Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Auditor Tells Board Bookkeeping At Levi’s Stadium ‘Inadequate’
December 2, 2020
Results of a new audit show that bookkeeping by management at Levi’s Stadium is inadequate to justify financial reporting given...
City Politics
City Begins Eminent Domain Process To Secure Easements For Energy Needs
November 18, 2020
The Santa Clara City Council took the first steps in the eminent domain process to acquire four easements needed to...
City Politics
Hotel Workers Secure Jobs Under Worker Recall Ordinance
November 11, 2020
The Santa Clara City Council approved adding hotel workers to its worker recall ordinance. After adding hotel workers to its...
City Politics
Rent Costs At ‘Affordable’ Development Drop In Light Of New Housing Agreement
October 28, 2020
A below-market-rate housing development slated for construction in the Tasman East Specific Plan area will now feature fewer apartments, but...
City Politics
Hotel Workers To Be Included In Worker Retention Ordinance
October 14, 2020
The Santa Clara City Council plans to enact an emergency ordinance to add hotel workers to its worker retention ordinance....
City Politics
First Pair Of Candidate Forums Highlight Similarities Among Incumbents, Challengers
October 1, 2020
Candidates unified messaging along incumbent and challenger lines on issues of affordable housing, traffic, the City’s budget and pedestrian safety...
City Politics
Measure E: Hotel Tax Could Generate Millions For Santa Clara
October 1, 2020
With the November election fast approaching, Santa Clarans will have to decide whether to adopt an increase in hotel taxes...
City Politics
Council Quibbles Over Commissions
September 30, 2020
A consent item pulled from the calendar proved somewhat contentious. Santa Clara Vice Mayor Karen Hardy pulled an item that...
City Politics
City Allocates Federal and Settlement Money, Caps Food Delivery Fee
September 2, 2020
A $6-million cash injection will help shore up Santa Clara’s general fund as well as contributing to affordable housing, transportation...
City Politics
Marijuana Still Banned Despite City of Santa Clara Pinching Pennies
August 27, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cities across the state are feeling the financial crunch, leaving government employees seeking increasingly clever ways...