Liang-Fang Chao

The City of Cupertino's 2026 Legislative Platform provides a framework for its regional, state, and federal legislative priorities. It is guided by principles including fiscal responsibility, local control, sustainability, infrastructure and mobility, fostering a healthy, safe, and resilient community, and ensuring quality education. The platform aims to protect existing funding, oppose unfunded mandates, support local decision-making, advance environmental goals, maintain and enhance infrastructure, improve public safety and well-being, and advocate for adequate education funding.

The 2021 Legislative Platform for the City of Cupertino outlines guiding principles for its regional, state, and federal legislative priorities. It focuses on fiscal responsibility, maintaining local control, and promoting sustainability efforts including environmental protection and climate adaptation. Key strategic areas further include enhancing infrastructure and mobility, fostering a healthy, safe, and resilient community by supporting vulnerable populations and public safety, and ensuring access to quality education. The platform serves as a comprehensive reference for legislative positions and objectives, guiding the City's advocacy strategy for the year.

The 2022 Legislative Platform for the City of Cupertino provides a framework for its regional, state, and federal legislative priorities, serving as a reference for legislative positions and objectives. Its guiding principles include Fiscal Responsibility, Local Control, Sustainability, Infrastructure and Mobility, Healthy, Safe and Resilient Community, and Education. The plan outlines a focused advocacy strategy to support these areas.

The 2026 State of the City Address, presented by the City Manager, outlined the progress made, ongoing challenges, and priorities for the coming year. A key component of the event included remarks from public safety partners. The Sheriff's office provided an update noting increases in residential and vehicle burglaries, a decrease in identity theft, and discussed the cessation of using Flock for ALPR services while emphasizing continued collaboration and community engagement efforts, such as neighborhood watch meetings. The Fire Chief reported on fire district operations, including station coverage, apparatus acquisitions (including seven new type 1 fire engines), and the successful acquisition of a 10-acre site for a new fleet maintenance shop and training facility. The Fire Chief also detailed responses to structure fires in November, attributed partly to seasonal heating use, and discussed fire prevention activities and the increasing wildland fire risk in hillside communities. Community education initiatives for both departments, including safety workshops and emergency alert systems, were highlighted.

The 2020 Legislative Platform for the City of Cupertino establishes guiding principles for its regional, state, and federal legislative priorities. The plan is built upon six key principles: Fiscal Responsibility, Local Control, Sustainability, Infrastructure and Mobility, Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Community, and Education. It serves as a reference for legislative positions and objectives to guide the City Council, Legislative Review Committee, and staff throughout the year, forming the foundation of a focused advocacy strategy.