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News Briefs
Planning commission nixes controversial land-use policy
The Cupertino Planning Commission unanimously voted to eliminate Policy 2-80 of the General Plan at its Jan. 28 meeting. The Cupertino City Council received a letter from the Stevens Canyon Residents Association to consider an amendment to the policy, which is related to public and quasi-public land uses. City staff and the planning commission recommended authorization for amendment at a Dec. 3 city council meeting.
Chris Wendt, speaking on behalf of the Stevens Canyon residents at the Dec. 3 meeting, said the open-ended policy was vague, misleading and costly to applicants.
The concern of the Stevens Canyon residents is the possible development of the Canyon Heights Academy, which currently resides in Mountain View. City staff said an application for the academy project has not been accepted as of yet. But Wendt said if the amendment is not made, other residents, applicants and city officials should be equally concerned with future highintensity projects.
Geoff Patnoe, planning commissioner, said if the council supports the recommendation to eliminate the policy at its Feb. 4 meeting, developers for the Canyon Heights Academy would have to modify their potential proposal.
Leadership workshop to be held at library
A leadership workshop for Asian American high school students and their parents called, "Pathways to Leadership," will be held in the Community Room at the Cupertino Library Feb. 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Insight College Prep Centers is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public. Those interested should call Insight to register at 408.252.5050.
Preschools hold open houses
Two preschool sites are having an open house Feb. 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to let prospective parents meet the teachers, and staff will be available to answer any questions.
The open houses will be held at the Monta Vista Recreation Center, located at 22601 Voss Avenue, and the Quinlan Community Center, located at 10185 North Stelling Road. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 408.777.3120.
Chamber to hold second STAR Awards March 9
The Cupertino Chamber of Commerce is holding its second annual STAR Awards Banquet March 9 at Louis Village in San Jose, located at 1465 W. San Carlos. The Chamber will be recognizing three outstanding businesses and its Citizen of the Year for 2001. Award winners include Linda Walker, Citizen of the Year; the Law Offices of Jelinch & Rendler, Cupertino National Bank, and Hanson Permanente Cement were named small, medium and large businesses of the year, respectively.
Vision claims success in Cupertino with vote-by-mail
Vision New America Inc. claimed success in its efforts to get Asian American residents of Cupertino to vote in the November 2001 elections. Vision New America initiated a vote-by-mail campaign, mailing flyers to all the Asian American voters in the city of Cupertino.
Information from the Registrar of Voters showed of the 2,257 Asian American voters, 792 voted by mail via absentee ballot--an increase of more than 50 percent compared with last year, according to Anna Wang, executive director.
Vision New America is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Asian American civic participation.
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