District 2: Helen Le - Cypress City Council Candidate Profile Questionnaire

Candidate General Information 1.Candidate full name​ Helen Le Thanks for reading EYES ON CYPRESS CA ~ A COMMUNITY VOICE! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. 2.How long have you lived in Cypress and what council voting district do you reside in? 25 years, District 2 3.What is the URL for your campaign website? HelenLeforCypress.com 4.What are the URL(s) for any public facing social media accounts you may have such as Facebook, Instagram and X? 5.Please tell us about yourself and your family. I'm the daughter of Korean immigrants – my mother a nurse and my father a Vietnam War veteran – who taught me the values of hard work, personal responsibility, and service. I graduated from UCLA with a Mathematics degree and spent ten years in financial and wealth management services. ​I'm a proud parent of Cypress school graduates, my daughter is an aerospace engineer and my son attends Cypress College. 6.How do you plan to contact voters in your district? 7.What are the top three attributes of the city that make you proud to be a resident? 8.Why did you decide to run for city council? Ran unsuccessfully for city council office in 2022 9.Prior to being elected or appointed to city council have you ever run for and/or been elected to any other office? N/A 10.What is your official statement of qualification? 11.What does common sense mean to you as a city council member? 12.How would you approach resolving conflict among your council peers should you be elected to council? Education & Professional Background 13.For this section you can submit your resume and/or a link to your LinkedIn profile. Download14.What is your current profession/title and who is your current employer or if you are retired what was your profession/title? Current = Community Volunteer Worked in the financial and wealth management services industry Community Service & Engagement 15.What is your Cypress community involvement outside of your official council member/candidate capacity? Worked with community members to form Cambridge Virtual Academy PTSA 16.During the May 2026 emergency evacuation due to the Garden Grove GKN chemical incident did you assist your fellow community members during the evacuation? If yes, please describe in detail how you helped the Cypress community? Questions for Candidates that Currently Serve on Council or have Served in the Past 17.Is there anything you wish you had done differently (example, a vote you wish you could reverse)? General Questions 18.What do you believe are the current top three challenges Cypress is facing? 19.What are the top three objectives you would like to achieve should you be elected to city council? Finance Questions 20.What is your position on raising taxes and fees (development fees, registration fees, etc.)? 21.Many cities in OC are facing budgeting issues. Fortunately, the City of Cypress has been run very well and is financially stable. What is your approach to balancing services to the community against limited financial resources? Law Enforcement 22.What are your views on public safety? Questions on a Variety of Topics 23.What is your plan to attract and retain more businesses to Cypress? 24.How would you provide additional programs, services and amenities if elected to council? 25.What is your favorite Cypress event? 26.What will you do to address traffic in neighborhoods adjacent to schools, including aggressive drivers? 27.Do you support the implementation of the Cypress Town Center & Commons Plan 3.0 as approved by the voters under Measure S? 28.Do you support the development of residential housing in the business park? Helen Le provided the following statement during her public comments at the racecourse EIR public hearing on August 28, 2026, 'Let's take another opportunity to look at other housing opportunities such as the business park on the other side of Valley View now that we have new information with Yamaha.' 29.Cypress's RHNA plan requires the city to plan for the future development of 1,803 units in the Low and Very Low-Income areas. What are your views on affordable housing? How do you believe the city can achieve this objective? Thanks for reading EYES ON CYPRESS CA ~ A COMMUNITY VOICE! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.