Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: 2026 Elections
The 2026 elections are just around the corner in Santa Clara, and everyone is wondering who will run for various open seats. In 2026, there will be no incumbents defending. No automatic advantages. A rare...
AI in Education and a Lack of Policy Leadership
I am a 35‑year‑old graduate student, returning mid‑career to pursue a second master’s degree, and I am deeply concerned about the impact artificial intelligence is having on learning. I began my program at San Francisco...
Letter to the Editor: Fix a Leak Week
The City of Santa Clara this week, starting March 17th is putting on Fix A Leak week which focuses on all the potential ways to seek out water leaks in your home. However, for the...
Demand Resignations in the Valley of the Crooked Delight
The County and the City of Santa Clara have their share of elected and appointed officials who have pushed the boundaries of how much voters and residents can tolerate. Most will miss the fine details...
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...