Cupertino City Council Considers Housing at Vallco
On June 4th, the Cupertino City Council held a four-hour study session to discuss the redevelopment of the former Vallco Mall (Vallco), a 58-acre site located across the freeway from Apple’s new headquarters. The Vallco site presents a huge opportunity for the city to respond to the need for more housing in the Silicon Valley– […]
SV@Home Conducts Post Mortem on Senate Bill 827 with State Senator Scott Wiener
Following the recent legislative defeat of Senate Bill (SB) 827, Silicon Valley at Home (SV@Home) brought together supporters and opponents of the bill at an Affordable Housing Week forum on May 17 to discuss the future of affordable housing in California. Moderated by San Jose Mercury News Reporter Louis Hansen, the panel featured State Senator Scott Wiener, who authored SB […]
Santa Clara County & San Jose Designate May 11 to May 18 Affordable Housing Week
The Santa Clara County board of supervisors declared May 11 to May 18 as Affordable Housing Week during their regular May 8 meeting. In remarks that will resonate throughout the year, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian said: “Officially, Affordable Housing Week will run from May 11 through May 18, but unofficially […]
Vallco Affordable Housing Is a Huge Opportunity for Cupertino
In the last Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle– 2007 to 2014– the City of Cupertino approved the development of 69 new affordable units, only 12% of its RHNA goal. This may be about to change. On March 28th, Sand Hill Properties became only the second developer in the State to use new Senate Bill […]
Cupertino Hosts Community Meeting on Vallco Mall
On Tuesday, March 15th, Opticos, the consultant for the City of Cupertino’s Vallco Special Area Specific Plan, held a second community meeting for the Plan Area to provide information and gather community feedback. The Plan will establish development standards and land use patterns for this 58-acre site at the northwest corner of Wolfe Road […]
Public Weighs in on Vallco Special Area Specific Plan
On February 22 the consultant team for the Vallco Special Area Specific Plan hosted an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) scoping meeting, during which members of the public could weigh in on potential development scenarios that should be considered for the Vallco Special Area. Similar to SV@Home’s recommendations, many participants suggested that the EIR include a project […]
