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Cyrah Caburian
From:City of Cupertino Written Correspondence
Subject:FW: California Senate and SB 902
From: Kirsten Squarcia <KirstenS@cupertino.org>
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 4:23 PM
To: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Cc: City Clerk <CityClerk@cupertino.org>
Subject: RE: California Senate and SB 902
Hello Jennifer,
I have moved Planning Commission email distribution to blind copy. The next City Council meeting is not until May 19
but we will include your written comments under Oral Communications for the public record.
Regards, Kirsten
Kirsten Squarcia
City Clerk
City Manager's Office/City Clerk's Office
KirstenS@Cupertino.org
(408) 777-3225
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:30 PM
To: City of Cupertino Planning Commission <PlanningCommission@cupertino.org>
Cc: City Clerk <CityClerk@cupertino.org>
Subject: Fw: California Senate and SB 902
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FYI. Dear City Clerk. Please include this in the public record. Thank you.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
To: citycouncil@cupertino.org <citycouncil@cupertino.org>
Cc: grenna5000@yahoo.com <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 01:15:13 AM PDT
Subject: California Senate and SB 902
Dear City Council:
The California Senate is going to start reappearing in Sacramento this week of May 4. The California Assembly does not
seem to be coming back yet for various reasons to Sacramento.
It is very much hoped that Senator Wiener and Associates bill, SB 902, which is the replacement for SB 50 and SB 827
does not continue on any further. Now that there is common knowledge of how these bills are authored and funded, it is
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all the more imperative to start questioning of whose "by right" these bills are being written for and who they are meant to
actually empower.
Bills such as SB 902 do not take the public or local cities interests or concerns to heart. They are not designed to deal
with the public or local cities. They are just huge machinery units that plow over existing infrastructure to build someone
else's vision of what California should be. Their "by right" is not the public or the local cities "by right:" The public and the
local cities have no right in these bills' eyes to even exist.
SB 902 is an artificial construction that has no basis in reality or any relevance to the actual state of California. It is not
even a panacea. It is hoped it does not continue down any further path to state law.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:City of Cupertino Written Correspondence
Subject:FW: SB 902 is a Rinse and Repeat
From: Kirsten Squarcia <KirstenS@cupertino.org>
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 4:32 PM
To: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>; City Clerk <CityClerk@cupertino.org>
Subject: RE: SB 902 is a Rinse and Repeat
Hello Jennifer,
Your comments will be included with the May 19 City Council meeting, for Oral Communications.
Regards, Kirsten
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:56 PM
To: City Clerk <CityClerk@cupertino.org>
Subject: Fw: SB 902 is a Rinse and Repeat
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sender and know the content is safe.
FYI. Please include in City Council record. Thank you.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
To: CityCouncil@Cupertino.org <citycouncil@cupertino.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 10:13:21 PM PDT
Subject: SB 902 is a Rinse and Repeat
Dear City Council:
I do hope that the governor does not sign SB 902 into law. This bill is a copy of SB 50 which was defeated in January,
2020.
It will be interesting to see what sort of course this new bill SB 902 takes with this unusual congressional year the
California Legislature is having.
You wonder if they will let the California public have any say in it or if this bill will be magically signed into law by the
Powers That Be.
Never have I felt more that we do not live in an actual democracy in this state any more. Something happened to change
this and it keeps happening over and over.
Even our cities are not sacred anymore. Will the Powers That Be take those away too?
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Munisekar <msekar@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 12:48 AM
To:City Council; Cupertino City Manager's Office; City Clerk; Munisekaran Madhdhipatla
Subject:5/19/2020: Oral Communications.
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Dear Mayor & Council,
My name is Muni Madhdhipatla and I am a resident of Cupertino. I am here representing myself only.
With the recent decision by Judge Williams on Vallco SB35 lawsuit, I realized that city staff and city manager have
discretion and authority to approve even non‐compliant projects; it may sound ridiculous but that is the truth. Even if
they don't approve the project, just mere lapse of time constitutes automatic approval. I can't imagine our elected
officials in Sacramento passing such laws that you would only find in banana republics.
As per the ORG chart shown here (Please put the attached ORG chart on the display), the citizens of Cupertino are the
ultimate boss for the city government. The entire city staff reports to city manager who reports to city council and who
reports to us, the residents. The community did a very good job of electing resident focused council. With the banana
republic laws like SB35, the authority is subverted from elected officials to bureaucrats. As elected council,
What are doing to make sure every employee of the city puts residents interest above the lobbyists courting them?
Did you have all hands type of meeting to drive this message across the board to all employees?
Thank you.
Muni Madhdhipatla
Cupertino Resident.
PS: I plan to read this message in orals; if I don't join, I request city clerk to read it on my behalf.