What could be better than seeing 70,200 fans pack Levi’s Stadium to watch the SF 49ers totally sack Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers? Little comes to mind. Sunday Night Football, on prime time, with two of the top teams in the NFL brought a lot of viewers. About 22 million TV fans watched … Read more
What’s the most exciting activity in Santa Clara? Watching the San Francisco 49ers! It’s certainly not having to endure our city politics. The 49ers have catapulted to the top of the NFL with a 9-1 record and have captured the attention of national TV. Their next game scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. against the … Read more
After nearly a year and a half of vilifying the Santa Clara Chamber it appears the City Council is willing to attempt a form of reconciliation. The dispute remaining surrounds the mystery of Chamber expenditures that do not necessarily fall within properly documented procedures. While the Chamber indicates it has some documentation to provide with … Read more
In 2012, Julio Fuentes was hired as City Manager of Santa Clara. He was hired to drag us out of the recession. Things were bad. City reserves had dipped to $2.5 million dollars, business was in the tank, the 49ers were losing, and 17% of homes were being foreclosed on. Fuentes enticed a billion-dollar company … Read more
Who’s telling the truth? You are bombarded with stories, details, accusations, rumors and event interpretations. Who’s right and how do you know who is being honest? If you are thinking about the bruising battle between the Democrats and Republicans scrapping it out in Washington, that would be a natural thought. However, the search for truth, … Read more
While busy attacking the San Francisco 49ers, our City forgot to clean up their own house. Recently you read the headlines “City Council votes to terminate 49ers as managers of Levi’s Stadium.” The Council cited as one of the major reasons: the 49ers hired a second party subcontractor which failed to pay prevailing wage. When … Read more
All we want is a City Council and leadership that is responsive, respectful and responsible while making good decisions. What would seem to be a rather straightforward request from residents, has gone absent at City Hall. Our Council minority of Pat Mahan, Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy have taken to heart the desire of our … Read more
Long overdue, the San Francisco 49ers have cut a new swath of leadership in their march towards the “big game.” It was three years ago when 49ers Owner Jed York called a press conference to apologize to his fan base and the public for turning in one of the most dismal years in team history … Read more
More games by the Gillmor Gang. The Charter Review Committee of Santa Clara met recently. The decision of the committee was to ask residents of the City if they want three districts. This will become a ballot measure in March 2020. Of course, this would be in deference to the six districts we currently have … Read more
We would like to believe our Mayor, City Council, City Manager and City Attorney. They wish to fire the 49ers Stadium Management Company for failure to produce revenue for the City as they did the first few years of the contract, among other fabricated violations. However, the City’s own actions have led to a decline … Read more