A lack of paperwork explaining a massive revenue decrease at Levi’s Stadium has caused the Santa Clara Stadium Authority to request a copy of every contract for non-NFL events, putting the stadium’s management on notice that it is in breach of contract. At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Stadium Authority Board voted unanimously not … Read more
The sale of a 112-acre parking lot near California’s Great America to Cedar Fair will net the City of Santa Clara roughly $15 million. Located at 1 Great America Pkwy., the parcel is one of several that the dissolution of the redevelopment agencies (RDAs) mandated the City, as the successor agency, sell. The ground lease … Read more
A nearly $5 million disparity between revenue projections from the Stadium Authority and the company managing Levi’s Stadium have left the Board considering taking drastic action. The Forty Niners Stadium Management Company (ManCo) came under heavy fire during the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board meeting Tuesday night. The two-part study session detailed the stadium finances … Read more
Santa Clara’s Parade of Champions could return this year. The Santa Clara City Council heard a request Tuesday night from a group wanting a $71,000 grant to bring back the parade. The parade, to be held in the City’s old downtown along Lafayette Street, would feature various winners of academic and athletic competitions. “There is … Read more
Adding housing — specifically below-market-rate housing — to the City was the centerpiece of the Santa Clara City Council’s most recent meeting. A housing project for the poor and 3-home project in the Old Quad got the nod Tuesday night while another building will offer “affordable” condos. The Council approved a $5 million loan to … Read more
A Philadelphia-based company will likely become the new manager of the Santa Clara Convention Center. The Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow City Manager Deanna Santana to authorize agreements with Global Spectrum L.P., dba Spectra Venue Management. An NBC Universal subsidiary, Spectrum got the nod after edging out the only other … Read more
The Agrihood, a below-market-rate senior housing development with an onsite farm will finally come to fruition after the Santa Clara City Council gave the project the go-ahead. Plans to develop the former Bay Area Research Extension Center (BAREC) site — an agriculture research lab — at 90 N. Winchester Blvd. have been in the works … Read more
Fees for use of public buildings came under fire after the City told one local nonprofit it needed to pay more than $17,000 to host its yearly fundraising event. Each year, the Santa Clara Women’s League puts on its Showtime event — a three-day performance of melodrama and entertainment acts — to raise money for … Read more
Facing adversity was a theme at the latest meeting of the Santa Clara City Council. Council Members Raj Chahal and Karen Hardy sat on the dais at the Council’s previous meeting, but the two — along with City Clerk Hosam Haggag and Mayor Lisa Gillmor — did not go through the pageantry of the ceremonial … Read more
The Council approved invoking eminent domain against a Santa Clara business to make way for the behemoth City Place development. Invoking eminent domain on David’s Banquet Hall, located at 5131 Stars & Stripes Dr. was necessary in order to relocate Stars & Stripes Drive to accommodate the infrastructure for the project, said Ruth Shikada, Assistant … Read more