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Civics 101: We Must End Gerrymandering
January 3, 2018
Every year I think about how to teach redistricting and gerrymandering to my seniors at Santa Clara High School. It...
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Love, War and Miracles
December 27, 2017
I want to tell you a story about miracles, about war, and about love. My grandparents grew up in the...
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Mission City Voices: My Christmas Tree of Life
December 20, 2017
The word “magical” generally makes those of us on cliché patrol reach reflexively for the red pen. Especially when used...
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Council Approves Free Money?
December 13, 2017
In a recent event in the topsy turvy world of Council logic, they approved payment for services some on the...
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CIVICS 101: We Must Abolish Voter ID Laws
November 22, 2017
“How did Trump win deeply blue states like Michigan and Wisconsin,” was the first question out of “Molly’s” mouth as...
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Not Liking the News Doesn’t Make It Fake
October 4, 2017
There have been a lot of words published, posted and uttered about fake news and real news and whether Americans...
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BAREC And The Pied Pipers of Urban Planning
September 6, 2017
Poor BAREC. The former UC agricultural Bay Area Research and Extension Center at 90 North Winchester seems doomed to be...
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An Effort to Diffuse Misunderstandings
September 6, 2017
The Aug. 24 Stadium Authority Meeting was one for the books. In a seven-hour meeting with many contentious topics on...
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Civics 101: Raising the Minimum Wage
August 30, 2017
During my Economics class discussion on circular flow, the diagram of money moving in and out of the U.S. economy,...
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Protect and Defend
August 30, 2017
Santa Clara Police Chief Mike Sellers gave a gallant speech at the Stadium Authority Meeting last Thursday. In his 16...