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Our democracy works best when it reflects all our voices, no matter who we are, what we look like or how much money we have. Yet across the country we continue to see efforts to disenfranchise Black, Brown and Asian voters, and weaken the political voice of working people and tenants. Nearly 400 voter suppression...
Collins: What does SB 9 and SB 10 really mean for our neighborhoods?
When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 9 and SB 10 into law, the headlines read, “It’s the end to single-family zoning.” However, contrary to popular belief, SB 9 does not prohibit the building of single-family homes, but rather offers a choice to existing homeowners of how they can develop their property. Prior to the passage...
Robinson: Outing our bigoted neighbors
A group of racist and anti-LGBTQ neighbors in Los Gatos have unleashed their hate against Mayor Marico Sayoc and her family. Such vitriol in the aftermath of the “Trump Era” is far too commonplace. Finally, we are seeing active pushback against this small-minded minority of bullies. A group called the Goldbridge Institute has formed to...
Khamis: YOSL—Yes On School Land
Have you heard of the anti- and pro-development acronyms NIMBY, “Not In My Backyard,” and YIMBY, “Yes In My Backyard?” We can now add the pro-development acronym of YOSL, “Yes On School Land,” to the list. As Santa Clara County struggles to keep up with housing demand, which is causing housing prices to skyrocket, San...
Angela: Police impact on the disabled community
I attended the Oct. 7 “Safety for All: Conversations on Law Enforcement from the perspectives of People with Disabilities” hosted by Parents Helping Parents. As a mother of a special needs child I am deeply concerned about current policing practices and their impact on the disability community and beyond. Police training in the U.S. is...
Allen: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors should grow a spine
I retired at the end of September and after a few days of yelling at kids to get off my lawn, my wife insisted I find more constructive uses for my time. I thought about it and decided to become an informed citizen by reading the newspaper cover to cover each day. I opened the...
Sandoval: Affordable homes are essential for communities to thrive
Being a resident of downtown San Jose, I intimately understand that my community members are suffering. I hear it in the voices of business owners who are struggling to keep their doors open in the era after a global pandemic. I see it when I pass people curled under sleeping bags along the sidewalks that line...
Lari: Lyme disease—the other pandemic
Lyme disease is the most common and the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, and constitutes a significant public health threat, with 476,000 new cases each year from 2010 to 2018. This is a zoonotic bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, found in 56 of 58—or 97%—of all counties in California....
Zimmerman: Car crashes and climate change
Years ago, I was in a car accident. I remember looking over and seeing the other car right before it hit me. I knew the crash was going to happen, I knew that things were going to be bad, I just didn’t know how bad. Time slowed down and I recall a moment of utter...
Dewan: Are universal school meals coming to California schools?
One in every 6 children face hunger in the U.S, according to Feeding America.org. Far too many children and youth experience food insecurity in Santa Clara County. Hunger negatively impacts the physical, behavioral and academic development of children. All children deserve access to healthy food every day and offering students meals at no cost to...