Cupertino, California: Difference between revisions

 

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monta_Vista Monta Vista], Cupertino's first housing tract, was developed in the mid-20th century as a result of the electric railway's construction. The city was incorporated in 1955. 

 

"A major milestone in Cupertino's development was the creation by some of the city's largest landowners of '''VALLCO Business and Industrial Park''' in the early 1960s. Of the 25 property owners, 17 decided to pool their land to form VALLCO Park, 6 sold to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varian_Associates Varian Associates] (property later sold to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard]), and two opted for transplanting to farms elsewhere. The name VALLCO was derived from the names of the principal developers: Varian Associates and the Leonard, Lester, Craft, and Orlando families. A neighborhood outdoor shopping center and, much later, the enclosed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallco_Shopping_Mall Vallco Fashion Park], briefly renamed Cupertino Square, were also developed. [this is now known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallco_Shopping_Mall Vallco Shopping Mall]]." -Wikipedia. 

 

See article [[VALLCO_Site|VALLCO Site]] for more information.  

 

== Advocacy organizations in housing & land-use ==

 

**"A&nbsp;group of concerned residents who&nbsp;act together for a more responsive and responsible Cupertino government. Our focus is engaging residents and city government to balance growth and quality of life."<br/> "In December 2014, there was a rally of more than 300 residents in front of Cupertino City Hall to protest 4000+ Housing Elements Plan. That was how Better Cupertino got started. We showed our concern on the General Plan Amendment (GPA). Please refer to&nbsp;[https://www.change.org/p/cupertino-city-council-members-say-no-to-re-zoning-the-commercial-sites-in-cupertino our petition]&nbsp;which had more than 2,000 supporters. Better Cupertino organized a rally on May 19, 2015 to oppose the GPA and newly added 2 million square feet office space at Vallco." - from [http://www.bettercupertino.org/ Better Cupertino web site], accessed December 21, 2017.

**Web: [http://www.bettercupertino.org/ http://www.bettercupertino.org/].

 

 

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**Mission: ''"A Blog for aggregation of local news, links to information, support for non-profits, business, residents and stakeholder interests. Our mission: Make Cupertino a better place to live now and in the future."'' -from Facebook page, Dec 21, 2017.&nbsp;<br/> Facebook: <u>[https://www.facebook.com/CupertinoThrives https://www.facebook.com/CupertinoThrives]</u>

**Web: <u>[https://www.cupertinothrives.com/. https://www.cupertinothrives.com/.&nbsp;]</u>

 

 

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