Community leaders look ahead to the new year [The Cupertino Courier, Calif.] Dec. 27 While the issues that plagued us in 2020 will still be with us in the new year, plenty of local residents were happy to show the old year the door. Community leaders are expressing cautious optimism about what 2021 has in store for the South Bay as the pandemic wears on. “As a city, we’re working hard to keep our residents safe while taking into account the many understandable concerns relating to the economy, our schools and our local businesses,” says Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul. “City Hall is responding well. Thanks to a great deal of foresight and work by our staff and community, we were, for instance, able to transition to remote work quickly.”