Cupertino council approves housing project in wildfire zone, despite evacuation worries

A CUPERTINO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT proposed in a high fire risk area is moving forward despite resident concerns about evacuation safety and traffic congestion.

The Cupertino City Council on Wednesday voted 4-1 to approve a 51-townhome project on a 2.5-acre site along Linda Vista Drive, where residents say limited evacuation routes could take more than an hour to navigate through in an emergency. Councilmember R “Ray” Wang voted against the project because of the wildfire safety and evacuation risks.