The arrogance of “For example, the League of Women Voters or other neutral organizations may contact the City to organize such a forum four weeks prior to the election, …” says more than the rest of the statement. Again, I think Watanabe and Gillmor are deeply committed to transparency, but the government inside is not. A day after the city successfully hosted Super Bowl 50, he stunned his colleagues by announcing his resignation with two years left in his term.
“Lisa was an excellent choice,” Matthews texted, “and will do a wonderful job.”. Gillmor, who was appointed to the council in 2011 then elected in 2012, spent the next few years fighting the team and going head to head with her colleagues over the Niners’ contracts and demanding the discussions happen in public. “That doesn”t mean we”ll always agree, but civility is something I look forward to.”. The City Manager from Fremont determined to have democracy suspended and her henchman at the City Attorneys office is to blame. Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. Just two months before Election Day, Santa Clara is appealing a judge’s ruling to replace an at-large voting system deemed discriminatory to non-white candidates with six City Council districts. She had to leave due to California term limits, but like most Santa Clara politicians, she is back, using the loophole in term limits that allows a return after sitting on the sidelines for two or more years. Lisa Gillmor - San Francisco 49ers point woman.
The real question isn’t why this practice is stopping now but why it was even allowed to start in the first place. As the Elections Official, who has ethically and successfully supported several Santa Clara elections, I am duty-bound to provide factual information and to promote a fair and transparent election for the voters of Santa Clara this November.
Gillmor, who was appointed to the council in 2011 then elected in 2012, spent the next few years fighting the team and going head to head with her colleagues over the Niners' contracts and demanding the discussions happen in public.
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But the dispute hit home for Gillmor — two of her three kids played soccer, and her husband is a part-time coach. • There were many questions raised about the selection of the previous consultant and whether the consultant was vetted for the appearance of a conflict and whether they should have been a designated Form 700 filer. The city's top political job came open with the surprise resignation of Mayor Jamie Matthews earlier this month. Thousands of statutes and regulations exist, which protect democracy and provide a system of “checks and balances” and it is the City Clerk’s responsibility to ensure compliance with these laws, which are complex and dynamic. • There has not been any direction from the Council to engage in any consultant services for the facilitation of candidate forums; however, there is still ample time to organize should that be the desire of the Council. We are a locally owned, independent media platform. This is ripe for a lawsuit for the willing. Contact Ramona Giwargis at 408-920-5705. I will also present the information contained below at the September 11, 2018 Council meeting and will answer any questions that the City Council, candidates, or members of the public may have. Critics of Mayor Lisa Gillmor say the city's opting out as host of candidate forums will give incumbents a political edge. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. She has worked very hard over the last 2-1/2 years to right the City. SANTA CLARA — In a suburban city whose politics sometimes seem driven by the NFL team that planted its red-and-gold flag here with a $1.3 billion stadium, Lisa Gillmor appeared to be little more than a speed bump in the San Francisco 49ers” path. Candidate Forums: It is legally problematic for the City staff/resources to initiate and organize candidate forums, however, City Policy allows for neutral organizations to conduct candidate forums in City facilities – despite the article’s inaccuracy regarding not allowing candidate forums in City facilities. But if what Agree says is true, Doyle and Santana are a self appointed government within a government transversing what the council and voters want which is a forum. In a tentative ruling [exline gillmor tentative ruling] published April 9, Judge Pierce granted Gillmor’s anti-SLAPP — Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation — motion to strike the complaint. WHy are you lying? Superior Court Judge Mark Pierce has found in favor of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor in a lawsuit filed against her by Santa Clara University Law School student Brian Exline alleging that Gillmor violated California’s public disclosure laws by not reporting her interest in a Gillmor family business from which she received income, Public Property Advisors, Inc. (PPA) from 2011 through 2016. It was a "broken promise," Gillmor said, from 49ers owner Jed York to the Santa Clara youth soccer community that left Gillmor -- a soccer mom herself -- disillusioned. NEVER mentioned for a single moment and neither was a single mention made of a potential “misuse of public funds” either, and the City Attorney WAS present! The City Council may, in its discretion, appoint any other officer or employee of the City as City Clerk and grant such person additional compensation for the performance of such duties. "Lisa was an excellent choice," Matthews texted, "and will do a wonderful job.". If a neutral third party wants to take on the responsibility, that’s an option. “I knew firsthand of all the commitments that were made.