Letters to the Editor
Letter From Dan D
Hi Miles, Your analysis of the housing mess is dead-on (today’s editorial). I can remember loan officers trying to sign me up for a 3% stated income load even after I told them there was...
Letter From Bob Hughes
The refusal to release the staff report on security measures by the City of Santa Clara is typical of the paranoia that has afflicted the CIA and other Agencies handling classified materials. This many closed...
Letter From Don Wolfe
Re: Milestones Thank you for recent article in Santa Clara Weekly regarding the Fed Govt. “Jobs Bill”. You make excellent sense and bring clarity to muddled federal policy that will bring our country further down...
Letter From Dick Blanding
Thank you, Miles, for putting so many aspects of my personal and political philosophy into print! I wish our local paper would do the same....
Letter From Ronald Brackney
A few quotes from years gone by: San Jose Mercury mid-70s Memorex President Robert C. Wilson stated: “The vast and growing group of agencies, commissions, administrations and bureaus is actually a fourth branch of the...
Letter From Steve Chessin
Re: Charter Review Committee Off and… Plodding Aside from the obvious bias against PR (only criticisms of the various systems are given, not their advantages), it confuses the majoritarian (non-PR) system of instant runoff voting...
Letter From Alan Eft
In response to Howard Myers’ letter 8/31/11, I must say that he didn’t say anything new. Informed voters knew all about what he mentioned before the June 2010 vote took place. Which means if the...
Letter From Carol McCarthy
A recent editorial asked the City to examine employee pensions. We are pleased to report that this effort is underway. This summer, employee bargaining groups began meetings with the City to discuss pension reform. The...
Letter From Ronald Brackney
A recent news report stated that California Democrats are expecting to pick up as many as five additional Congressional seats due to the new re-districting results. A recent radio broadcast I heard stated that liberal...
Letter From Craig Larsen
49er Stadium Impacts the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park I take exception to Mr. Curylo’s claim (Letters – Sept. 7) that “the Youth Soccer Field is vacant on Sunday” and therefore youth soccer players will...