Author: David Alexander
City Politics
MidPen Housing to Stay in Sunnyvale for 55 Years
August 1, 2024
A Foster City nonprofit’s reputation and “serving the public interest” were the major contributors to a decision to extend a...
Community
Santa Clara, Sunnyvale Growth Among the Highest in the County
July 29, 2024
Santa Clara sits near the top of a county-wide list for property value growth. While Santa Clara saw a 7.32%...
Community
Kitten Season In Full-Swing: Local Shelter Still Looking for Homes for Furry Friends
July 28, 2024
This year’s “Kitten Palooza” saw the adoption of 86 kittens. The event, put on by the Humane Society Silicon Valley...
City Politics
Becker Trial Delayed for the Final Time
July 26, 2024
The court has once again delayed Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker’s perjury trial to Monday, Aug. 12, but the...
Public Safety
Ex-Santa Clara Cop Gilbert Evades Jail Time
July 26, 2024
A former Santa Clara police captain who was part of a group that orchestrated a bizarre campaign of harassment won’t...
City Politics
Civil Grand Jury Communications Remain off Limits in Becker Trial
July 25, 2024
The judge in the perjury trial of Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker ruled on three important subpoenas while also...
BusinessCity Politics
City Seeks Corporate Sponsor for Convention Center
July 23, 2024
Santa Clara Convention Center attendees will start seeing commercial branding throughout the venue in the next couple years, with the...
City PoliticsCommunity
Zoning Code Update Ends Planned-Development Era
July 22, 2024
Adoption of the final leg of a zoning code update will end the slew of planned developments the past several...
City Politics
Mayor And Ally Seemingly Don’t Understand City Manager’s Role
July 19, 2024
Concerns by the mayor and her political cohort about how money from an infrastructure bond measure will be spent challenges...
City Politics
Council Discusses Report About Relationship With 49ers
July 17, 2024
A grand jury report detailing the Santa Clara Stadium Authority’s relationship to the 49ers stirred well-trodden finger-pointing about who supported...