Merry Christmas Santa Clara and to all of our readers who subscribe to the Weekly and/or follow us online at the Silicon Valley Voice. A subscription to the Weekly does make a terrific Christmas present to any friend or relative who lives in Santa Clara. We appreciate our many subscribers and say “thank you” for … Read more
Congratulations to Santa Clara’s “new” Council. They have now completed their first full year in office and have found more than just the paperclips and pens. They have worked together to right the good ship Santa Clara, digging out from the avalanche of awful decisions made by Mayor Lisa Gillmor, her former colleagues and carried … Read more
Writing an opinion article does allow for the author to form that opinion based on a variety of sources. Now an opinion writer is sometimes like a dentist working on a bad tooth. On occasion, the dentist hits a nerve that even novocaine can’t disguise. So, it is with opinions. Last week’s article was based … Read more
Santa Clara was blessed with an early Thanksgiving present in the termination of City Attorney Brian Doyle. This decision was long overdue and well justified. Not just because of his undying defense of Mayor Lisa Gillmor, but the spurious advice he gave the City Council. His undefendable decision to withhold an offer letter from California … Read more
A gift is most often a welcome thought expressed in the physical form of an item. These are usually welcome and received with appreciation and on occasion, as a life changing experience. Santa Clara is blessed to benefit from gift givers in so many different forms. These are the City’s non-profits, many working diligently to … Read more
Remember the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce? That was the organization which was recognized for a membership of “Who’s Who” in the city. Early on, the Chamber had powerful, positive and productive leadership in Betty Hangs and Steve Van Dorn for decades. In 2010, came the decision by Governor Jerry Brown, telling cities that Sacramento … Read more
There is little hope for stupid. Making the same mistakes and expecting a superior or better result is a classic example of stupid. Usually, bad decisions are the product of an ego run amuck. Making the same bad decisions repeatedly is living proof that sound thinking is absent in the decision process. Whatever your opinion … Read more
Seeing the San Francisco 49ers return to success on Sunday was certainly satisfying. While winning isn’t everything, in football, it still remains in first place. No question, the 49ers brought a magic ingredient to their opposition against the Chicago Bears called “desire.” While the season is well underway, and the 49ers are still in the … Read more
Interesting to note the reliability of the universe. The sun comes up and goes down with such regularity scientists can predict its actions to the second. Coupled with the sun is our moon, which also falls into this predictable pattern. Have planet inhabitants benefitted from this orderly operation of our most known and organized universe? … Read more
Running rampant through the halls of justice is a disease more serious than COVID. This is the pandemic of lawlessness. Basic to the fabulous fabric of freedom is law. Without law, there is no order, and without order, there is no retribution and without retribution the result is chaos. When a society moves into the … Read more