Cupertino

DC-10 Fire Fighting Air Tanker Makes Cupertino Run

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:08:46 PDT

This is pretty cool. Well, I mean the air tanker and not the fire, of course. They've called in a specially fitted DC-10 aircraft to drop fire retardant on the fire in the Cupertino hills. The fire is expected to be contained by tonight.
There's a video of the tanker's run. The hills in the video should look familiar if you've ever been up in the area of the Stevens Creek Resevoir.
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Vallco is now Cupertino Square

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:51:17 PDT

Did you know that Vallco Fashion Park has a new name? It's now Cupertino Square.
They're adding a new 16-screen AMC movie theatre, 2 hotels, new restaurants, and a 38,000-square-foot upscale bowling alley. Read more here in this article from the Cupertino Courier. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is also adding a 600-square-foot substation. There's also talk of changing the name of Vallco Parkway to Cupertino Parkway. The movie theater is slated to open at the end of April.
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High Winds Knock 30-ton Crane Through Vallco Mall's Roof

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:50:42 PST

Wow, those high winds that we had yesterday did some major damage at Vallco Fashion Mall in Cupertino. Apparently, the mall is going through a $200 million dollar renovation. I didn't realize that was already under way. I'm glad that they're revitalizing that place. I went there a lot as a kid.
Anyway, the Mercury News reports that a 30-ton crane used to move heavy steel toppled over in the high winds yesterday that reached almost 100mph up north in San Francisco. It crashed into the mall and broke through the...more