YIMBY Action

Hearing after hearing. Meeting after meeting... And then we pass @Scott_Wiener's #SB35, forcing cities that have ignored their RHNA goals to streamline approvals for projects that are 50% Affordable. This forces Cupertino to stop playing around.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/20/cupertino-council-approves-alternative-plan-to-rebuild-vallco/amp/ …

So, then there were options. The SB 35 project represents a floor, and the city of Cupertino is forced to try to do better. If Cupertino genuinely wanted a more housing-rich project, they could approve one.https://www.bisnow.com/silicon-valley/news/affordable-housing/cupertino-project-marks-first-bay-area-approval-through-streamlined-process-93178#ath …

Instead, Cupertino kept fighting against the project. They scrapped their own plan...https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/08/cupertino-dumps-alternate-plan-for-vallco-malls-redevelopment/ …

And then "Better Cupertino" sued the SB 35 project...https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/06/demolition-of-vallco-shopping-mall-in-full-swing-despite-court-challenge/ …

In hopes that they'll win the lawsuit, the city of Cupertino is planning to make sure NOTHING will ever happen at the dead Vallco Mall (barring a sudden resurgence of Jamba Juice).https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/17/state-senator-accuses-cupertino-of-trying-to-sink-vallco-project/ …