Mayor Mcenery Sworn In

Reader Survey, page 14 F R E E ^ V o lu m e ^ N u m b e r ^ ' Next Deadline: January 19- Next Issue: January 26 January 12,1983 PublisJied biweelcly in Santa Clara County by Our Projects, Inc. Mayor McEnery sworn in ”fVe are all San Jose. IVe all have special of the city’s blueprint for the future.’’ hopes and dreams for this city and together McEnery has recently created an Eco they represent the future. nomic Development Task Force to make an ”In a word, what we seek is unity — unity evaluation of the city’s economic develop o f resolve and a unity o f design for ment programs and deliver a report on tomorrow. growth needs and land use before May 12, "Unity o f resolve is simply a willingness to when the City Council is scheduled to work together. A willingness to speak and reconsider industrial development in the ask questions intelligently rather than Coyote Valley. angrily. And above all a resolve to end the McEnery had angered and alienated some false divisions created by those who seek to of his supporters in November when he used pit neighborhoods against business, business his name and influence to block two labor- against government, and government against backed candidates — Estremerà and Duarte neighborhoods. — from achieving council seats, then led the "Isee today as a renewed opportunity to opposition to Roll Company’s proposed take basic dreams and to make them happen. development project in the Coyote Valley The task ahead o f us is to strike the balance which supporters claimed would have pro among these common dreams, to achieve the vided 21,000 jobs. blend o f economic growth, good services, By late December, political scientist Terry environmental health, and cultural Christensen was writing in the San Jose enhancement which create the harmony, the Mercury that “the way things have been unity o f design, for a vibrant and dynamic going lately, it wouldn’t be surprising to see future fo r this city and its citizens. ” (bumper) stickers that read ‘Shaft Labor’.’’ Christensen, nonetheless, was among those attending the Mayor’s Unity Breakfast. Councilwoman Susan Hammer and Mayor Tom McEnery. both By Rosalie Nichols Some others stayed away — notably sworn into office at the Mayor's Unity Breakfast, were guests of honor at a reception sponsored by the new Cay PAC at the home o f council candidate Anita Duarte, who nar With these opening paragraphs, San political consultant Roger Lee. .êe story page 2. (Photo by Ms. Adas) Jose’s new mayor, Tom McEnery, sounded rowly missed election in November when his call for unity in a speech that touched on McEnery threw his last-minute support to such city problems as transportation, un the incumbent councilwoman Blanca Alva rado. Outgoing Gov. Brown employment, industrial growth, police ser Gay state employee vices, campaign ethics, and the inevitable Also among the missing were county appoints openly sewage treatment plant. supervisors Rod Diridon and Susanne Wil seeks spouse benefits The Mayor’s Unity Breakfast, held Janu son, and rumors circulated about what their Gay judge in S.F. ary 5, 1983, at the San Jose Convention absence might portend. The mystery was Center, would certainly have presented an apparently cleared up, however, when edi San Francisco (IGNA) Attorney A Gay state employee in example of bringing together diverse inte torial writer Phil Trounstine reported in the Herb Donaldson became one of Sacramento has filed suit in rests from the community, were it not one of San Jose Mercury that both were attending the last appointments of outgoing Superior Court claiming the state’s policy is illegally those obligatory political functions attended meetings in San Francisco and had sent aides California Governor Jerry Brown Lewis Ames and Bob Brownstein to repre — the first openly Gay man to be discriminatory, according to an as a matter of course by almost everyone AP story in the San Jose Mercury who is anyone. sent them. appointed a judge in the San Francisco Bay Area. in late December. McEnery was sworn into office by U.S. A handful of openly Gay activists, as well as the usual closet Gays, were scattered at Eighteen years before, Donald The employee, Boyce Hinman, District Judge Robert P. Aguilar. Also son spent time in jail with three 44, is Northern California vice sworn in was newly elected councilmember various tables, there being no viable Gay organization to pull together a reserved other lawyers who had angered president of Advocates for Gay Susan Hammer, along with re-elected in and Lesbian State Employees, table. Roger Lee, Don Cristina, Neil police by demanding a warrant cumbents loia Williams, James Beall, Lu before a raid on a Gay event. which has joined in the suit. Ryden, and Blanca Alvarado. Both Mc Christie, David DeLong, and Johnie Staggs Hinman claims the denial of were among those present; if there were “ I guess it shows that the legal Enery and Hammer were elected with the climate has changed for Gay dental benefits for his partner, others, they were not visible from where this support of a major segment of San Jose’s people in this city and in this Larry Stephen Beatty, Gay community. California’s new Lt. Go reporter was sitting. state,” said Donaldson. discriminates illegally on the basis vernor Leo McCarthy, now top leader of the In addition to discussing his plans for Donaldson is only the fourth of sexual orientation and resulting state’s Democrats, was an honored guest at solving growth problems, McEnery pledged open homosexual to be appointed marital status. He was turned the ceremonies. to review the city’s ethics ordinance, which to a judgeship, two in Los Angeles down last year when he applied With 1,300 people in attendance, it was up to this time seems to have had very little and one other one in San Fran for dental coverage for his partner impossible to spot all the well-known com effect in curbing last-minute hit pieces, cisco. All of them were appointed under his group health plan. • munity leaders in the crowded hall. But a cleaning up anonymous smear tactics, and by Governor Brown. No other chart of reserved tables revealed that in stopping circumvention of campaign dis governors have appointed Gays to addition to McEnery’s political allies, such closure laws. City elections saw as much judgeships. INSIDE as the Santa Clara County Manufacturing deception as ever in November, with one “ Governor Brown has simply Group, some of his recent adversaries — anonymous group masquerading as a shown that he picks judges on merit and does not discriminate Roll Company, labor groups, and sup “Committee for Fair Political Campaign against minorities,” said Donald porters of council candidate Tony Estremerà Practices’’ and circulating a phony “ Notice of Violations.” son. “ I’m afraid the new governor — had paid $20 a head to reserve tables at will.” The new governor (George the event. It was not clear whether McEnery had this or other groups in mind, but he promised to Deukmejian) was elected on a McEnery’s speech touched on the major campaign of greater conservatism issue dividing these groups — industrial “ personally work to see that those utilizing their right to contribute to political cam in state government. Of Armenian development and the jobs it could create. descent, Deukmejian has appoin “ San Jose is not a no-growth city and San paigns, also disclose to the electorate who they are — prior to the election.” ted several Armenians to office Jose is not a city of uncontrolled growth. since his election. Growth in San Jose is not a matter of “ It is a simple thing,” McEnery said. Judge Donaldson has been ac greenery vs. economic prosperity, jobs vs. “Voters should know who finances cam tive in Gay causes for many years. open space, or trees vs. technology,’’ Mc paigns — and it is something no one should He has been advising Gay groups Enery asserted, in setting as his first priority be afraid of — the people of San Jose like the Mattachine Society and “ Horizon 2000 — the major re-examination Continued on page 2 Continued on page 15 SEXISM By Brian McNaughl us understand ourselves just as we had in the EASr PAIO ALTO GAY COmMJTY haà d et^td Sì,tU to (kt Most women I know are sexist. 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