Former Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker laid bare what he saw as deep-seated problems within the city government when he stepped to the podium during the Feb. 10 city council meeting. During public comment, when members of the public may speak on any topic not on the agenda, Becker pulled no punches before he narrowed in on the leak of information to the San Francisco Chronicle after the May 7, 2024 closed session of the council. Then, he made a formal request.
“I’m formally asking the city council to take immediate agendized action to publicly discuss a proper investigation into the disclosure of that FIFA information with authority to get some real answers,” said Becker. “Investigate council members, investigate staff, investigate me and everyone who was in that room, including the aftermath.”
Becker has reportedly filed a 030, the official document that asks the council to vote on whether to direct city employees to start an investigation into the closed session leak…