Letters to the Editor
Letter from William Eserini
I don’t know about the rest of santa clara residents but i ‘am tired of hearing about the swim center,,, they were going to raise the money needed themselfs,, now they are after the tax...
Letter from Kim Noll
I hear some arguing that the recall of Judge Persky will impact poor communities more harshly and I have to disagree. I oppose mandatory sentencing as it disproportionately impacts the poor and marginalized. Persky’s judgement...
Letter from Laura Burns
Recall Judge Persky – Demand Justice Why #RecallJudgePersky June 5? To let Emily Doe that we are with her, we respect her, and we will not be silenced. After addressing Brock Turner, she closed “And...
Letter from Tim Abney
A special interest group wants Santa Clara to be divided in two and force council elections by ranked voting. I don’t want my city governed by a consensus of third choice. When does leadership hinge...
Letter from Heather Valentine
What sexual assault victim in their right mind would want to report an attack when the legal community circles the wagons around a judge like Aaron Persky? Representatives from Judge Persky’s campaign continue to attack...
Letter from Catherine Williams
In a recent Vogue article, Judge Persky’s lawyer and largest donor said Stanford swimmer Brock Turner’s victim “was not attacked”, and implied that she was at fault for her assault because she “had been drinking...
Letter from Teresa Fiss
Dear Editor, I suppose I should not be shocked that the anti-recall campaign would sink so low as to say Emily Doe did not write the letter that went viral about her experience reporting sexual...
Letter from Chad Walsh
Voters should recognize County windfall While most supervisor candidates bemoan the high cost of housing in SC County, they ignore the fact that the increase in housing prices has produced a windfall of revenue for...
Letter from Kathy Diefenbach
Dear Editor, Despite being convicted of three felonies by a unanimous jury on all counts, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner served only 90 days after assaulting his victim behind a dumpster. Many members of the...
Letter from Keili Deal
To the editor of the Santa Clara Weekly, When I read that Judge Persky’s lawyer, Jim McManis, contested the facts of Brock Turner’s case despite the resulting conviction, saying “This woman was not attacked,” and...