Cupertino electeds adopted the new density rules seemingly unaware of a letter from the state warning the ordinance violated California law.

The new slate of commissioners prompted blowback from critics, who call the board’s makeup a slap in the face to voters. 

Cupertino voters elected two candidates who fall on opposite sides of the pro-or-slow-growth debate.

Cupertino’s present election cycle has brought more variations on the not-in-my-backyard hot takes the city’s become known for.