Letters to the Editor
School Board Elections – Letter to the Editor
The Endorsement Game When I ran for school board, I was a little surprised by the endorsement game among politicians and quickly learned that individual endorsements often (but not always) had very little to do...
Re-elect Mark Richardson – Letter to the Editor
I encourage a vote to re-elect Mark Richardson for SCUSD School Board November 3. I value Mark’s practical approach to serving students and families. He is a long time advocate for students in need. A...
Noncooperation – Letter to the Editor
Having thought about it, I think what these professional athletes are doing is both thoughtful and courageous. Both Dr. King and Gandhi urged noncooperatiin as a method to make it clear that oppression and racism...
Mark Zuckerberg and Black Lives Matter – Letter to the Editor
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent Black Lives Matter post feels just as performative as kids from my school posting a black square on Instagram who also choose not to call out their racist friends. How can you...
An Herb Close to Home – Letter to the Editor
Dill was never important in my life. To me, it was just a little green herb that looked like seaweed. I knew that people put it in sandwiches, tuna, and dips, but my Shanghainese palate...
Coronavirus – Letter to the Editor
As a Chinese-American girl living in the San Francisco Bay Area, the racism I have experienced has been relatively minimal because my community embraces a large Asian population. However, at the start of the coronavirus...
Plea Bargaining – Letter to the Editor
In regards to: District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced on Friday that he’s charging four people with felonies about concealed weapons permits. Mr. Rosen, Why bother? A conviction record is the only thing D.A.’s care about....
3 More Seasons for the Sunnyvale Winter Ice Rink! – Letter to the Editor
This Tuesday, the Sunnyvale City Council and Cityline came to an agreement about unique community benefits for downtown. Big thanks to Sunnyvale Vice-Mayor Nancy Smith, 2020 Candidate for Mayor, for leading the charge to open...
The Whole Picture – Letter to the Editor
I’ve been taking The Weekly for less than a year and wish every Santa Clara resident was receiving it. This is the only way we can get the whole picture of what is going on...
Santa Clara City Manager Salary – Letter to the Editor
A friend sent me a copy of this article. I am happy to see Deanna Santana being compensated at an amount that probably represents her real value to the City of Santa Clara. I don’t...