Letters to the Editor
Re: Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity in Sunnyvale – Letter to the Editor
Responding to the July 5th article regarding “Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity In Sunnyvale,” I am curious about what other steps this city is taking to improve access residents have to affordable housing. In the U.S.,...
Reply to Emma Jiang on her letter to the editor on fireworks – Letter to the Editor
Firework displays remain popular because they are a visual and auditory spectacles that bring amazement and joy to many who watch them. You mention “safety risks” but you don’t identify them. Shooting fireworks into a...
Santa Clara Governance is Nothing Short of Trump-ian Political Theatre – Letter to the Editor
My following is in response to the Mayor and City Manager’s statements regarding the Grand Jury report. To reiterate what the Santa Clara City Manager said in her statement, “I cannot stay silent against these unwarranted...
4th of July Fireworks – Letter to the Editor
Frankly, I’m baffled by the fact that fireworks displays remain popular despite the safety risks they pose to the environment, people, and animals. The risks greatly outweigh the thrill of watching a few short minutes...
City Heritage Tree – Letter To The Editor
My wife and I have lived on Forbes Avenue raising our three children since 2002 here in Santa Clara. We had a very old dead City Heritage tree in our front yard and requested on...
What is to be gained – Letter to the Editor
Victor Hugo once wrote that liberation is not deliverance. Santa Clarans may feel liberated from the old ways of doing business at City Hall, and I feel happy for them, they are good people who...
No Skyport – Letter to the Editor
When I learned of the horrible tragedy in Manhattan concerning the helicopter crash, I recalled that during the 1960s, it was considered chic to use helicopters in downtown Manhattan using the PanAm Building as a...
Santa Clara Smoking Ordinance Criminalizes Medical Cannabis Users – Letter to the Editor
On February 5th, the Santa Clara City Council voted to enact an ordinance prohibiting smoking in multi-unit residences. Condominiums, townhouses, and duplexes all fall under the ordinance, regardless of whether the resident is an owner...
Coffee with the Mayor – Letter to the Editor
I recently read “City Lights Espresso: Where Everybody Knew Your Name” in the Silicon Valley Voice, and learned that the Mayor had coffee there. As a teenager who lives in the Santa Clara School District,...
Out of Touch – Letter to the Edtior
Almost forty years ago, as a student council member at San Jose State, I did something very dumb. I supported a motion to fund the University Committee in Solidarity with El Salvador. It was silly...