1 CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT
Meeting: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Reporting Councilmember: Vice Mayor Liang Chao
Report Dates: 05/12/26 to 05/26/26
Section 1: Committee Assignment
(In reverse chronological order)
2026-05-14 attended Cities Association Legislative Action Committee Meeting as an alternate (agenda packet)
● The LAC considered and voted to support these bills. These were later confirmed by the Board. a. AB 1821 (Pacheco): California Public Records Act: agency response time b. AB 2296 (Papan): Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation c. SB 1167 (Blakespear): Vehicles: electric bicycles
d. SB 949 (Becker): Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.
e. AB 1708 (Solache): Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: smaller jurisdictions f. SB 922 (Laird): Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways. g. AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris): Local reconstruction agencies. 2026-05-14 attended Cities Association Board of Director Meeting (agenda packet) ● The agenda packets, the meeting summary and documents shared during the meeting are available here. ● A presentation on “Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery” with guest speakers, Ken Dueker, Director of Emergency Services, City of Palo Alto and Andrew Young, Emergency Services and Volunteer Coordinator, City of Gilroy
● Approved the transition plan for the interim Executive Director and recruitment. ● An update on Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) by Mark Turner, Mayor, City of Morgan Hill, and LAFCO Commissioner appointed by City Selection Committee, and Zach Hilton, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Gilroy, and LAFCO Alternate Commissioner appointed by City Selection Committee Section 3: Activities by Date (Date, Title, and Description):
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● 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 complaints,” and “to communicate policies and programs to residents,” among other responsibilities of a City
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● 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)
2026-05-25 attended the meeting of the US-China Chamber of Commerce with the delegation from Yiyang, Hunan Province, China
● There were presentations by two regions from the Yiyang city. One region is a technology and manufacturing center and the other region Taojiang is one of cities with massive bamboo forests in China. The bamboo products are not only used in furniture, utensils, but also in building materials (stronger than steel according to them) and even high- performance green and environment-friendly batteries.
● Some business members of the US-China Chamber of Commerce signed collaboration agreements with businesses from Yiyang.
2026-05-24 attended the InATalent 10th Anniversary and Award Ceremony for students at Quinlan Center
● Certificates were presented to students with volunteer hours from 20 to over 100 hours. The graduating students were honored. The videos of past participants who are already in college were inspiring on how the participation in the volunteer programs has helped them grow.
2026-05-24 attended the Summer Splash Market at the Rancho Rinconada Pool ● The pool is open and free for everyone. It was packed with families and kids. There were food vendors and craft booths too. What a fun idea for a pool day.
2026-05-20 had a virtual meeting with Urban SDK
● Their email described what they offer. "With the tool we built with the assistance of over 400+ other city and county agencies, it allows for you to address speeding complaints within minutes. We can provide: speed data for every road within your boundary every single day down to the hours. With that, we would like to provide you with a month of sample data for your jurisdiction because we believe you may be a good candidate for the program"
● It seems their aggregated data, collected from chips installed in cars by manufacturers, can show the speed of every street in every hour. It likely can provide traffic congestion data during rush hour also. 2026-05-16 attended the Women’s Summit in the AI Era at Alexander’s Steakhouse in Cupertino, hosted by the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women, Northern California Chapter ● The panel consists of women business leaders from various industries, from solar panel, event planning, healthcare to restaurants. They share their career paths and their community engagement. 2026-05-16 attended the AAPI Multicultural Festival at the Cupertino Civic Plaza, hosted by the Asian American Parents Association (AAPA) and other partners
● This is the fifth year of the AAPI Multicultural Festival and the fourth year held in Cupertino Civic Plaza.
There were amazing performances and many booths featuring different cultures and student groups, including students from De Anza College foreign language department. 2026-05-16 attended the Potluck of the Cupertino pickleball group at the Memorial Park ● Spoke to some participants to hear their concerns about the proposed pilot program to start in July.
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3 2026-05-15 participated in the Policy Breakfast and Affordable Housing Bus Tour, by Housing Leadership Council, Global Policy Leadership Academy (GPLA) and Bay’s Future, in Redwood City ● It started with a panel including Congressman Sam Liccardo, Assemblymember Marc Berman, Board of Supervisors President Noelia Corzo, and Aaron Aknin of Good City Company, about the state of affordable housing funding and what it means to Organize for Housing in 2026. ● Afterwards, 95 of participants visited four affordable housing projects across San Mateo County. ○ Middlefield Junction — 179 affordable homes in North Fair Oaks ○ Shores Landing — 95 homes for vulnerable seniors in a converted Redwood City waterfront hotel ○ Rotary Terrace — 82 homes for low-income and formerly homeless seniors in South San Francisco ○ Eucalyptus Grove — 69 new affordable homes in Burlingame, celebrated with a Grand Opening Ceremony