Author: Jacob Bourne
City Politics
Santa Clara Aims to Quell Old Quad Quarrels
December 28, 2018
A massive update to the zoning code for the City of Santa Clara is currently underway by Planning Department staff....
City Politics
Santa Clara Planning Commissioners Consider Quality of Life Impacts from Construction
December 26, 2018
Dec. 12 deliberations by Planning Commissioners resulted in the approval of a rezoning from Medium Density Multiple Dwelling to Planned...
Business
Big Auto Manufacturers Threaten Local Bumper Business Survival: Faith Bumper Service Keeps Bumpers out of Landfills, on Verge of Folding
December 12, 2018
Faith Bumper Service has been around since 1975 repairing automobile bumpers from all over the Bay Area, but recent market...
City Politics
City to Decide the Future of Santa Clara’s Parking Supply
December 5, 2018
The City of Santa Clara currently relies on zoning ordinances for off-street parking that haven’t been updated since 1969, apart...
City Politics
Gateway Crossings Surpasses Hurdle at Planning Commission
November 28, 2018
Planning Commissioners devoted the bulk of the Nov. 14 meeting to deliberate over the proposed Gateway Crossings project at 1205...
City Politics
$4 Billion in Questionable Medi-Cal Payments Could Have Blocked Patient Access
November 21, 2018
At the end of October, the California State Auditor released a report finding that the state’s Department of Health Care...
City Politics
City Council to Decide on Electric Utility Rate Increase
November 7, 2018
On Nov. 13, Santa Clara’s City Council will decide whether to approve a rate increase for Silicon Valley Power (SVP)....
City Politics
Planning Commission to Recommend Tasman East Specific Plan to City Council
November 7, 2018
Planning Commission members voted to move the Tasman East Specific Plan closer to adoption at a meeting on Oct. 24....
City Politics
New Regulations Boost Interest in Accessory Dwelling Units in Santa Clara
November 3, 2018
The California legislature passed a series of new laws that went into effect January 2018 that help promote the creation...
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Cupertino Addresses Santa Clara’s CEQA Concerns around Vallco Plan
October 31, 2018
This September, the City of Cupertino adopted its Vallco Town Center Specific Plan to guide development in a northern part...