Cupertino Assisted Living Facility Scales Down Parking, Retail - San José Spotlight

Cupertino assisted living facility scales down parking, retail - San José Spotlight

Plans for a Cupertino assisted living facility are moving forward, but with significantly less retail than originally envisioned. The Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 May 20 to approve modified plans for a 136-home, mixed-use assisted living facility for older adults along Stevens Creek Boulevard. Changes include eliminating 146 underground parking spaces and reducing ground floor retail from 17,600 square feet to 4,000 square feet — a key point…

Empathetic Art in Negative Space: The Secret Mall Apartment and it's 750 square feet of living protest art

A really magical thing happens when you see a place (or places) you know and love on screen; you’re suddenly involved in a very different way. You might be sitting there wondering if the back of that yellow house is one you’ve walked by before, if you know one of the many artists or musicians being interviewed, or if you’ve actually driven by the parking lot door used by Michael Townsend and his crew of artists during their collective act of art…