Author: Erika Towne
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SVP Considers New Increase in July 2023
March 29, 2023
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) is talking about a new, mid-year rate increase, about six months after the last increase. In...
City Politics
How Does the City of Santa Clara Define “Special Advisor?”
March 27, 2023
As a local small business manager and member of one of the only working cooperatives in the South Bay, Kirk...
City Politics
Council Rehashes Old Argument of Who Polices the Majority
March 22, 2023
The Santa Clara City Council once again dealt with the conundrum of who polices the majority. Four community members brought...
CommunityPublic Safety
Winds Snap Power Poles, Destroy Piece of Santa Clara History
March 15, 2023
The strong winds brought on by the Bay Area’s latest storm caused a scary situation for some residents along Homestead...
City PoliticsCommunity
49ers Offer Restructuring Clarity
March 10, 2023
The 49ers are offering new clarity to an internal restructuring that took place earlier this month. “Last week, the 49ers...
City Politics
Role of “Special Advisor to the Mayor” Leads to Conflict at Council Meetings
March 6, 2023
Just before midnight on Feb. 7, 2023, Santa Clara Vice Mayor Kevin Park closed the City Council meeting in an...
Community
Temporary Homeless Housing Project Upsets Community
February 27, 2023
Nearly 400 people turned out for the Feb. 13 virtual community meeting about plans to construct temporary homeless housing in...
Public Safety
Man Menaces Security Guard with Knife, Slashes Tires at Sunnyvale Daycare
February 24, 2023
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested a man on the morning of Feb. 15 for threatening a grocery store...
Community
Agrihood Senior Housing Nearing Completion
February 17, 2023
Santa Clara’s Agrihood project is coming together. In late January, developers started selling the townhomes in the complex on Winchester...
Community
Local Nonprofit Collects Donations After Turkey Earthquake
February 13, 2023
The boxes piled high outside of ETAC on De La Cruz Boulevard Thursday night. Tightly sealed with packing tape and...