The latest attack on Santa Clara, its budget and residents, is not a surprise. In the real world, employees who have failed at the job and duties they were hired to perform move on. Former city manager Deanna Santana will likely be remembered as the worst city manager in city history — right up … Read more
Enough of Robert Haugh. The self-appointed sultan of slime has demonstrated that the vicious pit of his poison pen has no bottom. For those who don’t know him, he writes a blog that rarely has anything kind, respectful, thoughtful or inspiring to say. He’s a propaganda volcano, continuously erupting propaganda against any council member or public … Read more
Santa Clara City Council has enjoyed a majority of solid representatives. They have worked for and enacted policies beneficial to the Santa Clara community. This council has successfully hired a city manager and city attorney with common sense. In turn, they have made intelligent decisions beneficial to residents and to the city. The multi-year reign … Read more
The only problem with our elected leaders in Sacramento is … our elected leaders in Sacramento. Isn’t it a bit repulsive how these legislators spend your money? Based on their actions in recent years, they don’t understand basic economics. Their continual use of the Robin Hood philosophy is a fairy tale being lived out in … Read more
It was just a few months ago that Governor Gruesome Newsom proudly announced that California would end the year with ONLY a two billion dollar deficit. Well, folks, that was a fabrication. This was not just a rounding error in placing the decimal point. The bag has been opened, the cat is out, and what … Read more
So what’s new in Santa Clara? The first thing that comes to mind is that City Manager Jovan Grogan has brought order to City Council business. If you haven’t been watching or attending City Council meetings, it’s okay. Take my word for it. Council was awake and acting on our behalf when they selected Grogan … Read more
Over ten years ago, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her council majority negotiated a deal with the Related Companies to develop Santa Clara’s 230-acre golf course. The “vision” promoted by Related was a magnificent retail and commercial center to rival Santana Row. One of the arrangements, we infer, was for the City to remove David’s Restaurant, … Read more
In its search for tax revenue, the Santa Clara City Council has explored new, old and now an untried idea to raise funds for city operations and salaries. Here’s something that would be new for Santa Clara: How about we install parking meters throughout the city? Hmmm … when considered on the surface it sounds … Read more
California is touted now as the nation’s largest economy and also the most populous state. If you look at the headlines, you would think our state is booming. Is doing well good enough? When you read the fine print of the state budget, it has ballooned to a whopping 300 billion dollars. Governor Gavin Newsom … Read more
If you’ve been following the news, you know there are a few issues that need correction in our Golden State. Starting with our not-so-golden budget, which is “balanced” annually with Olympic-level financial gymnastics. Here are a few more that have cost Californians money and reduced our quality of life. Do you recall the ballot measure … Read more