Corruption in Santa Clara politics — not a racial divide — is the main problem with elections in the City, a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee said. At a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee Monday night, Kevin Park told a group of 13 people who met at the Women’s Club Adobe that the … Read more
Two Santa Clara City Council Members came under heavy fire for failing to appoint someone to the Council’s vacant seat. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Council entertained reprimanding Council Members Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad for what many saw as an attempt to subvert the process to fill former Council Member Dominic Caserta’s seat. Following … Read more
A 12-unit townhome development will go ahead despite its neighbors critical mass of complaints that the parking is inadequate. The Santa Clara City Council approved the half-acre development, set to be located just down the street from City Hall at 1900 Warburton Ave., at its Tuesday night meeting. The development will play host to three-bedroom, … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified School District board is set to spend $4 million more than it has in the upcoming school year. At its Thursday meeting last week, the board adopted its yearly budget, which it is required to do before July 1. However, one trustee took issue the spending, saying it raised “great concerns” … Read more
“Concerning” was the word of the night. Convention and Visitors Bureau services will screech to a halt in light of audit findings, leaving the word on the lips of every Santa Clara City Council Member, several members of the public, the City Attorney and City Manager, who all uttered the word several times Tuesday night. … Read more
Santa Clarans face a critical decision. Tuesday’s election will see a ballot measure that aims to amend Santa Clara’s charter, altering the way the city elects local politicians. That measure, Measure A, would split the city into two districts, each represented by three Council Members. The measure would also put in place Single Transferrable Vote … Read more
Santa Clara voters will see proposals for new taxes on the November ballot as the City Council looks for ways to tackle the behemoth deficit that looms on the horizon. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Council heard options on how to funnel more money into City coffers, an effort that is much-needed considering budget … Read more
A lack of oversight in chamber of commerce spending has caused the City Council to discontinue paying it a management fee. The Santa Clara City Council halted a yearly allocation to the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce & Convention-Visitors Bureau Tuesday night, a fee that has grown from $45,000 in 2013 to a proposed $150,000 … Read more
The flags outside City Hall sat at half-mast Tuesday night; inside the Council Chambers, the Santa Clara City Council took their seats on the dais, the black name plates with each member’s name etched into them, as they always are, situated in front of them. All except one. The placard between Council Members Patricia Mahan … Read more
Despite the objections of two Council Members, the Santa Clara City Council has endorsed an upcoming ballot initiative that aims to reinvent how citizens elect politicians and splits the city into two districts. The lines for the new district came before the Council Tuesday night. The dividing line splits the city into a northern and … Read more