"Like a lot of young people, I was forced out of the area due to the cost of housing."
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"The housing needs of this region are great. ...I think we can bargain for more. As many units as we can get."
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@pilo_urbnplnr from@SVatHome "We speak up for those who work two or three jobs... Those who don't have the luxury of time. The level and depth of the affordablilty offered by this project is unprecedented. The truth is none of you can afford to drag your feet any longer."Show this thread -
"I'm here to push back against the idea that if you don't live in Cupertino, you don't deserve to have a voice here. ...I think Cupertino needs more places for people to live, work and connect with one another." Woman who spent her childhood going to the mall and wants housing!
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"For my part, I think the community is exhausted from the constant opposition."
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"Cupertino has been my home for my entire life, ...and I've been ashamed to watch this city drag it's feet. I'm really encouraged by all the people speaking tonight in favor of adding more housing and even less office space."pic.twitter.com/AJxcwGnCJ6
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"Many of the people helped by Affordable Housing don't live in cities nearby and aren't able to advocate for housing."
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Minister says she thought she was going to, with a higher wage than expected, be able to buy a home here. But that wasn't possible. So though her church is in Cupertino, she cannot live here. "For those who live in their cars, we offer overnight parking."
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"This proposal is a floor. There is an opportunity to do much better than this, with more housing and less office, and I hope you do. ...if you can engage in that process in good faith." -
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"Mayor you are well known, because of your statements that the housing crisis isn't dire. Frankly, it is dire. ...many of the people I work with are literally
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"I'm glad to hear there are people concerned about the jobs housing balance. There are many ways to address this, for instance by supporting ADUs... allowing duplexes, fourplexes.. I hope you continue to seek other ways to build more housing."
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"Howdy! I'm here all the way from Sunnyvale! ...do I really need to restate how dire the housing crisis is? People are being forced to commute from farther and farther out ...or gone altogether."
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"This housing cris it is the collective in action of many and the greed of a few. ...We made this crisis and we can unmake it. ...1201 families will be able to stay. It will save lives. And if that's not enough, you'll put us Sunnyvalians to shame." -
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"Let's all do our part to build - and I do mean build - a truly better Cupertino, a truly better Sunnyvale and a better Bay."
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Thank you to everyone for a really uplifting night in Cupertino!pic.twitter.com/5TSPTEqGij
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