Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Anne Kepner: Conscientious Candidate for State Assembly – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Gary Calfee on February 19, 2020
I encourage my Santa Clara Valley neighbors to choose Anne Kepner as our representative to the California Assembly. I have witnessed Anne’s commitment to public service through her extensive volunteer...
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Vote No on Measure B in Sunnyvale – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Robert Hoop on February 19, 2020
State law wisely requires district elections for city-council instead of citywide vote. Sunnyvale resisted this change for years; they could have put council district elections to a vote of the...
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Measure B Doesn’t Pass the Sniff Test – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Holly Lofgren on February 19, 2020
The Sunnyvale City Council members have not been listening to the residents and now they want to create a new elected position with a 4-year term. A position which will...
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Coronavirus – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Akhilesh Balasingam on February 19, 2020
As a high school student in the Bay Area, I have seen many different reactions to this news item—I felt that it might be useful to bring a new perspective...
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My Name is Anthony Becker and I am here to serve you – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Anthony Becker on February 13, 2020
Good day Santa Clara, my name is Anthony Becker. I’m a lifelong Santa Claran, educated locally, currently the chair of the Santa Clara Planning Commission and have run for office...
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Letter to the Editor
Letter from Zarathustra on February 12, 2020
Santa Clara had long been governed by consensus, by a clique. This had strong points and weak points. The ones who broke this were Lisa Gillmor and Kathy Watanabe. They went around the...
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Measure B Doesn’t Give Sunnyvale Voters a Choice in How Mayor is Selected – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Carlene Nakagawa on February 5, 2020
Last year, the Sunnyvale City Council solicited input from residents as part of the move to district elections. One of the questions asked was how the mayor should be selected;...
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Letter to the Weekly
Letter from Winnie on February 5, 2020
I read in both the San Jose Mercury News and The Weekly about the release of Santa Clara Councilmember Patricia Mahan’s medical information by the Human Resources Department. The City Attorney,...
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Patricia Mahan a Santa Clara Icon That Will Live On – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Anthony Becker on January 30, 2020
On February 1, 2020 it will be an end of an era. After serving 25 years on the dais and as a public servant, it is time for Patricia “Patty”...
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Re: City Manager Says Santa Clara’s Benefits Sub-Par, Compensation Data Doesn’t – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Matt on January 29, 2020
Raising the income of staff to offset the staff’s higher benefit costs will bankrupt the City of Santa Clara. This is due to the long term unfunded pension costs associated...