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[[File:Cupertino-LosAltos-Sunnyvale.jpg|500px|thumb|right|500px|Cupertino, Los Altos, & Sunnyvale]] '''Cupertino''' is a U.S. city in the Silicon Valley region, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California Santa Clara County, California], directly west of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California San Jose] on the western edge of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley Santa Clara Valley] with portions extending into the foothills of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains]. The population was 58,302 as of the 2010 census.It is known as the home of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. Apple Inc.]corporate headquarters.
 
 
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== Advocacy, urbanist,organizations neighborhoodin associationshousing & land-use ==
 
*[http://www.bettercupertino.org/ Better Cupertino]&nbsp;<br/> "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."&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
Better Cupertino&nbsp;
*Cupertino Thrives:&nbsp;&nbsp;
**Facebook:&nbsp; [https://www.facebook.com/CupertinoThrives]
**Web:&nbsp;[https://www.cupertinothrives.com/].&nbsp;
**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/> &nbsp;
 
*[http://catalyzesv.org/ Catalyze SV] (based in San Jose).&nbsp;<br/> ''"Engaging community members, developers, and city leaders to envision and create sustainable, equitable, and vibrant places for people in Silicon Valley."''<br/> &nbsp;
''[http://www.bettercupertino.org/ Better Cupertino]&nbsp;is a 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.''
*[http://siliconvalleyathome.org/ Silicon Valley @ Home] (Affordable Housing advocacy org based in San Jose, works across Santa Clara County).&nbsp;
 
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*City of Cupertino. "Our History".&nbsp;[http://www.cupertino.org/our-city/about-cupertino/history. http://www.cupertino.org/our-city/about-cupertino/history.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp;
*Wikipedia. "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino,_California Cupertino, California]".&nbsp;
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