You have no doubt noticed there have been changes in Santa Clara. Mostly good. It is terrific to see the progress of Santa Clara’s City Council.
Resolving the long, and sometimes contentious, issues with the 49ers will add millions in revenue to the City. The majority in charge of the Council can now spend their time on issues and items beneficial to residents and the community.
In addition, the insightful and productive work of City Manager Jovan Grogan and City Attorney Glen Googins have put the City on a forward path again. Their selection by the Council majority returns the City to a productive and common-sense approach to issues.
This would not have happened without the thoughtful votes of Santa Clara residents; voters who were willing to look beyond the glossy election brochures and focus on the candidates and what they could bring to the City.
The one exception is Anthony Becker who ran against Lisa Gillmor for Mayor. While Becker was an enthusiastic candidate, well liked, used common sense and made good decisions, he made one mistake: he didn’t win.
Losing to Mayor Gillmor by only 700 votes, Becker probably gave her the closest contest she has had in her political career.
However, the race was not over. Soon, Becker found himself in a battle for his political life.
You might remember the infamous Grand Jury Report that was released days before the 2022 election. The report showered disdain on Council members who met with the City’s business partners, the 49ers, and Becker happened to be one of them. Supposedly, this report was top secret and was to be kept under wraps until it was released to the public the week the ballots were mailed out.
The report was manufactured from Gillmor’s campaign playbook to make a few candidates look like dog meat.
Enter District Attorney Jeff Rosen, who apparently is short of criminals and needed to create one. Becker was targeted and accused of lying to the Grand Jury.
Deputies were dispatched to Becker’s home. They handcuffed him, placed him in a patrol car, ransacked his property, took his phone and computer, and, as far as we know, found nothing. Then, a few days later, they returned for an encore and repeated the process AGAIN, producing the same end result.
Who says there is not weaponization of our “justice” system?
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