El Estoque

Nearly two thousand protestors gather in Cupertino

Volunteer with megaphone speaks and chants on top of the barricade in front of the Sheriff's Office.

Ayah Ali-Ahmad

June 12, 2020

South Bay protestors gather in Cupertino to demonstrate for the Black Lives Matter movement

Tags: Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Cupertino, George Floyd, police, protest, Protestors, saratoga

Community Poetry & Prose Night: A celebration of creativity

Anthology editor and former Cupertino poet laureate Kaecey McCormick gives a speech recapping her experiences teaching workshops, judging contests and hosting readings. Instead of having the traditional poetry contest, McCormick decided to celebrate the end of her two-year term by publishing the anthology.

Iman Malik, Emily Xia, and Brian Xu

March 14, 2020

Cupertino community members share their experiences contributing to a city-wide poetry anthology

Tags: anthology, Cupertino, Kaecey McCormick, Nathan Lee, poetry, prose

Voices of Cupertino: The launch of the citywide anthology

Poetry contributor Jade Bradbury receives her copy of the anthology. After distribution, McCormick encouraged attendees to stay and socialize with one another.

Iman Malik and Emily Xia

March 10, 2020

Community members gather to celebrate the release of Cupertino poetry and prose

Tags: anthology, Cupertino, poetry, prose

Keep the dream alive

A Fremont High School teacher shares about her experiences growing up undocumented, the relief that DACA brought her and the work she does now supporting undocumented students at her school.

Jai Uparkar and Swara Tewari

February 11, 2020

Community members discuss the personal and legal implications of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) being rescinded

Tags: Amicus Curiae Brief, california, Court, Cupertino, DAPA, Dreamers, Fremont Highschool, immigrants, Immigration, journey, Justices, law, Liang Chao, life, Obama, Onette Zabinski, supreme court, Trump, Undocumented, Victoria Argumedo

Winter Care of Roses: Master Gardeners learn about rose care

Speaker Paula Larkin-Hutton holds up a rose stem while she describes the different parts of the rose and answers questions from the audience.

Jai Uparkar and Emily Xia

January 17, 2020

Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County attend class in Cupertino Library

Tags: Bonnie Wagner, california, Care, class, Cupertino, Eugene Wong, Gardening, Library, Paula Larkin-Hutton, pruning, rose, showcase, UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County

Signing Santa: City of Cupertino hosts Christmas event allowing deaf and hard of hearing children to interact with Santa

A child communicates with Santa as ASL interpreter Darlene Rochkind provides additional encouragement.

Brian Xu

January 11, 2020

Christmas trees sparkling with red, green and blue lights surround the Quinlan Community Center’s Cupertino Room. Onstage, red and gold poinsettias adorn a cozy living-room scene: three large christmas trees, decorated with ornaments, next to a fireplace lined with green and red stockings. In the cente...

Tags: ASL, christmas, City of Cupertino, Cupertino, Darlene Rochkind, David Zimring, Deaf, Hard of hearing, Molly James, Naomi Morineau, Santa Claus, sign language, Signing Santa

Spruce it up: Cupertino Tree Lighting Ceremony

A group of kids drink their steaming hot chocolate next to the decorated trees around the Quinlan Center.

Jai Uparkar and Swara Tewari

January 11, 2020

Cupertino community gathers for the annual tree lighting ceremony

Tags: arts and crafts, balloons, christmas, cookies, Cupertino, holidays, hot cocoa, kids, lights, pictures, Quinlan Center, Santa, TREE, tree lighting

Maintaining a local community

Swara Tewari and Emily Xia

January 10, 2020

The implications of urbanization on both chain and family businesses in Cupertino

Tags: Aaron Tsang, business, Cafe LaTTea, Calvin Sohal, chain store, community, CREAM, Cupertino, Emily Xia, family business, grocery, iCool LN2 Ice Cream, Jennifer Huang, local, Local Businesses, Main Street, restaurant, retail, Sizzling Gourmet, Swara Tewari, T4, urbanization, We Love Local Event, Whole Foods

Realty changes in Cupertino

Andie Liu

January 10, 2020

Evolution of the nature of Silicon Valley housing

Tags: affordability, Andie Liu, Coldwell Banker, Cupertino, homelessness, house, housing, Kerri Heusler, Manu Changotra, market, realtor, realty, silicon valley, Sunita Merchia

Opposition to the Vallco Plan

Demolition begins at Vallco Mall called Demolition Day || From Mercury News

Anushka De and Devin Gupta

January 10, 2020

Sand Hill Property reinitiates construction in Vallco Shopping Mall after passing of State Bill 35

Tags: Anushka De, Brian Babcock, building, Carol Gorska, community, Cupertino, development, Devin Gupta, housing, infrastructure, Piu Ghosh, Sarah Tan, SB 35, urbanization, Vallco

Urbanization of Cupertino

Anushka De, Devin Gupta, Andie Liu, Swara Tewari, and Emily Xia

January 10, 2020

In a constant state of change, Cupertino has experienced drastic changes in terms of infrastructure and business from the influx of both workers and residents. Vallco construction has recently been reinitiated after the passage of State Bill 35. The proliferation of chain businesses act as a double edged...

Tags: Andie Liu, Anushka De, business, change, Construction, Cupertino, Devin Gupta, Emily Xia, housing, local, realtors, silicon valley, State Bill 35, Swara Tewari, trader joe's, Vallco