Thank You Donors for More Than $6000 in 24 Hours. Attend March 31 Council Meeting to Oppose Vallco Initiative and Support CCSGI

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Thank You for Doubling Our 24-Hour Goal

The 24-Hour Fund Matching Campaign has raised $4426 dollars in 24 hours double our goal of $2000. Together we've raised $6426 within just 24 hours. Thank you to the generous donation of every donor. And special thanks for the anonymous donor for providing the $2000 matching fund. Every dollar of your donation will be put into attorney fees or outreach to more voters to protect our beloved Cupertino.

$100 Per Household Campaign Ends on March 31

If you have not donated to CCSGI, we encourage you to donate by March 31. Each round of mailers to all registered voters will cost $10,000. The more donation would enable us to reach more voters so that they are not confused by developers' empty promises on their glossy flyers.

Attend March 31 Council Meeting to Oppose Vallco Initiative and Support CCSGI

On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 6:45pm, a special City Council Meeting will be held for the Council to take the next action on CCSGI after reviewing the Election Code 9212 Impact Report. The Council can either adopt CCSGI right away or put CCSGI on the November ballot. In the same meeting, the Council will also order 9212 Impact Report for Sand Hill's Vallco Town Center Specific Plan Initiative.

It is important for all who strongly oppose Sand Hill's Vallco Town Center Specific Plan Initiative to speak up to object the developers for abusing the initiative process for their personal financial gain. Speak up on issues that should be covered in the 9212 Impact Report. All those who object to the Council's allocation of 2 million square feet of office at Vallco without sufficient public input in Dec. 2014 should also speak up because it was that massive office allocation that put Cupertino on the path of urbanization, with The Hills of Vallco leading the way.

A - Proposed Vallco Initiative (334 page Initiative to be adopted into law)
B - Title and Summary

The 9212 Impact Report for CCSGI is very biasd and full of misinformation as expected, just as what other community groups have warned. The 9212 Impact Report is supposed to be impartial and the City is supposed to be neutral. Unfortunately, more often than not, impartiality and neutrality are hard when a citizens' initiative is proposed due to an unresponsive government. For all who are concerned about the successful passage of CCSGI, we would like you to exercise judgement when reading the 9212 Impact Report authored by paid consultants whose clients also include cities as well as real estate developers.

Here is the packets for Agenda Item 2: 9212 Impact Report for CCSGI
https://cupertino.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2676096&GUID=1273C787-DBA1-40D9-9793-264D26DAC861&Options=&Search=

In the mean time, the CCSGI committee and their attorneys stand by the content posted on CCSensibleGrowth.org:

What the initiative WILL Do:

• It WILL encourage projects that adhere to the Cupertino General Plan.

• It WILL require voters’ approval for over-sized projects that violate the standards in the Cupertino General Plan that are set by the initiative.

• It WILL affirm the City's goal of enhancing Vallco as a regional and community destination for retail, dining, and entertainment.
• It WILL increase sales tax revenue by retaining Vallco as a regional shopping mall.
• It WILL retain the existing height limits, to preserve the character of Cupertino, while promoting balanced growth.

• It WILL help prevent further traffic gridlock through sensible and balanced growth that respects the City’s infrastructure limits.

• It WILL help prevent additional overcrowding of public schools through sensible and balanced growth that respects the City’s infrastructure limits.

What the initiative WILL NOT Do:

• It WILL NOT stop any development project that abides by the limits it sets within the General Plan.
• It WILL NOT stop any project. It only requires that City Council approval of over-sized projects be confirmed by Cupertino’s voters.
• It WILL NOT take away City Council’s ability to increase citywide office allocation, residential allocation or hotel or retail allocation.
• It WILL NOT change the existing maximum height, except at Vallco.  At Vallco  there are currently no height guidelines.

• It WILL NOT prevent Vallco from having housing or office.  Housing or office at Vallco would be allowed if approved by a majority of voters.

• It WILL NOT prevent growth.  The initiative just re-enforces the City’s current plan so that growth is sustainable.

Home: CCSensibleGrowth.org and BetterCupertino.org

Questions: CCSensibleGrowth@gmail.com

Paid for by Committee supporting Cupertino Citizens' Sensible Growth Initiative, PO Box 1132, Cupertino, CA 95015, FPPC# 1381645. 

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