Letters to the Editor
Letter from Ed. & Carolyn Schulte
We have lived in the city of Santa Clara for forty years or more. We are registered voters. My wife and I have signed the petition to have a re-vote on the stadium issue. We...
Letter from Patrick Gannon
Unfortunately I do not live in Santa Clara but work close enough to know what is going on with this city and I am absolutely against the idea of putting a stadium next to Great...
Letter from Karl and Kathy Watanabe
Stadium opponents seem to want to drain Santa Clara’s resources. Despite a unanimous vote by the City Council (7-0) to approve funding for the 49er stadium, they want to waste City funds and try to...
Letter from Ralph Alvarado
The recent outcry over the political, closed door dealings concerning the 49er stadium have caused some in the pro camp to call those apposed, whiners, nimbies, wackos, etc. The name callers seem to have missed...
Letter From Mike Rawlings
Based on the recently released financing and liability structures found within the DDA, I wholeheartedly OPPOSE the 49er Stadium.I believe Measure-J was misrepresented regarding the ultimate financial impact and liability to the City of Santa...
Letter From Alan Eft
“Overwhelming approval of voters”? – 58% isn’t “overwhelming”. My concerns include flawed studies showing sufficient parking by: counting spots that won’t be available when stadium opens; using business lots without use agreements; and eviction from...
Letter From James Rowen
I applaud the editorial policy of the Weekly to print many letters from stadium opponents. It shows a real commitment of the paper to be a responsible chronicle of local opinion. Miles Barber put the...
Letter From Wolfgang Schaechter
Last week’s four published Letters all expressed Santa Clarans’ anger at the financing for the 49’er Stadium – proposed in the Disposition and Development Agreement [DDA] between the City, the 49’ers, and the Goldman Sachs...
Letter From Bill Wilber
To The City of Santa Clara Mayor and City Council: This whole stadium escapade has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime. Please back off and take another look. I would hope you are having...
Letter From Ken Thomas
I see in the news that the costs for the new stadium are far beyond what was disclosed during the election. This does not surprise me given the amount of money that the 49ers spent...