City Politics

Council Delays Appointing New Planning Commissioner

April 11, 2018

After two hours of testimony from 10 Planning Commissioner candidates, the Santa Clara City Council will wait until later this...

Voting Rights Lawsuit To Be Heard April 23

Carolyn Schuk

April 11, 2018

Some might think that the apparent formation of a “Yes on A” ballot measure campaign committee and resources being donated...

Past Due Projects Get More Time, Council Rejects Proposed Daycare

David Alexander

April 4, 2018

Two Santa Clara developments received extensions despite being behind schedule. The Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to...

City Clerk Vacancy Leaves Council With Plethora of Options

David Alexander

April 4, 2018

Concerns over the qualifications for a city clerk has caused the Santa Clara City Council to consider dividing those duties...

Study Finds CEQA Doesn’t Stifle Housing Development—City Councils Do

Carolyn Schuk

March 28, 2018

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) isn’t constraining housing development in California, as some claim. Instead a new study finds...

Police Reinforcements During Soccer Game Prove Divisive

David Alexander

March 28, 2018

The Mayor/Stadium Authority Chair lambasted 49ers management for its handling of a soccer game after a tide of criticism from...

Ad Hoc Measure J Audit Committee Quietly Expands Its Mission As Most Recommended Process and Reporting Changes Are Complete Or In Process

Carolyn Schuk

March 28, 2018

On March 19 the Measure J audit committee—Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Members Patrick Kolstad and Teresa O’Neill—reviewed the status...

Police Chief Gets Back Pay, City Manager Gets a $30,000 Raise

David Alexander

March 21, 2018

Raises for two Santa Clara department heads dominated most of the discussion at this week’s City Council meeting. At its...

CalPERS Change Will Add Over $150 Million to Santa Clara Pension Costs Short Term Despite Long Term Savings

Carolyn Schuk

March 21, 2018

California’s pension “crisis” has been brewing for a while. But recently things got worse. That’s because the California public...

Santa Clara’s Proposed Charter Change Getting National Attention

Carolyn Schuk

March 14, 2018

Whether or not to adopt a proportional election method is an important question for Santa Clara voters. But the outcome...

Letters To The Editor

The developer, Lamb Partners (Randy Lamb – Atherton Planning Commissioner) started to purchase the two single family homes along Monroe, 906 Monroe St. and 930 Monroe St. in Feb 2019 and Sep 2019 respectively. This was just after the Santa Clara Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) was formed by the City Council in December 2018. Lamb Partners

Santa Clara is the ONLY city in the entire State of California to have an elected Chief of Police. I contend that Santa Clarans don’t actually have a choice in selecting their Chief of Police. The current Chief of Police, Pat Nikolai, ran unopposed in his last two elections March 2020 and November 2020. Mike

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that racial discrimination in employment is illegal, as provided for under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law forbids employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The provision also prohibits employers from creating or

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