Thursday, May 17, 2012
State Senate and Assembly candidates will focus on education and education funding.
A forum for State Senate and Assembly candidates gives voters in Cupertino and surrounding areas an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates in a Friday night assembly at Cupertino Community Hall. This forum, which will be livecast online, will focus on education and education funding issues and is the first to take into account the “top-two” open primaries format along with the newly redistricted Assembly and Senate seats. As a result of redistricting, Cupertino falls in Assembly District 28 and Senate District 15. (Redrawn districts can be found at HealthyCity.org.) Assembly district candidates who will be at the forum include incumbent Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Palo Alto) who represents currently drawn District 22, and Los Gatos…
Monday, May 14, 2012
May 21 is the deadline to register to vote in the state's June 5 primary election, and the deadline to submit a request to vote by mail is May 29.
With all the campaign commercials, stump speeches and baby kissing, it might be difficult to actually remember to register to vote in California's upcoming June 5 primary election. That's why Cupertino Patch is here to remind you that the deadline for voters looking to cast their ballots in the election season's first round is Monday, May 21. To register to vote in Santa Clara County, voters can pick up a registration form from the Cupertino City Clerk's office, located inside City Hall, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Registrants can also call the Santa Clara Registrar of Voters at 1-866-VOTE. For those who wish to vote by mail, the deadline to submit a request for a …
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wang joins Barry Chang in challenging State Sen. Joe Simitian for the District 5 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor seat.
Kris Wang officially announced Friday her candidacy for a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Wang, who termed out as Cupertino City Councilmember, had filed an intent to run but until now was reluctant to declare a formal run saying she was still in the “exploration” phase. "After a great deal of encouragement from family and community leaders, I am excited for the opportunity to represent the cities of Cupertino, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, West San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills at the county level,” Wang said in an announcement. Wang’s announcement follows Cupertino Councilman Barry Chang’s recent kickoff celebration at Hong Fu Restaurant. The two Cupertino residents challenge …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Newly elected Rod Sinks sworn in at council meeting Tuesday night, along with Gilbert Wong for his second term. Kris Wang applauded for 8 years of service.
Councilmember Mark Santoro was elected mayor of Cupertino by the city's newest council on Tuesday night, pledging transparency in government and eliminating an unpopular rule limiting public comment. The council also elected Orrin Mahoney as vice mayor. It's his second time in the position, having already served as vice mayor and mayor during his first four years. The votes were not unanimous. Councilmember Barry Chang tersely abstained in an apparent protest. One year ago Chang was snubbed by the council for the vice mayor position, which by tradition he was in line for. Had he been elected vice mayor then, he might have become mayor this year. Just prior to the mayor and vice mayor votes, the council said goodbye to Councilmember Kris …
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
First-time candidate Rod Sinks had a strong showing in the Nov. 8 election.
The total votes for the two Cupertino City Council winners drew closer once all the mail-in ballots were counted pulling newcomer Rod Sinks within 143 votes of incumbent Gilbert Wong, the city's current mayor. Not 2005 has a race been so close between top vote-getters when Patrick Kwok edged out Dolly Sandoval by 108 votes for overall winner in the election with three open seats. Orrin Mahoney grabbed that third seat more than 2,300 votes behind second-place Sandoval. When Mahoney ran for reelection in 2009 he took top honors in another three-seat race that gave him 610 more votes than second-place Barry Chang, who slid ahead of Mark Santoro by 70 votes. Cupertino City Council
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Gilbert Wong won a second term on council, but he couldn't convince voters to elect Marty Miller, who was beat by the grassroots organizing of Rod Sinks.
Cash may be king, but Tuesday night’s Cupertino Council election results proved that sometimes good old fashioned grassroots organizing trumps even a big campaign chest. The results have yet to be certified by the Registrar of Voters, but initial results indicate that newcomer Rod Sinks won his first bid for election over both long-time Fremont Union School Board Trustee Homer Tong and three-time council candidate Marty Miller, despite raising less money than Mayor Gilbert Wong and Miller, and garnering less big-time political endorsements. Even heavy campaigning by first place winner Wong wasn’t enough to bring Miller onto council. Initially Miller was right behind Sinks in the results, but on Wednesday updated results showed that Tong …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The winners are still Gilbert Wong and Rod Sinks, but the total vote counts and order have changed.
As the Santa Clara County Registrar office continues to count ballots the number of votes each candidate has increased though the overall winners so far, Gilbert Wong and Rod Sinks, remains the same as Tuesday. Sinks closed the gap some on Wong, and Homer Tong overtook Marty Miller for third place. Donna Austin's position didn't change but her overall percentage of votes dipped while Chris Zhang gained. Cupertino Patch will continue to bring updates on the tallies. Cupertino City Council
Rod Sinks edges out Marty Miller to take an open seat; Measure C wins easily.
Gilbert Wong is back for another four-year term on Cupertino's City Council, joined by newcomer Rod Sinks who will serve his first term on the council. Wong, the city's current mayor, brought in 22 percent of the vote. Sinks followed with 20 percent, edging Cupertino Planning Commissioner Marty Miller by 331 votes. "I'm really humbled and honored that the voters of Cupertino re-elected me to a second term," he said. Wong said he is looking forward to continuing the work he started in his first term, which includes Apple's new headquarters, as well as issues such as reducing traffic around public schools and keeping public safety strong through the city's continued contract with the Sherrif's office. Sinks said he was grateful for the …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Measure C winning by big margin.
Mayor Gilbert Wong is leading by more than 400 votes in the early vote count, while Rod Sinks and Marty Miller aree are following close behind in a battle for second place for the Cupertino City Council, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Only 122 votes are between Sinks and Miller. With 23 percent of the votes counted, Homer Tong is trailing in fourth place, with Donna Austin in fifth, and Chris Zhang at the bottom. (See box below) Measure C appears headed for certain approval, with 83 percent of the voters saying "yes". The measure will allow the city to raise its transient occupancy tax from 10 percent to 12 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The extra revenue is expected to make up for at least part of the sales tax …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wong has $34,000 in cash available for final week before Nov. 8 election; he's raised more than $67,000, double and triple the amounts raised by others.
Cash is always king, and Mayor Gilbert Wong possesses a pile of cash many times greater than his competitors as he campaigns to retain his seat on the City Council in next Tuesday’s election, documents show. In addition, Wong has raised double and even triple the amount other candidates have collected. As of Oct. 27, Wong had raised $67,748, with $34,309 in cash on hand for the final election week push, according to campaign reporting documents. His nearest competitor, Marty Miller, reported $15,535 in cash available, followed by Homer Tong with more than $10,000, Chris Zhang with about $8,300, and Rod Sinks and Donna Austin with just under $5,000 each. “Am I going to use all of that money? I hope I don’t have to,” Wong said on Tuesday, …
Neighbor NextDoor
3:19 am on Monday, January 30, 2012
We shall remember Kris Wang's response at the 2007 Candidate's Forum to the question why she NEVER took any action as the mayor of Cupertino or a member of the city council to counter Lehigh Southwest Cement's continuing blatant pollution detrimental to the environment and the public health. She said that the global warming problem, by definition, is a global problem and that is NOT something … more ›