Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Vote for Districts, Ranked Choice on the Horizon — Stadium Community Room Gets Budget
January 31, 2018
Santa Clara voters will soon decide whether to divide the City into two districts and switch to a transferable vote...
City Politics
‘Behemoth,’ ‘Shocking,’ ‘Whopper’ of a Development Set to Replace Yahoo Office Project
January 24, 2018
A Chinese developer’s plans to erect a 50-story office tower and another 35-story housing tower will move forward after the...
City Politics
Council Gives City Attorney $320,000/Year Contract, Hires Consultant to Regulate Cannabis
December 20, 2017
Despite strenuous objections from the Vice Mayor, the Santa Clara City Council approved making the Interim City Attorney full-time to...
City Politics
Mayor Says Levi’s Community Room Fee ‘Exorbitant,’ Application Process ‘Bureaucratic’
December 13, 2017
A pilot program for the community room at Levi’s Stadium failed to move forward after concerns about the room’s location...
City Politics
Year-End Goal Setting Postponed, ‘Affordable’ Housing and Voting Changes on the Horizon
December 6, 2017
Tuesday night’s Santa Clara City Council meeting wasn’t one that will soon be forgotten. Council Member Patricia Mahan announced that...
City Politics
PR Services Cause Conflict Among Council
November 22, 2017
The lack of a contract with a public relations firm—and whether Mayor Lisa Gillmor used that firm on her crusade...
City Politics
Stadium Authority Board Wants Better Assessment of Community Room Rental Rates at Levi’s Stadium
November 15, 2017
Contention over funding and access to a public meeting room at Levi’s Stadium prompted the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board...
City Politics
Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner
November 8, 2017
An ordinance calling for a one-year moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana caused friction between Santa Clara City Council...
City Politics
Public and Council Alike Support Senior SummerHill Project
October 25, 2017
The word of the evening was “vibrant” when the Santa Clara City Council discussed a revised version of a mixed-use...
City Politics
Forty-Niners, City Settle Dispute About Curfew
October 18, 2017
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to cease scheduling events at Levi’s Stadium that run past the City’s 10 p.m....