City bullies that use people to get what they want. Unfortunately Lisa took on someone with more money.

Good Luck to Mr Jed York, Bring home the gold. Make sure we don’t have a Gillmor in power ever again pls.

what we need is more Ms. Arenas beating the racism narrative

When you try to depict the $33 thousand PPP loan as if it’s some kind of smoking gun for dishonesty, your own honesty comes under question. Especially since you seem to be making the argument that it’s problematic mostly due to the question of whether the company was new or with a long history. That’s irrelevant, $33K is a tiny amount in the context of PPP loans, and you do not apparently have any idea whether or not Gillmor and Associates lost revenue and profit during the pandemic.

You state: “During the period of the pandemic loan, Gillmor and Associates appeared to have a steady stream of business, unaffected by the Covid pandemic.”

Based on what did you make that conclusion? It is apparently just a product of your uninformed judgment, because there is zero explanation or substantiation for that assertion.

You seem to also be underinformed about what reporting obligations Gillmor has, specifically with regard to income thresholds and how that relates to her holdings being owned in partnership with others. You do not seem to have done the research or reporting necessary to make a judgment, much less allegations, regarding what Gillmor should report on her disclosure forms.

And pretending as if it’s reasonable to require an official response within 3 hours of inviting one, comes across as disingenuous.

You seem to have been in an unnecessary rush to publish your unsubstantiated, underinformed, and unexplained insinuations and allegations.

You seem to have the very clear intention of raising questions as to Gillmor’s basic level of honesty and integrity. The manner in which you have done this raises questions about your own honesty and integrity.

For what it’s worth, I looked up a couple years of Form 700’s on the City Clerk’s website – it seems to be in order, and of course the business has other partners and expenses, so it is logical that the mayor’s income as president of the company is going to be less than what the Union School District paid to the entire company.

I am not convinced that Mr Becker has the depth of experience needed to lead the city after only a little over a year on the council. My belief is that most Santa Clara residents are happy with the current Mayor and the direction of the city, minus the outsize influence of the 49ers. I don’t see how the current Mayor having a successful business, which this article actually highlights, should change that view, especially since Santa Clara’s mayor is practically unpaid volunteer work (vs cities like San Jose where it is a six-figure job). It seems like we will have a choice of a successful business person with longtime roots in the city as mayor vs someone who is in a filmaker/content moderator and relatively inexperienced. I hope my neighbors take this into consideration.

Where’s the article on him?