Art in Cupertino is on track to get more funding from developments sprouting up across the city. The Cupertino Arts and Culture Commission unanimously recommended changes to the city’s art in-lieu fee program Monday to encourage different forms of public art. Recommended changes to the program would allow developers to pay 1% of construction valuation...
Cupertino retail space to become townhomes
Dozens of townhomes will soon fill a key location in the heart of Cupertino that’s been vacant for years. The Cupertino City Council unanimously approved a 59-townhome development early this month, located at 20770 to 20850 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes will develop the project to replace two vacant buildings, formerly Fontana’s Italian...
Cupertino dashboard tracks traffic collisions
One West Valley city is dissecting data to improve traffic safety. Cupertino recently released a public dashboard charting 1,950 traffic collisions between 2018 and 2024, compiling data from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. The data reveals that within about six years, collisions resulted in 47 severe injuries and 10 fatalities primarily along the...
Apple rescues Cupertino’s transit project
A significant West Valley interstate project was about to be abandoned. Then a tech giant stepped in with millions of dollars. Cupertino, in collaboration with VTA and Caltrans, can move forward with the Interstate 280 and Wolfe Road interchange improvement project thanks to a roughly $4 million donation from Apple to bridge the remaining funding gap....
Cupertino all-inclusive playground welcomes everyone
Cupertino resident Alicia Schober got teary-eyed at the opening of a new, all-inclusive playground at Jollyman Park earlier this month. It would have provided another outlet for her son’s sensory needs if it had been available when he was growing up. As soon as the playground’s gate opened on June 13, children, adults and older...
Cupertino city manager steps down as part of settlement
Cupertino is in the market for a new leader after settling with its city manager. The Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 in closed session June 3 to settle with City Manager Pamela Wu, who was placed on paid leave last month. Vice Mayor Kitty Moore voted no. Wu stepped down as part of the settlement...
Cupertino assisted living facility scales down parking, retail
Plans for a Cupertino assisted living facility are moving forward, but with significantly less retail than originally envisioned. The Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 May 20 to approve modified plans for a 136-home, mixed-use assisted living facility for older adults along Stevens Creek Boulevard. Changes include eliminating 146 underground parking spaces and reducing ground floor retail...
Cupertino pulls funding for road safety improvement study
Cupertino officials are pulling the plug on studying how to improve safety on one of the West Valley’s busiest roads. The Cupertino City Council voted 3-1 to defund the Bollinger Road corridor study last week, which would have gathered data to assess potential safety improvements. Councilmember Sheila Mohan voted no and Councilmember J.R. Fruen recused...
Cupertino slow to build housing residents can afford
Cupertino is known for its wealthy tech world. But one in four households struggles with the cost of living in a city slow to build affordable housing. The city’s proposed housing plan for the next five years, which it submits to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for grant funding, reveals 26%...
Cupertino Whole Foods closure opens door for nearby businesses
Rats shutting down a grocery store are never a good thing — unless regulars from that market end up boosting businesses in the surrounding area. The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health shut down the Cupertino Whole Foods at the end of April after finding rodent droppings in the receiving bay, deli, juice bar...