By putting a few new measures in place, Santa Clara hopes to curb street racing. Street racing came up during the Santa Clara City Council’s Tuesday night meeting. Council Member Kathy Watanabe brought the issue before the Council last year because, she said, it had become an issue in her district. Since then, the police … Read more
Despite attempts to keep the focus on dark money, a town hall meeting Monday night continually strayed into discussing Measure C, a ballot initiative to split Santa Clara into three districts. During the City’s first town hall meeting — something that will now be a monthly event — Santa Clara City Clerk Hosam Haggag dispensed … Read more
Tuesday night, Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle reported that the Council had voted unanimously to terminate the 49ers Stadium Management contract “in its entirety;” implying management of NFL events as well. The discussion topic was not on the agenda. City Council to Fill Vacancy by Appointment Santa Clara voters will not have to … Read more
The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-1 to give City Manager Deanna Santana an 11 percent “merit-based” raise, increasing her salary from $403,320 to $448,492. The $45,000 increase, according to Council documents, is to offset the Council eliminating Santana’s housing voucher, which had previously amounted to roughly $45,000/year. Council Member Raj Chahal was the lone … Read more
Getting the “whole picture” seemed to be the theme of the City Council’s first meeting of the year. The concept came up during several items on the Council’s jam-packed agenda during its Tuesday night meeting. First, in an item pulled from the consent calendar by Council Member Raj Chahal, the Council approved a $194,500 extension … Read more
The first 49ers playoff game to be hosted at Levi’s Stadium — a divisional matchup between the 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings — will affect more than the team; it will likely be a windfall for local businesses as well. Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 in 2016, but it was not a game in … Read more
Santa Clara’s City Attorney said whether the management of Levi’s Stadium is violating California’s conflict of interest laws is “very questionable,” adding that they appear to be “siphoning” money from the City to put in its coffers. During Tuesday night’s Santa Clara Stadium Authority meeting, City Attorney Brian Doyle continually lambasted the Forty-Niners Management Company … Read more
Santa Clarans will see their garbage bill double over the next few years thanks to a state mandate to reduce how much organic waste is dumped into landfills. The discussion took place at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, where Dave Staub, Deputy Director of Public Works, recommended the Council approve two contracts that would hire … Read more
A dispute over prevailing wage law cast a shadow over Santa Clara’s renewal of a contract with its recycling provider. Whether the City should pay prevailing wage to employees sorting recyclables was a point of contention between City Attorney Brian Doyle and Vice Mayor Patricia Mahan, who is also an attorney, at the Santa Clara … Read more
Santa Clarans will decide whether to amend the charter in March, determining if the City is to be split into three districts with two Council Members each. At Tuesday night’s meeting, City Clerk Hosam Haggag introduced the Council to the language in a ballot measure that will govern the next two elections. The measure asks … Read more