4. 20-741 Action on a Written Petition submitted by Mayor Gillmor requesting to Review and Update the City's Worker Retention Ordinance for Santa Clara Workers [Council Pillar: Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency]
I'm opposed to yet another giant concrete building near San Tomas Aquino Creek, where plantings poked into concrete pots and trenches are meant to create a pretend "green" space while ignoring the natural environment. This is not what we need. What we need is more balance to counter the urban nightmare we are creating. Recall these buildings are in an area that is a natural flood zone and close to major earthquake faults. The region should include more natural buffers.
I'm opposed to yet another giant concrete building near San Tomas Aquino Creek, where plantings poked into concrete pots and trenches are meant to create a pretend "green" space while ignoring the natural environment. This is not what we need. What we need is more balance to counter the urban nightmare we are creating. Recall these buildings are in an area that is a natural flood zone and close to major earthquake faults. The region should include more natural buffers.