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Supplemental Report
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April 4, 2023
Liang Chao
2/8/23 4/6/23
(updated on 4/6 to add one missing item.)
2023-02-08 Meeting with Frances Herbert, a consultant for San Jose Spotlight, a San Jose
Spotlight
• They are expanding their coverage to Cupertino and surrounding areas.
• Their survey to understand the general feelings of residents about media coverage, city
governance, and the possibility of San José Spotlight expanding to cover their city:
https://forms.gle/UZC4779wE3pYKU1K9
2023-02-09 Ride along with Captain Neil Valenzuala of the Sheriff's office and visited the
substation in Main Street
2023-02-11 Global Federation of Chinese Business Women, Northern California Chapter ( ੈք
䕅ɛʈਠɾΆ၍䔼d̏̋ʻʱ䔼) Annual Meeting for installation of officers
• Invited by the new president Alice Kao, also a Cupertino resident.
• They connect many professional women to take on many charity projects.
Many members are Cupertino residents.
2023-02-11 Meet & Greet with elected officials held by the League of Women's Voters of
Cupertino-Sunnyvale
• All 5 Cupertino Council members attended. There are other elected officials from the City of
Sunnyvale and school boards. Chatted with some LWV volunteers
.
2023-02-18 Ivymax Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Award Ceremony
• Ivymax shared their programs and the charitable projects done by their foundation in the
U.S. and other countries.
2023-02-22 Santa Clara County Recycle and Waste Reduction Committee meeting
Representing West Valley cities, with an appointment by Cities Association
• They approved the annual legislative platform and the staff will take positions on bills based
on the platform. The committee requested to bring the platform back to consider potential
revision for next year.
• A presentation by a consultant on the effectiveness of an information campaign to improve
organic waste recycling for the divided garbage cans used in Milpitas and Sunnyvale.
2023‐02‐23 Meeting with shopping mall operators to learn about challenges and strategies for
operating shopping malls
• Introduced by Santosh Rao. Council member Moore was also invited to attend.
• They mainly operate stripe malls in South Cal or midwest areas. They aggressively recruit
desirable retailers to come to the stripe malls they operate. They carefully provide a retail mix
which compliment each other with different rental rates.
• They don’t think online sales hurt brick and mortar stores at all and commented that many
online sale companies are establishing their own brick and mortar stores.
Invited the City Manager and Economic Development Manager to join the meeting. The CTO
attended virtually later in the meeting representing the City Manager.
2023‐03‐05 US‐China Chamber of Commerce annual meeting for installation of new officers
invited by the incoming President Marian Chaney
• Many of their members are in Cupertino and surrounding areas. They hope to work with the
cities to support businesses.
• They are completely grassroot funded with no support from any foreign government.
2023‐03‐08 Greeted the Consul General Zhang from China
• Mayor and Vice Mayor stayed for a presentation by the city staff. I left after an initial greeting
to avoid any Brown Act violation.
2023‐03‐16 met with Rhoda Fry for Public Storage Building and observed the impact from the
condos across I‐280
• This is in preparation for the reconsideration petition for 2 freeway facing signs on April 21
council agenda.
2023‐03‐17 Dinner banquet by Alpha G to celebrate their Grand Opening of the Silicon Valley
branch
• I was the only Council member from Cupertino. There were Council members from Milpitas
and Fremont, but not San Jose. The event in Grant Dynasty filled the entire main banquet room/
• I assumed Alpha G is located in Cupertino as the city staff arranged for the Grand Opening
earlier on 3/7 and signed me up for this banquet. But as it turns out, their office is on De Anza
Blvd, but in San Jose city limit.
2023‐03‐25 Senior Center Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
• The entire Senior Center was transformed into an outer space galaxy from the ceiling to the
wall and the table decoration and name cards. The decoration was all done by the Senior Center
staff. I expressed appreciation for the staff and the volunteers.
• The Kiwanis Club provided the food plus a goody bag for this Volunteer Appreciation dinner
and they have been doing it every day. This seems to be a club who donates regularly to serve
the citizens, but never asked for grant funding or fee waivers from the City. I expressed my
appreciation to the Kiwanis Club representative there.