2018 Developer and PAC Funding Recap

The following is factual information, for the interest of transparency, on campaign financing which includes information about current candidates Fruen and Wei who are developer supported. Reposted by permission from Better Cupertino, it is not the final tallies from 2018. In summary, Fruen controlled the developer-funded PAC which supported Wei. People tend to use the tactic of labeling sharing inconvenient facts as attacks in order to cancel those who are trying to inform the public generally.

Total contribution from real estate developers and construction companies or unions: close to $590,000.00 (as of 10/30)

Cupertino Getting Things Done Together" Supporting Vaidhyanathan, Mahoney and Wei 2018

• $29,000 from from Sand Hill Properties and $31,200 f from a construction PAC (as of 10/24)

CupertinoResidents.org - Cupertino Residents For Local Ethical Government (Committee # 1412139) - the group behind the "Why?" signs, And flyers attacking Jon Willey and Liang Chao

• Funding: Total $52,750 from construction companies or PAC (as of 10/21)

Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated Entities

• Funding: $62,984 - opposing Jon Willey and Liang Chao (as of 10/30)

Cupertino Chamber of Commerce PAC

• Funding: $150,000 from KT Urban and $270,000 from Sand Hill Property Company (as of 10/10) to support Hung Wei, Orrin Mahoney, and Savita Vaidhyanathn.

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Cupertino Getting Things Done Together Supporting Vaidhyanathn, Mahoney and Wei 2018: 

• Principal Officers: Rebecca Olsen, Russell Miller, Dolly Sandoval and JR Fruen.

• Funding source: $29,000 from from Sand Hill Properties and $31,200 from a construction PAC (as of 10/25)

  • $29,000 from from Sand Hill Properties (as of 10/11)

    • $5,000 from Vallco Property Owner (10/3)

    • $8,000 from Vallco Property Owner (10/5)

    • $5,000 from Vallco Property Owner (10/8)

    • $11,000 from Vallco Property Owner (10/11)

  • $31,200 from a construction PAC. (as of 10/25)

    • $5,000 from Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigerator Fitters Local 393 Political Action Fund (10/5)

    • $5,250 from Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigerator Fitters Local 393 Political Action Fund (10/19)

    • $10,700 from Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices Local 483 PAC (10/24)

    • $10,250 from BIEW 332 Education Fund, Electrical Workers Local 332 (10/25)

• Campaign forms: http://64.165.34.13/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=701392&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino

CupertinoResidents.org - Cupertino Residents For Local Ethical Government (Committee # 1412139) - the group behind the "Why?" signs

• Officers: Gary Jones, Nancy Warren, Oscar Hur, Michael Malik  

• Funding: Total $52,750 from construction companies or PAC (as of 10/21)

  • $2,500 from Daley's Drywall & Tapping Inc. in Campbell (10/11)

  • $3,500 from KDS Plumbing, Inc. in north San Jose (10/11)

  • $1,000 from Richard Lowenthal (10/11)

  • $10,000 from Redwood Electrical Group (10/15)

  • $5,000 from Joint Electrical Industry Fund (10/15)

  • $16,000 from South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Committee on Political Education (10/15)

  • $1,250 from Wylie, McBride, Platten & Renner (10/15)

  • $2,500 from California Labor Force (10/18)

  • $5,000 from American Drilling (10/19)

  • $2,500 from K-1/K-2 Ranch Trust Account (10/19)

  • $2,500 from Kico Lin (10/19)

  • $1,000 from Richard Lowenthal (10/21)

• Campaign disclosure forms: http://64.165.34.13/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=702545&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino

Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated Entities (Independent expenditures)   

• Funding Total: $62,984 (as of 10/30)

  • Independent Expenditure against Jon Willey: $51,631 (as of 10/30)

  • Independent Expenditure against Liang Chao: $11,353  (as of 10/12)

• Campaign disclosure forms:  http://64.165.34.13/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=706186&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino                      

Cupertino Chamber of Commerce PAC

• Funding: $150,000 from KT Urban and $270,000 from Sand Hill Property Company (as of 10/10)

  • Funding to support Hung Wei: $50,000 from KT Urban and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated, $1000 from San Jose Water Company  (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-01) and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-04)

  • Funding to support Orrin Mahoney: $50,000 from KT Urban and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated, $1000 from San Jose Water Company  (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-02) and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-05)

  • Funding to support Savita Vaidhyanathn: $50,000 from KT Urban and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated, $1000 from San Jose Water Company  (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-03) and $45,000 from Sand Hill Property Company and Affiliated (Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report G18-CUP-06)

• Campaign discloure forms: http://64.165.34.13/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=650570&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino

Posted 24th October 2018 by Better Cupertino