NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme 'Before/Between/Beyond.' Students were welcome to explore before, between or beyond as individual ideas or any combination of the three. The works selected for the show represent 36 high schools.
Rather than maintain its own police force, Cupertino has always contracted with the sheriff's office to provide law enforcement. The city pays $18.6 million per year for the service, which the county said doesn't fully cover its costs. The county's proposed contract for the 2026-27 fiscal year, starting July 1, seeks $25.3 million annually - an increase of $6.7 million or 36%.
The City of Cupertino is accepting applications for one unscheduled vacancy on the Public Safety Commission. This appointment is for a partial term of less than two years, expiring on Jan. 30, 2027, and doesn't count toward a full term. Applicants must live in Cupertino. The city's commissions serve as advisory bodies to the City Council by considering public input and providing recommendations to the council.
After serving as Cupertino's interim city manager since May, Tina Kapoor was named to the permanent position by a unanimous vote of the City Council on Nov. 18. Kapoor assumed the her new role the following day. Kapoor has almost 25 years of local government experience, having worked for the cities of San Jose, Fremont and Cupertino. Prior to her appointment as interim city manager, she served as Cupertino's interim assistant city manager, deputy city manager and economic development manager.
The new legal drama TV series "Cupertino" was just announced as part of CBS's 2026-2027 season, as reported by entertainment trade publications Wednesday morning. The show, from Robert and Michelle King of "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight" fame, is set to star Mike Colter ("Luke Cage," "Evil") as a lawyer whose tech startup employer cheats him out of his stock options.
Cupertino officials sent a response to the California Department of Housing and Community Development earlier this month, defending their reading of the timeline developers have to resubmit a preliminary application per the Permit Streamlining Act. The city argued for a "plain meaning" of the legislation, which gives a developer one 90-day period to correct their preliminary application before it expires - the project is null and void afterward.
The development could replace the existing Bandley Center, a commercial building home to a local tax business, a Chinese language school, a clay studio, and a couple of small law and architecture offices.
