The public perception of elected officials tends to be of someone who is privileged – who gets to say and do a lot more than the average citizen does. But the reality is that an elected official is far more restricted … Continue reading
Jim Griffith
FollowWe’ll be dealing with the usual “first meeting of the year” stuff at this meeting, for the most part. We start the evening with a study session to discuss school enrollment rates and how the city and the schools project … Continue reading
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that four people have been arrested in connection with a year-long series of chain-snatching robberies that have hit Sunnyvale and Santa Clara particularly hard. Much thanks to the various law enforcement agencies that … Continue reading
Last meeting of the year. We start the evening with a closed session to do the annual performance review for the City Attorney. Immediately following this is our annual study session for councilmembers to express an interest in being our … Continue reading
In honor of Sunday’s Centennial Celebration of the Sunnyvale Public Library, I present to you the original library rules, printed in the Sunnyvale Standard in 1914. Our librarians dug this up. At that time, library membership cost patrons $1 per … Continue reading