As Santa Clarans, we should be ashamed of what is going on here. Schools, the library, and city services will be taking furlough days, and yet the most important thing that our city council is spending time and OUR money on is the 49ers stadium. Have we learned nothing from the sub-prime loan fiasco? Why do we want $850 million in additional debt? Where will we be 3 years from now with this additional debt and the risk of no additional revenue? There are several already established venues without $850 million in loans nearby that this stadium will have to compete with for non-NFL bookings. This didn’t make financial sense last year at $450 million and it makes even less now.
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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
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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 City of Santa Clara leaking pipes of water is not their only concern with “leaks”. The consistent leaky pipes of ... Read more
Roger KintThe 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 of their behavior, their actions, their ethics and transparency. Recently, workers at the Santa Clara Valley Water District demanded the ... Read more
Roger Kint