One of the things that riled me at the Santa Clara City council meeting was the time limit that the city sets on ‘visitors’ to the meeting - meanwhile members of the council have no limits on asking questions but on the other hand residents and developers.   This was a first for me - and plus if you have spoken once on the topic my understanding is you cannot speak again!  Oh my not even a fair debate.  Perhaps Mayor Mahan is trying to prevent this type of action - after all God Forbid any of us residents speaking out against one of our elected officials or city employees.  After all I suspect we do not think for ourselves, actually we probably don’t think a great deal.   Maybe Santa Clara is heading in the same direction of Morro Bay

Naturally I’m not suggesting the Santa Clara residents emulate this young man but rather learn from this and realize that frustration builds up and at some point Santa Clara residents will say enough is enough to their elected official.  And I pray that those voting in the forth coming election they see what private individuals as myself saw in the contempt that Council men and women can have. I wouldn’t dare say that Dominic Caserta or Patrician Mahan or any others in the Santa Clara city council have contempt for us tax payers.   After all, it seems Dominic Caserta would rather take money from interested parties that clearly could assist him in swaying his vote.  It reminds me of the influence the tobacco companies have had at a Government level.  Shame shame shame.

Perhaps Santa Clara should take heed of the city council meeting in Morro Bay -

here is a resident is exercising her first amendment right to freedom of speech.  Make sure you watch this to the end because I love the Mayor and council person exercising their right to freedom of speech!  You gotta love the internet, youtube and our First Amendment Right!