Marty Miller is quoted in a recent article stating that he would like Cupertino to be like San Francisco [San Jose Metro, "Welcome to Condotino," April 26, 2006]. And how does he propose to do that? Bring in trolley cars down De Anza Boulevard?

Over the years, Steve Piasecki is on record stating that Stevens Creek Boulevard will become like the Champs d'Elysées in Paris. With the current undermining of very useable commercial space into large housing structures, one can only wonder how their words could even come close to any kind of reality.

Both San Francisco and Paris have vibrant commercial districts full of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, shopping and viable public transportation. With the current vision of our city planners and council members (except for Kris Wang), Cupertino will indeed become Condotino--a city with many high-rises but no soul.

Malka Nagel
Cupertino Courier
Letters
June 7, 2006