January 16, 2017

Rod Diridon
City Clerk
City of Santa Clara
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Dear Mr. Diridon,

Thanks for meeting with me last year after we sent our complaint about advertising dollars being wasted in the Santa Clara Weekly. Since our conversation, we’ve done some research.
 
The Santa Clara Weekly was adjudicated in the City of Santa Clara in 1976, publication number 98550 and was "designated as an official newspaper for the Publication of Legal Notices," on December 15, 1992.  This is according to an information box  printed in the Weekly.

Santa Clara residents and Stand Up for Santa Clara supporters- please show your support for Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor, and Santa Clara City Council Members Teresa O'Neill, Debi Davis and Kathy Watanabe at Tuesday's City Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 22nd. They are standing up and doing what is RIGHT for the CITY and our RESIDENTS.

Santa Clara voters made their voices loud and clear last night when nearly 90% of our community voted YES for Measure R on election day. Measure R protects Santa Clara parks and open space by requiring a vote of the people before city government can sell or change the use. We are particularly grateful that Measure R protects the Youth Soccer Park and the Ulistac Natural Area from potential development. The 49ers tried unsuccessfully to acquire those lands for their use. Now, it will be impossible for them to do so in a city hall backroom. For this, we have many people to thank the Santa Clara Charter Review Committee and especially Tino Silva for helping push this onto the ballot.

Please make the time to join Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor during a Town Hall Meeting tonight.

Thursday, November 3rd from 7-8pm
Dial-in: 855-756-7520 x33339#

Please make the time to join Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor during a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow night.

Sunday, October 30th from 7-8pm
Dial-in: 855-756-7520 x33339#

Today, we're sharing with you a guest column by a new site that covers Santa Clara news -- and sheds light on the 49ers. 

Santa Clara Focus
By Robert Haugh

Do the 49ers "Own" the Santa Clara Weekly?

Over the years, have the 49ers slowly bought out the only newspaper in Santa Clara?

Dating back to 2010, the Santa Clara Weekly had a financial relationship with the 49ers - nearly every week a large 49ers advertisement appeared - I remember - I worked there. In addition, the 49ers recently purchased a full page ad just weeks ago.

Associate Editor Carolyn Schuk was very proud of the 49ers' sponsorship of an event she held for her non-profit Santa Clara Performing Arts Foundation - There’s even a story in the Weekly.