Danessa - Barry Chang's Campaign Contribution from Sand Hill and Other Developers

From Danessa Techmanski
To: CityCouncil@cupertino.org

Dear Cupertino City Council Members,

As you know, I have spoken up at previous City Council Meetings regarding my concern over Barry Chang’s impartiality regarding upcoming Cupertino developments, especially Vallco, that are for consideration. Please understand that I have nothing personal against Barry Chang as a person, but his campaign contributions, his attempts at obscuring the actual identities of donors, and the gross amounts from persons with interests in those projects seems completely unethical (if not illegal in some cases). Barry should recuse himself from voting on these projects in good faith and conscience as an elected representative of the will of the citizens of Cupertino, and not as of Sand Hill Properties.

The FPPC is currently looking into Chang, and I feel that his participation in any decisions regarding The Hills at Vallco remain questionable, and I fear that they will reflect poorly on our City as a whole. It makes me incredibly sad as I was a previous supporter of Mayor Chang.

In particular, concerning the Vallco project, if Mayor Chang plans to vote on, or give permits to any of these developments he is also acting in violation of Government Code 84308, Sec. 6b that states:

No officer of an agency shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from any party, his agent, or participant, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use is pending, or for three months following that decision if the officer has any reason to know that the participant has a financial interest.

A partial list, to the best of my knowledge, of Vallco’s subcontractor’s with a vested financial interest are listed below. Please be aware that this list is only partial because out of the roughly $320,000. given to Chang by contractors, it is hard to assign their affiliation to each upcoming project in Cupertino until their contracts, or involvement are made public as those developments commence.

The Hills at Vallco —Total $75,600

REDWOOD ELECTRIC GROUP- Did Main Street Cupertino with Peter Pau

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

$8,400

M-E ENGINEERS, INC President Martin E. Ragain

WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033

$8,400

SOUTH BAY CONSTRUCTION (They worked on Netflix and Homestead Square at Homestead and De Anza)—These guys are huge and all over the Bay.

They are pairing with The Carlyle Group to build The Creekside in Campbell https://www.facebook.com/SouthBayConstruction/

CAMPBELL, CA 95008

$8,400

CAMERON PEACH (Partner South Bay Construction above)

LOS GATOS, CA 95030

INVESTOR/SELF

$8,400

JB CAHOON (Partner South Bay Construction above)

CAMPBELL, CA 95008

INVESTOR/SELF

$8,400

RICHARD FURTADO (CEO South Bay Construction above)

SAN JOSE, CA 95124

INVESTOR/SELF

$8,400

LARRY PATERSON (Top sales executive for South Bay Construction)

FREMONT, CA 94536

INVESTOR/SELF

$8,400

Devcon Construction:690 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 408-942-8200

Did Main Street Cupertino, Netflix, and other large buidlings with Sand Hill. 

May 29, 2016

$8,400

Filizetti, Gary J., Manager, Devcon Construction, Inc.

May 29, 2016

$8,400

I am so sorry about the stress that all of this has caused to any of you. Please know that you all have my full faith, best regards, and support as my elected representatives, and I only wish you the best.

Most sincerely,

Danessa Techmanski