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Op-Ed – We Will Prevail (inshaAllah) – Opinion
December 26, 2023
This morning, I woke up with a heavy heart recounting the loss of last night’s attempt to introduce a resolution...
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Op-Ed: Studies Show Appointed Police Chiefs are More Accountable than Elected Sheriffs
September 6, 2023
Along with a few other cities in the whole United States, the City of Santa Clara has kept the pre-civil...
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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...
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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...
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OpEd: Save Denali School
February 7, 2023
On Jan. 12, Summit Schools management announced that Summit Denali will be closing its operations after the current academic year...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel
August 26, 2022
By 2040, four times as many trains will pass through Sunnyvale daily on the Caltrain line. This raises the chances...
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Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions
August 9, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have many shortcomings, but one of them isn’t a lack of imagination. Unable to get the...