CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT Meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Reporting Councilmember : Vice Mayor Liang Chao Report Dates : 04/01/26 to 04/28/26 Section 1: Committee Assignment (In reverse chronological order)
2026-04-22 attended the Recycle and Waste Reduction Commission Meeting - This is a County-level meeting, where I represent the West Valley cities, appointed by the Cities Association Select Committee. See the Meeting Summary for actions taken. 2026-04-09 attended the Cities Association LAC & BOD Meeting - The agenda packets can be found here. - The LAC voted to support the following bills and watch the remaining bills. - SB 1013 (Cervantes): Automated license plate recognition systems - SB 1159 (Cabaldon): Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance - Only “people” can
make
PRA
requests,
not
a
bot.
- AB 1761 (Rogers): Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure - AB 2517 (Calderon): Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones - The BOD voted to select Los Gatos Mayor Bob Moore to the Second Vice President/LAC Chair, since
the
former
position
holder
resigned.
- Two speakers from the County Office of Emergency made a presentation on Emergency Preparedness,
Response
and
Recovery:
Dana
Reed,
Director
of
Emergency
Management
and
Tom
Chin,
Deputy
Director
of
Emergency
Management.
2026-04-06 attended the Cupertino Legislative Review Committee Meeting - This is the first LRC meeting. The lobbyist will arrange an advocacy trip to Sacramento in June. - See the Legislative Activities page for a list of bills Cupertino has voted to support or oppose or watch.
Section 3: Activities by Date (Date, Title, and Description): NOTE: ● This list does not include internal meetings with staff only, such as prep sessions or meetings with the City Manager. ● This list includes activities to “represent the community I am elected to serve”, “to respond to community needs and 1 complaints,” and “to communicate policies and programs to residents,” among other responsibilities of a City Councilmember. ● Due to my work schedule, I have cut down on the event attendance for ceremonial purposes, especially those I have attended
almost
every
year
in
the
past.
Instead,
I
focus
more
of
my
time
on
constituent
services.
(In reverse chronological order)
2026-04-25 attended Cherry Blossom opening at Memorial Park - All five Councilmembers attended, even though the rain was coming in and out. There were still a lot
of
attendees.
On
Sunday,
the
festival
was
more
crowded.
2026-04-25 attended the Launch event of Embodied AI Developer Ecosystem, by Faraday Future and NS
Federation
in
Burlingame
- The room was full as they demoed their robots and the open-source platform to develop AI applications
for
the
robots,
which
could
help
with
public
safety,
senior
care
or
companionship.
2026-04-23 attended the CUSD celebration for Distinguished School and the presentation of awards for
CEEF
at
the
new
CUSD
Board
Room
on
Portal
Avenue
- Lawson Middle School and the Kennedy Middle School have been recognized as the Distinguished Schools of
California.
CEEF
has
presented
their
award
for
Mr.
G
for
his
services
to
foster
leadership
in
students,
while
teaching
them
math
skills.
CEEF
presented
certificates
to
art
award
recipients
too.
2026-04-17 attended the Regional Safe Parking Forum, hosted by Supervisor Abe-Koga in Palo Alto. - Mountain View and Palo Alto presented their safe parking program with the support of Move Mountain View
to
manage
the
programs.
Palo
Alto
shared
that
they
have
adopted
guidelines
for
code
of
conduct
for
the program users. Slide Presentations. - The Safe Parking Regional Collaboration (SPRC) Group will be formed to continue the effort. Sign up here. The first meeting will be Tuesday, May 26 from 3 to 4PM via Zoom 2026-04-16 attended Shanghai Yangpu Bay Area Business Seminar in San Francisco, hosted by Bay Area
Council
- The Mayor/District Head of Yangpu District came to visit and they will also go to Palo Alto, their sister city, later.
The
panel
discussion
invited
U.S.
business
and
academic
speakers
with
long
experiences
doing
business
in
China
from
bio
to
engineering.
2026-04-14 attended STEAM Extravaganza at Tessellation Schools - This is the firs t TEAM Extravaganza event where there were hands-on booths by vendors, nonprofits
and
teachers
for
students
to
explore.
2026-04-09 attended Mimouna, North Africa Jewish celebration of Passover in San Jose - Mimouna is a joyful tradition celebrated at the end of Passover, known for its hospitality, music and transitional
sweets.
The
event
was
well
attended
with
many
people
dancing
into
the
night.
2 2026-04-05 attended International Tamil Academy (ITA) Heritage Day at De Anza College - ITA is a language school being held at De Anza College every Sunday. At the Heritage Day, children hosted booths to demonstrate the art, culture, science, architecture, sport and games of the area, in addition to dance
performances.
2026-04-04 attended Rethinking Humanity & Education Under AI, hosted by Education4Impact and 7EDU
Online
High
School,
at
the
Senior
Center
- I participated in a panel to share experiences and thoughts on education in the AI era with 3 other speakers. - Students presented their projects, from a study on an American who lived in Shanghai in early 1900s through
his
writings,
a
journalism
effort
to
collect
1001
stories
from
everyday
people
to
entrepreneurship
initiatives.
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