New city website

The city of Cupertino soft-launched its new website in December with a caveat.

“Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working out the kinks so that the new website is fully ready to go in the New Year,” reads an email sent by city staff. “During this time, there may be some technical issues users may experience such as broken links or pages not loading.”

The city is asking users to provide feedback on their user experience to the IT department at [email protected] and to flag any technical issues the encounter while browsing the new website at https://www.cupertino.gov.

“We appreciate your understanding as we enhance and refine the site to provide a more seamless and user-friendly experience for our residents,” reads the email.

New face for open space

Kathy Sutherland was sworn in on Dec. 12 as the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority’s District 4 representative. District 4 includes Campbell and a portion of Cupertino. Sutherland has been a member of the authority’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee for the past 11 years.

First Friday Bird Buddies

In honor of National Trivia Day, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is hosting a virtual program and trivia about local birds on Friday, Jan. 3, noon-12:45 p.m. Register at Eventbrite.com for this lunchtime event.