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Every Santa Claran can be thankful for the talent, expertise, vision and innovation of former City Manager Don Von Raesfeld. He passed away last week while in church. While Santa Clara was just getting its training wheels, Don Von was thinking and asking, “Why not Santa Clara?” Because of his foresight, he envisioned Santa Clara … Read more
Ever notice that some things are not quite what they appear to be? This is the root of all magic. Deception is the primary objective. What you see and what you think you see is the intent of the magician. Deception is performed with skill. Even simple tricks can be fascinating and the better the … Read more
Santa Clara’s one-time humming Chamber of Commerce has fallen from stardom to humdrum. You might remember the enthusiasm emanating from the Chamber building on Warburton and Scott. The Santa Clara Chamber had worked with the City for years. They were a major force and contribution to the building of the Convention Center. Initially blossoming from … Read more
When voters said they endured enough of the rogue actions of Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her council majority, voters responded. Residents were riled up and decided they were not going to take any more dumb decisions. Voters changed the dynamic in Santa Clara and the drain on our City budget where the plug was pulled … Read more
Law, order and justice have been the hallmark of America’s success for more than 200 years. While there have been blips and slips in the application of law over the years, there has never been a time that law has been disregarded…until now. Some states, including California, have passed laws to cripple the concepts of … Read more
Santa Clara has to be thankful for the City Council majority that has returned sanity to the budget, the council and weekly decisions. It is frightening to think where the City could be if the Gillmor majority had continued to spend without boundaries. It is a puzzle in the minds of many as to how Santa … Read more
You may recall the runaway railroad of the Gillmor council just a few years ago. Down was up, up was down and money was never a consideration (as long as it was City funds). The decisions being made defied gravity, common sense or economic sanity. Now the City is paying the bill for these questionable … Read more
You just have to ask. More than that, you want an answer that is more than the double talk that spills off the lips of officials like syrup from a bottle. The question is: “Why does it take days or even weeks to calculate the elected winner of a public election?” It’s not just national … Read more
Sorry, and I just don’t get it. Let’s see. Prices on most everything like groceries, gas and good times are over the top. Local companies are laying off employees like they are anathema, housing prices are sagging and our 401ks have tanked. And we are being told by the government that everything is just fine. … Read more
A simple question: Why do we have laws? The simple answer would be to assure we have an orderly society. It has been estimated that America has over a million laws that in one way or another enforce the Ten Commandments. Given that we elect lawmakers on a regular cycle, this number of laws will … Read more