HomeMy WebLinkAboutFlag at Half Staff in Memory of Steve Jobs - Press Release - 10.04.2012
CONTACT: RICK KITSON
Public & Environmental Affairs Director
Telephone: (408) 777-3262 • FAX: (408) 777-3262 • rickk@cupertino.org
City Hall • 10300 Torre Avenue • Cupertino, CA 95014-3255
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Cupertino Flag at Half Staff in Memory of Steve Jobs
Cupertino, CA, October 4, 2012—Cupertino Mayor Mark Santoro, has ordered that the flag
of the city of Cupertino be flown at half staff at the Cupertino Civic Center in recognition of
the first anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death.
“Steve grew up and went to school in Cupertino. As his company and vision grew, so our
entire community came to realize we can change the world for the better,” said Mayor
Santoro. “Placing our city flag at half staff is a small reminder of the profound and very local
impact this man had on our community.”
The Cupertino city flag is only flown outdoors in front of the Cupertino Community Hall,
where Steve Jobs made his last public presentation to the Cupertino City Council on June 6,
2011. The city flag will be half staff from 7 AM until 2:30 PM on Friday, October 5, 2012.
Cupertino, CA, is on the western edge of Silicon Valley against the foothills of the Santa Cruz
Mountains. With a population of 58,000 within 13 square miles, Cupertino is 42 miles south
of San Francisco and home to many high-tech companies, most notably Apple Inc.
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