Brian Doyle

Mayor’s Propensity Toward Seconding Motions Out Of Step With Past Practice, Robert’s Rules Of Order

Prior to the November 2020 election Mayor Lisa Gillmor rarely — if ever — seconded motions. She never had to.…

April 4, 2022

Milestones – To Change, You Have to Change! – Opinion

How do you run a city without a city manager or even a city attorney? Based on observation, for the…

March 22, 2022
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Milestones – Climate Change in Santa Clara? – Opinion

The weather in Santa Clara has a different outlook these days. The catastrophic cumulous clouds of doom and gloom hovering…

March 16, 2022

Milestones – Is It The End? – Opinion

Certainly you cannot ignore the calamity, devastation, and destruction forced upon the world by a mentally deranged dictator. While the…

March 9, 2022

Stadium Noise Monitoring Contract Disputed

There was a lot of ground covered at Tuesday night's Santa Clara City Council meeting. Council members talked about extending…

March 9, 2022

Meeting Efficiency Policy Saves Two Minutes

Efficiency is a buzzword. It gets bandied about in all walks of life. Whether it is road construction or public…

March 3, 2022

Milestones – Unraveling the Maze! – Opinion

Reality as opposed to perception is most often a Grand Canyon of disparity. This is true with politics in Santa…

March 1, 2022

Milestones – What is the Cost? – Opinion

Making decisions is part and parcel to being alive. It doesn’t matter what junction you have arrived at in life,…

February 23, 2022

City Wants To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Santa Clara supported hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Levi's Stadium. The Council passed a resolution essentially waving a…

February 23, 2022
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Dire Financial Forecast for Santa Clara

You could say the Santa Clara City Council’s 2022 priority-setting session was consistent with established precedent: the Council continued much…

February 15, 2022