To celebrate the recent unblocking of the Santa Clara Weekly by Mayor Lisa Gillmor on Twitter, the United States Senate has decided to remind the nation of the “vital...
Op-Ed
Walt Kelly’s cartoon character Pogo famously said, “We have met the enemy and it is us.” Racism is like that, too. We...
Four weeks ago, I respectfully submitted my letter of interest for appointment to the Council vacant seat. My message was structured responding...
May 15, 2018 Dear Editorial Board, In 2008, Memphis, Tennessee adopted Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) as a method to elect our Council...
Measure A is an initiative to amend our city’s charter to change the process for electing our City Council. Measure A would...
Op-Ed
Opinion
Why The Housing Crisis Will Continue and Santa Clara’s Old Boys Machine Will Stay in Control
Now that SB 827—the bill that would have overruled local zoning controls on placing housing development within a certain distance of ferry...
“You have to take five AP classes a year if you want to go to a good college.” As a sophomore at...
As we began the unit on the Legislative Branch, “Mark” asked why California ranks in the bottom of receiving federal funding when...
Santa Clarans have an exciting opportunity in June, to vote whether to switch to electing the City Council using proportional representation (PR)....
Santa Clara’s June 5 Special Election is asking that the Santa Clara electorate change its election method from one discriminatory, illegal election...