Written Communications (Updated 3-09-2023) — Cupertino City Council, March 7, 2023 (part 3 of 5)

DHILLON LAW GROUP INC.
177 POST STREET, SUITE 700 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 | 415.433.1700 | 415.520.6593 (F) A (case docket from San Mateo Superior Court). 1 As crystal clear from the court docket, Mr.

Wang pled “No Contest” to the single misdemeanor charge (PC 653m(b), Annoying Telephone Call to Place of Work), and pled not guilty to the remaining two felony charges (PC 529(3), Personate to Make Other Liable, and PC 530.5, Unauthorized Use of Personal Identification) – neither of which accused him of sending “revenge porn.” The docket further reflects, without ambiguity, that on January 13, 2004, Mr. Wang entered a plea of no contest to the misdemeanor count, and that all remaining counts were dismissed, without any finding of guilt. See Exhibit A (“[u]pon motion of people all remaining counts dismissed. Reason: negotiated plea.”). The docket further reflects that Mr. Wang was ordered to pay a fine “to State restitution fund” and complete 50 hours of public service work; there is no mention of any attorney fee payment.

Nowhere in the criminal case docket, or in the underlying Penal Code statutes, is “revenge porn” discussed. The widely accepted definition of revenge porn is “the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos of individuals without their permission.”2See also Cal. Penal Code §647(j)(4) (California’s “revenge porn” statute, criminalizing “[a] person who intentionally distributes the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, or an image of the person depicted engaged in an act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexual penetration, or an image of masturbation by the person depicted or in which the person depicted participates, under circumstances in which the persons agree or understand that the image shall remain private….”). We are aware of no source – governmental or otherwise – indicating that Mr. Wang has engaged in the conduct of sending revenge porn to anyone.

Despite these facts, on August 26, 2019, you published the following statements on NextDoor.com, addressed to Mr. Wang (see Exhibit B):
 “You plead no contest to sending revenge porn. The record was later expunged after you completed your sentence of community service and paid restitution in the form of attorney’s fees, and a certain amount of time passed.”  “I went back and looked at the San Jose Spotlight article – it appears that you plead no-contest in two cases: one for the revenge porn, and one for making harassing phone calls to someone at work…[including link to https://sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-policymaker-in-hot-water-for-past-sexualharassment-lawsuit/]”;  “@Ray I’m not sure of the difference between revenge porn and signing someone up for porn sites. Maybe you could explain. I don’t have experience in either one of them…I reviewed the San Mateo County online docket. It confirms what was reported in the press.”)

1 The docket for this case can be accessed, for free, via the San Mateo Superior Court’s website http://www.sanmateocourt.org/online services/odyssey portals.php. 2 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge porn.

Mr. Ian Greensides
November 12, 2019

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DHILLON LAW GROUP INC.
177 POST STREET, SUITE 700 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 | 415.433.1700 | 415.520.6593 (F) Further, on August 26, 2019 you sent an email to Cupertino City Council members and Planning Commissioners, stating that “[Mr. Wang] continues to make repeated false comments on ND [NextDoor] about his computer having been hacked by a real estate developer in 2003, when he was charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor for having revenge porn sent to a City Council candidate in Redwood City…”
Each of these statements is provably false. First, Mr. Wang has never been charged with sending revenge porn to anyone, and by your own concession, you used this term with a reckless disregard for what it meant. See Exhibit B (“I’m not sure of the difference between revenge porn and signing someone up for porn sites.”) The sending of revenge porn is a crime under California Penal Code 647(j)(4).

Second, Mr. Wang did not “plead no contest to sending revenge porn” – as is clear from free and publicly accessible court records (Exhibit A), Mr. Wang pled no contest only to a single misdemeanor charge, and vigorously denied the remaining charges, which were dismissed without a finding of guilt.3
Third, your false statements are not supported by either the court docket or “what was reported in the press,” as you claim. Indeed, the San Jose Spotlight article that you cite nowhere mentions the term “revenge porn,” and instead confirms what this letter describes: that Mr. Wang “pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of ‘making annoying telephone calls to a place of work.” The article also discusses allegations that Ms. Rosanne Foust made against Mr. Wang in a civil lawsuit, but notes that Mr. Wang vigorously opposed the allegations, and that the lawsuit ultimately settled with no adjudication of guilt. See https://sanjosespotlight.com/cupertinopolicymaker-in-hot-water-for-past-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/.

Suffice it to say, while a reasonable reader would understand your comments to mean that Mr. Wang has sent – and has admitted to sending – revenge porn, these statements are false, lack any corroboration from external sources, and are directly contradicted by court records.

Your decision to broadly and inaccurately summarize the disposition of a 16-year old criminal case against Mr. Wang supports a finding that you published the statements with malice, as does your express admission that you didn’t know what “revenge porn” was when you accused Mr.

Wang of sending it.

Your Legal Liability to Mr. Wang
for Defamation per se
Defamation is an “invasion of the interest in reputation” that involves the intentional publication of a statement of fact that is false, unprivileged, and has a natural tendency to injure or which causes special damage. Gilbert v. Sykes (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 13, 27; Wong v. Jing (2010) 189 Cal.App.4th 1354, 1369. Publication occurs when the statement is communicated to at least one person other than the plaintiff who understands its defamatory meaning and that it

3 Nor was the criminal record in this case “expunged,” nor did Mr. Wang “pa[y] restitution in the form of attorney’s fees,” as is clear from the docket.

Mr. Ian Greensides
November 12, 2019

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DHILLON LAW GROUP INC.
177 POST STREET, SUITE 700 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 | 415.433.1700 | 415.520.6593 (F) refers to plaintiff. Shively v. Bozanich (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1230, 1242. Defamation per se exists when the false statement charges plaintiff with, among other things, criminal activity. Civ. C. §46(1); see also McGarry v. University of San Diego (2007) 154 Cal.App.4th 97, 112. When defamation is alleged against a public figure, the plaintiff must also prove that the defendant knew the statements were false or had serious doubts about the truth of the statements, when made.

As discussed above, you falsely stated that Mr. Wang sent revenge porn, that he was criminally charged with sending revenge porn, and that he pled no contest to that charge. None of this is true – in fact, Mr. Wang never sent or was charged with having sent revenge porn; both felony charges filed against him in 2003 were contested and ultimately dismissed with no finding of guilt; and Ms. Foust’s civil complaint against him was similarly dismissed with no finding of guilt. Your false statements also suggest that Mr. Wang is lying to the public about the 2003 criminal case (“[h]e continues to make repeated false comments on ND…”), and that he sought to hide or “expunge” the criminal record by “pa[ying] restitution in the form of attorney’s fees,” which is also false.

Further, it is clear from the evidence that you made these statements knowing them to be false and/or with serious doubts about their truth. By your own admission, you had no idea what “revenge porn” was when you accused Mr. Wang of being implicated with it. What’s more concerning, although you are a lawyer yourself, and you apparently “reviewed the San Mateo County online docket,” your statements directly contradict those records, meaning you lacked a reasonable ground for believing that your statements were true when you published them. In addition, you have a motive to defame Mr. Wang, given your opposition to Mr. Wang’s position on Cupertino’s housing crisis. This evidence strongly supports a malice finding, sufficient to demonstrate a probability of prevailing on the defamation claims. See, e.g., Reader’s Digest Assn. v. Sup. Court (1984) 37 Cal.3d 244, 257-258 (factors such as hostility to plaintiff, using biased, unreliable sources, and making inherently improbable assertions may indicate defendant had “serious doubts” regarding truth of publication).

You intentionally made your statements to Mr. Wang’s constituency and colleagues in the Cupertino City Council. Although Mr. Wang will not be required to prove actual damages stemming from your defamation per se, he is regrettably suffering ongoing harm to his reputation, profession, and occupation as a result of your actions. As your conduct was malicious, Mr. Wang will also be entitled to recover punitive damages, should this matter proceed to trial.

Your Duty to Preserve All Evidence
Litigation is likely to ensue in this matter. Under governing state and federal laws, you are hereby placed on notice that you have an obligation to maintain hard copies of documents, as well as all e-mail and other electronically stored information, pertaining to this dispute and the surrounding events, including all communications with or about Mr. Wang.

Mr. Ian Greensides
November 12, 2019

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DHILLON LAW GROUP INC.
177 POST STREET, SUITE 700 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 | 415.433.1700 | 415.520.6593 (F) You must retain all copies of material that exist on any storage medium, including sources of data such as portable hard drives, memory cards, “thumb drives,” blackberry, personal digital assistants, mobile telephones, iPods®, and smartphones. This list is not exhaustive; these potential locations of relevant data are included by way of example only, and all documents relating in any way to the dispute set forth herein must be preserved. It may be necessary for you, or other persons under your control, such as managers, employees, and agents, to take affirmative steps to ensure that evidence is not destroyed. Please take such steps immediately.

Failure to do so could result in, among other things, court imposed sanctions and criminal charges.

Demand
As a result of the facts set forth above and the evidence already in our possession, we are highly confident in Mr. Wang’s ability to prevail on his claims at trial. However, in recognition of the effort and expense inherent in litigation, Mr. Wang is willing at this time to engage in settlement discussions to determine whether a resolution can be reached to resolve this issue. A settlement must include a retraction and correction of each of the defamatory statements discussed above, sufficient to inform all recipients of the inaccuracies of your factual assertions, and a public apology to Mr. Wang.

We request a response to this proposal no later than November 20, 2019. Meanwhile, Mr.

Wang reserves all rights to seek redress for his grievances, which we continue to investigate. If you have any questions about the contents of this letter, please contact me or my colleague, Dorothy C. Yamamoto. We look forward to your prompt response.

Regards,

Krista L. Baughman
Exhibit A

01/13/2004 Plea
Judicial Officer

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, SAN MATEO COUNTY
00 1
PC653M(B)-MISD-ANNOYING TELEPHONE CALL TO PLACE OF
WORK
No Contest / Nolo
Contendere
10/27/2003 Plea
Judicial Officer

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, SAN MATEO COUNTY
002 PC529(3)-FEL-PERSONATE TO MAKE OTHER LIABLE Not Guilty 10/27/2003 Plea
Judicial Officer

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, SAN MATEO COUNTY
003 PC530.5-FEL-UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION Not Guilty 03/13/2006 Disposition
001 PC653M(B)-MISD-ANNOYING TELEPHONE CALL TO PLACE OF WORK Dismissal: 1203.4 01/13/2004 Disposition
002 PC529(3)-FEL-PERSONATE TO MAKE OTHER LIABLE Dismissal: Negotiated Plea 01/13/2004 Disposition
00 3
PC530.5-FEL-UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PERSONAL

IDENTIFICATION
Dismissal: Negotiated
Plea
Events and Hearings
 09/19/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSAW: DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY IN SUPPORT OF ARREST WARRANT, FILED.
 09/19/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MISEN: FILE SENT TO JUDGE ELLIS
 09/19/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
OTHER: TO SIGN A/W
 09/22/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIRFL: FILE RETURNED TO CLERK'S OFFICE.
 09/22/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
AWAWA: ARREST WARRANT ISSUED TO RC ON 09/22/2003 . BAIL SET AT $5,000.00 . WARRANT SIGNED BY ELLIS, H. JAMES .
 09/23/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MISEN: FILE SENT TO JUDGE ELLIS
 09/23/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
OTHER: SENT MEMO TO JUDGE ELLIS REQUESTING THAT ARREST WARRANT BE RECALLED DUE TO D.A.'S ERROR IN ASKING FOR ARREST WARRANT RATHER THAN AN NTA.
 09/25/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIRFL: FILE RETURNED TO CLERK'S OFFICE.
 09/25/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
OTHER: PER JUDGE ELLIS,O.K. TO RECALL ARREST WARRANT.
 09/25/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
WWIRO: ARREST WARRANT ISSUED ON 09/22/2003 . RECALLED ON 09/25/2003 .
 10/14/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHNTC: NOTICE TO APPEAR SENT TO DEFENDANT ON 10/14/2003 TO APPEAR ON 10/27/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH DEPT. AR FOR MISDEMEANOR ARRAIGNMENT .
 10/24/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHRES: CASE SHIFTED FROM HEARING ON 10/27/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN

DEPARTMENT AR OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH TO HEARING ON 10/27/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPARTMENT 32 OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH .
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
HHELD: HEARING HELD ON 10/27/03 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH , D- 32 . HON. SUSAN GREENBERG, COURT
COMMISSIONER , PRESIDING. CLERK: ROSA VEGA . REPORTER: BETTY GALIN . CLERK2: SARAI MORENO . DEPUTY D.A. FORD . DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT: PLISKA .
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
HHMAR: MISDEMEANOR ARRAIGNMENT
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSPT: STIPULATION RE: JUDGE PRO TEMPORE HEARING MATTER.  10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
APAFD: DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT, BUT IS REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY PLISKA .
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
ARWVD: ARRAIGNMENT AND ADVICE OF RIGHTS WAIVED.
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
PLCEA: DEFENDANT THROUGH HIS/HER COUNSEL ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY TO ALL COUNTS.
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
JTDEM: DEFENDANT DEMANDS TRIAL BY JURY.
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
WTIMJ: TIME WAIVED FOR JURY TRIAL.
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHOTA: CASE CONTINUED TO 12/30/2003 AT 8:30 A.M. IN REDWOOD CITY IN DEPT. PT FOR PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. .
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHOTA: CASE CONTINUED TO 01/20/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN REDWOOD CITY IN DEPT. JT FOR JURY TRIAL. .
 10/27/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY S.MORENO ON 10/27/2003 .
 10/31/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHSET: APPEARANCE SET ON 11/05/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH DEPT. AR FOR TO SET AT REQUEST OF ATTORNEY .  11/04/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHRES: CASE SHIFTED FROM HEARING ON 11/05/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN

DEPARTMENT AR OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH TO HEARING ON 11/05/2003 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPARTMENT 32 OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH .
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
HHELD: HEARING HELD ON 11/05/03 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH , D- 32 . HON. SUSAN GREENBERG, COURT
COMMISSIONER , PRESIDING. CLERK: ROSA VEGA . REPORTER: JENELL MULLANEL . CLERK2: MICHAEL BOLANDER . DEPUTY D.A. JOO . DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT: PLISKA .
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
HHTOS: TO SET
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSPT: STIPULATION RE: JUDGE PRO TEMPORE HEARING MATTER.  11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
APAFD: DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT, BUT IS REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY PLISKA .
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
WTIMD: TIME CONTINUES TO BE WAIVED BY DEFENDANT/COUNSEL.  11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHOTA: CASE CONTINUED TO 01/06/2004 AT 8:30 A.M. IN REDWOOD CITY IN DEPT. PT FOR PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE AND TO SET .
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
SHOTA: CASE CONTINUED TO 01/13/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN REDWOOD CITY IN DEPT. AR FOR DISPOSITION AND TO SET .
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIVJT: JURY TRIAL SET ON 01/20/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. ORDERED VACATED.  11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIVOT: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. SET ON 12/30/2003 AT 8:30 A.M. ORDERED VACATED.
 11/05/2003 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY MBOLANDER ON 11/05/2003 .
 01/05/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SHRES: CASE SHIFTED FROM HEARING ON 01/06/2004 AT 8:30 A.M. IN

DEPARTMENT PT OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH TO HEARING ON 01/06/2004 AT 8:30 A.M. IN DEPARTMENT 29 OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH .
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHELD: HEARING HELD ON 01/06/04 AT 8:30 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH , D- 29 . HON. JOSEPH N GRUBER, COURT
COMMISSIONER , PRESIDING. CLERK: SARAI MORENO . REPORTER: TRACY WOOD . CLERK2: LISABETH FALLS . DEPUTY D.A. FEASEL . DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT: PLISKA .
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHPTE: PRE TRIAL CONFERENCE AND TO SET
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSPT: STIPULATION RE: JUDGE PRO TEMPORE HEARING MATTER.  01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
APWAT: DEFENDANT APPEARED WITH ATTORNEY PLISKA .
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
APNAD: NEITHER ATTORNEY NOR DEFENDANT PRESENT WHEN MATTER HEARD ON THE RECORD.
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SHPDS: PREVIOUS DATES REMAIN AS SET.
 01/06/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY L FALLS ON 01/06/2004 .
 01/12/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SHRES: CASE SHIFTED FROM HEARING ON 01/13/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN

DEPARTMENT AR OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH TO HEARING ON 01/13/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPARTMENT 31 OF SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHELD: HEARING HELD ON 01/13/04 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH , D- 31 . HON. CLARK LESLIE, COURT COMMISSIONER , PRESIDING. CLERK: IRMA LOPEZ-OCEGUEDA . REPORTER: RHONDA GUESS .

CLERK2: LISABETH FALLS . DEPUTY D.A. FORD . DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT: PLISKA .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHDOS: DISPOSITION AND TO SET
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSPT: STIPULATION RE: JUDGE PRO TEMPORE HEARING MATTER.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
APAFD: DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT, BUT IS REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY PLISKA .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
PLCEF: DEFENDANT THROUGH HIS/HER COUNSEL ENTERS A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE TO COUNT 1 . DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY BY COURT.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
FDWOR: DEFENDANT IS ADVISED OF, UNDERSTANDS, AND KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ALL THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS: WAIVES THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL; TO TRIAL BY JURY; TO CONFRONT AND CROSSEXAMINE ADVERSE WITNESSES; THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELFINCRIMINATION. THE COURT FINDS THAT THE DEFENDANT UNDERSTANDS

THE NATURE OF THE CHARGES, THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE, THE

DEFENSE THERETO, THE CONSEQUENCES OF PLEAS AND THE RANGE OF PENALTIES THERETO. WAIVER OF RIGHTS SIGNED.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
CDFRC: UPON MOTION OF PEOPLE ALL REMAINING COUNTS DISMISSED.

REASON: NEGOTIATED PLEA.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
WTSTB: TIME WAIVED FOR SENTENCING.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
ARWFS: DEFENDANT WAIVES FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT FOR SENTENCING.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SESCB: COUNT 1 IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE SUSPENDED. DEFENDANT IS PLACED ON COURT PROBATION FOR 2 YEARS; 0 MONTHS; 0 DAYS.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SECJL: AS TO COUNT 1 , DEFENDANT TO SERVE 0 YEAR(S), 0 MONTH(S), 2 DAY(S), 0 HOUR(S) IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SESEJ: DEFENDANT TO SURRENDER TO COUNTY JAIL ON 02/28/2004 AT 10:00 A.M. .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SESWP: DEFENDANT IS RECOMMENDED TO THE SHERIFF'S WORK
PROGRAM.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEPFX: TOTAL FINE AMOUNT PAYABLE, INCLUDING ALL ASSESSMENTS, IS $1,230.00 .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SERET: DEFENDANT ORDERED TO PAY $110.00 TO STATE RESTITUTION FUND. THIS PAYMENT IS A CONDITION OF PROBATION
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEPRC: DEFENDANT TO PAY FINE AND ASSESSMENTS THROUGH
MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEOAL: OBEY ALL LAWS. FOLLOW ALL ORDERS OF THE COURT/PROBATION OFFICER AND REPORT AS DIRECTED. NOTIFY THE COURT/ PROBATION OFFICER IMMEDIATELY OF ANY CHANGE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SENOC: DEFENDANT NOT TO CONTACT, CALL OR OTHERWISE
COMMUNICATE WITH VICTIM .
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIATS: ATTORNEY MAY SIGN.
 01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIASE: ALL SENTENCE ELEMENTS FOR THIS PROCEEDING ENTERED.  01/13/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY L FALLS ON 01/13/2004 .
 01/30/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEFCN: FINE PAID THROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE ON 01/30/2004 . RECEIPT NUMBER 41-0005 . AMOUNT PAID $1,230.00 .
 01/30/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEFCR: $110.00 RESTITUTION FUND PAID THROUGH THE CLERKS OFFICE.  02/11/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHMOD: MODIFICATION OF SENTENCE
 02/11/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SECSB: DEFENDANT ORDERED TO COMPLETE 50 HOURS OF PUBLIC SERVICE WORK ON OR BEFORE 08/11/2004 AS DIRECTED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
 02/11/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEPSA: SUBMIT PROOF OF COMPLETION OF PUBLIC SERVICE WORK TO THE COURT BY 08/11/2004 .
 02/11/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY IRMA ON 02/11/2004 .
 04/21/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
CERTC: CERTIFIED COPY OF DOCUMENTS SENT TO DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE . $0.00 FEE PAID.
 07/27/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MISEN: FILE SENT TO DEPT 29
 08/04/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SHSET: APPEARANCE SET ON 08/10/2004 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH DEPT. 29 FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. AT REQUEST OF ATTY PLISKA .
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHELD: HEARING HELD ON 08/10/04 AT 9:00 A.M. IN SUPERIOR COURT SOUTHERN BRANCH , D- 29 . HON. JOSEPH N GRUBER, COURT
COMMISSIONER , PRESIDING. CLERK: ROSA VEGA . REPORTER: TRACY WOOD . CLERK2: BIANCA NEDELCU . DEPUTY D.A. BAUM . DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT: PLISKA .
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
HHFUR: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
FDSPT: STIPULATION RE: JUDGE PRO TEMPORE HEARING MATTER.  08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
APWAT: DEFENDANT APPEARED WITH ATTORNEY PLISKA .
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
PROBE: PROBATION IS MODIFIED.
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
SEOTH: PUBLIC SHERRIF'S WORK SEEMED COMPLETED .
 08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIASE: ALL SENTENCE ELEMENTS FOR THIS PROCEEDING ENTERED.  08/10/2004 Conversion Event
Comment
MIENT: ENTERED BY B NEDELCU ON 08/10/2004 .
 03/10/2006 Conversion Event
Comment
OTHER: EXPUNGEMENT FEE OF $60.00 PAID. RECEIPT #41-0013  03/13/2006 Conversion Event
Comment
MIRFL: FILE RETURNED TO CLERK'S OFFICE.
 03/13/2006 Conversion Event
Comment
FDPDC: PETITION TO DISMISS COUNT 1 PURSUANT TO SECTION
1203.4/1203.4A PENAL CODE FILED.
 03/13/2006 Conversion Event
Comment
FDCOM: ORDER GRANTING AND DISMISSING COUNT 1 PURSUANT TO SECTION 1203.4/1203.4A PENAL CODE, FILED.
 03/13/2006 Conversion Event
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FDACI: AMENDED CII FORWARDED TO ARRESTING AGENCY.

Exhibit B

From: Nicole Phan
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Strong Support of Removing Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 4:14:50 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member and resident. Cupertino is my home, and I believe my community comprises of some of the truly brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Commissioner Wang even acts on misinformation to propel his political agenda, instead of listening to legal advice, putting the city at risk of being sued. For example, when the City sought to fix a density bonus ordinance to comply with state law, he compared this to "free and fair democratic elections in the Soviet Union.”
I believe in Cupertino and its future. I am speaking up and asking you to do the right thing because I will not tolerate this inappropriate behavior coming from our "leaders." That’s why I am here writing for democracy and for ethical leadership. It is way past time for the Council to hold Commissioner Wang accountable. I am urging you please honor the lived experiences of those who have been personally harmed by Mr. Wang and do the right thing. Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Nicole Phan
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Frank Yu
To: City Clerk
Subject: Agenda Item 11 - In Support of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 4:08:56 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
We love Ray Wang. He's the best. he defends our resident view points and he's not afraid to represent the quiet voices in the community often bullied by organizations like Cupertino 4 All and the YIMBY's.

Please do not remove Planning Commissioner R Wang.

Frank Yu
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95015
From: Xiangying Yang
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 4:04:34 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk I am writing to you today in regard to the agenda item that considers the removal of Commissioner Wang from the Cupertino Planning Commission..

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

The residents see the attack on Commissioner Wang as part of a larger strategy to remove resident-focused Planning commissioners and replace them with a "rubber stamp" commission that will not question the aggressive growth agenda. Your recent actions and the City’s recent history suggest that the following agenda is likely:
- Approving an unnecessary, expensive new city hall.
- Jeopardizing future housing site selections by including an excessively large buffer in the current housing cycle.
-Appeasing developers who seek to circumvent prudent processes.

Consider how the 2018 city council and staff let the Vallco developer test his own site for toxins. The Vallco owner found no significant levels of toxins. The project was set to move forward until alert residents pressed for further investigation, which revealed significant levels of toxins. Now the County manages the site cleanup and the city is saved from a possibly large public safety liability.

Just a few weeks ago, this city council and city staff attempted to write into the city code a way to remove former two-time Mayor and current two-time Chair of the Planning Commission, Steven Scharf. This action was politically motivated and as the City Attorney determined, it was also unlawful.

The latest endeavor by the new council majority to gain control of the Planning Commission is to remove former two-time Chair and one-time Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, R "Ray" Wang, on trumped-up charges of treating staff and consultants poorly. The malicious attempts by the three-member majority to defame him cast a shameful pall over the City Council.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard for sensible growth:
-Approved the Westport Project, which provides a large contingent of the housing that is mandated by the State of California. The project is sensible because it does not jeopardize future housing elements by adding excessive office space. -Approved the new hotel at Cupertino Village, which provides a plentiful tax revenue stream to Cupertino.
-Approved the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing. The developer followed appropriate processes and did not insist on overbuilding. -Completed their duty in housing element site selection.

Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from developers and business interests who seek to take advantage of residents and their rights. Wang has been a strong advocate for resident-focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

Wang also criticized a very inept housing element consultant at EMC who failed to complete the required project and cost the city 100's of thousands of dollars. The staff failed to take responsibility and be accountable for hiring a bad consultant but Wang was told that he was not respectful for criticizing the city staff and the consultant.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

It is not right that the current council majority has opportunistically attempted to use Commissioner Wang’s focus on resident safety and staff accountability against him. Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future. The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is politically expedient for the new council majority but it is unjust and unprecedented.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Xiangying Yang
[email protected]
10744 Brookwwll DR
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Ruth Chen
To: City Clerk
Subject: Support Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 4:03:08 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Ray has stood for shedding light on issues that matter to me, like city staff allowing workers to dig at Vallco prior to the soil being evaluated for contamination. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Ray complained about incompetence, we need his courage! Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino. Recall JR Fruen and stop the Cupertino for All cancel culture of intimidation!
Ruth Chen
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Madhukar Krishnarao
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:52:58 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Madhukar Krishnarao
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Bart Singh
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:48:47 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are gripped by new incompetent leadership that is greatly damaging our reputation, including attacking Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for Planning Commissioner R. Wang. This cancel culture Council of 3 must be stopped.

He has shed a light on toxics, bad governance, and spoken against corrupted community partners who take city money and free use like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce.

I believe in Cupertino and its future–that’s why I am here speaking for democracy and for ethical leadership.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Bart Singh
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Rajesh Narayanan
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:08:12 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Rajesh Narayanan
[email protected]
21123 Christensen Drive,
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Arun Swami
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:01:51 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Arun Swami
[email protected]
23016 Voss Ave
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Snehal Panchal
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:45:13 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Snehal Panchal
[email protected]
10335 Moretti Dr
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Supreeth Rao
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:37:25 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Supreeth Rao
[email protected]
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Ayushi S
To: City Clerk
Subject: Please remove Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:23:21 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member and this community means a lot to me.

Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He continually harassed a City Council Member in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Please honor the lived experiences of those who have been personally harmed by Mr. Wang and do the right thing. Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Ayushi S
[email protected]
10341 Tonita Way,
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Desiree Humphers
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 3:12:15 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member as a recent former resident of Cupertino . This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Desiree Humphers
[email protected]
San Jose, California 95136
From: Snehal Panchal
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:45:12 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Snehal Panchal
[email protected]
10335 Moretti Dr
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Supreeth Rao
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:37:23 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have worked hard to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Supreeth Rao
[email protected]
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Ellia La
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 1:47:47 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member and attended the Fremont Union High School District (Lawson Middle School and Homestead High School). This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

I recently became aware of R. Wang's scandals and misbehaviors. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He continually harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City, signing her up under a porn website and has too many stories of being unfit to serve for the city of Cupertino. .

I believe in Cupertino and its future–that’s why I am here speaking for ethical leadership. It’s past time for the Council to hold Commissioner Wang accountable. Please honor the lived experiences of those who have been personally harmed by Mr. Wang. Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time.

Ellia La
[email protected]
Sunnyvale, California 94087
From: S B
To: City Council; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk Subject: Ray and the planning commission - agenda item 11 Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 1:29:56 PM
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To the city clerk,
Please remove all other emails that were received from me on the subject of Ray and the planning commission. This is what I want shown on the record as my written communication, I am speaking for myself here as a resident of Cupertino To the Mayor, Vice Mayor and Council member Fruen,
In the past 3 months I cannot understand why you have allowed the following to happen
Delayed the submission of the housing element when we have 20% more than was required with the 4,588 units.

Eliminated commissions and committees that promote dialog and public input about development policies and that audit city activity.

Created new council policies that significantly reduce opportunities for public input and public discussion among council members.

Attempted and in some cases succeeded in removing resident-focused committee and commission members.

Suggested a new, much larger city hall that also contains a 500 seat event center and would cost $70 million + inflation. Although the council majority cites earthquake safety as a prime reason for the new city hall, the previous city council proposed a much less expensive plan that provided the required earthquake safety rating.

It seems as though you are trying to gain majority with your own appointees on the Planning Commission by removing commissioners who are fighting for the best interests of residents. You unsuccessfully tried to remove former mayor Steve Scharf in the middle of his term by creating a new policy. Now you are trying to remove commissioner Ray Wang in the middle of Ray’s term.

Ray Wang has a history of standing with residents and standing up to development/financial interests:

Organized residents to challenge Redwood City’s use of secondary water (treated wastewater) in parks and residences ~20 years ago. The challenge threatened the aggressive growth industry, who attempted to scare Ray by framing him with a complaint that was never proven. Ray suffered personally and professionally from the attacks, but he persevered and his effort to protect residents was successful. For more information, see :
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/recycled-water-use-notmandatory/article_32f75165-4b3c-5852-8203-92c9ad845b32.html Represented residents’ rights when the 2018 Vallco project brought out-oftown and out-of-state union-hired agitators to harass the residents who were peacefully campaigning for a better Vallco project Brought the approval of two large projects that exemplify sensible growth in Cupertino. Westport Cupertino (previously The Oaks) and the new Marina project provide housing that is required by the State of California (HCD requires Cupertino to build 4,588 housing units in the next cycle) and keeps office space to a minimum. In contrast, the excessive office space that has been a part of every Vallco project in the last nine years could trigger a State mandate for many more housing projects in Cupertino.

Ray has served twice as Chair and once as Vice- Chair over his two terms on the Planning Commission.

Stop the obstruction of democratic processes in Cupertino.

Please keep R “Ray” Wang on the job, we want sensible growth and not growth for the sake of growth!
Sincerely
Sashi Begur
From: Raul Maldonado
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 1:09:07 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am an Oakland community member. Cupertino community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California.

Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Raul Maldonado
[email protected]
291 Lester Ave
Oakland, California 94606
From: Bargelon Prakash
To: City Clerk
Cc: City Council
Subject: Comment for Agenda Item 11 March 7
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 12:46:28 PM
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Cupertino City Clerk:

I would like to bring your attention to the following article about a Planning Commissioner in Los Gatos for Item 11.

Many thanks,
Bargelon
Wealthy Bay Area town grapples with
'attack on whiteness' controversy
A planning commissioner in Los Gatos was censured by the town council for writing an email to a state agency that included what some say is racist language toward white people
Alec Regimbal, SFGATE
Feb. 24, 2023
The Los Gatos Library. A planning commissioner in Los Gatos was censured by the town council for writing an email to a state agency that included what some say is racist language toward white people.

SFGATE via Google
Town council members in the Bay Area town of Los Gatos censured one of its planning commissioners last week for writing an email that included what some say is racist language toward white people.

Now, more than a week later, the commissioner — Kylie Clark — is still dealing with the fallout of the town council’s public rebuke.
"I don't feel safe going to some of the meetings that I used to because a lot of the community members who are the most angry at me are in them, so that's been something that's kind of changed about my life since then," Clark said in an interview with SFGATE.

In November, Clark wrote an email to the state Department of Housing and Community Development expressing concern over a referendum that was filed by a community group last summer, which opposes the construction of new housing units in the coming years.
"The referendum was fully paid for and passed by a few rich white anti-housing men in our town," Clark, who is white, wrote in her email.

The email became public in January, when the state Department of Housing and Community Development, as required, released every communication it had received about the Los Gatos housing plan between April 21 and Nov. 18 of last year. Clark, who identified herself as a Los Gatos planning commissioner in her email but said she was writing as a "concerned citizen," said she was not aware that her email would eventually be made public. Regardless, its release sparked a weekslong controversy that culminated with her censure by the town council during a special meeting Feb. 15.

At that meeting, members of the town council revealed that an "evaluation committee" comprising the mayor, vice mayor, town manager and town attorney had been formed to discuss the language in Clark's email after members of the community complained. Despite accusations that Clark's words amounted to a conflict of interest and revealed biases that could impact her work on the planning commission, the committee dismissed those concerns and instead argued that her email violated a section of the town's code of conduct that deals with "divisive language" from city officials.

From: Xiangchen Xu
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 12:16:48 PM
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Xiangchen Xu
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Wei Sun
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:52:32 AM
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Wei Sun
[email protected]
6577 CLIFFORD DR,
CUPERTINO, California 95014
From: Jyothirmai Nellore
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:39:54 AM
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Jyothirmai Nellore
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: [email protected]
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:31:23 AM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino. [email protected]
149 Dartmouth Rd.

San Mateo, California 94402
From: Jonathan Buenemann
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:29:15 AM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R.

Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Jonathan Buenemann
[email protected]
1971 Green Street Apt B
San Francisco, California 94123
From: Xueke Li
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:23:29 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Xueke Li
[email protected]
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Xiao Dan Weng
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:07:40 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Xiao Dan Weng
[email protected]
1061 Whitebick Dr
San Jose, California 95129
From: Vijayalakshmi Prakash
To: Kirsten Squarcia
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 11:06:55 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Vijayalakshmi Prakash
[email protected]
10451 N Portal Avenue
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Jin Yu
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 7:29:39 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Jin Yu
[email protected]
7758 Robindell Way
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Danya Zong
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 7:16:00 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Danya Zong
[email protected]
10399 Merriman Rd
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Long Jiao
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 7:15:10 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Long Jiao
[email protected]
6127 Shadygrove Dr
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Gary Shamshoian
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 6:49:53 AM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Hello,
Please work to maintain the economical relationship between our city’s infrastructure and our citizens without overly clogged streets or too many high rises. 5 story mid-rise m buildings should be the limit, and we all like Cupertino Main Street. The main thing is paying attention to the voice of the citizens through our elected officials who are not overly influenced by developers.

I am writing to you today in regard to the agenda item that considers the removal of Commissioner Wang from the Cupertino Planning Commission..

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Gary Shamshoian
[email protected]
18765 tuggle avenue
cupertino, California 95014
From: Priya Tiruthani
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 6:44:10 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Priya Tiruthani
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Julia Glidden
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 6:06:35 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Julia Glidden
[email protected]
241 Brook Rd
Lyman NH, New Hampshire 03585
From: Yuvaraj Athur Raghuvir
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 5:56:26 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Yuvaraj Athur Raghuvir
[email protected]
10530 E Estates Dr
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Balaji Seshachalam
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 5:40:20 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Balaji Seshachalam
[email protected]
18820 Barnhart Ave
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Vera Cai
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:23:34 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Vera Cai
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95914
From: Liana Crabtree
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 1:42:18 AM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Honorable Mayor Wei, Vice Mayor Mohan, and Council Members Chao, Fruen, and Moore:

Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang.

The effort to remove Commissioner Wang from the Planning Commission is misguided and unwise.

The residents see the attack on Commissioner Wang as part of a larger strategy to remove resident-focused planning commissioners and replace them with commissioners who will not question an aggressive growth agenda.

Alarming actions and advocacy by Council Members who seek to replace Commissioner Wang on the Planning Commission include:
- advocating in favor of an unnecessary, expensive new city hall and 500-person theater, while recent real estate acquisitions and renovation would accommodate safety, workspace, and storage needs for one-quarter the cost of new construction. And, 2 theaters are already available for community use located at De Anza College. - Jeopardizing future housing site selections by including an excessively large buffer in the current Housing Element cycle.
-Appeasing developers who seek to circumvent prudent processes.

Consider how the 2016-2018 Council majority and staff allowed the Vallco property test its own site for toxins. The Vallco property owner found no significant levels of toxins. The project was set to move forward until alert residents pressed for further investigation, which revealed significant levels of toxins. Now the County manages the site cleanup and the City is spared a significant public safety liability.

Recently, the Council majority and City staff attempted to write into the city code a way to remove former two-time Mayor and current two-time Chair of the Planning Commission, Steven Scharf. It was after the City Attorney clarified that a provision to prevent a former Council Member from serving on a commission could not be used to remove a sitting commissioner that certain Council Members pivoted to today’s campaign to discredit Commissioner Wang.

The smear campaign provides very poor cover for what appears to be an action to seize control of a Planning Commission seat that was not open for a new appointment in 2023.

The effort to defame Commissioner Wang for political gain is obvious and regrettable.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Commissioner Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard for sensible growth:
-Approved the Westport Project, which provides a large contingent of the housing that is mandated by the State of California. The project is sensible because it does not jeopardize future housing elements by adding excessive office space. -Approved the new hotel at Cupertino Village, which provides a plentiful tax revenue stream to Cupertino.
-Approved the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing. The developer followed appropriate processes and did not insist on overbuilding. -Completed their duty in housing element site selection.

Commissioner Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods.

Commissioner Wang rightfully criticized the unacceptable work product of the Housing Element consultant who cost the City hundreds of thousands of dollars but failed to complete the required project. While staff was apparently reluctant to take responsibility for the unacceptable work product or take steps to correct course—or to even require the consultant to provide a timeline with deliverables and dates—Commissioner Wang was taken to task for speaking the truth as soon as it became clear that the Housing Element consultant’s work effort was not meeting expectations.

We need more residents like Ray Wang who represent the interests of residents. Ray Wang has represented Cupertino well and should continue to serve on the Planning Commission.

The effort to remove Commissioner Wang from the Planning Commission may be politically expedient for today’s Council majority, but it is a reckless and undignified action that carries its own burden of unintended consequences.

Commissioner Wang should remain on the Planning Commission to serve out his term.

Please reconsider the Council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Sincerely,
Liana Crabtree
Cupertino resident
Liana Crabtree
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Durgesh Srivastava
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 12:26:09 AM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Durgesh Srivastava
[email protected]
cupertino, California 95014
From: Xinpei Lu
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 12:11:27 AM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Xinpei Lu
[email protected]
10141 Craft Dr, Apt A
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Nirmalendu Das
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:56:14 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Nirmalendu Das
[email protected]
20364, Gillick Way
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Sridhar Begur
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:40:37 PM
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Sridhar Begur
[email protected]
21410 Columbus Ave
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Danessa Techmanski
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:36:58 PM
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Danessa Techmanski
[email protected]
22081 Wallace Drive
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Venkatesan Ranganathan
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:19:57 PM
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The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by the new, three-member City Council majority that has lost the community's trust and faith.

The new majority have colluded with staff to remove the resident-focused council members from key committees.

The new majority have sought to shut down commissions where their views do not prevail.

The new majority seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings, which limits are codified in a new process manual.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Venkatesan Ranganathan
[email protected]
19714 Amherst Dr
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Govind Tatachari
To: City Council
Subject: Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:10:43 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk I am writing to you today in regard to the agenda item that considers the removal of Commissioner Wang from the Cupertino Planning Commission..

Please include this letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

The latest endeavor by the new council majority to remove former two-time Chair and one-time Vice Chair of the Planning Commission, R "Ray" Wang, on trumped-up charges of treating staff and consultants poorly. The malicious attempts by the three-member majority to defame him casts a shameful pall over the City Council. It is plain and clear a politically motivated attempt to gain control of the Planning Commission.

I support Commissioner Wang’s hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests.

Wang questioned why staff have taken no action to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response from staff has been unacceptable.

Last year the City hired a very inept housing element consultant at EMC who failed to complete the required project and cost the city 100's of thousands of dollars. The staff failed to take responsibility and be accountable for hiring a bad consultant but Wang was told that he was not respectful for criticizing the city staff and the consultant. Finally City management realized it’s bad hiring decision and had to terminate the EMC contract.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents. We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice on the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Wang should serve out his term.

Please reconsider the council’s actions to remove Wang from the Planning Commission.

Govind Tatachari
[email protected]
CUPERTINO , California 95014
From: Lisa Warren
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:53:23 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11,
Stop The Divisiveness And Ugly Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang An attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the trust and faith of a large percentage of our community.

Just a few weeks ago, this city council and city staff attempted to write into the city code a way to remove former two-time Mayor Steven Scharf and current two-time Chair of the Planning Commission. This action was deemed unlawful and atrocious.

This latest endeavor attempts to remove former two-time Chair and one-time Vice Chair of the planning commission R "Ray" Wang on trumped up charges of treating staff and consultants poorly, and calling out the staff's sand bagging of requests from the commission. The attempts to defame him and his reputation are misplaced.

Your constituents see this attack on Wang as part of a larger strategy to remove resident focused commissioners and replace them a "rubber stamped" commission that will do your bidding from approving a unnecessary expensive new city hall to jeopardizing future housing site selections and appeasement of developers who seek to build on the toxic site at Vallco without cleaning the land up.

Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard to approve the Westport Project, the new hotel at Cupertino Village, the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing, and complete their duty in housing element site selection.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable. He thinks creatively and works with his fellow commissioners by communicating and asking for, and listening to, collective thoughts.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Wang also rightfully criticized a very inept housing element consulting firm, EMC, who did not have a handle on the job at hand and failed to complete the project requirements. The city took far too long to take responsibility and accountability for hiring a bad consultant. Wang has been told he was not respectful in criticizing city staff and the consultant. Criticism was accurate and appropriate. Eventually, the EMC team contract was terminated. But the damage was done.

Many people, including residents, spoke out during multiple Housing Element public meetings with comments about the lack of progress that EMC was making. This highly compensated consultant failed to take responsibility, or pick up the pace of work.

Questionable behavior has been consistently challenged by Wang and the other pro-resident focused commissioners and council members. We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated. Members of this City Council have been donors to the instigator, Sunnyvale City Council member Richard Mehlinger, who has a personal vendetta against Wang. Mehlinger, a Sunnyvale resident, has very aggressively spoken on various topics during Cupertino council and commission meetings numerous times - over many years.

In his way, Ray Wang has represented residents well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community. He should retain his Planning Commissioner role.

Lisa Warren
[email protected]
10279 Judy Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Lydia Kou
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:43:06 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang What happened to democracy?
The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

The latest endeavor attempts to remove former two-time Chair and one-time Vice Chair of the planning commission R "Ray" Wang on trumped up charges of treating staff and consultants poorly, and calling out the staff's sand bagging of requests from the commission. The attempts to defame him and his reputation are quite shameful.

The residents see this attack on Wang as part of a larger strategy to remove resident focused commissioners and replace them a "rubber stamped" commission that will do your bidding from approving a unnecessary expensive new city hall to jeopardizing future housing site selections and appeasement of developers who seek to build on the toxic site at Vallco without cleaning the land up.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Wang also criticized a very inept housing element consultant at EMC who failed to complete the project required and cost the city 100's of thousands of dollars. For that, the staff again failed to take responsibility and accountability for hiring a bad consultant and he was told he was not respectful in criticizing our city staff and the consultant.

This pattern of city staff behavior has been consistently challenged by Wang and the other proresident focused commissioners and council members. We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future. Are you silencing people’s voices? Are you cancelling democracy? Your residents feel Wang has represented them well and should continue to serve as their voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term, kindly reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Again, what happened to democracy?
I am Lydia Kou, writing to you as a citizen and not as the Mayor of the City of Palo Alto.

Lydia Kou
[email protected]
250 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, California 94303
From: [email protected]
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:37:26 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino. [email protected]
10698 Hale Pl
Cupertino, California 95014-1627
From: Sue Moore
To: City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Attorney"s Office Subject: Please include this letter in written communications for Agenda Item 11 for the 3/7/2023 Council Meeting Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:35:46 PM
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Dear Cupertino City Council,
I am writing in regards to the agenda Item 11: Please reconsider your actions to remove Commissioner Wang from the planning commission.

The attempted removal of Commissioner Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a new majority City Council that is rapidly losing the community's trust and faith. These new council members have collude with others to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

The latest endeavor attempts to remove former two-time Chair and one-time Vice Chair of the planning commission R "Ray" Wang on untrue charges of treating staff and consultants poorly. The attempts to defame him and his reputation are quite shameful.

The residents see this attack on Wang as part of a larger strategy to remove resident focused commissioners and replace them with a "rubber stamped" commission that will do your bidding from approving a unnecessary, expensive new city hall, to jeopardizing future housing site selections and appeasement of developers who seek to build on the toxic site at Vallco without cleaning the land up.

Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from special interests who seek to take advantage of residents. I support his hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests Wang and current planning commissioners, Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla, have worked hard to approve the Westport Project, the new hotel at Cupertino Village, the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing, and have completed their duty in housing element site selection.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

Commissioner Wang pointed out that the housing element consultant EMC failed to complete the project required and cost the city 100's of thousands of dollars and that the staff failed to take responsibility and accountability for hiring this consultant. Mr. Wang was then told he was not respectful of our city staff and the consultant by stating these facts.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

I feel commissioner Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community.

Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Again, please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Respectfully,
Susan Moore, 40 + year resident
Sent from my iPad
From: Namita Sripathi
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:11:51 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from developers and business interests who seek to take advantage of residents and their rights. I support his hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard to approve the Westport Project, the new hotel at Cupertino Village, the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing, and complete their duty in housing element site selection.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Namita Sripathi
[email protected]
20681 mcclellan road
cupertino, California 95014
From: Ping Gao
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:52:31 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
I’m one of the many Cupertino residents who moved here because it is peaceful, safe and family friendly. We want our leaders to keep Cupertino as peaceful, safe and family friendly as it is. These are the characters defining and shaping Cupertino, our home town.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Ping Gao
[email protected]
20201 Patric Ct
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Sarah Liu
To: Kitty Moore
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Invitation to MVHS Speech Banquet
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:52:28 PM
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Dear Councilmember Moore,
My name is Sarah Liu, and I am the Vice President of Public Relations of the Monta Vista High School Speech Team (MVSD). MVSD has over 100 student members and is nationally ranked. I am writing on behalf of MVSD to cordially invite you to attend our annual Speech Banquet on Tuesday, April 11th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Quinlan Community Center.

We are hosting this event to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our team and to recognize the support we have received from our parent community as well as our education and civic leaders. We know that without the invaluable encouragement from our supporters, these accomplishments would not have been possible. Therefore, we extend our heartfelt gratitude by inviting you to our annual Banquet, and we hope to have the pleasure of your company as we honor the hard work and dedication of our team members.

Please let me know if you are able to attend and I would appreciate hearing from you by Friday, March 10th so we can plan accordingly. I look forward to greeting you in person at our Banquet.

Best,
Sarah Liu
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Best,
Sarah
From: Soon-Chart Yu
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:47:33 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Soon-Chart Yu
[email protected]
619 plymouth way
burlingame, California 94010
From: David Lee
To: City Council
Subject: Written communication, Council Meeting, 3/7/2023, Agenda Item 11, in support of Planning Commissioner R "Ray" Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:45:49 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk Please include my letter as written communication for the 3/7/2023 City Council meeting, Agenda Item 11, RETAIN, do not remove, Planning Commissioner Ray Wang." Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

David Lee
[email protected]
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Chris Wong
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:43:11 PM
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The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Chris Wong
[email protected]
4931 Portmarnoch Ct
San Jose, California 95138
From: Balaram Donthi
To: City Council
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 11 - FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:17:06 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk I am writing to you today with regards to the agenda item considering the removal of Commissioner Wang ( Agenda Item #11)
The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a majority City Council that has lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Balaram Donthi
[email protected]
10680 Johnson Ave
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Jun Ma
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:15:54 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from developers and business interests who seek to take advantage of residents and their rights. I support his hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard to approve the Westport Project, the new hotel at Cupertino Village, the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing, and complete their duty in housing element site selection.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Jun Ma
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Lise Feng
To: City Council
Subject: Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:10:00 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from developers and business interests who seek to take advantage of residents. I support his hard work and determination to represent the best interests of the community.

Wang has been a strong advocate for keeping the city staff accountable.

He continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods.

He also criticized an inept housing element consultant who failed to complete the project required and cost the city 100s of thousands of dollars. For that, the staff again failed to take responsibility and deflected criticism by saying Wang was not respectful. That accusation maligns his character. I've never known Wang to be anything less than courteous and haven't heard anyone else say otherwise.

Removing Wang and the other pro-resident focused commissioners and council members is politically motivated. He has done right by the residents and his removal is unjust.

Lise Feng
[email protected]
16148 Loretta Lane
Los Gatos, California 95032
From: T Wu
To: City Council
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 11 - FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:08:17 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

T Wu
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Robert Chen
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:02:28 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Robert Chen
[email protected]
20500 Town Center Lane
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Balaji Seshachalam
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:02:13 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Balaji Seshachalam
[email protected]
18820 Barnhart Ave
Cupertino , California 95014
From: Cheryl Lin
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:55:16 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Cheryl Lin
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Kun Li
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:37:56 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Kun Li
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Ram Sripathi
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:32:12 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Ram Sripathi
[email protected]
20681 mcclellan road
cupertino, California 95014
From: John Ragsdale
To: City Council
Subject: Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:30:20 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

John Ragsdale
[email protected]
97 E. St. James #41
San Jose, California 95112
From: B F
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:28:45 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

B F
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Nicholas Egan
To: City Clerk
Subject: Please Remove Planning Commissioner Ray Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:26:44 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I hope you are doing well! I've been a Cupertino resident for 26 years, and am glad I can call this place home. Since the pandemic, I've been trying to make an effort to also get to know more of my neighbors and be a bit more involved in our local politics. However, in that process, I've experienced and seen a lot of strangely hateful language and actions from the sitting Planning Commissioner Ray Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner Ray Wang.

As a Cupertino official, Ray has urged fellow residents to doxx other residents over local housing disputes, and had tried to accuse groups like the Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce of conspiracy theory-level manipulation and involvement in our lives. In my own experience, I've seen him outright lie and use violent language against others in community spaces like Nextdoor - and I have yet to see him say anything that hasn't been aggrandizing or boastful in any space I've been with him in. This is seriously unbecoming behavior of someone who is a representative of my city, and does not represent my best interests. Not only that, but for issues as serious as those considered by a Planning Commissioner - huge investments in property in housing - he is not someone who is reasonable or puts an effort to learn much about the field, or this community's needs.

Thank you for reading my letter, and please consider the removal of Ray Wang from the position of Planning Commissioner.

Nicholas Egan
[email protected]
11735 RIdge Creek Ct.

Cupertino, California 95014
From: Yao Cindy
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:22:07 PM
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All Cupertino City Council,
Ray has a history of standing with residents and standing up to development/financial interests.

We need him to represent Cupertino residents’ interest Ray has been threatened by the aggressive growth industry, who attempted to scare him by framing him with a fake complaint.

Ray suffered personally and professionally from the attacks, but he continues representing Cupertino residents’ interest, and his effort to protect residents was successful. As Cupertino residents, we need him continue being a commissioner on the Cupertino Planning Commission.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Yao Cindy
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Richard Mehlinger
To: J.R. Fruen
Subject: Re: Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:21:06 PM
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Charming.

On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 7:51 PM J.R. Fruen <[email protected]> wrote:

Since this mentions you by name and she’s also an elected official… Sent from my iPhone
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J.R. Fruen
Councilmember
City Council
[email protected]
(408)777-1316
From: Lydia Kou <[email protected]>
Date: March 2, 2023 at 2:16:13 PM PST
To: "J.R. Fruen" <[email protected]>
Subject: Stop The Divisiveness And Dirty Politics - Do Not Remove Planning Commissioner Wang
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Councilmember JR Fruen,
Dear Cupertino City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, and City Clerk I am writing to you today with regards to the agenda item considering the removal of Commissioner Wang.

Commissioner Wang has a long history of defending his community from developers and business interests who seek to take advantage of residents and their rights. I support his hard work and determination to represent the resident's interests
Wang and the current planning commissioners Steven Scharf and Muni Madhdhipatla have worked hard to approve the Westport Project, the new hotel at Cupertino Village, the Bateh Brothers site for new mixed-use housing, and complete their duty in housing element site selection.

Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

This pattern of city staff behavior has been consistently challenged by Wang and the other pro-resident focused commissioners and council members.

We need more residents like Wang who represent the interests of residents.

Your removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated as many members of City Council including gave donations to the instigator, Richard Mehlinger who has a personal vendetta against Wang.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future.

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

What happened to democracy?
Lydia Kou
I am writing on my own behalf as a citizen and not as Mayor of the City of Palo Alto.

Lydia Kou
[email protected]
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301
From: Michael Ni
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:18:39 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Michael Ni
[email protected]
1842 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94303
From: Rithvik Madhdhipatla
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:11:22 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Rithvik Madhdhipatla
[email protected]
20601 McClellan Road
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Charlie Lin
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:08:37 PM
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The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Charlie Lin
[email protected]
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Deepika Kapil
To: City Council
Subject: I Support Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:08:37 PM
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The attempted removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated by a newly elected City Council members that have lost the community's trust and faith. These new council members have colluded with staff to remove the resident focused council members from key committees, sought to shut down commissions where they do not have a majority, and seek to silence public commentary on agenda items at council and commission meetings.

The potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Previous city councils have not capriciously dismissed commissioners in this fashion nor should they in the future..

We feel Wang has represented us well and should continue to serve as our voice in the community
Wang should serve out his term and you should be ashamed at your attempts to remove him.

Please reconsider your actions to remove Wang from the planning commission.

Deepika Kapil
[email protected]
6544 Clifford dr.

Cupertino, California 95014
From: Reza Soudagar
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:07:39 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Reza Soudagar
[email protected]
6032 Acacia Avenue
Oakland, California 94618
From: Tong Zheng
To: City Council
Subject: Planning Commissioner Wang Should Not Be Removed Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:02:51 PM
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Wang has been a strong advocate for resident focused causes and keeping the city staff accountable.

In fact, Wang continues to question why no action has been taken to create 5G tower architectural standards to protect our neighborhoods. The lack of a response by staff has been unacceptable.

Your potential removal of Wang is unjust and politically motivated.

Tong Zheng
[email protected]
Santa Clara, California 95051
From: Debra Timmers
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 8:02:18 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. I am proud of our community and love living here. We are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in the world and the people that represent us should reflect that. Unfortunately, prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

He has repeatedly abused his power to harass community members, even trying to get housing activists fired from their jobs. He lies and spreads misinformation. His bullying tactics to silence opponents are a stain on the city, and his rhetoric is heavily damaging for our push to make progress on affordable housing..

I know, for myself, his tactics make me timid about sharing thoughts during the public comment period, as I am scared I will be attacked for having the "wrong" opinion (as has happened on NextDoor). And, from the last election, it seems at least half of the residents probably have different opinions than him. He needs to listen to all of us, respectfully.

I believe in Cupertino and its future–that’s why I am here speaking for democracy and for ethical leadership. It’s past time for the Council to hold Commissioner Wang accountable.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Debra Timmers
[email protected]
22701 Medina Lane
Cupertino, California 95014
From: John Zhao
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:55:23 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am the chair of the Cupertino Bicycle Pedestrian Commission, speaking as an individual only.

Cupertino holds an important place in my heart, and I believe that as community members and leaders, we must hold everyone in our community to high standards, especially elected and appointed officials. We must confront the mistakes that our City leadership has made in the past. I voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, Commissioner Wang doxed community members for their political views. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City and faced the consequences of being prosecuted for two felonies. These actions are unacceptable by anybody in our community, let alone an appointed commissioner. This behavior is not new, yet the 2021 Council reappointed Wang to the commission. Councilmembers Chao and Moore should take responsibility for the mistake of enabling Commissioner Wang to abuse his position of power to harass our community members.

I believe in Cupertino and its future–that’s why I am here speaking for democracy and for ethical leadership. This is not a matter of politics, but a matter of ethics and treating people with respect and dignity. It’s past time for the Council to hold Commissioner Wang accountable.

I hope you have it in your hearts to do the right thing and remove Commissioner Wang.

John Zhao
[email protected]
10411 Lansdale Ave
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Kamyab Mashian
To: City Clerk
Subject: Removal of Planning Commissioner Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:54:34 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am writing to request the prompt removal of Planning Commissioner Ray Wang.

I am grateful to see the recent steps that the City has taken to strengthen integrity and good governance at City Hall. These are important reforms, especially given the damage that our reputation took in recent years due to mismanagement. However, these steps are incomplete as long as Mr. Wang remains on the Commission.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. He faced criminal prosecution for this particular conduct, but instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

It was gravely disappointing to see the City Council reappoint Mr. Wang to the Commission in 2021, despite being advised of his conduct. Mr. Wang has never apologized to the community members he has harmed, and I do not have any faith that his conduct will improve. It’s past time for the Council to hold him accountable. Please honor the lived experiences of those who have been personally harmed by Mr. Wang and do the right thing. Please honor the intelligence and character of our good residents, who deserve to have genuine trust in their officials.

Thank you for your time and for supporting integrity in Cupertino.

Kamyab Mashian
[email protected]
Sunnyvale, California 94086
From: Philip Nguyen
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:49:32 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community and city mean a lot to me as I went to high school and community college here in Cupertino. I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer. He also threatened my friend and Sunnyvale City Councilmember, Richard Mehlinger for criticizing R. Wang's poor leadership.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Philip Nguyen
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743 Lakewood Dr
Sunnyvale, California 94089
From: Connie Cunningham
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:49:22 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I have lived in Cupertino 35 years, and served on the Housing Commission for the past four years. This community means a lot to me. I have invested a lot of my time in civic work.

Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He sexually harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Connie Cunningham
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1119 Milky Way
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Yvonne Thorstenson
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:48:51 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a longtime Cupertino resident. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He sexually harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Yvonne Thorstenson
[email protected]
7744 Robindell Way
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Neil Park-McClintick
To: City Clerk
Subject: In Support of Removal of Planning Commissioner Ray “R” Wang Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 12:26:07 PM
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City Clerk Kirsten Squarcia,
I am a Cupertino community member. This community means a lot to me, and I believe we are home to some of the brightest and most compassionate minds in California. Unfortunately, we are still recovering from prior leadership that has greatly damaged our reputation, including the past actions of Planning Commissioner R. Wang. That is why I am here today to voice my strong support for the removal of Planning Commissioner R. Wang.

While a sitting Planning Commissioner City official, he urged fellow residents to call the employers of pro-housing activists to try to get them fired from their jobs. He has disrespected, insulted, and alleged conspiracy theories against core community partners like Cupertino Rotary and the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. He sexually harassed a City Councilmember in Redwood City (was a planning commissioner), signing her up for porn. Instead of admitting the truth, he lied that developer interests hacked his computer.

Thank you for your time. It’s time to bring dignity back to Cupertino.

Neil Park-McClintick
[email protected]
801 Miller Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014
From: Rania Fahim (Dhillon Law)
To: Hung Wei; Sheila Mohan
Cc: Kitty Moore; Liang Chao; J.R. Fruen; Pamela Wu; Christopher Jensen; Kirsten Squarcia; Krista Lee Baughman (Dhillon Law)
Subject: Correspondence on behalf of Ray Wang
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 4:52:43 PM
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Re: False and Misleading Allegations Against Ray Wang
Dear Mayor Wei and Vice Mayor Mohan:

This firm represents Mr. R. “Ray” Wang in connection with false and misleading allegations that have been circulated about him in anticipation of the City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2023. We write to provide you with an accurate account of the events that are the subject of the allegations, such that the Council has before it the full context as opposed to politically motivated accusations that are cherry-picked to paint a false and demeaning narrative of Mr. Wang.

The true facts are as follows: twenty years ago, Mr. Wang was charged with three violations of the California Penal Code in an action involving then Redwood City Planning Commissioner Rosanne Foust.
1 As clear from the court docket, Mr. Wang pled “No Contest” to the single misdemeanor charge of Annoying Telephone Call to Place of Work (PC 653m(b)). He pled Not Guilty to the remaining two charges. The docket further reflects, without ambiguity, that on January 13, 2004, Mr. Wang entered a plea of no contest to the misdemeanor count, and that all remaining counts were dismissed, without any finding of guilt.

Mr. Wang’s political opponents intentionally misinterpret these events from over a decade ago to smear Mr. Wang, arguing that he has engaged in “revenge porn” or that he engaged in “sexual harassment.” Patently, an “annoying telephone call” is not the same thing. See, e.g., Cal. Penal Code §647(j)(4) (California’s “revenge porn” statute, criminalizing “[a] person who intentionally distributes the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, or an image of the person 1 See The People of the State of California vs. Ray Kuang Wang, San Mateo Superior Court, Case No.

SM328047A. The docket for this case can be accessed via the San Mateo Superior Court’s website http://www.sanmateocourt.org/online_services/odyssey_portals.php. [Addressee]
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