Letters to the Editor
Pandemic of Racism – Letter to the Editor
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA), Firefighters Union and Local AFL-CIO union all set themselves apart as being completely tone deaf about what is happening in the community and our country when they admitted...
Re-elect Mark Richardson – Letter to the Editor
We are in support of Mark Richardson’s bid for re-election to the Santa Clara Unified School District Governing Board. Mark’s priority has consistently been to invest his time in students and putting their interests first;...
Affordable Housing: Addressing Homelessness in the Bay Area – Letter to the Editor
Since the start of the stay-at-home order more than 6 months ago, I’ve noticed a large homeless encampment on Wolfe Road, marked by blue tarp, bikes, and trash bags. In addition to already-existing issues of...
Bonnie Lieberman for SCUSD Board – Letter to the Editor
We need Mrs. Bonnie Lierberman’s voice in our School Board! She has a tract record as former PTA President and School Site Council representative of advocating for ALL students, families and teachers. I have seen...
Bonnie Lieberman Endorsement – Letter to the Editor
I am an eighth-grader at Peterson Middle School and have known Bonnie Lieberman for 9 years. I have seen how dedicated she is to this community and believe she will create lots of positive change...
Women’s Suffrage – Letter to the Editor
With 2020 being the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which permitted women to vote, I’m seeing a pattern of racial erasure in our narrative of suffragette history in that the 19th Amendment only gave...
School Board Elections – Letter to the Editor
The Endorsement Game When I ran for school board, I was a little surprised by the endorsement game among politicians and quickly learned that individual endorsements often (but not always) had very little to do...
Re-elect Mark Richardson – Letter to the Editor
I encourage a vote to re-elect Mark Richardson for SCUSD School Board November 3. I value Mark’s practical approach to serving students and families. He is a long time advocate for students in need. A...
Noncooperation – Letter to the Editor
Having thought about it, I think what these professional athletes are doing is both thoughtful and courageous. Both Dr. King and Gandhi urged noncooperatiin as a method to make it clear that oppression and racism...
Mark Zuckerberg and Black Lives Matter – Letter to the Editor
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent Black Lives Matter post feels just as performative as kids from my school posting a black square on Instagram who also choose not to call out their racist friends. How can you...