What are the alternatives to Santa Clara’s council seat method, approved by the voters forty five years ago that led to the election of our current Hispanic Mayor? The commitment to increasing voter participation championed by Yuki Ikhezi and Rod Diridon,Jr. has worked, and if the method of requiring candidates to live in specific geographic areas but being elected citywide as done in the school district could work. Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino have elected many Asian Americans to councils using systems identical to Santa Clara. Troubling are campaign methods done by the Santa Clara POA paying outside consultants that emphasize racial overtones, and podcasters who claim Asian American politicians all have the same faces (and he is a Charter Review Committee member). Appointing good minority council members in 2016 rather than a stooge would have solved the problem. We have alternatives that fit the Santa Clara way, best look at them.
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The developer, Lamb Partners (Randy Lamb – Atherton Planning Commissioner) started to purchase the two single family homes along Monroe, 906 Monroe St. and 930 Monroe St. in Feb 2019 and Sep 2019 respectively. This was just after the Santa Clara Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) was formed by the City Council in December 2018. Lamb Partners
Santa Clara is the ONLY city in the entire State of California to have an elected Chief of Police. I contend that Santa Clarans don’t actually have a choice in selecting their Chief of Police. The current Chief of Police, Pat Nikolai, ran unopposed in his last two elections March 2020 and November 2020. Mike
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that racial discrimination in employment is illegal, as provided for under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law forbids employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The provision also prohibits employers from creating or
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I am a 35‑year‑old graduate student, returning mid‑career to pursue a second master’s degree, and I am deeply concerned about the impact artificial intelligence is having on learning. I began my program at San Francisco State University in the fall of 2023, just as ChatGPT 3.5 was exploding into mainstream use. Like many students, I ... Read more
Bryant BaoThe City of Santa Clara this week, starting March 17th is putting on Fix A Leak week which focuses on all the potential ways to seek out water leaks in your home. However, for the City of Santa Clara leaking pipes of water is not their only concern with “leaks”. The consistent leaky pipes of ... Read more
Roger KintThe County and the City of Santa Clara have their share of elected and appointed officials who have pushed the boundaries of how much voters and residents can tolerate. Most will miss the fine details of their behavior, their actions, their ethics and transparency. Recently, workers at the Santa Clara Valley Water District demanded the ... Read more
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