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Commercial Sale of Marijuana Halted Until 2019, Council Appoints New Planning Commissioner
November 8, 2017
An ordinance calling for a one-year moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana caused friction between Santa Clara City Council...
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The City’s Contractual Conundrum
November 8, 2017
Contracts are tools used to create clear lines of intent between parties and to make statements in the contract legally...
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How City Council Spends Their Time – July, August and September
November 1, 2017
Throughout July, August and September, Santa Clara City Council Members were quite busy, attending dozens of community events and public...
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City’s PR Company Performs Work Prior to Contract Signing, Raises Questions
November 1, 2017
The illusive Banner Public Affairs agency has recently been brought to the forefront and the Weekly has questions on what...
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Public and Council Alike Support Senior SummerHill Project
October 25, 2017
The word of the evening was “vibrant” when the Santa Clara City Council discussed a revised version of a mixed-use...
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Forty-Niners, City Settle Dispute About Curfew
October 18, 2017
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to cease scheduling events at Levi’s Stadium that run past the City’s 10 p.m....
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CIVICS 101: It is Time to Abolish the Electoral College
October 18, 2017
Another divisive Trump tweet was the backdrop of the question asked by my student “John” as we began our unit...
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Variance Brings Larger Issues Into Crisp Focus
October 11, 2017
The Santa Clara City Council overturned a Planning Commission ruling denying a variance for a single-family home, going against urging...
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Civics 101: Rock the Vote
September 27, 2017
One of my favorite units to teach in Civics is political participation. I begin the unit by asking students this...
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Curfew Inspires Harsh Criticism, Mission Library Over-budget
September 27, 2017
Finger-pointing and vitriol were in abundance during the Santa Clara City Council’s discussion of enforcing the weekday curfew for Levi’s...