Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Silicon Valley Power Growth, Crisis Response Highlights Council Meeting
August 26, 2020
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) detailed its response to the heat wave, wildfires and lightning storms as well as its plans...
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Hilton Hotel May Increase in Size
August 19, 2020
An expansion plan that would replace an existing surface parking lot with a 22-story, 319-room hotel was given an okay to...
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Garbage Rate Increase Approved, Benton Student Development Still Splits Public
July 15, 2020
After hours of talk, the Santa Clara City Council approved garbage collection rate increases ranging from 28 percent to 68...
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Hotel For Gateway Crossings Project Delayed, Affordable Housing Increased
July 8, 2020
The Santa Clara City Council has agreed to amend the Gateway Crossings project after the developer said the economic downturn...
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Council Sets Sights On Police Reform, Passes Budget
June 25, 2020
As a response to the death of George Floyd, the Santa Clara City Council vowed to reform how police interact...
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Coronavirus Continues To Deepen City Budget Deficit
June 10, 2020
Projected City deficit is continuing to grow from impacts caused by coronavirus, swelling by another $2.7 million from the highest...
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Small Business Grant Program Gets Another Cash Injection
May 27, 2020
Because the Santa Clara Unified School District has agreed to help fund youth meal programs, the City Council has expanded...
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Stadium Authority Hears Quarterly Financial Report
May 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has not dampened the bad blood between local politicians and Levi’s Stadium management. At the Stadium Authority...
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Coronavirus Hits City’s Coffers Hard, Council Shells Out For Public Relations Work
May 13, 2020
Amid the massive economic slowdown created by the coronavirus pandemic — adding to an already multi-million-dollar deficit — Santa Clara...
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City Pours More Money into Pot To Help Local Small Businesses
April 29, 2020
Money available to Santa Clara small businesses suffering economic hardship during the county’s shelter-in-place order increased by $300,000. At its...