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The Weekly Wins 10 Awards at 2024 California Journalism Awards
May 21, 2025
The Santa Clara Weekly team earned nearly a dozen awards at the recent California Journalism Awards, including top honors in...
Op-EdOpinion
Truthish-ness and Truth – Opinion
March 29, 2024
A week or so ago, the public was treated to the shameful spectacle of the mayor of Santa Clara browbeating...
Op-EdOpinion
Mayor Gillmor Must Own Her Role in ISC Failure – Opinion
February 2, 2024
Please do not commend Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor for her comments or her vote on Tuesday night in regard...
Op-EdOpinion
In a Fraught Moment, Mayor Gillmor Keeps Her Eye on The Civic Ball – Opinion
January 9, 2024
Last weekend, someone pasted a sign on the St. Clare statue outside Santa Clara City Hall saying: “Mayor Gilmore [sic]...
Op-Ed
How Soon They Forget – Op-Ed
July 28, 2023
What a difference a few years make. This week, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe fell all over...
Op-Ed
When it Comes to City Investigations, Just Don’t Get Caught Saying Naughty Words
March 20, 2023
Three years ago, retired Santa Clara police officers Brian Gilbert and Phil Cooke pled guilty to a criminal harassment campaign...
Op-Ed
Six Years of Lisa Gillmor: That Will Be $750, Please
September 29, 2022
Suppose next week you got a city bill for $750 as the premium for having Lisa Gillmor as your mayor...
Op-Ed
A Mayor Above the Law
September 13, 2022
People of Santa Clara, it is time for concern. The City is being led by someone who believes she is...
Op-Ed
Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?
September 9, 2022
Yesterday, Tom Shanks burst into the spotlight with a Mercury News broadside attacking the ethics of Santa Clara City Council...
Opinion
The True Cost of Measure D
June 23, 2022
On June 7, 2022, Santa Clara voters approved Measure D without much fanfare. It’s a City Charter amendment that says...