Measure J passed overwhelmingly by the Santa Clara voters over three years ago. The matter was decided in a primary of largely older and conservative voters. So I do believe the margin was quite impressive. Perhaps the No on J people forget that the 13th Amendment barely passed in Congress, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not done in a cakewalk, nor was Great America’s referendum that well received. Without Kevin Moore, without the City Council, without the support of the city management and the business community, without the facts on stadiums provided by people in my family, and without the landslide vote of the people, we would still see a vacant lot which once was touted for a nuclear power plant by the people opposed to Measure J.
Letters To The Editor
The developer, Lamb Partners (Randy Lamb – Atherton Planning Commissioner) started to purchase the two single family homes along Monroe, 906 Monroe St. and 930 Monroe St. in Feb 2019 and Sep 2019 respectively. This was just after the Santa Clara Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) was formed by the City Council in December 2018. Lamb Partners
Santa Clara is the ONLY city in the entire State of California to have an elected Chief of Police. I contend that Santa Clarans don’t actually have a choice in selecting their Chief of Police. The current Chief of Police, Pat Nikolai, ran unopposed in his last two elections March 2020 and November 2020. Mike
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that racial discrimination in employment is illegal, as provided for under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law forbids employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The provision also prohibits employers from creating or
Letters 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 twenty two years old. He was a son, a brother, a nephew, and a young man whose life ended violently ... Read more
John WatkinsDear 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 as well as former Councilmember Kathy Watanabe made when she called in remote to the meeting as a member of ... Read more
Roger Kint