Opinion
Letters To The Editor
City Calendar for 2020 Year – Letter to the Editor
January 8, 2020
Perhaps it is just we older longtime residents, accustomed to using a paper monthly annual calendar upon which we make...
Letters To The Editor
Response to Miles Barber’s “Winter Whirlwind” Dec. 25th Editorial in The Winter Wonderland
January 8, 2020
Mr. Barber’s editorial about those who don’t celebrate Christmas was pretty accurate, but let’s take a moment to reflect on...
Milestones
Milestones: Go Niners
December 31, 2019
So, this is my last column…for the old year (the Mayor is probably thrilled). It also ushers in the New...
Opinion
Mission City Voices by Larry Flora
December 27, 2019
It was the summer of 1960. I was 11 years old and almost all the neighborhood boys were going to...
Milestones
Milestones: Winter Whirlwind
December 24, 2019
Alright, so it is Christmas Eve and to some who don’t celebrate Christmas, it is Holiday Eve or another day...
Op-Ed
Farewell Architectural Review Committee, Goodbye Checks and Balances
December 23, 2019
On Dec. 10 the City Council voted 4-3 to eliminate the Architectural Review Committee. I give kudos to the minority...
Op-Ed
Mission City Voices: Climbing Mt. Fuji
December 20, 2019
I was stationed on the USS Boxer CVA21 during the Korean War (NOT CONFLICT). My ship was tied in at...
Milestones
Milestones: Deflect and Deceive!
December 18, 2019
What do you do as a public official when some issues are headed South? Deflect! Redirect the public’s attention to...
Op-Ed
Sunnyvale Must Protect Children’s Future
December 17, 2019
This October, a driver struck and seriously injured three children walking to Peterson Middle School at the intersection of El...
Op-Ed
Welcome Literary Yuletide
December 16, 2019
Christmas is a time for many of our favorite stories. And when you say “Christmas story,” the next thought for...