Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
The Whole Picture – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Diane O'Hearn on August 19, 2020
I’ve been taking The Weekly for less than a year and wish every Santa Clara resident was receiving it. This is the only way we can get the whole picture...
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Santa Clara City Manager Salary – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Louis Shepard on August 19, 2020
A friend sent me a copy of this article. I am happy to see Deanna Santana being compensated at an amount that probably represents her real value to the City...
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Structural Deficit – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Rob Jerdonek on August 12, 2020
In a public Nextdoor posting, Councilmember Kathy Watanabe responded to your July 30 article on Santa Clara’s chronic structural deficit since 2000. She stated that the structural deficit was “not...
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Gratitude during a pandemic – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Hannah Zhou on August 12, 2020
Despite the current crisis the entire world is facing, I’m extremely grateful that people in our community are working together to create a safe living environment. It’s so easy to...
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Classical Music Reaches Broader Audiences Through Digital Platforms During Pandemic – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Sophia Horng on August 12, 2020
Springtime is when classical musicians like me showcase the results of practice and long rehearsals. Every year, I look forward to the abundance of orchestra tours, season finale concerts, and...
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2020 Election: Santa Clara City Council – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Wesley Mukoyama on August 5, 2020
We need to make changes in the systemic racism of the Santa Clara City Council. Not one of the candidates that our mayor supports is a person of color. She...
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Santa Clara Unified Reopening Plan – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Jane Gilmore on August 5, 2020
Dear Superintendent Kemp & Board of Trustees, “I did not teach for 34 years to die in my 35th year of teaching.” These words were spoken by a highly respected...
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A (non)-Caring Council… we should expect more. – Letter to the Editor
Letter from David Cohen on August 5, 2020
At the April 22 Cupertino City Council meeting, the Cupertino Council took decisive action to protect the residents of Cupertino when they passed (by a vote of 4 – 1)...
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How Hard Is It to Wear a Mask? – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Katie Chen on July 22, 2020
One piece of cloth over your face. The CDC first began recommending everybody to wear cloth face coverings in public in April. However, the federal government refused to make this...
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Democracy Consultant – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Suds Jain on July 22, 2020
I ran for City Council in 2016. In that election, the City wisely hired a “Democracy Consultant”, Fred Keeley. That year the Santa Clara Votes program held two candidate forums for the...