Milestones – What is the Cost? – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber calls on Santa Clara's City Council to use "good judgment" and undo the "bad decisions" made by Mayor Gillmor.

Making decisions is part and parcel to being alive. It doesn’t matter what junction you have arrived at in life, your next decision determines what train you ride on to the next station. In the case of City Council representatives, they have been elected to make prudent decisions on behalf of those whom they represent … Read more

Milestones – Did You Order This? – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber asks why local leaders are not upholding law and order as they promised to do when they took their oath of office.

You may have noticed the current and ongoing controversy about how bad guns are and they should be banned. After all, with the rash of senseless shootings and folks getting shot, wounded and killed you might think we are returning to the Wild West. The only difference that comes to mind is that when law … Read more

Milestones – The Good Fairy is a Tale! – Opinion

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor wants to stay in office for another four years, but Publisher Miles Barber asks what she's done to deserve the role.

Positioning herself to run Santa Clara for another four years is Mayor Lisa Gillmor. The only measuring device appropriate to measure her success for the past six years would be a Richter scale. She has shaken the foundations of the City to the point of devastation. Virtually everything she and her former Council allies touched … Read more

Milestones – Once Upon a Time… – Opinion

In this week's Milestones, Publisher Miles Barber calls on lawmakers to employ common sense and restore order to society.

Now that the Big Game has been decided, absent the 49ers, we can get back to work on other issues of our times. Congratulations to the entire team and management on an impressive season and taking it to the league championship. As we direct your attention from football to the absence of a critical component … Read more

Milestones – Highs and Lows in Santa Clara! – Opinion

The 49ers are thriving and Publisher Miles Barber wants to know why Santa Clara's Mayor and City Manager continue to thumb their noses at the team.

If you haven’t heard, read, or watched the feats of the fabulous 49ers, you have been on a different planet. Their victory Saturday night over perennial rival Green Bay in zero-degree weather didn’t stop the red-hot 49er defense. This 49er team has reflected the spirit and dedication, will, sacrifice, and tenacity of the champions they … Read more

Milestones – A Tribute to MLK – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber looks at what Martin Luther King Jr. brought to society and the steps we still need to take to move forward.

By the time you were in the first grade, you had already learned that there were “rules.” Your parents had rules, your teachers had rules, your school had rules and violation of those rules often had consequences. Martin Luther King Jr. brought attention to a world where there were “rules for me and not for … Read more

Milestones – The Odds Are Pretty Slim! – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber compares the odds of winning the Super Bowl to the odds that Lisa Gillmor will return as Mayor of Santa Clara.

At first look you might think with 32 teams in the NFL, the odds would be 31-1 you could pick the winning team. Not the case. When you consider little things like fumbles, injuries, interceptions, great plays and big mistakes, the variables are endless. You might remember it was only two years ago and the … Read more

Milestones – Vision with Vitality! – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber talks about how Levi's Stadium changed Santa Clara's landscape how a new mayor might take the City to another level.

It was just a bit more than a decade ago, former Santa Clara Mayor Patty Mahan met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at Great America. It was a meeting that changed the landscape and dynamic of Santa Clara. The Niners had searched the Bay Area for a suitable site to build a new stadium without … Read more

Milestones – With appreciation! – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber commends Santa Clara city employees for their perseverance and hard work despite Mayor Gillmor and City Manager Santana.

All of us at The Santa Clara Weekly and The Silicon Valley Voice send our thanks, gratitude and appreciation to a very special group of hard-working individuals. These are the City employees of Santa Clara who keep the power on, the streetlights working and our city operations functioning. Without their diligence, determination, and downright drive, … Read more

Milestones – A Christmas to Remember! – Opinion

Merry Christmas and thank you to all our subscribers. This week publisher Miles Barber gives thanks for the new majority on Santa Clara's City Council.

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