Letters to the Editor
Letter from Karl and Kathy Watanabe
Stadium opponents seem to want to drain Santa Clara’s resources. Despite a unanimous vote by the City Council (7-0) to approve funding for the 49er stadium, they want to waste City funds and try to...
Letter from Ralph Alvarado
The recent outcry over the political, closed door dealings concerning the 49er stadium have caused some in the pro camp to call those apposed, whiners, nimbies, wackos, etc. The name callers seem to have missed...
Letter From Mike Rawlings
Based on the recently released financing and liability structures found within the DDA, I wholeheartedly OPPOSE the 49er Stadium.I believe Measure-J was misrepresented regarding the ultimate financial impact and liability to the City of Santa...
Letter From Alan Eft
“Overwhelming approval of voters”? – 58% isn’t “overwhelming”. My concerns include flawed studies showing sufficient parking by: counting spots that won’t be available when stadium opens; using business lots without use agreements; and eviction from...
Letter From James Rowen
I applaud the editorial policy of the Weekly to print many letters from stadium opponents. It shows a real commitment of the paper to be a responsible chronicle of local opinion. Miles Barber put the...
Letter From Wolfgang Schaechter
Last week’s four published Letters all expressed Santa Clarans’ anger at the financing for the 49’er Stadium – proposed in the Disposition and Development Agreement [DDA] between the City, the 49’ers, and the Goldman Sachs...
Letter From Bill Wilber
To The City of Santa Clara Mayor and City Council: This whole stadium escapade has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime. Please back off and take another look. I would hope you are having...
Letter From Ken Thomas
I see in the news that the costs for the new stadium are far beyond what was disclosed during the election. This does not surprise me given the amount of money that the 49ers spent...
Letter From Rich Solis
In every deal there is a winner and loser. With the December 14th council vote on the stadium financing there was one clear winner and one clear loser. Simply put, for the residents of the...
Letter From Marc Coronado
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...