In
a candidate endorsement forum, put on by the
Santa Clara County Democratic Party on August
26th, one candidate was spreading false
information (again) regarding the Vallco SB-35
project. Whether it was intentional, or due to
lack of knowledge, is immaterial, neither
scenario is acceptable.
The City of
Cupertino has not denied or delayed
the issuance of an excavation permit for the
Vallco SB-35 project, contrary to what was
reported in the Silicon Valley Business
Journal (an inexperienced reporter was simply
quoting the property owner and did not do any
fact-checking). The property owner has not yet
completed the submissions necessary for an
excavation permit. They have submitted
incomplete applications four times. Their
fifth submission was made in early August and
is under staff review. Please read https://www.cupertino.org/Home/Components/News/News/5026/26 to get the
facts (Silicon Valley Business Journal will
not, of course, be publishing the City's
response to the inaccuracies in their
article).
Additionally, in
the same Silicon Valley Business Journal
article, it was reported that the property
owner claimed that if the SB-35 project had
been in another city that it would already
have been built by now. This is also untrue.
The SB-35 project is very large and will
require five to seven years to construct, if
the property owner moves forward with it; even
if the property owner had properly applied for
permits two years ago, which they did not, the
project would still be years from completion.
Voters need to be
cautious about believing the false narratives
being promulgated by developers and the
candidates that they are supporting and
funding. No voter should be intentionally
misled by candidates. |
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