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Home My WebLink AboutCC 12-11-2025 Item No. 1 Election of Mayor and Vice Mayor_Written CommunicationsCC 12-11-2025 #1 Election of Mayor and Vice Mayor Written Communications From:Betsy Shafer To:Public Comments Subject:Mr Wang as mayor? Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:56:55 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. i don't want him for dogcatcher, let alone mayor. b shafer From:Debbie Timmers To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:City Council for Open Session for Dec. 11 Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:13:07 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Clerk: Please include the attached email to Written Communications for the item for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11. Dear Mayor Chao, Vice Mayor Moore and Councilmembers, I would like to express my concern about how last week’s meeting concluded. The meeting ended abruptly when Councilmember Ray Wang disconnected, which halted the discussion and delayed action on Item 12. While he stated that the item was not properly agendized, the agenda clearly included the direction to “consider the Mary Avenue project and provide direction on next steps, including appointing the City Manager and Interim City Attorney as negotiators.” From my perspective, it appeared the discussion was on solid procedural footing. It seemed that the city attorney and Mayor Chao agreed as well and they clearly stated that to him. The sudden disconnection had the effect of stalling the entire item, even though the Council was actively engaged in discussion. This raises broader concerns about the use of remote attendance in noticed locations and the ability of a single councilmember to end a meeting. Until recently, this had not been an issue, and I hope the Council will consider steps to ensure that meetings can proceed without disruption. For these reasons, I respectfully request that the Council not appoint Councilmember Wang as Vice Mayor at the December 11 meeting. I believe it is important for all councilmembers to demonstrate consistent ethical conduct and respect for the Council’s collective work. I also ask that the Council reconsider allowing Councilmember Wang to attend meetings remotely, given the pattern of disruptions that have occurred. It is important that all members participate in a manner that supports the functioning of our city government. Finally, I request that the Mary Avenue Project be placed on the December 11 agenda. The discussion that began on December 2 should have been completed, and the community deserves clarity and forward progress on this important issue. Thank you for your consideration. Debra Timmers From:Gail Smith To:Public Comments; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk; City Council Cc:cupertinoforall@gmail.com Subject:Ray Wang as Vice-Mayor Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:01:59 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I would like to object to the election of Ray Wang as Vice-Mayor of Cupertino. In my opinion he has not acted in an ethical manor as a council member, as evidenced by his actions in the City Council meeting of December 2. Please do not elect Ray Wang as Vice-Mayor at the December 11th City Council meeting. Thank you, Gail Smith Cupertino resident. From:Glenn Fishler To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Cc:Glenn Fishler Subject:Subject: Cupertino Mayor/Vice-Mayor Vote on December 11, 2025 Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:17:09 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Clerk: Please include the attached email to Written Communications for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11, 2025. Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, City Council Members, City Manager, and City Attorney: First, thank you all for your service to our City; I appreciate you all. It is my understanding you are planning to vote in a Mayor and Vice-Mayor for the upcoming year at the December 11, 2025 Special Meeting. I urge you not to vote-in Council Member Wang for either position. Doing so would be a mistake and a disservice to Cupertino’s residents. You will be rewarding the poor performance of Council Member Wang. One of the worst things an organization can do is to promote/reward poor performance. Why am I making this request? Council Member Wang violated multiple provisions of the City Code of Ethics in the City Council meeting of December 2, 2025. He threatened the City Attorney and City Council Members with retaliation if they did not accept his viewpoint, then followed through on that threat by disconnecting from his remote Zoom meeting attendance at that meeting, knowing it would require the City Council meeting to end abruptly, which is a violation of the City Code of Ethics for Cupertino Council Members. We cannot unsee what we saw or unhear what we heard. If you do not recall what you all (and the public) witnessed, I ask that you go back and watch this video link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWv1q3hbvk Watch 2:53:26 through 3:04.22 of the meeting. I have also become aware that Council Member Wang issued an “apology letter” to City Manager Kapoor and Mayor Chao dated December 8, which I have obtained a copy of. In that letter, he blames his computer battery as the reason he had to hang up from the Zoom meeting on December 2. Having watched the meeting video in the link multiple times, it is obvious his threat to end the meeting had nothing to do with his computer battery. Rather, it was an intentional act to disrupt the meeting. And instead of apologizing for his bad behavior, he is blaming his computer battery, meaning he is not being truthful, which is another ethical issue. After seeing and hearing Council Member Wang's behavior at the December 2 meeting, how can you almost immediately thereafter justify rewarding this behavior with a vote to promote/appoint him to Vice-Mayor or Mayor of our City? In addition, I also urge you to determine and implement whatever appropriate punitive actions the City Council should take to ensure Council Member Wang's unfortunate actions do not recur. Cupertino's residents deserve much better. I hope you can see the logic in my request. Thank you for your consideration, Glenn Fishler Cupertino Resident since 1997 From:Hal and Janet Van Zoeren To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Ray Wang: destroying good governance, quality of life and reputation of Cupertino Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 11:24:58 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Clerk: Please include the attached email to Written Communications for the item for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11. Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, City Councilmembers, City Manager, and City Attorney: The December 2 behavior of Cupertino City Council member Ray Wang was outrageous and must be curtailed! He is abusing his privilege to attend the city council meetings from afar, and that needs to stop immediately. By violating his perceived rights, he is destroying Cupertino’s good governance, thereby threatening the quality of life of its citizens and the reputation of this fine city. His behavior clearly violates the code of ethics he swore to uphold and undermines the goals of the Brown Act! This is the third time he has curtailed a Cupertino City Council meeting to satisfy his personal desires and the first time he has done so as a threat to his perceived future actions of the other council members. He has figured out how he, alone, can control the entire council. This is not acceptable because it destroys the quality of governance for this city. Please find a legal way to reprimand and curtail this behavior immediately, and do not even consider rewarding it by electing him to vice-mayor in your upcoming election. Implement a policy that prevents him from participating, as a city council member, in any future City Council meetings when he is physically absent! Thank you! Most sincerely, Janet, Hal, and Cindy Van Zoeren From:Hema Kundargi To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:VICE MAYOR ELECTIONS DEC 11, 2026 Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 6:45:32 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Manager and City Attorney I am Hema Kundargi, a resident of Cupertino for 30+ years . I voted for a city council that was fair and democratic and honored the laws and ethics. I ask that Council Ray WANG NOT BE APPOINTED TO VICE MAYOR as he has shown in the past council meeting that he violates the law to suit his agenda . He was aware about his other work/personal commitment when he stood for city council election last year. He needs to uphold his commitments to the city and if he cannot then he should resign from the council SUGGEST Council member SHEILA MOHAN for vice mayor position and STRONGLY VOTE AGAINST RAY WANG for vice mayor for Cupertino Thanks, Hema Kundargi 10890 Santa Teresa Dr Cupertino CA 95014 From:John G To:City Clerk; City Council; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Cc:Public Comments Subject:Special City Council Meeting on December 11, Councilmember Wang Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:18:32 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Mayor Chao, Vice Mayor Moore and Council Members, My comments are regarding Councilmember Wang. Do not allow Councilmember Wang to be Vice Mayor. His repeated unprofessional termination of a remote connection during council meetings has caused council meetings to end prematurely. This behavior is not appropriate for someone wishing to be Vice Mayor. Do not allow Councilmember Wang to attend Council meetings remotely in the future. He is abusing the privilege of using a remote connection. Consider censuring Councilmember Wang for violating the City code of Ethics. Please agendize the Mary Avenue Project for the December 11 Council meeting to continue discussion of the December 2 agenda item. Thank you, John Geis, Cupertino Resident jgeis4401@gmail.com From:Michael Chang To:Liang Chao Cc:City Clerk; City Council; Kirsten Squarcia Subject:Re: Support for Ray Wang Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:19:08 AM Attachments:2025-12-10-MichaelChang-SupportForRayWang[600x600].pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Ah ... finally ... no bounced email! Adding a few more emails ... + City Council, City Manager, Kirsten ... Thank you! From: Michael Chang <michael_chang86@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:12 AM To: Liang Chao <lchao@cupertino.gov> Subject: Support for Ray Wang Good morning Mayor Chao, My emails keep getting blocked by Cupertino's spam filters. Can you please distribute the attached signed letter of support for Council member Ray Wang? Many thanks, Michael From:Nader Vahdat To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk Subject:Ray Wang Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 3:41:16 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor The behavior of Ray Wang during the December 2 council meeting was highly unprofessional and rude. He should be dismissed from the council. Under no circumstances he should be allowed to stay on the Cupertino council. Thank you for your consideration. Nader Vahdat Sent from my iPhone From:Philip Nguyen To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk Subject:Written Communications for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11 Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:57:19 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Clerk: Please include the attached email to Written Communications for the item for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11. Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, City Councilmembers, City Manager, and City Attorney: I think it is important to take into account that Councilmember Ray Wang has violated multiple provisions of Cupertino's City Code of Ethics in the Council meeting of December 2, 2025. He threatened the City Attorney and City Council members with retaliation if they did not accept his viewpoint, then carried out that threat by disconnecting from the meeting, knowing that it would require the Council meeting to end immediately. The City Council needs to take swift and immediate action to make sure no single council member can EVER have the power to shut down a council meeting as this event has made clear can happen. The city needs to send a message to the city residents that the City Council takes the responsibility to behave in a professional, collaborative, and supportive manner seriously. 1. Do not elevate Councilmember Wang to Vice Mayor on December 11. Through his extraordinary behavior on December 2, he has shown his lack of professionalism and lack of willingness and ability to build consensus on the dais – a key requirement for anyone seeking to be Vice Mayor. 2. Immediately revoke Councilmember Wang’s remote attendance privileges except in the case of an emergency as required by state law. Attending a City Council meeting remotely because of a personal commitment is a privilege, not a right, and Councilmember Wang has repeatedly misused this privilege. 3. Censure Councilmember Wang for his multiple violations of the City Code of Ethics which he swore to uphold when he joined the Council. 4. Agendize the Mary Avenue Project for the City Council meeting on December 11, 2025 to rectify the injury to the Mary Ave applicants as a result of the gross misuse of his office by Councilmember Wang which led to the meeting ending without a vote on December 2, 2025. Sincerely, From:Ram Sripathi To:City Council; Tina Kapoor; City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office Subject:Email of Support for Ray Wang for Vice Mayor Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 1:50:07 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and City Council Members, I am writing to express my strong support for Councilmember Ray Wang. He has consistently demonstrated integrity, honesty, and a deep commitment to serving the residents of Cupertino. His leadership reflects the values of fairness, transparency, and collaboration that our community expects from its elected officials. It is unacceptable for any individuals or officials to gang together in an effort to remove him from office. Such actions undermine the trust and democratic principles that guide our city. Councilmember Wang has earned the respect of the community through his dedication to listening, informing, and helping residents navigate complex city matters. I’m also surprised at the amount of information that leaks out and is being posted in the public forum. I urge you, as the current City Council members, Mayor, and Vice-Mayor, to recognize his contributions and elect Councilmember Wang as our new Vice-Mayor. His experience, integrity, and commitment to Cupertino make him the right choice to lead in this capacity. Electing him will strengthen public trust and ensure that the Council is guided by a voice that truly represents the people. Our city benefits from leaders who put residents first, and Councilmember Wang exemplifies this standard. Cupertino stands firmly behind him, and we ask that you affirm his contributions by supporting his election as Vice-Mayor. Sincerely, Ram Sripathi Cupertino Resident for 20 years . From:Ram Sripathi To:City Council; Tina Kapoor; City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office Subject:Support for Councilmember Ray Wang Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 1:44:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good afternoon Mayor, Vice‑Mayor, and Councilmembers, I would like to express my strong support for Councilmember Ray Wang as Vice‑Mayor. Over his service, he has consistently demonstrated integrity, fairness, and a deep commitment to Cupertino residents. He listens carefully, communicates clearly, and helps our community navigate complex issues with transparency and collaboration. Attempts to undermine his role do not reflect the values of our city. Cupertino deserves leaders who put residents first, and Councilmember Wang has earned our trust through his dedication and honesty. Electing him as Vice‑Mayor will strengthen public confidence and ensure that this Council is guided by a voice that truly represents the people. His leadership is exactly what Cupertino needs at this moment. Thank you. Ram Sripathi Sent from my iPhone From:Ravi Kiran Singh Sapaharam To:City Council; Tina Kapoor; City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office Subject:⭐⭐⭐Strong Support for Council member Ray Wang"s Election as Vice-Mayor Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 1:06:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor and City Council Members, I strongly support Councilmember Ray Wang, a leader who exemplifies honesty and dedication to Cupertino residents. Attempts to marginalize or remove him are undemocratic and contrary to the values of our city. Instead of such divisiveness, I urge you to recognize his track record of service by electing him as Vice-Mayor. Cupertino benefits most when we have leaders who put residents first. Please listen to the community and vote for Councilmember Wang as Vice-Mayor. Sincerely, Ravi Kiran Singh || Cupertino Resident From:Rekha Marathe To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Please take an action Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 2:27:54 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear city council memebers, I sincerely think Ray Wang is not the right person for his position. I strongly feel that the council can have a better person for doing his job. Thank you Rekha Marathe Sent from my iPad >> From:Sabrina Tsui To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:written communication for 12/11/2025 special city council meeting Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:04:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Cupertino City Councilmembers , City Manager, and City Attorney , I found councilmember Ray Wang's conduct during the December 2nd 2025 city council meeting incredibly disheartening when he deliberately disconnected his zoom connection due to a disagreement with his fellow councilmembers and therefore no vote could be taken for the agenda item. To be more specific I am referring to around the 3:00:00 timestamp to the end of the meeting video recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWv1q3hbvk) Due to this, I suggest the following actions be taken to rectify Do not elevate councilmember Wang to Vice Mayor on December 11 and censure his multiple violations of the City Code of Ethics Immediately revoke councilmember Wang’s remote attendance privileges except in the case of emergency Agendize the Mary Avenue Project for December 11, 2025 since the Dec 2 meeting ended without a vote due to councilmember Wang's actions. I have been a resident of Cupertino for over 20 years and it is a shame to see the level of unprofessionalism displayed by councilmember Ray Wang. Thank you, Sabrina Tsui No generative/AI technology was used for this message From:Seema Lindskog To:J.R. Fruen Cc:Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk; lmeleciozambrano@bayareanewsgroup.com; mike@langberg.com Subject:Ray Wang apology Date:Monday, December 8, 2025 9:18:58 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Councilmember Fruen, I am a Planning Commissioner for the City of Cupertino, writing as myself today. City Manager and City Clerk, please include this email in the public record for the December 11, 2025 council meeting. I was forwarded the email below that Councilmember Wang sent to his fellow Cupertino Council members. I am offended that Councilmember Ray Wang is telling us to "believe what I say now, not what I said during the Dec 2 council meeting or what you saw with your own eyes." The city residents are not fools. Councilmember Wang could have chosen to admit his wrongdoing and apologize sincerely. Instead, he decided to dig himself an even deeper hole by blatantly misrepresenting what occurred as if we didn't all witness his behavior in real time. Here's the link to the discussion during the council meeting. At timestamp 3:01:54, Councilmember Wang says "Well, at this point, then, I will have to leave the meeting. You do understand the ramifications?" He doesn't say "Oh sorry, my battery is dying". He does not appear frantic, he's actually quite calm. He makes a clear threat that everyone on the dais understands as a threat, as you can see from everyone's shocked faces. If Councilmember Wang's intention had been to "shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting" as he now claims, there would have been no ramifications, the meeting would have continued unimpeded. So the very fact that he mentions ramifications means he was threatening to end the meeting. At timestamp 3:02:05, Councilmember Wang repeats "At this point, I will have to leave the meeting... and the meeting will conclude." He is again clearly threatening to leave the meeting and force the council meeting to end as a result. He knows and clearly states the implications of his actions in that the meeting will be forced to conclude if he hangs up. Again, he is calm, he is not in a hurry, he is not frantically trying to fix battery issues, he is staring right at the City Attorney as he is making his threat and then he waits to see what her response will be. At timestamp 3:02:11, Mayor Chao responds "Then we cannot vote on anything" indicating that she understands the threat made by Councilmember Wang will result in the meeting ending. Councilmember Wang responds by nodding his head in a manner indicating he understands the implication of Mayor Chao's statement and reiterates his assertion that the item cannot be voted upon because it is agendized as a study session. At timestamp 3:02:42, after Councilmember Fruen reminds him that two attorneys (The City Attorney and Councilmember Fruen who is an attorney) have confirmed that a vote on the agenda item is appropriate, Councilmember Wang retorts "Then I will leave the meeting". This is a clear case of retaliation because the City Attorney did not capitulate to his threat. At timestamp 3:02:47, Councilmember Fruen specifically says to Councilmember Wang "If you leave the meeting, you can leave the room open for the public to participate" so that the meeting can continue and Councilmember Wang responds "I cannot according to the Brown Act." which is a false assertion because the Brown Act specifically requires the exact opposite. It is clear from this exchange that Councilmember Wang is fully aware of what he's about to do and its consequences. At timestamp 3:03:27, Councilmember Wang calmly says "Ok, well, have a wonderful evening everybody and thank you." He then disconnects from the meeting. He is clearly not rushed and fully aware that he's ending the entire council meeting with his actions. Under California Penal Code Section 403 PC, it is illegal to disrupt a public meeting, defined as: The defendant intentionally committed acts that violated implicit customs or explicit rules for governing a public meeting The defendant knew or reasonably should have known that his or her acts violated those customs or rules AND the defendant's acts substantially and unlawfully interfered with the conduct of the meeting This is a misdemeanor offense “that may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, substantial court fines, fees and assessments, community service and/or labor requirements.” It seems quite clear that Councilmember Wang disrupted the December 2, 2025 council meeting, based on these criteria. Councilmember Wang has a long standing history of threatening people and blaming his computer for his behavior. In 2003, he denied sending pornographic images to Rosanne Foust, a former Redwood City planning commissioner and city councilmember, and claimed that "his computer was hacked". Councilmember Wang also served community service in 2004 due to the related criminal case in which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of “making annoying telephone calls to a place of work”. According to a San Jose Spotlight article in July 2019, Councilmember Wang implied on the Nextdoor website in June 2019 that he would contact the employer of Richard Mehlinger, a pro-housing advocate and future Sunnyvale councilmember, who had been critical of him on Twitter. “Well that’s fun =) we’ll have to talk to Richard’s employer, DropBox. [sic] =)” The San Jose Spotlight article continues: "He also encouraged others in Cupertino who felt harassed by pro-growth activists known as YIMBYs...to “track down their employer and send their HR, Legal and CEO a letter outlining their YIMBY stance and all their tweets, their digital and social comms [sic] to show their lack of civility. It goes a long way to getting them reprimanded and in some cases a dose of reality.”" He then published an apology for his behavior in a letter to the Mercury News. It’s likely that Councilmember Wang may have apologized for his alleged sexual harassment of Rosanne Foust as part of his plea deal in 2004. And today he apologized for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics at the December 2, 2025 council meeting. So many apologies, yet it seems no real contrition. I urge you to reject this insincere apology and do the following: Do not appoint Councilmember Wang as Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025 Immediately revoke Councilmember Wang's remote participation privileges except in case of a documented emergency. Issue a public censure of Councilmember Wang for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics. Schedule a vote on the Mary Ave project at the Dec 11, 2025 council meeting to remediate the harm done to the applicants and the residents at the Dec 2, 2025 meeting. Regards, Seema Lindskog Cupertino Resident _______________________________________________ From: R "Ray" Wang <RWang@cupertino.gov> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 4:11 PM To: Tina Kapoor <TinaK@cupertino.gov>; Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov> Subject: Sincere Apologies Dear Fellow Colleagues, I wanted to express my sincere apologies for abruptly ending the meeting on Tuesday December 2nd, 2025. As our City Manager knows, while I was reminding everyone to add additional time, I was also suffering a battery issue and franticalliy trying to power my device. My intention that night was to shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting. However, before I could do that, my battery died and I was not able to dial back in. By the time I was charged up to do so, the meeting had ended. I recognize that this action has created a lot of consternation and I accept the blame for this, though this was not my intention. Now that you know the back story, I hope you will also work to clear this up in the public. Please accept this apology and understand it was not my intention to abuse the Brown Act. In fact, it was my intention to discuss why we were violating the Brown Act with how we agendized and the irony of the situation is not lost upon me. I intend to make a formal apology at our meeting on the 11th to clarify this matter as well. Thank you in advance. R "Ray" Wang Councilmember City Council RWang@cupertino.gov ___________________________________________________________________ "You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi This message is from my personal email account. I am only writing as myself, not as a representative or spokesperson for any other organization. From:Seema Lindskog To:Sheila Mohan Cc:lmeleciozambrano@bayareanewsgroup.com; mike@langberg.com; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk Subject:Ray Wang apology Date:Monday, December 8, 2025 9:18:04 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Councilmember Mohan, I am a Planning Commissioner for the City of Cupertino, writing as myself today. City Manager and City Clerk, please include this email in the public record for the December 11, 2025 council meeting. I was forwarded the email below that Councilmember Wang sent to his fellow Cupertino Council members. I am offended that Councilmember Ray Wang is telling us to "believe what I say now, not what I said during the Dec 2 council meeting or what you saw with your own eyes." The city residents are not fools. Councilmember Wang could have chosen to admit his wrongdoing and apologize sincerely. Instead, he decided to dig himself an even deeper hole by blatantly misrepresenting what occurred as if we didn't all witness his behavior in real time. Here's the link to the discussion during the council meeting. At timestamp 3:01:54, Councilmember Wang says "Well, at this point, then, I will have to leave the meeting. You do understand the ramifications?" He doesn't say "Oh sorry, my battery is dying". He does not appear frantic, he's actually quite calm. He makes a clear threat that everyone on the dais understands as a threat, as you can see from everyone's shocked faces. If Councilmember Wang's intention had been to "shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting" as he now claims, there would have been no ramifications, the meeting would have continued unimpeded. So the very fact that he mentions ramifications means he was threatening to end the meeting. At timestamp 3:02:05, Councilmember Wang repeats "At this point, I will have to leave the meeting... and the meeting will conclude." He is again clearly threatening to leave the meeting and force the council meeting to end as a result. He knows and clearly states the implications of his actions in that the meeting will be forced to conclude if he hangs up. Again, he is calm, he is not in a hurry, he is not frantically trying to fix battery issues, he is staring right at the City Attorney as he is making his threat and then he waits to see what her response will be. At timestamp 3:02:11, Mayor Chao responds "Then we cannot vote on anything" indicating that she understands the threat made by Councilmember Wang will result in the meeting ending. Councilmember Wang responds by nodding his head in a manner indicating he understands the implication of Mayor Chao's statement and reiterates his assertion that the item cannot be voted upon because it is agendized as a study session. At timestamp 3:02:42, after Councilmember Fruen reminds him that two attorneys (The City Attorney and Councilmember Fruen who is an attorney) have confirmed that a vote on the This is a clear case of retaliation because the City Attorney did not capitulate to his threat. At timestamp 3:02:47, Councilmember Fruen specifically says to Councilmember Wang "If you leave the meeting, you can leave the room open for the public to participate" so that the meeting can continue and Councilmember Wang responds "I cannot according to the Brown Act." which is a false assertion because the Brown Act specifically requires the exact opposite. It is clear from this exchange that Councilmember Wang is fully aware of what he's about to do and its consequences. At timestamp 3:03:27, Councilmember Wang calmly says "Ok, well, have a wonderful evening everybody and thank you." He then disconnects from the meeting. He is clearly not rushed and fully aware that he's ending the entire council meeting with his actions. Under California Penal Code Section 403 PC, it is illegal to disrupt a public meeting, defined as: The defendant intentionally committed acts that violated implicit customs or explicit rules for governing a public meeting The defendant knew or reasonably should have known that his or her acts violated those customs or rules AND the defendant's acts substantially and unlawfully interfered with the conduct of the meeting This is a misdemeanor offense “that may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, substantial court fines, fees and assessments, community service and/or labor requirements.” It seems quite clear that Councilmember Wang disrupted the December 2, 2025 council meeting, based on these criteria. Councilmember Wang has a long standing history of threatening people and blaming his computer for his behavior. In 2003, he denied sending pornographic images to Rosanne Foust, a former Redwood City planning commissioner and city councilmember, and claimed that "his computer was hacked". Councilmember Wang also served community service in 2004 due to the related criminal case in which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of “making annoying telephone calls to a place of work”. According to a San Jose Spotlight article in July 2019, Councilmember Wang implied on the Nextdoor website in June 2019 that he would contact the employer of Richard Mehlinger, a pro-housing advocate and future Sunnyvale councilmember, who had been critical of him on Twitter. “Well that’s fun =) we’ll have to talk to Richard’s employer, DropBox. [sic] =)” The San Jose Spotlight article continues: "He also encouraged others in Cupertino who felt harassed by pro-growth activists known as YIMBYs...to “track down their employer and send their HR, Legal and CEO a letter outlining their YIMBY stance and all their tweets, their digital and social comms [sic] to show their lack of civility. It goes a long way to getting them reprimanded and in some cases a dose of reality.”" He then published an apology for his behavior in a letter to the Mercury News. It’s likely that Councilmember Wang may have apologized for his alleged sexual harassment of Rosanne Foust as part of his plea deal in 2004. And today he apologized for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics at the December 2, 2025 council meeting. So many apologies, yet it seems no real contrition. I urge you to reject this insincere apology and do the following: Do not appoint Councilmember Wang as Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025 Immediately revoke Councilmember Wang's remote participation privileges except in case of a documented emergency. Issue a public censure of Councilmember Wang for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics. Schedule a vote on the Mary Ave project at the Dec 11, 2025 council meeting to remediate the harm done to the applicants and the residents at the Dec 2, 2025 meeting. Regards, Seema Lindskog Cupertino Resident _______________________________________________ From: R "Ray" Wang <RWang@cupertino.gov> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 4:11 PM To: Tina Kapoor <TinaK@cupertino.gov>; Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov> Subject: Sincere Apologies Dear Fellow Colleagues, I wanted to express my sincere apologies for abruptly ending the meeting on Tuesday December 2nd, 2025. As our City Manager knows, while I was reminding everyone to add additional time, I was also suffering a battery issue and franticalliy trying to power my device. My intention that night was to shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting. However, before I could do that, my battery died and I was not able to dial back in. By the time I was charged up to do so, the meeting had ended. I recognize that this action has created a lot of consternation and I accept the blame for this, though this was not my intention. Now that you know the back story, I hope you will also work to clear this up in the public. Please accept this apology and understand it was not my intention to abuse the Brown Act. In fact, it was my intention to discuss why we were violating the Brown Act with how we agendized and the irony of the situation is not lost upon me. I intend to make a formal apology at our meeting on the 11th to clarify this matter as well. Thank you in advance. R "Ray" Wang Councilmember City Council RWang@cupertino.gov ___________________________________________________________________ "You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi This message is from my personal email account. I am only writing as myself, not as a representative or spokesperson for any other organization. From:Seema Lindskog To:Kitty Moore Cc:Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk; lmeleciozambrano@bayareanewsgroup.com; mike@langberg.com Subject:Ray Wang apology Date:Monday, December 8, 2025 9:16:32 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Vice Mayor Moore, I am a Planning Commissioner for the City of Cupertino, writing as myself today. City Manager and City Clerk, please include this email in the public record for the December 11, 2025 council meeting. I was forwarded the email below that Councilmember Wang sent to his fellow Cupertino Council members. I am offended that Councilmember Ray Wang is telling us to "believe what I say now, not what I said during the Dec 2 council meeting or what you saw with your own eyes." The city residents are not fools. Councilmember Wang could have chosen to admit his wrongdoing and apologize sincerely. Instead, he decided to dig himself an even deeper hole by blatantly misrepresenting what occurred as if we didn't all witness his behavior in real time. Here's the link to the discussion during the council meeting. At timestamp 3:01:54, Councilmember Wang says "Well, at this point, then, I will have to leave the meeting. You do understand the ramifications?" He doesn't say "Oh sorry, my battery is dying". He does not appear frantic, he's actually quite calm. He makes a clear threat that everyone on the dais understands as a threat, as you can see from everyone's shocked faces. If Councilmember Wang's intention had been to "shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting" as he now claims, there would have been no ramifications, the meeting would have continued unimpeded. So the very fact that he mentions ramifications means he was threatening to end the meeting. At timestamp 3:02:05, Councilmember Wang repeats "At this point, I will have to leave the meeting... and the meeting will conclude." He is again clearly threatening to leave the meeting and force the council meeting to end as a result. He knows and clearly states the implications of his actions in that the meeting will be forced to conclude if he hangs up. Again, he is calm, he is not in a hurry, he is not frantically trying to fix battery issues, he is staring right at the City Attorney as he is making his threat and then he waits to see what her response will be. At timestamp 3:02:11, Mayor Chao responds "Then we cannot vote on anything" indicating that she understands the threat made by Councilmember Wang will result in the meeting ending. Councilmember Wang responds by nodding his head in a manner indicating he understands the implication of Mayor Chao's statement and reiterates his assertion that the item cannot be voted upon because it is agendized as a study session. At timestamp 3:02:42, after Councilmember Fruen reminds him that two attorneys (The City Attorney and Councilmember Fruen who is an attorney) have confirmed that a vote on the agenda item is appropriate, Councilmember Wang retorts "Then I will leave the meeting". This is a clear case of retaliation because the City Attorney did not capitulate to his threat. At timestamp 3:02:47, Councilmember Fruen specifically says to Councilmember Wang "If you leave the meeting, you can leave the room open for the public to participate" so that the meeting can continue and Councilmember Wang responds "I cannot according to the Brown Act." which is a false assertion because the Brown Act specifically requires the exact opposite. It is clear from this exchange that Councilmember Wang is fully aware of what he's about to do and its consequences. At timestamp 3:03:27, Councilmember Wang calmly says "Ok, well, have a wonderful evening everybody and thank you." He then disconnects from the meeting. He is clearly not rushed and fully aware that he's ending the entire council meeting with his actions. Under California Penal Code Section 403 PC, it is illegal to disrupt a public meeting, defined as: The defendant intentionally committed acts that violated implicit customs or explicit rules for governing a public meeting The defendant knew or reasonably should have known that his or her acts violated those customs or rules AND the defendant's acts substantially and unlawfully interfered with the conduct of the meeting This is a misdemeanor offense “that may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, substantial court fines, fees and assessments, community service and/or labor requirements.” It seems quite clear that Councilmember Wang disrupted the December 2, 2025 council meeting, based on these criteria. Councilmember Wang has a long standing history of threatening people and blaming his computer for his behavior. In 2003, he denied sending pornographic images to Rosanne Foust, a former Redwood City planning commissioner and city councilmember, and claimed that "his computer was hacked". Councilmember Wang also served community service in 2004 due to the related criminal case in which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of “making annoying telephone calls to a place of work”. According to a San Jose Spotlight article in July 2019, Councilmember Wang implied on the Nextdoor website in June 2019 that he would contact the employer of Richard Mehlinger, a pro-housing advocate and future Sunnyvale councilmember, who had been critical of him on Twitter. “Well that’s fun =) we’ll have to talk to Richard’s employer, DropBox. [sic] =)” The San Jose Spotlight article continues: "He also encouraged others in Cupertino who felt harassed by pro-growth activists known as YIMBYs...to “track down their employer and send their HR, Legal and CEO a letter outlining their YIMBY stance and all their tweets, their digital and social comms [sic] to show their lack of civility. It goes a long way to getting them reprimanded and in some cases a dose of reality.”" He then published an apology for his behavior in a letter to the Mercury News. It’s likely that Councilmember Wang may have apologized for his alleged sexual harassment of Rosanne Foust as part of his plea deal in 2004. And today he apologized for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics at the December 2, 2025 council meeting. So many apologies, yet it seems no real contrition. I urge you to reject this insincere apology and do the following: Do not appoint Councilmember Wang as Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025 Immediately revoke Councilmember Wang's remote participation privileges except in case of a documented emergency. Issue a public censure of Councilmember Wang for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics. Schedule a vote on the Mary Ave project at the Dec 11, 2025 council meeting to remediate the harm done to the applicants and the residents at the Dec 2, 2025 meeting. Regards, Seema Lindskog Cupertino Resident _______________________________________________ From: R "Ray" Wang <RWang@cupertino.gov> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 4:11 PM To: Tina Kapoor <TinaK@cupertino.gov>; Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov> Subject: Sincere Apologies Dear Fellow Colleagues, I wanted to express my sincere apologies for abruptly ending the meeting on Tuesday December 2nd, 2025. As our City Manager knows, while I was reminding everyone to add additional time, I was also suffering a battery issue and franticalliy trying to power my device. My intention that night was to shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting. However, before I could do that, my battery died and I was not able to dial back in. By the time I was charged up to do so, the meeting had ended. I recognize that this action has created a lot of consternation and I accept the blame for this, though this was not my intention. Now that you know the back story, I hope you will also work to clear this up in the public. Please accept this apology and understand it was not my intention to abuse the Brown Act. In fact, it was my intention to discuss why we were violating the Brown Act with how we agendized and the irony of the situation is not lost upon me. I intend to make a formal apology at our meeting on the 11th to clarify this matter as well. Thank you in advance. R "Ray" Wang Councilmember City Council RWang@cupertino.gov ___________________________________________________________________ "You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi This message is from my personal email account. I am only writing as myself, not as a representative or spokesperson for any other organization. From:Seema Lindskog To:Liang Chao Cc:lmeleciozambrano@bayareanewsgroup.com; mike@langberg.com; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk Subject:Ray Wang apology Date:Monday, December 8, 2025 9:15:27 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mayor Chao, I am a Planning Commissioner for the City of Cupertino, writing as myself today. City Manager and City Clerk, please include this email in the public record for the December 11, 2025 council meeting. I was forwarded the email below that Councilmember Wang sent to his fellow Cupertino Council members. I am offended that Councilmember Ray Wang is telling us to "believe what I say now, not what I said during the Dec 2 council meeting or what you saw with your own eyes." The city residents are not fools. Councilmember Wang could have chosen to admit his wrongdoing and apologize sincerely. Instead, he decided to dig himself an even deeper hole by blatantly misrepresenting what occurred as if we didn't all witness his behavior in real time. Here's the link to the discussion during the council meeting. At timestamp 3:01:54, Councilmember Wang says "Well, at this point, then, I will have to leave the meeting. You do understand the ramifications?" He doesn't say "Oh sorry, my battery is dying". He does not appear frantic, he's actually quite calm. He makes a clear threat that everyone on the dais understands as a threat, as you can see from everyone's shocked faces. If Councilmember Wang's intention had been to "shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting" as he now claims, there would have been no ramifications, the meeting would have continued unimpeded. So the very fact that he mentions ramifications means he was threatening to end the meeting. At timestamp 3:02:05, Councilmember Wang repeats "At this point, I will have to leave the meeting... and the meeting will conclude." He is again clearly threatening to leave the meeting and force the council meeting to end as a result. He knows and clearly states the implications of his actions in that the meeting will be forced to conclude if he hangs up. Again, he is calm, he is not in a hurry, he is not frantically trying to fix battery issues, he is staring right at the City Attorney as he is making his threat and then he waits to see what her response will be. At timestamp 3:02:11, Mayor Chao responds "Then we cannot vote on anything" indicating that she understands the threat made by Councilmember Wang will result in the meeting ending. Councilmember Wang responds by nodding his head in a manner indicating he understands the implication of Mayor Chao's statement and reiterates his assertion that the item cannot be voted upon because it is agendized as a study session. At timestamp 3:02:42, after Councilmember Fruen reminds him that two attorneys (The City Attorney and Councilmember Fruen who is an attorney) have confirmed that a vote on the agenda item is appropriate, Councilmember Wang retorts "Then I will leave the meeting". This is a clear case of retaliation because the City Attorney did not capitulate to his threat. At timestamp 3:02:47, Councilmember Fruen specifically says to Councilmember Wang "If you leave the meeting, you can leave the room open for the public to participate" so that the meeting can continue and Councilmember Wang responds "I cannot according to the Brown Act." which is a false assertion because the Brown Act specifically requires the exact opposite. It is clear from this exchange that Councilmember Wang is fully aware of what he's about to do and its consequences. At timestamp 3:03:27, Councilmember Wang calmly says "Ok, well, have a wonderful evening everybody and thank you." He then disconnects from the meeting. He is clearly not rushed and fully aware that he's ending the entire council meeting with his actions. Under California Penal Code Section 403 PC, it is illegal to disrupt a public meeting, defined as: The defendant intentionally committed acts that violated implicit customs or explicit rules for governing a public meeting The defendant knew or reasonably should have known that his or her acts violated those customs or rules AND the defendant's acts substantially and unlawfully interfered with the conduct of the meeting This is a misdemeanor offense “that may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, substantial court fines, fees and assessments, community service and/or labor requirements.” It seems quite clear that Councilmember Wang disrupted the December 2, 2025 council meeting, based on these criteria. Councilmember Wang has a long standing history of threatening people and blaming his computer for his behavior. In 2003, he denied sending pornographic images to Rosanne Foust, a former Redwood City planning commissioner and city councilmember, and claimed that "his computer was hacked". Councilmember Wang also served community service in 2004 due to the related criminal case in which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of “making annoying telephone calls to a place of work”. According to a San Jose Spotlight article in July 2019, Councilmember Wang implied on the Nextdoor website in June 2019 that he would contact the employer of Richard Mehlinger, a pro-housing advocate and future Sunnyvale councilmember, who had been critical of him on Twitter. “Well that’s fun =) we’ll have to talk to Richard’s employer, DropBox. [sic] =)” The San Jose Spotlight article continues: "He also encouraged others in Cupertino who felt harassed by pro-growth activists known as YIMBYs...to “track down their employer and send their HR, Legal and CEO a letter outlining their YIMBY stance and all their tweets, their digital and social comms [sic] to show their lack of civility. It goes a long way to getting them reprimanded and in some cases a dose of reality.”" He then published an apology for his behavior in a letter to the Mercury News. It’s likely that Councilmember Wang may have apologized for his alleged sexual harassment of Rosanne Foust as part of his plea deal in 2004. And today he apologized for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics at the December 2, 2025 council meeting. So many apologies, yet it seems no real contrition. I urge you to reject this insincere apology and do the following: Do not appoint Councilmember Wang as Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025 Immediately revoke Councilmember Wang's remote participation privileges except in case of a documented emergency. Issue a public censure of Councilmember Wang for his many violations of the City Code of Ethics. Schedule a vote on the Mary Ave project at the Dec 11, 2025 council meeting to remediate the harm done to the applicants and the residents at the Dec 2, 2025 meeting. Regards, Seema Lindskog Cupertino Resident _______________________________________________ From: R "Ray" Wang <RWang@cupertino.gov> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 4:11 PM To: Tina Kapoor <TinaK@cupertino.gov>; Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov> Subject: Sincere Apologies Dear Fellow Colleagues, I wanted to express my sincere apologies for abruptly ending the meeting on Tuesday December 2nd, 2025. As our City Manager knows, while I was reminding everyone to add additional time, I was also suffering a battery issue and franticalliy trying to power my device. My intention that night was to shut down my camera and leave in protest, NOT to end the meeting. However, before I could do that, my battery died and I was not able to dial back in. By the time I was charged up to do so, the meeting had ended. I recognize that this action has created a lot of consternation and I accept the blame for this, though this was not my intention. Now that you know the back story, I hope you will also work to clear this up in the public. Please accept this apology and understand it was not my intention to abuse the Brown Act. In fact, it was my intention to discuss why we were violating the Brown Act with how we agendized and the irony of the situation is not lost upon me. I intend to make a formal apology at our meeting on the 11th to clarify this matter as well. Thank you in advance. R "Ray" Wang Councilmember City Council RWang@cupertino.gov ___________________________________________________________________ "You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi This message is from my personal email account. I am only writing as myself, not as a representative or spokesperson for any other organization. From:Shuling Weng To:City Council; Tina Kapoor; City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office Subject:Elect Councilmember Ray Wang as Vice-Mayor Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 12:25:55 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and City Council Members, I am writing to express my strong support for Councilmember Ray Wang. He has consistently demonstrated integrity, honesty, and a deep commitment to serving the residents of Cupertino. His leadership reflects the values of fairness, transparency, and collaboration that our community expects from its elected officials. It is unacceptable for any individuals or officials to gang together in an effort to remove him from office. Such actions undermine the trust and democratic principles that guide our city. Councilmember Wang has earned the respect of the community through his dedication to listening, informing, and helping residents navigate complex city matters. I urge you, as the current City Council members, Mayor, and Vice-Mayor, to recognize his contributions and elect Councilmember Wang as our new Vice-Mayor. His experience, integrity, and commitment to Cupertino make him the right choice to lead in this capacity. Electing him will strengthen public trust and ensure that the Council is guided by a voice that truly represents the people. Our city benefits from leaders who put residents first, and Councilmember Wang exemplifies this standard. Cupertino stands firmly behind him, and we ask that you affirm his contributions by supporting his election as Vice-Mayor. Sincerely, Lucy Weng Address: 22104 Clearwood Ct , Cupertino, CA 95014 From:Swim5am (Connie Cunningham) To:City Council Cc:Public Comments; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Intentional abuse of Brown Act to intentionally end City Council Meeting December 2, 2025 Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 8:17:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Clerk: Please include the attached email to Written Communications for the Special City Council Meeting on December 11. Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, Councilmembers, City Manager, and City Attorney: Councilmember R. Wang violated multiple provisions of the City Code of Ethics in the Council meeting of December 2, 2025. He threatened the City Attorney and City Council members with retaliation if they did not accept his viewpoint, then carried out that threat by intentionally disconnecting from the meeting, knowing that it would require the Council meeting to end immediately. This abuse of the Brown Act for Open Meetings to bully the City Council with a one-man VETO stopped the deliberation and vote on the Mary Avenue Project. This project would provide unique housing for Extremely Low Income/Intellectually Developmentally Disabled people in our community. Disgraceful behavior toward all parties, especially the parents of IDD people who were there.. Watch the last five minutes of the meeting at the link below to see for yourself. R. Wang's actions fall under California Penal code Section 403: Disturbing a Public Meeting. At 2:53:26 Council discusses wording of the motion. At 3:00:12 Wang objects and says he will leave the meeting. Says he cannot leave the room open in accordance with the Brown Act. At 3:04.22 City Clerk confirms that Wang has left the meeting. Cupertino City Council Meeting - December 2, 2025 (Part 2) youtube.com I urge the City Council to take immediate action to make sure no councilmember can shut down a council meeting like this again. The Council must reassure the city residents that the City Council takes seriously its responsibility to behave in a professional and collaborative manner. 1. Agendize the Mary Avenue Project for the City Council meeting on December 11, 2025 to rectify the injury to the Mary Ave applicants as a result of the gross misuse of his office by Councilmember Wang. 2. Do not elevate Councilmember Wang to Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025. Through his disgusting behavior on December 2, he has shown eagerness to abuse rules and regulations to bully the City Council into doing what he wants. He is not concerned about all residents, just those who agree with him. 3. Elect JR Fruen as Vice Mayor on December 11, 2025. He has served for several years as Councilmember, and one year as Vice Mayor. He has experience working effectively with all Mayors. His unique knowledge of the Housing Element process resulted in HCD’s (State) approval for Cupertino. HCD approval solidified local control. Recent projects have been approved for less affordable housing than required. We need JR Fruen to lead us through this next period of housing decisions. 4. Revise Council rules to strengthen the Brown Act rules. Censure Councilmember Wang for his multiple violations of the City Code of Ethics. Revoke Councilmember Wang’s remote attendance privileges. Councilmember Wang has repeatedly misused this privilege; this last misuse was disgusting. Sincerely, and with Urgency, Connie L Cunningham, 38 year resident Chair, Housing Commission, speaking for myself only. From:Taghi Saadati To:City Council Cc:Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk Subject:Council member Wang as Vice Mayor Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 1:07:25 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Mayor Chao, I urge you not to appoint council member Wang to Vice Mayor. Based on his comments & behavior, in my opinion as a 40 year Cupertino resident, he had shown no respect for the Cupertino residents. On December 2nd council meetings he got angry and left the zoom meeting resulting in the meeting to end. This shows a complete disrespect for those who were on the zoom meeting and those attending in person including the other 4 council members & City staff. He does not have the temperament & judgement to be Vice Mayor. Also I request you put in policy that no one council member will be able to end the Council meeting, it should be done by a majority council vote. Thank you Taghi Saadati Sent from my iPhone From:Tiff To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk Subject:Council meeting 12/2 Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 2:27:29 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Sir: According last meeting on 12/2, Here are My personal options: 1. Councilmembers Should be in person for the City Council Meeting. 2. Mr. Ray Wang is not qualify as a Council member, not to mention as a Cupertino city vice mayor. Cupertino Resident, Tiffany From:tscannell01@earthlink.net To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:City Council consideration of Ray Wang for Vice Mayor Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:39:34 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello My name is Tom Scannell and I have been a resident of Cupertino since 1980. It was recently brought to my attention that Councilperson Wang abruptly left a meeting of the City Council meeting that he was attending remotely. His sudden and abrupt absence resulted in the meeting having to end and left a key topic undecided. Listening to the recording of the meeting it appears that Councilperson Wang left the meeting specifically because he did not like the way the discussion was going. I do not believe this is the proper behavior for an elected representative. It shows a lack of respect for his colleagues, the City staff, the residents of Cupertino and the overall process of democracy. I understand that he offered a post meeting explanation that the real reason why he left so abruptly was that his computer was running out of power. He made no mention of this right before he left the meeting, so it seems to be a post facto explanation that does not hold up. I understand that Councilperson Wang has frequently attended meetings remotely while traveling for business. It has also been reported that he left other City Council meetings that he was attending remotely before the meetings were over. While I respect his willingness to serve on the City Council while keeping up his obviously very busy personal business career, I’m not sure that remotely attending as many meetings as he has is in the best interests of the residents of Cupertino. I am writing today as I understand the City Council is considering electing Councilperson Wang to the position of Deputy Mayor. I would strongly discourage the City Council from doing this. Councilperson Wang’s remote attendance record and his obvious disrespect for his colleagues, the City Staff and the residents of Cupertino, make him unqualified to serve as Vice Mayor this year. If Councilperson Wang would consistently attend City Council meetings in person and adopt a more cooperative and democratic attitude, he could be reconsidered for the position next year. Best regards Tom Scannell From:Walter Li To:Public Comments; City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Elect Ray Wang as Vice Mayor of Cupertino Date:Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:22:56 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I was at the Dec 2 , 2025 Special City Council Meeting from beginning to end. I applaud Mr. Wang for bringing up various items on Mary Ave Villas project for discussion. And it seems now a number of people are attacking him for defended the project classification. I urge all of you to support and vote Ray Wang as Vice Mayor as he has demonstrated his continuous and strong support for the residents of Cupertino. Ray has been very responsive, communicate in person with residents through scheduled neighborhood meetings and at Mayor's Chat, etc. I look forward to your support for the Cupertino Residents by voting Ray Wang as Vice Mayor. Sincerely, Walter LI 408-781-7894 wmbjt#hotmail.com From:Yvonne Strom To:J.R. Fruen Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Special City Council meeting Dec 11. Leadership matters. Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 3:28:45 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Council Member Fruen, The behavior of Council Member Ray Wang at the Dec 2 City Council meeting has been a hot topic on the socials this week. However, it is not the first time he has disrupted a meeting. The ability of one person to have veto power to stop a City Council meeting in this way is intolerable. Please do not reward his outbursts with a higher leadership role on the dais. Furthermore, Mr. Wang has repeatedly shown that he is not a serious Council Member. He has proposed ideas that are not in the best interests of the City or the majority of residents. I am particularly concerned about his opposition to the Mary Ave Villas project. This project will provide homes for Extremely Low Income/Intellectually Developmentally Disabled people. This has been a City Council priority for several years, including offering city property and over $3,000,000. Also, the City of Cupertino will face consequences if this Priority housing project from the Housing Element cannot be completed. No one wants the consequence of more Builders Remedy projects since they are not under local control! In the coming year the City Council will face important decisions about housing projects and will need to stay on top of them to stay compliant with the Housing Element. That is why the City Council needs your leadership right now. You know the law and were instrumental in getting the Housing Element approved. In addition, since joining the Council you have worked successfully with all former mayors. Please consider asking the Council to elect you to a higher leadership level. I appreciate how you have demonstrated the kind of thoughtful leadership we need in Cupertino today. The City needs your guidance, your knowledge, and your vision of fairness to face the unique challenges of the coming year. Thank you for contributing your expertise to our fair city. Yvonne Thorstenson, a concerned community member From:Yvonne Strom To:Kitty Moore Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office Subject:Special City Council meeting Dec 11. Leadership matters. Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2025 2:54:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Vice Mayor Moore, The behavior of Council Member Ray Wang at the Dec 2 City Council meeting has been a hot topic on the socials this week. However, it is not the first time he has disrupted a meeting. The ability of one person to have veto power to stop a City Council meeting in this way is intolerable. Please do not reward his outbursts with a higher leadership role on the dais. Furthermore, Mr. Wang has repeatedly shown that he is not a serious Council Member. He has proposed ideas that are not in the best interests of the City or the majority of residents. I am particularly concerned about his opposition to the Mary Ave Villas project. This project will provide homes for Extremely Low Income/Intellectually Developmentally Disabled people. This has been a City Council priority for several years, including offering city property and over $3,000,000. Also, the City of Cupertino will face consequences if this Priority housing project from the Housing Element cannot be completed. No one wants the consequence of more Builders Remedy projects since they are not under local control! In the coming year the City Council will face many decisions about housing projects and will need to stay on top of them to stay compliant with the Housing Element. That is why the City Council needs the leadership of JR Fruen right now. He knows the law and was instrumental in getting the Housing Element approved. Please consider electing JR Fruen to a higher leadership level. Also very important, Council Member JR Fruen has consistently demonstrated the kind of thoughtful leadership we need in Cupertino today. Since joining the Council he has worked successfully with all former mayors. The City has important decisions to make and the City needs someone who leads with knowledge, patience, and a vision of fairness to everyone. As Vice Mayor JR Fruen would be a useful partner to tackle the unique challenges of this coming year. Thank you for your kind consideration. Yvonne Thorstenson, a concerned community member