If you missed it, you were in a minority. While Levi’s Stadium hosted the most-watched sporting event in the world, Mayor Lisa Gillmor appeared to be in hiding. Why didn’t Santa Clara host some great parties, news conferences and interviews?

Santa Clara Convention Center is located a stone’s throw from Levi’s and could host hundreds of excited Super Bowl fans. It is also a great venue for press conferences, as national news reporters were swarming over the South Bay.

However, notably absent were the representatives of Super Bowl Host, Santa Clara. No parties, no news conferences, no interviews, no mayor.

Turn on most any news channel and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan was giving interviews, holding news conferences, hosting Super Bowl parties like San Jose was the host city.

It is more than apparent that Lisa Gillmor has her own priorities, which exclude any fans, citizens or voters who like the 49ers.

Apparently, Gillmor’s disdain for the 49ers also applies to Levi’s Stadium and any events held there, including the Super Bowl.

Folks, this is the most-watched event in the world. This was an opportunity to show the world the pride and appreciation Santa Clara has for being the host of this incredible event.

But no! Mayor Gillmor’s real colors were on display in abstention, and they were not pretty!

While San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan stepped up like the leader he is, took the spotlight, was the welcoming captain of the Super Bowl community, and filled the vacuum left by Gillmor’s absence.

Santa Clara hosted a sporting event with the largest TV audience in the entire world, and the host city has a mayor who is MIA?

This was an embarrassing experience for our city, for our elected leaders and for every resident.

Santa Claran’s are proud of our city, our world-leading companies, our fabulous stadium, our city employees and our police force.

It will be terrific when we have a mayor that represents Santa Clara instead of making Levi’s Stadium look like a failure that she and her allies can perpetually disgrace.

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