Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Santa Clara Terminates 49ers Stadium Management Contract “in Its Entirety”
February 12, 2020
Tuesday night, Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle reported that the Council had voted unanimously to terminate the 49ers Stadium...
City Politics
City Manager Gets Salary Bump to $448K, Mahan Says Her Goodbyes
January 29, 2020
The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-1 to give City Manager Deanna Santana an 11 percent “merit-based” raise, increasing her...
City Politics
Yahoo Extension Denied, JLL Contract Renewed
January 15, 2020
Getting the “whole picture” seemed to be the theme of the City Council’s first meeting of the year. The concept...
Business
Playoff Game At Levi’s Will Mean Big Business For Santa Clara
January 9, 2020
The first 49ers playoff game to be hosted at Levi’s Stadium — a divisional matchup between the 49ers and the...
City Politics
Mayor Calls 49ers Conflicts of Interest ‘Apparent,’ Says Contracts ‘Fraught’ With Them
December 18, 2019
Santa Clara’s City Attorney said whether the management of Levi’s Stadium is violating California’s conflict of interest laws is “very...
City Politics
Garbage Rates Increase, Architectural Review Committee To Be Eliminated
December 11, 2019
Santa Clarans will see their garbage bill double over the next few years thanks to a state mandate to reduce...
City Politics
Recycling Contract Renewed, Silicon Valley Power Sets Sights on Capital Projects
December 4, 2019
A dispute over prevailing wage law cast a shadow over Santa Clara’s renewal of a contract with its recycling provider....
City Politics
Vice Mayor Butts Heads with Council, Clerk Over Ballot Language
November 20, 2019
Santa Clarans will decide whether to amend the charter in March, determining if the City is to be split into...
City Politics
Chamber Faces Questions About Credit Card Charges, Unspent Convention Center Allocations
November 13, 2019
Santa Clara lawmakers have decided to meet in private to discuss $448,000 in unspent Convention Center allocations and $114,000 in...
City Politics
Charter Amendment Could Change the Way Santa Clarans Elect Council
November 6, 2019
An amendment to Santa Clara’s charter is likely on the horizon. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Santa Clara City...