Regarding your Speaking Out piece “Why the Housing Crisis will Continue”, you seem to blame the City Council for going slow on El Camino growth. This is ironic for many of us who believe the City Council has been pro-growth for decades, despite outcries from residents. There is a regional issue of unaffordable housing that can be laid at the feet of rampant business expansion, not NIMBY-ism. Civic and regional organizations could give incentives to corporations to expand in Morgan Hill, Novato and Fairfield instead of right here in ground zero of the South Bay … or better yet, Reno NV. There is a legitimate question of how much density is desirable. The farmers of 100 years ago would find today’s valley shockingly dense, and if pro-growth, pro-business forces keep rumbling along, we current residents will be forced to envision a valley built up like Manhattan. Who will want to live here?
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The developer, Lamb Partners (Randy Lamb – Atherton Planning Commissioner) started to purchase the two single family homes along Monroe, 906 Monroe St. and 930 Monroe St. in Feb 2019 and Sep 2019 respectively. This was just after the Santa Clara Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) was formed by the City Council in December 2018. Lamb Partners
Santa Clara is the ONLY city in the entire State of California to have an elected Chief of Police. I contend that Santa Clarans don’t actually have a choice in selecting their Chief of Police. The current Chief of Police, Pat Nikolai, ran unopposed in his last two elections March 2020 and November 2020. Mike
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that racial discrimination in employment is illegal, as provided for under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law forbids employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The provision also prohibits employers from creating or
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