YIMBY Action

Councilmember mentions, "You can read about projects in San Francisco where the entitlements are being sold." (The pipeline in SF is completely dead, btw. Alert Alert Alert.)

"We are a transit-starved city." Good conversation about how transit must be improved no matter what happens here tonight. Regional transit solutions are needed!

"I think we're losing ground on what we SAY we all want. Construction costs are going up by about 8% a year...incomes from the low and medium incom people aren't keeping up...projects just aren't getting built...people are just walking away..." says Councilmember Sinks.

Mountain View is telling the councilmember, they're "having to waive some of our mitigation fees just to get affordable housing built." (Will SF be as brave as ... Mountain View?)

Hard Pivot by Sinks: "and being respectful, we do have a single family home community to the west of the project...if I lived on Denison Ave I'm not sure I'd want to look up at a skyscraper with a millionaire in it with his telescope..." (Homeowners there are multimillionaires.)

"...and looking up at an angle wouldn't be MY idea of fun. ...and when I talk to planners... they say they're not getting a lot of love for the green roof."

Sinks pivots back: "I came to Cupertino here long ago because I knew the schools were great..and we should support them. Yes, we could go longer on housing, but this strikes a good balance between the viewshed and the affordable housing, and other concerns."

"Many are saying they can't afford it here... and can't stand to commute from a place we can afford. Think about all the people who keep our city going, the service workers, restaurant workers, the people who tutor your kids... This project really does provide a lot of value."