll results?" "They're dynamic and ever-changing." Methinks this poll is less than scientific...pic.twitter.com/gmBqetyDIK
Woman is upset that "nonresidents" came to meetings. One might even call them "outside agitators."
"As you consider the community benefits package, consider our affordable housing crisis." Woman points out that they maybe could get 30% BMR units if they cut some of the other community benefits. This might not be the best way to dole out public benefits...pic.twitter.com/BVgMZYZMHk
Public comment has entirely been comment and then a bunch if questions. There is no way they're getting through public comment before 11pm.
"You can't have all your housing be 50% Affordable, unless they're all SB35 projects..."pic.twitter.com/kfZT2JW6NQ
"They're all too dense." Man who started his testimony by saying "we all know there's a housing crisis and we should all do our part," ends by calling for heights to come down for a "human scale" project.
"I have two children, UC graduates, great jobs, and they're struggling to find housing too. ...so, we're gonna have to go vertical at some point."
"I need a shopping mall! We don't have a Sears! We don't have a Penny's! ...I would like to have them back. I would like to have a shopping mall destination in my neighborhood. ...I have to drive great distances to have stores that have products."pic.twitter.com/uCLpvj8wqH
"Retail is not dead. Retail is killed by corporates in other states. Let's bring retail back!"pic.twitter.com/dxln4PNLde
"Please do not ignore the traffic impact." Woman advocates for a "less dense" project with more housing and less office. Sounds almost good, but what she's actually asking for is to "go back to the drawing board" so that nothing happens for the foreseeable future.
Woman has lots of complaints about the EIR. If you actually care about the environment, please join YIMBY Action and help us fight for genuine environmental policies that get more people out of their cars.http://Yimbyaction.org/join
Woman is concerned that more students would be bad for the school district, more residents would be bad for traffic, and also there were two robberies at the mall before. "For safety, for school district, for traffic, I must oppose this."
"Housing problem is not created by Cupertino. My grown children are not going to be able to afford a home here. But that is no reason to destroy a community."pic.twitter.com/JG4Jl8Ukk4
We need "sensible growth." Strangely, we've never seen these folks pushing a pro-housing midrise housing plan...
Supporter: "I'm sorry, it's been a long day. ..I've got a 20 year old autistic daughter, and one day she would like to have her own place...As everyone has said it is extremely hard for young people to get by here in this area. ...she's going to need support from us nearby."pic.twitter.com/qqJGfV2Mc4
With the average home value over $2.2 million, "who can afford it? Only the fortunate few." Cupertino Chamber of Commerce here in support.
They're taking a 5 min break now at 11pm. This is totally sane. Nothing cray happening here at all y'all!pic.twitter.com/jNjOB7IVAs
"Um, can I get Google chrome on here?" Young person procedes to argue that any develoment will negatively effect Cupertino in a fashion that makes us question if this is a spoof.
Reason number one: schools are negatively affected by having more students.pic.twitter.com/Ci79bX7iNV
Reason number two: "The idea of Cupertino is that is would have a very well educated population." Very opposed to letting the poors in.pic.twitter.com/Bz559mWTp0
Reason number three: Public transit will never be good here. We should do nothing until it is good.pic.twitter.com/dhStrrprQe
On the other hand: "Affordable Housing is the most valuable community benefit."
Labor out in support. "Do not become the city of no. ...We are those people. Don't shut us out."
Woman complains that after years of debate, the project still sucks. I mean, she's not wrong. Maybe, just maybe, we should pass rules we like then have by-right permitting. But she would not like that either. Because what does she want?pic.twitter.com/Uvgpiq495Q
Chair of the Planning Commission commends everyone for participating in the process.pic.twitter.com/akkhWv607o
"Let's not fear height. ..Let's not fear housing. ..Let's not fear traffic." Alright, Planning Commission Chair is pretty ok. "I love Cupertino, and I want us not to be afraid of our future."
Speaker talks about how homeowners are protected by Prop 13 and tenants are not. Tenants are suffering. Wants more housing!
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