Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: 2026 Elections: Mayor
Letter from Roger Kint on March 24, 2026
Note to reader: these are my opinions. The Mayor role for the first time in a long time will go to someone possibly outside of the old guard or could...
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: 2026 Elections
Letter from Roger Kint on March 19, 2026
The 2026 elections are just around the corner in Santa Clara, and everyone is wondering who will run for various open seats. In 2026, there will be no incumbents defending....
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AI in Education and a Lack of Policy Leadership
Letter from Bryant Bao on March 18, 2026
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...
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Letter to the Editor: Fix a Leak Week
Letter from Roger Kint on March 16, 2026
The 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...
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Demand Resignations in the Valley of the Crooked Delight
Letter from Roger Kint on March 12, 2026
The 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...
Only City Hall has the Power to Bring Back Downtown Santa Clara
Letter from Dan Ondrasek & Mary Grizzle Co-Chairs Reclaiming Our Downtown on February 11, 2026
Picture a dangerous intersection in your neighborhood. Neighbors unify, collect data, rally support—and still, that stop sign never appears unless the Mayor, City Council, and city management act. Only the...
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To Weekly
Letter from Michael on February 2, 2026
Our Letters to Editors and Protests on Streets do not deter the Trump administration from its multiple atrocities. Time to invoke a Higher Power. Presidents Day is a month away....
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Outwit Outlast Outplay
Letter from Roger Kint on January 29, 2026
“Outwit. Outlast. Outplay.” is the tagline of the long-running reality TV series Survivor. While the show enters its overplayed 50th season, Mayor Lisa Gillmor continues to run her own long-running game—one where...
Do not support the Ethics Commission
Letter from Roger Kint on January 19, 2026
Dear Governance and Ethics Commission members Jain, Chahal and Park. Do not support implementing an ethics commission. This is yet once again a ploy by Mayor Gillmor to use against...
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Remembering Eric Kleemeyer killed by Santa Clara police 21 years ago – Letter to the Editor
Letter from John Watkins on January 11, 2026
“It happened this week years ago — but Eric is still Santa Clara’s long lost, forgotten son.” Twenty one years ago this week, my nephew Eric A. Kleemeyer was killed...