Op- Ed: Santa Clara Way…
Four weeks ago, I respectfully submitted my letter of interest for appointment to the Council…
July 13, 2018
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Op-Ed on Ranked Choice Voting
May 15, 2018 Dear Editorial Board, In 2008, Memphis, Tennessee adopted Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)…
May 23, 2018
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No On A: Fair Elections Demand Better
Measure A is an initiative to amend our city’s charter to change the process for…
May 16, 2018
Three Myths About Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
"You have to take five AP classes a year if you want to go to…
May 2, 2018
Civics 101: An Equal Number of Senators Per State Is Undemocratic
As we began the unit on the Legislative Branch, “Mark” asked why California ranks in…
April 18, 2018
Is it Illegal?
Santa Clara’s June 5 Special Election is asking that the Santa Clara electorate change its…
March 21, 2018
We Need to Publicly Finance Campaigns
One of my favorite units to teach at Santa Clara High School is Elections and…
March 7, 2018
Mission City Voices: Fate
I met my future wife on January 23, 1954 at the Zenda Ballroom in Los…
February 14, 2018
Planning Commission Resignation Letter
Dear Madam Mayor and City Council, I hereby submit my formal resignation from the Planning…
February 7, 2018
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We Must Return to Citizen Legislators Not Career Politicians – Impose Commons Sense Term Limits on Members of Congress
On my first day of teaching the Legislative Branch, we discussed the demographics of the…
January 31, 2018