Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Re: Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity in Sunnyvale – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Chloe Kufeld on July 10, 2019
Responding to the July 5th article regarding “Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity In Sunnyvale,” I am curious about what other steps this city is taking to improve access residents have to...
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Reply to Emma Jiang on her letter to the editor on fireworks – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Thomas MacDevitt on July 3, 2019
Firework displays remain popular because they are a visual and auditory spectacles that bring amazement and joy to many who watch them. You mention “safety risks” but you don’t identify...
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Santa Clara Governance is Nothing Short of Trump-ian Political Theatre – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Anthony Becker on July 3, 2019
My following is in response to the Mayor and City Manager’s statements regarding the Grand Jury report. To reiterate what the Santa Clara City Manager said in her statement, “I cannot...
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4th of July Fireworks – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Emma Jiang on July 3, 2019
Frankly, I’m baffled by the fact that fireworks displays remain popular despite the safety risks they pose to the environment, people, and animals. The risks greatly outweigh the thrill of...
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City Heritage Tree – Letter To The Editor
Letter from Thomas Kepner on July 3, 2019
My wife and I have lived on Forbes Avenue raising our three children since 2002 here in Santa Clara. We had a very old dead City Heritage tree in our...
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What is to be gained – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on June 26, 2019
Victor Hugo once wrote that liberation is not deliverance. Santa Clarans may feel liberated from the old ways of doing business at City Hall, and I feel happy for them,...
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No Skyport – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on June 19, 2019
When I learned of the horrible tragedy in Manhattan concerning the helicopter crash, I recalled that during the 1960s, it was considered chic to use helicopters in downtown Manhattan using...
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Santa Clara Smoking Ordinance Criminalizes Medical Cannabis Users – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Tracey Simmons on June 19, 2019
On February 5th, the Santa Clara City Council voted to enact an ordinance prohibiting smoking in multi-unit residences. Condominiums, townhouses, and duplexes all fall under the ordinance, regardless of whether...
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Coffee with the Mayor – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Angela Zheng on June 19, 2019
I recently read “City Lights Espresso: Where Everybody Knew Your Name” in the Silicon Valley Voice, and learned that the Mayor had coffee there. As a teenager who lives in...
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Out of Touch – Letter to the Edtior
Letter from James Rowen on June 12, 2019
Almost forty years ago, as a student council member at San Jose State, I did something very dumb. I supported a motion to fund the University Committee in Solidarity with...