Milestones – Pork Barrel Hangover – Opinion

Publisher Miles Barber says Santa Clara's current little league conundrum is due in part to the City's focus on youth soccer above other sports.

There is a term in politics called “pork barrel” spending. It’s when a politician stuffs money into legislation to support projects they favor. Santa Clara, like it or not, you are suffering a hangover from eight years of Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s pork barrel spending on her pet priority: soccer. Dozens of families and community members … Read more