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Zuma Dogg is running for Mayor and tomorrow is the day to vote him in, though I know here in Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley you are not voting tomorrow but if you have a heart and you care about your community you too will find why Zuma Dogg is interesting.
He’s saying that special interest are running how the city council is run in L.A., developers tell council how to run their city etc.
I’ve said it before we need a Zuma Dogg in Santa Clara – and though we don’t have all the problems that L.A. is experiencing you just can’t help but listening to Zuma ‘David Saltsburg’ and not hear someone underneath it all that is concerned about your average Joe. Maybe he should be talking to McCain as well!??
I guess our Zuma Dogg here in Santa Clara is Kevin Park who has been an underdog and an advocate for many of the residents in Santa Clara who have complaints against, the council, the commissions and the planners of this city. Certainly in these times the average person who lives in a city is the underdog, we the people are often forgotten when decisions are being made in ‘our best interest’. I feel like a five year old, all over again.
Is it in my best interest that we allow homes with 10×12 backyards, is it in my best interest that we still have an El Camino that looks like we are living in the 50’s, is it in my best interest that we continue to have developers do deals with the city in my best interest?
Anyway bottom line if you know someone in L.A. remind them tomorrow is an election and the man to consider for the race is Zuma “David Saltsburg” Dogg! Go Zuma
And remember to support Kevin Park when he asks for your time when the Kiely / old Kaiser project comes up – he’s been supporting many of you on your different projects – just like Zuma does for the average Joe out there!
One thing the city of Santa Clara gets right is the 4th of July Fireworks in Central Park. People come from all over to sit and enjoy the fireworks. Since we live in walking distance to the park our family leaves late in the evening to find our spot and wait. We have this ’secret’ little spot.
This years events were spectacular and the police definitely had the whole thing under control. This year they had Kiely drive completely closed off. With Kaiser closed there was no need to have the street open except for residents with parking passes or a drivers license with the same street address. This made navigating the area on foot much easier than in the past.
Just before the fireworks started someone came to the podium and welcomed everyone to Santa Clara. I was surprised he didn’t do an advertisement for over 2,000 proposed new apartments and homes. Hey here was a chance to really sell Santa Clara – the city is always wanting to let people know what a great city it is, they had thousands of people there why not some unashamed blatant promotion? Are they not always looking for more people to come and live here and pay taxes?
I was also a little surprised that our Major Ms Mahan was not there to say something or perhaps some other City Councilmen/women. Heck what would it take to be there and say a dozen words at one of the cities biggest events that brings out most of it’s residents and people from other cities. I’m okay if you promote yourself – George Bush does it, Obama would do it, Mclean would jump at it. I’m surprised our star wannabe politician Mr Caserta wasn’t there promoting his favorite developers – he could have said something about the Fairfield Residential complex – in fact the city could have had someone from Fairfield tell all these residents about the wonderful 806 proposed residents they are going to build and the 536 of them that will be for rent that will over look the park. Man what a golden opportunity to sell your product. Or maybe they just aren’t proud of this development …. makes you wonder.
The fireworks were fabulous and clearly the city knows how to turn on a good show. Well done to the company who put on the show was Fireworks America - the music was great. And I guess as my first 4th of July as a citizen I found it all so more inspiring and patriotic.
Great Job!
PS Rick if what you say is true – then all I can say is she has a deep voice and sounded just like a man – perhaps she needs to take voice lessons.
©Letters From Silicon Valley 2008
Wow finally people of ‘importance’ are talking to each other. I’m always amazed here in the US about the ‘me’ culture. There is a reason in Australia we call everyone a ‘mate’. We definitely consider our mates and got their back covered more than here in the US where it’s all about “ME”. So I read in the SJ Merc today that Santa Clara, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Cupertino city councils sat down and talked about the planning issues on the books.
They all hugged – how Californian is that? Should I be so rude to say: Pass me a bucket!
It’s about time these people of ‘influence’ and so called ‘power’ sat down and realized that the locals aren’t happy with what is going on and we do notice things.
I think what is interesting is that less than 10 residents were there to be a part of this – is this yet another case of ’secret meetings’ ? It seems to me that city councils like to have meetings in camera i.e. behind closed doors. They want us to live in their city but they don’t want to tell us what they are up to maybe because they know we might leave if we knew the truth. Then they turn on each other with childish attitudes in defence of what the other city has supposedly done to them i.e. the right turn lane forcing traffic back to Santa Clara
I see Ms Mahan wants to include San Jose in the talks – wow Patricia how big of you! Why didn’t you guys do it to start with? Worried they might have some more pull than you Patti? Hey your average reporter out their may not recognize the political ploy you just pulled but … your average local yocal does.
Personally I think the city officials and staff should sit down with the big developers and call a truce and start working out a plan to improve the areas that truly need improving and then start building new areas and cleaning up old areas.
Perhaps we could have a bit more “mateship” and a little less American “me” provided we don’t take on the tall “poppy syndrome”, she’ll be right mate!
©Letters From Silicon Valley 2008
