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September 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino

Moderator: Ravi Kapoor, Diya TV

The forum will provide candidates with an opportunity to share their vision for Cupertino, address the issues that matter most to residents, and respond to questions in a fair and open format moderated by an impartial moderator.

All the candidates were invited a month ago, and candidates have been invited multiple times to participate in this forum.

J.R. Fruen, Seema Lindskog, and John Tang are not participating.

Candidates Lindskog and Tang have stated that they have other engagements. They responded regarding their participation after Ravi Kapur handed the invitations at the recent City Council meeting Sept 15th 2026. As of now, J.R. Fruen has not responded to the invitation.

These are the facts regarding the invitations and responses that we have received.

The question for Cupertino residents is: Why are these three candidates not participating in the forum? Could it be that they are uncomfortable answering questions they have not had an opportunity to prepare for, or are there other reasons?

What do you all think?