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If you ever doubt if your one public comment, your one email can make a difference, listen to Councilmember Sink read @rachelln89's moving email:pic.twitter.com/9qtIGZj2rH
"We need to find room for everyone who helps us with our lives. ... All of them need a room to stay. We need to keep in mind all these people, be a welcoming community, an inclusive community. ...where do we find room for them?" - Councilmember Vaidhyanathan
Councilmember Scharf talks about the underfunded public schools. CoughProp13Cough
After a ton of discussion, cut to interesting part: "I would suggest that we strike the provision reguarding any lawsuit or inntiative," says Mayor 'Why Let them Sue?' Paul "I'll second it, for all the good it does," says Councilmember 'I'm definitely helping them sue' Scharf.
Inevitable discussion of what exactly Roberts Rules of Order are.
Sinks: This is silly, the city economist says it won't work. Chang: No, you can't just negotiate whatever you feel like. Motion FAILS.
They should call it Roberts Rules of How To Be Extremely Passive Aggressive.
"A correction to the so-called poison-pill." Better Cupertino crosses fingers and whispers, "Please let us sue please let us sue." Motion FAILS. Thank you Better Cupertino, but you will not get to sue your cake and eat it too.
Sink wants to get on with it. "Three of us are clearly ready to go with Tier 2. ...Maybe we could get on with that."
"There's a REAL COST associated with delay," says Councilmember Sinks.
OK... SPECIFIC PLAN TIER 2? Sink, Chang, Vaidhyanathan - YES Scharf, Paul - NO The motion PASSES! Now we get to see if the city offer is better than SB 35, or if the developer will opt for the SB35 project! Interesting...pic.twitter.com/VtLjD1TawY
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"Cupertino city officials voted Wednesday evening to approve a massive housing and office development that would replace the mostly vacant Vallco Mall." And it was way harder than it should have been. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Cupertino-approves-Vallco-development-south-of-13243335.php …
OH AND BY THE WAY TOMORROW NIGHT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT LANDMARKING THE AIR TO PROTECT A VIEW IN BERKELEY. You might want to go to that hearing at 6pm tomorrow at Berkeley City Hall.https://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/06/12/staff-says-flawed-campanile-way-vote-by-landmarks-panel-needs-a-berkeley-council-fix …
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