Letters to the Editor
Wearing A Mask – Letter to the Editor
Wear a mask Will you? A simple act of courtesy To show you care No better way to say Neighbor, hey I’m here for you I will protect you from harm A mask, some say...
Letter to the Editor
I find it comical that Santana reports that City employees are “squeezing” money from every available department to “cobble” something together. I have a more efficient idea. How about we cut the salaries, benefits and...
Santa Clara City Budget – Letter to the Editor
The WEEKLY reported that the City of Santa Clara is facing budget issues for various reasons. A few weeks ago, Santa Clara sent out the city’s “INSIDE” newsletter that is now printed on glossy paper with...
The Tearing Down of Statues – Is it Justified? – Letter to the Editor
Following the death of George Floyd, many protestors have destroyed monuments that pay homage to historic oppressors of ethnic minorities. Recently, the Catholic Church removed a statue of Father Junípero Serra from San Luis Obispo...
Lawlessness, ANTIFA and BLM – Letter to the Editor
I write to you to voice my concerns regarding riots, mobs and extreme leftist groups. I am a Sunnyvale resident and a American Filipino Veteran, US Army. I lived in Sunnyvale most of my life(I...
AirBnB – charging excessive fees around Covid-19 – Letter to the Editor
Hi, I see you wrote an article around AirBnB holding back large fees for covid-19 related cancellations. I have had the same thing happen – I have been fighting with them around a 27% fee...
State bills advancing quietly to eliminate single-family zones – Letter to the Editor
With the pandemic and mass protests in media headlines, the State Legislature is quietly fast tracking the agenda to end single-family zones in California. SB 1120 (Atkins-Wiener) will allow lot subdivisions and duplexes on a...
Community Letter regarding Racial Injustice – Letter to the Editor
If you have not read the letter from the City of Santa Clara’s senior management team you need to read it. once you read it you most likely agree with all or most of it....
Re: Milestones – Letter to the Editor
Your thoughtful commentary on balancing the right to protest and enforcing laws against looting and rioting is much appreciated. The Constitution protects the right of assembly — but many who equate protest with rioting omit...
Fight for the Future – Letter to the Editor
When I read about racism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it saddened me. Mark Twain wrote it in 1883. Eighty-four years later, Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, which conveyed African Americans’...