Opinion October 4, 2019 Robinson: Donald Trump Impeached Himself By Rich Robinson The best witness against Donald Trump is not a nameless whistleblower. It is Trump himself, his lawyer and the summary of his “perfect” call. Read More 47
Opinion August 16, 2017 Op-Ed: Donald Trump Unmasks Himself as a White Supremacist By Rich Robinson The fraud in the White House failed to come out strong against white supremacists for one simple reason—he is, in fact, their leader. Read More 146
Opinion May 16, 2017 Op-Ed: Perverse Justice System Requires Antolin Garcia Torres to Sing Like a Bird or Fry Like One By Rich Robinson In a country founded on “give me liberty or give me death,” the ultimate punishment is contrary to our own stated belief system. Read More 16
Opinion May 12, 2017 Op-Ed: Revisiting Silicon Valley’s Best, Worst Political Decisions By Rich Robinson A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile. Read More 62
Opinion April 21, 2017 Op-Ed: It’s Time for Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire By Rich Robinson Sen. Dianne Feinstein had been a positive, progressive force in California politics—for her era. But that era is over. Read More 88
Opinion February 11, 2016 Op-Ed: ‘Big City’ Santa Clara Needs Full-time Leadership By Rich Robinson Santa Clara needs to come to terms with its new identity as a big city and update the way it does business. Read More 19
Opinion January 11, 2016 Soccer Fields—Yes, Soccer Fields—Hold up Super Bowl’s Billion Dollar Extravaganza By Rich Robinson NIMBYs in Santa Clara are attempting to detract from Super Bowl 50 under the guise of fighting for children, Rich Robinson writes. Read More 23
Opinion November 23, 2015 Uber, Lyft Keep It in Family with Help from the Guardinos By Rich Robinson The Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO and his lobbyist wife used their combined political power to help clients in the taxi-TNC fight. Read More 7
Opinion October 30, 2015 Time to Hold Uber to Same Standards as Traditional Taxis By Rich Robinson The traditional taxi industry has been through much of what Uber is experiencing now, which is why ridesharing companies must be properly regulated. Read More 53
Opinion October 23, 2015 Hillary Clinton’s Big Week Is the Turnaround We Expected By Rich Robinson Hillary Clinton, who has mastered the art of political timing, has become in these past two weeks a model for how to change perceptions. Read More 59