City Politics
City Politics
Board of Supervisors Candidates Look to Persuade Voters: Who Can Help People Best
January 17, 2018
Whether it was unusually high interest in the Santa Clara County District 4 Board of Supervisors’ race or a reflection...
City Politics
Santa Clara and San José Reach Settlements over City Place and Santana West Dispute
January 17, 2018
The Cities of Santa Clara and San José have reached settlement over their disputes related to the planned City Place...
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Ro Khanna: Doing the People’s Business by Finding the Common Ground
January 10, 2018
Many politicians can say little in a lot of words. But it’s a rare politician who can say a lot...
City Politics
Santa Clara Property Values Continue to Grow, But Assessor Warns of Inevitable Slowdown and Prop 13’s Growing Inequities
January 10, 2018
Silicon Valley property values grew solidly in 2017—7.4 percent, $31 million, over 2016—Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone reports in...
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Resolution Likely by Month-End for Santa Clara CEQA Lawsuit Against Santana West Urban Village Plan
January 10, 2018
Santa Clara’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against San José’s proposed Santana Row/Valley Fair (SRVF) “urban village” development on...
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November Calendars Show Plenty of Developer Meetings
December 27, 2017
The November calendars of Santa Clara public officials are out, and the City of Santa Clara is not ending the...
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Council Gives City Attorney $320,000/Year Contract, Hires Consultant to Regulate Cannabis
December 20, 2017
Despite strenuous objections from the Vice Mayor, the Santa Clara City Council approved making the Interim City Attorney full-time to...
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Council Approves Free Money?
December 13, 2017
In a recent event in the topsy turvy world of Council logic, they approved payment for services some on the...
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Mayor Says Levi’s Community Room Fee ‘Exorbitant,’ Application Process ‘Bureaucratic’
December 13, 2017
A pilot program for the community room at Levi’s Stadium failed to move forward after concerns about the room’s location...
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City Hall Transparency? Not When it Comes to Spending on Lawyers
December 13, 2017
Last month the Santa Clara Stadium Authority/City Council increased the budget for legal bills by $700,000. But Santa Clara taxpayers...