I love Sunnyvale, and my family has chosen to make it our home since l987.

Being a Sunnyvale volunteer has been one of the most rewarding things I have done for many years now.

We watch our city council meetings on cable TV and stay in touch with what is happening in our city.

Over the years I have noticed a repeated pattern of personalities in the composition of our council. There are the "Good Guys," who listen to their constituents, have the good of the city at heart, and truly bring their integrity to the decisions and votes that they make.

Then there are the "Other Guys."

For whatever reason, the "other" guys frequently act mean-spirited or vindictive toward the "good" guys, and many of the "other" guys' decisions make one question whether they have the good of Sunnyvale at heart or not.

When the "Other Guys" group gets up to four, our council has difficulty functioning as it should. I see too much personal "button-pushing" causing reactions from our only-human members, which delays progress, and I find this very unprofessional.

At this time it appears to me that the "Other Guys" are ganging up on our very able mayor, Julia Miller, who I feel is doing a superb job in her position.

I applaud the jobs being done for the city and the citizens by Mayor Miller, past Mayor Fowler, and Council member John Howe.

Fortunately, the "Other Guys" group will soon be termed out, or up for re-election, and we will have the opportunity to vote for replacements.

I sincerely urge all Sunnyvale voters to meet the candidates personally, listen to them, and ask questions on issues meaningful to you. Then determine if they will work with or against our present "Good Guys" group before casting your ballots.

—Constance Cook-Turner, Sunnyvale


Milo's opinion is as funny as the recall itself; anything can happen

Moryt Milo's commentary, "How can a recall solve our problems?" was as funny as the recall itself! How dare we let an ordinary citizen run for governor; how can we know if he or she will be a tax- and-spend, anti-business liberal?

What if some common man or woman were elected and supported the idea that we would balance our budget by simply not funding education for one year! When the kids graduate from public school they can't pass basic tests anyway, so it's not like closing the schools for a year would cause any real harm!

But, of course, that's as loony as, well, charging Californians 25 cents a gallon for gas to poison their water supply with MTBE!

What if an ordinary citizen was elected who happened to be a conservative Hispanic Catholic? If he or she lauded merit and morality and personal responsibility, what on earth would the liberals do? Yikes!

Ms. Milo, I feel your pain.

—David Bishop, Saratoga


Cover story on Murphy Street left out Tarragon, a good restaurant

The article about Murphy Street in the July 16 issue of the Sun was very informative. I was disappointed that the article didn't mention the restaurant Tarragon.

Tarragon, in my family's opinion, is one of the finest moderately priced restaurants in the Bay Area. We discovered the restaurant only a few weeks ago and have had several great meals there. The atmosphere is comfortable. The staff is friendly and attentive. The menu is varied enough to appeal to vegetarians and meat eaters.

There is live music every other Saturday night starting at about
8 p.m.

—Jennie Brick, Sunnyvale