Housing and Jobs

The city of Cupertino has one of the best jobs to housing ratios in the area and has entitled 3,457 residential units, far above and beyond the 1,064 residential units required by RHNA. Please see my blog post for more information: https://kitty4cupertino.org/blog/x6uyg7e2405znpedyha965y8rgxm9v

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about extremely rapid societal changes, many of which will leave permanent impacts.  Teleworking, closed schools, social distancing, online shopping, bankruptcies of small and large businesses, job losses, and shifting economies, have changed how our residents live.  We need to watch how the region moves forward and be responsive to resident needs.  How will employees be working in the long term? How much office space will be needed? How much out-migration are we experiencing? How will housing and office need to be built in the future? What changes need to be made? All of these issues require flexibility and cooperation.

The city must be proactive in acquiring funding for low income and homeless projects. The city has and continues to work with small businesses and tenants to help them during the pandemic to preserve jobs and prevent evictions.

With regards to the homeless encampments on Wolfe Rd., the city Manager, Deb Feng, has been very actively working, under the direction of City Council, to resolve this complex problem. The city has provided sanitation services to the area and it is a top priority.