Author: David Alexander
City Politics
Council Delays Security Contract for Levi’s Stadium, Aims to Increase Minimum Wage to $15/hour
April 5, 2017
Levi’s Stadium could be without security if the contractor that provides those services doesn’t bend to political pressure to employ...
City Politics
Council Passes Worker Retention Ordinance, Approves Soccer Park
March 24, 2017
Inside the Santa Clara City Council Chambers, dozens of citizens brandished sheets of paper reading “Job Security Now” like flags....
Community
Dangerous Crosswalk has Lingering Effects, Prompts Litigation
March 17, 2017
On May 21, 2015 at about 9:30 p.m., Judy Peters, 72-year-old Santa Clara resident, tried to cross the intersection of...
City Politics
Council Defeats Summerhill Housing Project, Gives City Manager Raise
March 10, 2017
A mixed-use development slated to be located on El Camino Real fizzled out after the Santa Clara City Council was...
City Politics
City Clerk Fines BLUPAC for Failure to Disclose ‘Dark Money’ Expenditures
February 24, 2017
The Santa Clara City Clerk has fined non-profit “civic education” group BLUPAC more than $9,000 for failing to disclose campaign...
City Politics
City Seeks Input on Environmental Impact Report for Senior Housing Complex, Hotel
February 24, 2017
Several Santa Clarans criticized a proposed senior housing and hotel development, calling the project a “monster” during a community outreach...
City Politics
Residents Criticize Sobrato ‘Innovation Place’ Homeless Housing Project
February 10, 2017
Disgruntled neighbors of the proposed Sobrato homeless apartment complex turned out to oppose the development during the first of several...
City Politics
Council Approves Moving Forward with ‘Worker Retention’ Ordinance
February 10, 2017
Security guards, janitors and food service workers will likely get job security, protecting them from being laid off should their...
City Politics
Council Sets Goals to Increase Housing, Public Outreach
February 3, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council prioritized updating the general plan, adding more “affordable” housing and public outreach. The topics came...
City Politics
Public Fills Council Chambers for 7-Hour Meeting
January 26, 2017
During a marathon session that stretched until 2:40 a.m., the Santa Clara City Council approved California’s Great America’s proposal to...