Author: Erika Towne
City Politics
Day 12 Becker Perjury Trial: DA Investigator Testifies to Destroyed Evidence
December 2, 2024
After a week-long break, the jury returned to the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill on Dec. 2 to continue...
City PoliticsSchools
SCUSD Settles Caserta Lawsuit for Millions
November 27, 2024
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has almost settled a lawsuit filed by former teacher Dominic Caserta. Pending approval...
City Politics
Day 11 Becker Perjury Trial: Investigator Holt Continues Testimony
November 23, 2024
In an uncharacteristic outburst from the dais, Judge Javier Alcala, seemingly fed up with the defense, let the attorneys for...
City Politics
Day 9 Becker Perjury Trial: Criminalist Continues Testimony on Data Extraction
November 20, 2024
The perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker dragged into a ninth day on Wednesday as Santa...
City Politics
Day 8 Becker Perjury Trial: “Expert” Witness Takes the Stand
November 19, 2024
The issue of what exactly makes someone an “expert” witness took up some of the time in Department 106 at...
City Politics
Day 4 Becker Perjury Trial: Fmr. City Attorney Steve Ngo Take the Stand
November 13, 2024
The fourth day of testimony in the perjury trial of Santa Clara City Council Member Anthony Becker ended with a...
City Politics
Day 3 Becker Perjury Trial: Defense Tries to Paint Chandhok as the Focal Point
November 12, 2024
Former 49ers chief of communications and public relations, Rahul Chandhok, was back on the stand Tuesday to wrap up his...
Community
Operation Care and Comfort Uses Santa Clara as Base of Operations
November 11, 2024
Sometimes, it’s the little things that make all the difference in the world. That’s the idea behind Operation Care and...
City Politics
Day 2 Becker Perjury Trial: Chandhok Testimony Resumes
November 10, 2024
Former 49ers chief of communications and public relations, Rahul Chandhok, was back on the stand on Friday morning to continue...
City Politics
Destroyed Evidence Discussed on Morning of Becker Perjury Trial
November 7, 2024
Before the opening statements in the perjury trial of Santa Clara Council Member Anthony Becker, the two sides had to...