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Most people don’t like to make or incur a mistake. It often leads to that over-used term of “misinformation.” To avoid the disgrace of wrong or misleading information, I would choose to be more specific. While this is an opinion column, it also permits you the reader to form your own opinion, providing the information … Read more
It is amazing that Santa Clara’s new City Council has taken so long to locate where the pen, pencils, and erasers are located (especially the erasers). What would make the most sense for this Council is to correct some egregious actions taken by Mayor Gillmor and her prior Council. Or, in some cases, not taken. … Read more
After I had taken a swift smell of the garbage deal made last year by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her cronies, there seemed to be more than what hit my nose. So, I dived into the dirty dumpster that produced this deal. First: what forced this action by Santa Clara City Council was the California Legislature, … Read more
When a senior employee is hired by the City of Santa Clara, there are specific guidelines to which that employee subscribes. These include the standard language you would expect. In addition, there is a document which the employee signs and swears to uphold and defend. This document is known as the City “Code of Ethics.” … Read more
Okay, you have received your flier from the City of Santa Clara indicating the sharp rise in garbage rates. Normally the envy of the Valley, Santa Clara has joined the ranks of other cities on the way to the dump. The old Council from last year renewed the Mission Trail contract with modest increases for … Read more
You might think after six months on the job you would have a handle on the issues. This does not appear to be the case of the Santa Clara 2020 elected City Council. Mayor Lisa Gillmor, in step with City Manager Deanna Santana, continues to direct the new Council like a conductor brandishing a baton. … Read more
Fifteen months ago, the hydrogen bomb of COVID-19 closed the doors of America and the world. Not necessarily a date we wish to recall or celebrate, but one that affected, for the first time in decades, every country on the planet. Right or wrong, the many layers of government dictated behavior from the necessary to … Read more
Victory has its rewards, but the payoff doesn’t usually come overnight. This certainly is the reality with Santa Clara’s new Council as they have cautiously invaded the upside-down turmoil created by Mayor Lisa Gillmor and her former Council followers. Gillmor proved herself to be a most devious and cunning politician when she lobbied for the … Read more
Remember when wrong used to be wrong? It really was not that long ago. We have laws that have now been renamed to a more convenient terminology that seems to be all-forgiving. This magic word is called “politics.” Now if you break the law, do some dastardly deed, the violators shrug it off simply by … Read more
Santa Clara City Council has a new majority which voters approved last November. Potentially these new members offer to bring changes voters hoped for, including personnel, policy, and procedures. Kevin Park, Suds Jain, and Anthony Becker philosophically joined Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy with a more moderate approach to administration duties. Many of these duties … Read more