Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Pamela Wu who was recently appointed as Cupertino's new City Manager. Pamela brings more than 20 years of public sector experience to the City of Cupertino. She previously served as the City of San Bruno’s Community and Economic Development Director. In her role, she oversaw the Building, Planning, and Housing divisions. Prior to joining San Bruno, she worked at the City of Gilroy and the County of Santa Clara. Wu is a Lynbrook High School graduate who grew up in the Cupertino area and holds a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. She is married with two grown children, who are both graduates of Fremont High School. 

“The Cupertino City Council welcomes Pamela Wu as the City Manager of Cupertino with our unanimous support,” stated Mayor Darcy Paul. “As a community, we have done much work to ensure greater accountability to the public as well as to deliver services that are both more effective and more equitable, and I know that we will continue down this optimistic path with a great City Manager.”

Help enhance the business environment in Cupertino by serving on the new Economic Development Committee (EDC)! Recruitment for committee members is now open and industry representatives from Technology, Retail, Hospitality, Education, and Commercial Real Estate sectors are encouraged to apply.

The newly codified EDC will work to market the City in a positive way to attract and retain businesses, foster public and private partnerships through new and existing business and community relationships, collaborate with local businesses to identify and eliminate any barriers to retention or growth, and advise City Council on economic development goals that maintain the quality of life in Cupertino. 

The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Click HERE to learn more and submit an application. Interviews and appointments are expected to take place in late November. The new Committee will begin meeting quarterly in early 2023.

The ultimate golf experience is coming to Cupertino in December 2022! The new PGA Tour Superstore is currently hiring for a variety of full-time and part-time positions including Sales Manager, Customer Service Associate, Logistics Team Associate, Soft Goods Associate, Services Team Lead, and Golf Instructor. If you are interested in applying. Check out the PGA Tour Superstore Careers website and select "Cupertino" location.

We are excited to welcome new businesses that have recently opened their doors in our community.

Earthy Ruby - a holistic wellness practice combining traditional Chinese medicine and modern innovations in total healing, massage therapy, and organic skin care, celebrated their ribbon cutting ceremony on August 26^th.

DHL also organized a Ribbon cutting event on September 8^th celebrating the Express Servicepoint branch that opened in Cupertino and held a meet and greet with IndyCar driver, Romain Grosjean! 

The City of Cupertino is excited to be the first city in Silicon Valley to partner with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Prospect Silicon Valley to help accelerate commercial building retrofits and raise awareness about cost-saving energy upgrades. The new approach called Integrated Systems Packages (ISP) bundles every day lighting/HVAC upgrades to save even more energy and money. Each ISP includes a set of efficiency measures that arcommercially proven and amenable to standardization. More about ISPs at American Inst. of Architects (AIA).

Starting January 1, 2023 minimum wage in Cupertino will be increasing to $17.20/hour. The change will cover employees performing two or more hours of work per week in Cupertino. Employees are entitled to these rights regardless of their immigration status. All employers located within Cupertino are mandated  to post the official notice in the workplace informing employees of the rate and their rights. Businesses must also document all hours worked and keep records for four years. More information HERE.

Cupertino's Climate Action Plan 2.0 was adopted by City Council on August 16, 2022. The plan describes a series of measures and actions that will help the City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet our community goals. The goals include achieving carbon neutrality in City-owned facilities and operations no later than 2030 and community-wide carbon neutrality before 2040. The plan is broken into chapters and includes topics like energy, transportation, waste, water, biodiversity, and natural systems. 

The new leaf blower regulations will go into effect on Sunday, November 6, 2022. These regulations aim to improve quality of life by limiting noise disturbances for all properties, including commercial and office developments. Property owners and managers are responsible for ensuring compliance on their property regardless of who is using the leaf blower. For more information, click HERE.

Thanks for doing business in Cupertino! Schedule a conversation with the City's Economic Development team through the Cupertino Business Outreach Program (CBOP). This is an opportunity for you to meet your public sector partners and share your feedback and business needs with the City. Email us at EconDev@cupertino.org to schedule an in-person or virtual visit. CBOP is a new initiative of Cupertino's Economic Development Division. 

Want to know more about the development activity happening in Cupertino? You can get details on projects by accessing the Development Activity Reports updated every month.