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OpEd: Save Denali School
February 7, 2023
On Jan. 12, Summit Schools management announced that Summit Denali will be closing its operations after the current academic year...
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Six Years of Lisa Gillmor: That Will Be $750, Please
September 29, 2022
Suppose next week you got a city bill for $750 as the premium for having Lisa Gillmor as your mayor...
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A Mayor Above the Law
September 13, 2022
People of Santa Clara, it is time for concern. The City is being led by someone who believes she is...
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Situational Ethics Or Ethics for Hire?
September 9, 2022
Yesterday, Tom Shanks burst into the spotlight with a Mercury News broadside attacking the ethics of Santa Clara City Council...
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Opinion – Sunnyvale Should Not Waste $250M on Downtown Car Tunnel
August 26, 2022
By 2040, four times as many trains will pass through Sunnyvale daily on the Caltrain line. This raises the chances...
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Santa Clara’s New Voter Quali-Fictions
August 9, 2022
Mayor Lisa Gillmor may have many shortcomings, but one of them isn’t a lack of imagination. Unable to get the...
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Mission City Voices: Cambodia Training Camp
April 8, 2022
It was May 1970 and I am in Cambodia. Our unit was on the Ho Chi Minh trail in pursuit...
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Open Letter to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Members – Op-Ed
March 4, 2022
Dear Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Members: First, I want to commend you on deferring the topic of an...
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Don’t Let Congress Hurt America’s Innovation Economy – Opinion
January 24, 2022
Silicon Valley is the envy of world. We boast an innovative tech sector that drives the American economy, a workforce...
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Suds Jain and Youth Soccer League Politicking – Opinion
January 21, 2022
Even before he was elected, Council Member Suds Jain was a thorn in the side of the go-along, get-along Old...









