Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Studies Show Appointed Police Chiefs are More Accountable than Elected Sheriffs

Erika TowneSeptember 6, 2023

Along with a few other cities in the whole United States, the City of Santa Clara has kept the pre-civil rights tradition of electing police chiefs. Back then, the practice was rooted in the need for a more rural public to have a voice in the selection of a...

Op-Ed

How Soon They Forget – Op-Ed

The Editorial BoardJuly 28, 2023

What a difference a few years make. This week, Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe fell all over themselves to...

When it Comes to City Investigations, Just Don’t Get Caught Saying Naughty Words

The Editorial BoardMarch 20, 2023

Three years ago, retired Santa Clara police officers Brian Gilbert and Phil Cooke pled guilty to a criminal harassment campaign against the...

Op-Ed

OpEd: Save Denali School

Denali Parents OrganizationFebruary 7, 2023February 13, 2023

On Jan. 12, Summit Schools management announced that Summit Denali will be closing its operations after the current academic year ends in...

Op-Ed

Six Years of Lisa Gillmor: That Will Be $750, Please

The Editorial BoardSeptember 29, 2022

Suppose next week you got a city bill for $750 as the premium for having Lisa Gillmor as your mayor for the...

Op-Ed

A Mayor Above the Law

The Editorial BoardSeptember 13, 2022September 14, 2022

People of Santa Clara, it is time for concern. The City is being led by someone who believes she is above the...

Op-Ed

Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?

The Editorial BoardSeptember 9, 2022

Yesterday, Tom Shanks burst into the spotlight with a Mercury News broadside attacking the ethics of Santa Clara City Council Members not...

City Politics Community Op-Ed

Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel

Ari FeinsmithAugust 26, 2022

By 2040, four times as many trains will pass through Sunnyvale daily on the Caltrain line. This raises the chances of collisions...

Op-Ed

Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions

Editorial BoardAugust 9, 2022

Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have many shortcomings, but one of them isn’t a lack of imagination. Unable to get the City’s actual...

Mission City Voices: Cambodia Training Camp

Larry FloraApril 8, 2022April 8, 2022

It was May 1970 and I am in Cambodia. Our unit was on the Ho Chi Minh trail in pursuit of our...

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Studies Show Appointed Police Chiefs are More Accountable than Elected Sheriffs

How Soon They Forget – Op-Ed

When it Comes to City Investigations, Just Don’t Get Caught Saying Naughty Words

OpEd: Save Denali School

Six Years of Lisa Gillmor: That Will Be $750, Please

A Mayor Above the Law

Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?

Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel

Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions

Mission City Voices: Cambodia Training Camp

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