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"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
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On the other hand: "Affordable Housing is the most valuable community benefit."
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Labor out in support. "Do not become the city of no. ...We are those people. Don't shut us out."
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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
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Chair of the Planning Commission commends everyone for participating in the process.pic.twitter.com/akkhWv607o
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"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."
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Speaker talks about how homeowners are protected by Prop 13 and tenants are not. Tenants are suffering. Wants more housing!
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Pssst... If you are having a good time, you should make a donation to YIMBY Action!https://yimbyaction.org/give/
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Guy is mad that a previously entitled project didn't get built. Fails to see irony in his years of opposition to the Vallco Mall project.
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"We can't solve the housing problem in this one project. ..I heard so many people speaking about the need for housing. Do it! Outside of this project, do it!" So, not in his.. back... yard?
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"Will it be Affordable? Or will it be even more Affordable because no one wants to live here?!?"
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Badass calls out that Councilmember Scarf with Better Cupertino has been an endless source of bad faith obstructionism. Asks Scarf to pledge not to sue. Scarf says he doesn't control Better Cupertino, so can't help.
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"What if your great grandfather had come here and said there should only be 2 houses? Then I wouldn't be here." Talks about how he wants his kids to have a future in Cupertino.pic.twitter.com/BTYIPJySv5
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Another speaker says that she was behind Councilmember Scarf at different hearing and everytime someone spoke about how unaffordable housing was he said "Leave. Why don't they just leave?"pic.twitter.com/bNRU9VrdC9
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"I chose Cupertino because of the good school district... I came to this country for a government that listens to the people. You should listen to the people of Cupertino. ..The people say no."pic.twitter.com/6noW9Y3pMS
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"There are lawsuits that can bog things down if we don't get what we want. There are recalls that can be done." Better Cupertino threatens Sandhill and the city councilmembers.
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"You're really in a bind now, because of SB 35." We need to elect the right people, to change the laws, so we don't have to be here anymore. YIMBY supported these fine folks: https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-housing-caucus …
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"The more office you put [in order to pay for all the community benefits] the worse it gets." Former city council member says that he would lose some of the office, losing some of the community benefits for the city. Thinks that's a reasonable trade-off.
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"It the devil promised you eternity, would you trade your soul? ...I'm selfish. Right now sometimes I wait an hour to dine out at a restaurant with families. And I do not want to wait two hours in the future."
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The last public comment is a back-and-forth with Councilmember Scarf saying that millennials want the same single family homes sprawling suburbs that his generation wanted, and that families don't want condos.pic.twitter.com/TEgU5aSC8c
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Reminder: "Better Cupertino" is right about one thing: ELECTIONS MATTER. Vote. Donate. Canvass. Put endorsements in the hands of your friends. Friends don't let friends enable NIMBYism.http://Yimbyaction.org/endorsements
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