Speech by Brooke Ezzat
Feb. 2, 2015 Cupertino City Council Meeting
Approximately a week ago, Mayor Chang gave his state of the city address; we would like to give a state of the Cupertino Citizens' Sensible Growth Initiative update. In a period of 5 weeks, despite inclement weather, holidays and post-holiday lulls, being thrown out of city facilities where we have the right to gather signatures, and being followed by goons, we gathered over 4 thousand signatures. In a city that is relatively apolitical, this is indicative of the level of outrage citizens feels at the council’s and developers attempt to turn Cupertino into an urban planning nightmare.
Despite the promises the council made to residents regarding the GPA, it was passed anyway, necessitating the need for this Initiative. There are developments that will come up for review prior to the Initative being placed on the ballot. We demand a moratorium on project approvals, including, but not limited to the Oaks, Goodyear Tire, Vallco and Mariana Foods until the Initiative is decided. We have demonstrated that we have the political will to act and we will have no problem joining with our associates to act again.
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