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The latest attack on Santa Clara, its budget and residents, is not a surprise. In the real world, employees who have failed at the job and duties they were hired to perform move on. Former city manager Deanna Santana will likely be remembered as the worst city manager in city history — right up … Read more
Enough of Robert Haugh. The self-appointed sultan of slime has demonstrated that the vicious pit of his poison pen has no bottom. For those who don’t know him, he writes a blog that rarely has anything kind, respectful, thoughtful or inspiring to say. He’s a propaganda volcano, continuously erupting propaganda against any council member or public … Read more
In today’s news, the Trump administration plans to incinerate $9 million in birth control pills and other contraceptives stored in a Belgian warehouse instead of distributing them to Africa, since USAID was shut down. Taxpayers contributed to these health supplies and should hate to see them wasted and not distributed to the needy. Also in … Read more
Santa Clara City Council has enjoyed a majority of solid representatives. They have worked for and enacted policies beneficial to the Santa Clara community. This council has successfully hired a city manager and city attorney with common sense. In turn, they have made intelligent decisions beneficial to residents and to the city. The multi-year reign … Read more
The only problem with our elected leaders in Sacramento is … our elected leaders in Sacramento. Isn’t it a bit repulsive how these legislators spend your money? Based on their actions in recent years, they don’t understand basic economics. Their continual use of the Robin Hood philosophy is a fairy tale being lived out in … Read more
It was just a few months ago that Governor Gruesome Newsom proudly announced that California would end the year with ONLY a two billion dollar deficit. Well, folks, that was a fabrication. This was not just a rounding error in placing the decimal point. The bag has been opened, the cat is out, and what … Read more
As many local residents know, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep our families fed, and the charitable food system — a critical part of our safety net — is severely strained. Family incomes fell and grocery bills skyrocketed during the pandemic, doubling the demand for food assistance from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley and the meal providers … Read more
This Mission City Voices was originally submitted to The Weekly by writer Larry Flora in July of 2018. In the spring of 1969 I started thinking about the draft. Many of my schoolmates from Buchser High School were getting a “Greetings” notice, which meant that they were to report for Military services. The Vietnam War … Read more
I grew up in the 1960’s in Santa Clara and my memories of that time are vivid and full of wonder. It was such fun to play on our lawn of clover, and so interesting to see the bees buzzing among the blossoms of cherry, pear, plum, and prune trees in the orchard just across … Read more
Across the Bay Area, one unexpected expense can push a family into crisis — a car repair, a medical emergency, a rent hike. Too many of our neighbors are teetering on the edge — crushed by soaring housing costs, on the brink of homelessness, uncertain of their next meal and feeling invisible. Organizations like LifeMoves … Read more