City Politics

Stadium Authority Hears Financial Audit Results

September 20, 2017

An independent financial audit of Levi’s Stadium finances by CPA firm KPMG shows that the City put more than $3...

Two of Three Members of Council Ethics Committee, Charter Review Committee Chair Likely to Face FPPC Fines for Campaign Reporting Failures

September 13, 2017

At its Sept. 21 meeting, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is set to find that Council Members Debi Davis and...

Incoming City Manager Will Serve on Powerhouse Charity Board

Carolyn Schuk

September 13, 2017

At the same time the Santa Clara City Council approved the $550,000 compensation package for incoming City Manager Deanna Santana,...

First ‘Gatekeeper’ Project Gets Go Ahead, New City Jobs Add $260K

David Alexander

August 30, 2017

The Santa Clara City Council approved moving forward with a revised application for a housing project in the old Moonlite...

Levi’s Stadium Delivers $2.5 Million to Santa Clara, But Ongoing Disputes Dominate Marathon Stadium Authority Meeting

Carolyn Schuk

August 30, 2017

Separating Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority (SA) meetings was supposed to end the marathon meeting cycle. But if...

Mayor’s Levi’s Stadium Audit Costs Taxpayers $1.75 for Every $1 It Finds Unbilled by the City

Carolyn Schuk

August 23, 2017

Consulting firm Harvey M. Rose Associates estimates that Santa Clara didn’t bill the 49ers for $114,000 in stadium-related work. That’s...

Council Appoints New City Manager

David Alexander

August 23, 2017

The City Council approved appointing a new City Manager, whose new contract amounts to roughly $700,000 a year in salary...

Santa Clara Pension Data Shows Average Pension Drop in 2016, Pensions Exceeding $100K Triple

Carolyn Schuk

August 23, 2017

Santa Clara’s average pension dropped to $72,210 from $77,696 in 2016, according to CalPERS data compiled by Transparent California*. However,...

Santa Clara Council War on 49ers Started Over Soccer Fields – Conclusion: $32 Million in New and Improved Soccer Fields

Carolyn Schuk

August 23, 2017

Amid the escalating acrimony between the Santa Clara City Council and the 49ers—and similarly escalating City legal bills—there’s one undeniable...

Chief Sellers’ Statement

Santa Clara Weekly

August 23, 2017

At Thursday night’s Stadium Authority Meeting, following the Measure J Compliance Audit presentation, Santa Clara Police Chief Mike Sellers presented...

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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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