The Alliance for a Better Cupertino, supported by the developers, city officials and social engineering advocates, have mounted a campaign to demonize the Concerned Citizens of Cupertino and those whose signatures placed the CCC initiatives on the ballot.

I keep reading this raging battle of letters in the Courier between the Alliance for a Better Cupertino and the Concerned Citizens of Cupertino political group. I am embarrassed to say that I don't truly understand what the fight is about or the subtle nuances that may be there.

The Supreme Court has a naïve belief in the inherent altruism of city councils, when all too often their driving motivation is venality. Take for example we here in Cupertino.

Recent arguments by the ABC have focused on the need to build more "affordable housing" in Cupertino to accommodate our teachers, police and fire professionals, while claiming that the CCC initiatives would be harmful.

In response to the ongoing debate about growth in Cupertino, I would like to offer my opinion and personal experience.

The recent letter to the Courier titled “Residents are not crying for a stationery store” is misleading, sarcastic and unworthy of the current debate over the direction of our city.

I have been reading comments from our city councilman, Richard Lowenthal, that, “what we need the most is a significant process so that when a project like Verona is considered; the council hears all points of view.

Cupertino City Council has ignored numerous petitions to put development issues on the ballot.