Letters to the Editor
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...
Letter From Carol Chard
I am outraged that the Mayor and Council of Santa Clara are willing to take on $850 million in debt in order to bring the 49ers to Santa Clara, and behave as though there is...
Letter From Jay Keehan
The recent stadium financing scheme announced by the City of Santa Clara last week has drastically strayed from what was originally promised to residents. $850 million in loan guarantees for a city that can’t even...
Letter From Ralph Alvarado
In the S.J. News (12/03), it was revealed that Santa Clara’s debt in the 49’er stadium deal is now more than twice promised. It is now just shy of $900 million. All kinds of promises...
Letter From Larry J. Marsalli
Thank you to all the volunteers who so graciously helped to make our Community Thanksgiving Dinner this year such a great success. We appreciate you unselfishness in donating your time and/or resources to help with...