Jamie matthews santa clara ca

          Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Lee Matthews announced his resignation on a high note Monday, a day after his city played host to Super Bowl!

          When Jamie Matthews announced he was stepping down as Santa Clara mayor a couple of days after the Super Bowl, he invoked one of the hoariest cliches in politics and business: He said he wanted to spend more time with his family.

          “I haven’t stopped working since I was 15,” said Matthews, 53, a former San Jose code enforcement officer who had two-and-a-half years left in his term.

          When Jamie Matthews announced he was stepping down as Santa Clara mayor a couple of days after the Super Bowl, he invoked one of the.

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          5. “I have a full life outside of what I do in front of the camera.”

          This was a remarkable statement in a variety of ways. Not the least of it was the implication that a part-time mayor’s job unfolds primarily in front of a camera.

          It’s true Matthews spent a fair amount of time explaining the city to television and print reporters.

          To his credit, he was a very accessible mayor.

          But any mayor, even one in a strong city manager system like Santa Clara’s, has duties outside the glare of a camera. He studies memos. He makes phone calls. He talks with constituents