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Written Comments
From:Jean Bedord
To:City Clerk; City Council; City Attorney"s Office; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Written Communications for City Council meeting, June 3, 2025 Councilmemger Ray Wang needs to apologize
Date:Tuesday, June 3, 2025 3:50:00 PM
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City Clerk - please include this in the public record.
Mayor Chao, Vice Mayor Moore, and Councilmembers Fruen, Mohan and Wang
Respect for the public is a core tenet for council members, yet Councilmember Ray
Wang has failed to do so on two recent occasions. One of these was at the May 6 city
council meeting regarding the Foothill-De Anza Community College District property
acquisition for student housing: As reported in the print Mercury News, Letters to the
Editor, May 22, 2025:
Cupertino council owes speakers an apology
At the May 6 Cupertino City Council meeting, public comment was heard
regarding a proposed moratorium that would prevent the conversion of
residential units to student housing within one-half mile of De Anza College.
Most commentators were Foothill-De Anza Community College District
students in favor of housing. Later that evening, Councilman Ray Wang asked
that the students recognize that they are “pawns of the (district)
administration.” This was a gross lie and a great disrespect to the students,
without whom there would have been zero movement on housing since 2020.
Students manned the phones and went door-to-door in favor of Measure G,
approved by district voters in 2020. When the bond was won, students
attended board meetings and organized on the ground with faculty and staff to
get district administrators to spend the funds in a timely, effective manner that
reflects the bond language.
Wang’s callous comment shows how little he knows or cares to know our
students. He should apologize.
– Daniel Solomon, Redwood City
The second was Councilmember Ray Wang’s wild and rambling diatribe against
Related Cos. at the May 20 council meeting. on the dais during the
consideration of the Westport project. Councilmember Wang's tiny 63 vote margin
is no mandate to be abusive to members of the community, including project
applicants, who appear before city council
Please address this misbehavior on the dais.
Greatly disappointed Cupertino voter,
Jean Bedord
From:Devendar Mallireddy
To:City Council; City Clerk; Tina Kapoor
Subject:Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Date:Tuesday, June 3, 2025 3:48:11 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the upcoming city council meeting.
Dear Mayor Liang Chao, Vice-Mayor Kitty Moore, and Honorable Council Members,
I hope you are doing well. I am a resident of McClellan Road and one of the families directly
impacted by the displacement efforts currently being carried out by Foothill-De Anza at
McClellan Terrace.
With sincere concern, I respectfully request that you urgently direct staff to take the next steps
to implement Resolution No. 25-13918, which was adopted by the City Council on May 6,
2025. This resolution acknowledges the severe impact that converting multifamily rental
housing to student housing has on our community and calls for protections to prevent such
harmful transitions.
Many families—including those with children attending Lincoln Elementary, Kennedy
Middle, and Monta Vista High—are facing forced eviction. This situation is causing
significant hardship and emotional stress to long-standing Cupertino residents.
While we understand the importance of student housing, it should not come by displacing
families who have made Cupertino their home. I kindly urge the Council to move forward
with updates to the municipal code—similar to San Francisco Municipal Code Section 317—
to protect our city’s rental housing and maintain stability for working families.
Thank you for your leadership and continued support for our community.
Warm regards,
Devendar
Cupertino resident