Letters to the Editor
Time to Rebuild Sunnyvale – Letter to the Editor
Hello Fellow Citizens of Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale’s Measure B has been one of the most contested and debated measures in recent memory. This is the time to reconcile and work together. We should not let the...
Letters to the Editor Guidelines – Letter to the Editor
The Weekly’s Letter from Anthony Becker amounted to a free political ad. Not only did this set a precedent for all candidates but more than doubled your own 150 word limit. This is not about...
Racism In Silicon Valley: How the City of Santa Clara Fights to Uphold Its Disgrace – OP-ED
After a one-week court trial concluding July 24, 2018, the City of Santa Clara was found to have violated the California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”) by racially discriminating, through the City’s Charter, against Asian Americans....
Letter to the Editor
Gillmor, O’Neill, and Hagagg are an embarrassment. Listening them is like listening to Southern segregationists try to defend their Jim Crow system. They don’t want minority votes to have influence, plain and simple. And they have convinced...
Recommendation for Anne Kepner, State Assembly, District 25 – Letter to the Editor
I recommend Anne Kepner for Assembly Seat District 25. She is the best candidate for the Seat. Anne started her leadership skills in high school being Student Body Treasurer. Since then, she has been President...
Whom Will An At-Large Sunnyvale Mayor Represent? – Letter to the Editor
An at-large Sunnyvale mayor would represent me as little as the council members who voted to have Measure B. They ignored majority public input against changing from council-selected mayor to directly-elected mayor, and pleas to...
Measure B: Sunnyvale Deserves Better – OP-ED
The City of Sunnyvale’s plan to move to district elections through Measure B sounds like a wonderful idea until you read the fine print. Along with an admirable move to districts there is a poison...
Taxpayer Funds Spent on Campaign Is Unethical – Letter to the Editor
I resent the use of taxpayer money to pay for the campaign to support Sunnyvale’s Measure B; I think it is unethical and a violation of voters’ trust. Here is what can be done to...
VOTE NO ON MEASURE C, SANTA CLARA NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD NOT BACKWARDS – Letter to the Editor
I urge my fellow Santa Clarans to vote NO ON MEASURE C. Measure C is bad for Santa Clara by taking our current court ordered 6 districts and reducing it to 3. How is that...
Letter to the Editor
We all like to think that institutional racism ended with 1954 Brown v Board, and with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But it is entirely different within the Real Estate Industry. There, race is still seen in...