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Contents 1 Todo 2 Non Neutral 3 Does anyone know where the name "Cupertino' came from? 4 Education NPOV 5 This article needs to be cleaned 6 "Chinkertino" and "Goopertino" 7 Steve Jobs 8 Stevens Creek Elementary lawsuit 9 Alt definition 10 High-tech on Bubb Road and Cali Mill Plaza?

[edit] Todo

• Should probably add Cupertino high school to the list.

[edit] Non Neutral

in a "pleasant" complex circled by the playfully named Infinite Loop

To many former and current employees, it's not pleasant. Why the word "Pleasant"?

Addition: There are several other instances of non-neutrality in this article. For instance, the comments about the city's logo now "actually looking like a hat", and the part about the transportation system being "excellent".

[edit] Does anyone know where the name "Cupertino' came from?

--209.77.205.2

When Juan Batista deAnza passed by in 1776, he christiened what is now Stevens Creek "Arroyo

San Guiseppe da Cupertino" in honor of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (italy) --Jiang 23:52, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Indeed, the only Catholic church in Cupertino is St. Joseph of Cupertino parish. --Xiaopo ℑ 08:20, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)

Also, a store named the Cupertino General Store was there. (Not clear on the name)

[edit] Education NPOV

"The best high school in California" for Monta Vista High School -- someone needs to substantiate this.

[edit] This article needs to be cleaned

Here are several examples of where this article needs to be cleaned:
"The controversy at Stevens Creek Elementary" - This entire section should be a seperate article
"The quality of service is poor..." - Non-neutral, Source?
"Cupertino has bike lanes on its boulevards, but they are frequently ignored by careless or speeding drivers, and bicyclists must exercise extreme caution." - Non-neutral, Source?
"The city is served by an excellent road system." - Non-neutral, Source?
"Previous versions looked like a stylized snail, although the current version actually looks like a hat." - Non-neutral, Source?
"Over 60 high-tech companies have offices here" - Useage of 2nd person
"Because Cupertino has developed so quickly since the 1960s" - Useage of present tense
"which have been barely staying alive because of the dominance of large shopping malls in Silicon Valley" - poorly worded

I contributed most of the sections whose neutrality you are contesting. Unfortunately, I'm rather busy right now. When I have time (in August) I will go over to Cupertino Library to do some research. I think most of those points can be traced to various articles in the Cupertino Courier and the San Jose Mercury News. --Coolcaesar 22:57, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The controversy at Stevens Creek Elementary should be part of the Stevens Creek Elementary School article, which I'll get around to creating sometime. ςפקιДИτς 01:07, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Chinkertino" and "Goopertino"

I've lived my whole (but short) life in the South Bay, and I've never heard either term. ςפקιДИτς ☺ ☻ 05:31, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

I concur. Those pejorative terms do not belong in this article. --Coolcaesar 06:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Steve Jobs

The article states that Steve Jobs lives in cupertino, but I'm pretty sure he actually lives in Palo Alto —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.57.86.141 (talk • contribs).

• That is correct. I'll change it - Ali-oops^✍ 06:07, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stevens Creek Elementary lawsuit

Seems to be projected larger than it deserves to be in this article. Personal POV

[edit] Alt definition

"Cupertino" is used among techies to refer to Apple. I'm not sure how to incorporate that here. --Ephilei 08:19, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] High-tech on Bubb Road and Cali Mill Plaza?

"Most of these hi-tech companies are located on De Anza Boulvevard, Cali Mill Plaza, and Bubb Road." Who wrote this sentence? Obviously someone who hasn't been to Cupertino. While I could buy De Anza, Cali Mill Plaza isn't even a proper street; it's just a small corner of the intersection at De Anza and Stevens Creek Blvd. Bubb Road is mostly a residential street, and the short stretch just south of Stevens Creek Blvd. that has Hantronix, several Apple buildings, and a handful of pharma and network companies hardly qualifies as having many high-tech companies. This sentence needs to be edited by someone more familiar with the high-tech industry in Cupertino. 71.146.46.18 02:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)