Letters to the Editor
Only City Hall has the Power to Bring Back Downtown Santa Clara
Picture a dangerous intersection in your neighborhood. Neighbors unify, collect data, rally support—and still, that stop sign never appears unless the Mayor, City Council, and city management act. Only the city has the power and...
To Weekly
Our Letters to Editors and Protests on Streets do not deter the Trump administration from its multiple atrocities. Time to invoke a Higher Power. Presidents Day is a month away. On Presidents’ Day we remember...
Outwit Outlast Outplay
“Outwit. Outlast. Outplay.” is the tagline of the long-running reality TV series Survivor. While the show enters its overplayed 50th season, Mayor Lisa Gillmor continues to run her own long-running game—one where the rules bend in her...
Do not support the Ethics Commission
Dear Governance and Ethics Commission members Jain, Chahal and Park. Do not support implementing an ethics commission. This is yet once again a ploy by Mayor Gillmor to use against all of you or others...
Remembering Eric Kleemeyer killed by Santa Clara police 21 years ago – Letter to the Editor
“It happened this week years ago — but Eric is still Santa Clara’s long lost, forgotten son.” Twenty one years ago this week, my nephew Eric A. Kleemeyer was killed in Santa Clara. He was...
Letter to the Editor: City of Santa Clara Public Records Request and Gillmor-Watanabe Cry Wolf over Stadium
Dear Editor, On November 6th, 2025, following a city council meeting, I filed a public records request with the City of Santa Clara to get records in relation to the statements that Mayor Gillmor made...
Letter to the Editor: The Gillmor Network
Mayor Gillmor maintains an extensive and well-organized network of resources, including a reliable cadre of “useful idiots” who advance her agenda. At its core, Gillmor’s politics are about power—acquiring it, retaining it, and preserving the...
Councilmember Suds Jain Recall? No. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Recall? Absolutely.
Councilmember Suds Jain is now staring down a potential recall effort from his 2024 opponent, David Kertes — a guy who has quickly become the willing instrument of Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s political machine and mafia....
Letter to the Editor: We Don’t Need No Stinking Ethics
Some may have badges, elected roles or fancy titles with authority but they surely don’t automatically come with ethics. Ethics is not a “factory setting”. Councilmember Karen Hardy said it best, “you either have ethics...
Letter to the Editor: Hey Jude, Are You Listening?
Are you listening, Jude Barry? Based on what was described in court, you track every word the Santa Clara Weekly/Silicon Valley Voice pushes out about Santa Clara. So I’m sure this will reach you—if not directly, then...