Op-Ed

Op-Ed – We Will Prevail (inshaAllah) – Opinion

This morning, I woke up with a heavy heart recounting the loss of last night’s attempt to introduce a resolution…

December 26, 2023

Op-Ed: Studies Show Appointed Police Chiefs are More Accountable than Elected Sheriffs

Along with a few other cities in the whole United States, the City of Santa Clara has kept the pre-civil…

September 6, 2023
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How Soon They Forget – Op-Ed

What a difference a few years make. This week, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe fell all over…

July 28, 2023

When it Comes to City Investigations, Just Don’t Get Caught Saying Naughty Words

Three years ago, retired Santa Clara police officers Brian Gilbert and Phil Cooke pled guilty to a criminal harassment campaign…

March 20, 2023

OpEd: Save Denali School

On Jan. 12,  Summit Schools management announced that Summit Denali will be closing its operations after the current academic year…

February 7, 2023

Six Years of Lisa Gillmor: That Will Be $750, Please

Suppose next week you got a city bill for $750 as the premium for having Lisa Gillmor as your mayor…

September 29, 2022

A Mayor Above the Law

People of Santa Clara, it is time for concern. The City is being led by someone who believes she is…

September 13, 2022

Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?

Yesterday, Tom Shanks burst into the spotlight with a Mercury News broadside attacking the ethics of Santa Clara City Council…

September 9, 2022

Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel

By 2040, four times as many trains will pass through Sunnyvale daily on the Caltrain line. This raises the chances…

August 26, 2022
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Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions

Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have many shortcomings, but one of them isn’t a lack of imagination. Unable to get the…

August 9, 2022