Author: Carolyn Schuk
City Politics
Santa Clara Council Hires Municipal Law Giants
April 12, 2022
In hiring the law firm Lozano Smith to provide interim City Attorney services, the Santa Clara City Council chose veteran...
City Politics
Deanna Santana Hire Gregory Borboa Indicted
April 5, 2022
Content warning: The information in this article covers topics of a sensitive nature including child pornography. Former Santa Clara Human...
City Politics
Mark Danaj, Former Santa Clara Employee, Indicted for Embezzlement
March 31, 2022
In 2018, CalPERS opened a fraud investigation into Santa Clara after seeing possible evidence that now dismissed City Manager Deanna...
City Politics
Santa Clara’s Elected Police Chief System Fails to Make the Grade
March 30, 2022
The Santa Clara City Council will be considering whether it’s time to change the elected police chief system. A central...
City Politics
Breaking News – Batra Returns to City Hall
March 22, 2022
Santa Clara will be welcoming back a longtime City employee as interim City Manager, according to sources not authorized to...
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In Memoriam of All American Don Bordenave
March 18, 2022
Don Bordenave (Sept. 27, 1930 — March 8, 2022) had a track record that few could beat; college football star...
City Politics
Santa Clara Union Blames Dismissed City Manager for Poor Morale
March 8, 2022
A week after the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana citing lack of confidence in her leadership,...
City Politics
Santa Clara Hires Attorney to Advise on City Manager Dismissal
March 2, 2022
At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Santa Clara City Council assigned Council Member Karen Hardy to engage an attorney...
City Politics
City Manager Fired: Critics Blame Jed York
February 25, 2022
Thursday night the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana in a 4-2 vote, with Santa Clara Mayor...
City Politics
Breaking News: City Council to Fire City Manager?
February 23, 2022
The Santa Clara City Council has called a special meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 for “Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release.”...