Cupertino residents have mixed feelings about one official’s frequent travels overseas and what they mean about his ability to serve the community.
Councilmember R “Ray” Wang has virtually attended nine City Council sessions from national and international locations — ranging from Dubai to Texas — out of roughly 30 meetings this year, or about 30%. His travels have cut two meetings short because he needed to catch a plane, according to the city attorney in meeting recordings. That’s postponed council items for a week to more than a month. Some residents are concerned it’s becoming a pattern that’s affecting city business, while others see it as a strength.
Wang travels for his day job as the founder of tech consulting firm Constellation Research and can be gone for two weeks of the month. He can attend council meetings virtually because of the Brown Act. The public meeting law states government officials can teleconference into meetings if their location is publicly available, in case a resident wants to attend the meeting from the same place…