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The questions were prepared by the the League of Women Voters of Cupertino/Sunnyvale and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the City Council?
I have been on the Parks and Recreation Commission for Cupertino for about two years. My legal practice focuses upon patent litigation, with a particular interest in how to structure our social incentives to promote growth and innovation.2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?
Right now, promoting a local economy that looks towards the future is our most important long-term priority. Council helps further this aim in part by making land-use decisions, but I'd like to see a Council that gets more engaged in actively seeking out innovators and creative thinkers who will help us bring the next generation of value-add ideas to society and the market. Cupertino is one of the leading places for attracting creative and hopeful outlooks, and I'd like to apply my training and background to help ensure that we're harnessing our talent.3. How would you balance the needs of the City as a whole with groups' interests?
My approach is collaborative and involves a lot of time spent asking questions, doing background homework, and thinking about what the right solutions are to address the underlying tensions. In that regards, balancing the needs of a City, its residents, the local government, and various groups involved in making up the community is very much similar to resolving legal issues. So I would apply my professional and educational training, as well as my collaborative mindset, towards ensuring that we thrive together.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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